The 2017 AICES Open Softball Championship was held at Blacktown International Sportspark on Tuesday 31 October. Thankfully, we were blessed with cooler weather than the previous day.
All NASSA students who nominated (11 students) were accepted into the team. Unfortunately, the trial/training day was washed out, so the girls met an hour and a half before playing. This didn't make much of a difference as the girls showed brilliant sportsmanship and athleticism to take out the day. Their teamwork shone through on the diamond, and saw NASSA undefeated on the day, beating HRIS 14-2 and HZSA 15-8. This is our third consecutive year as AICES Champions.
Maddison Heath was selected to be part of the AICES 2018 team. She will now play at the CIS Championship on Monday, 26 February. It is pleasing to note that AICES is now looking at softball as a more 'specialist' sport, and are placing importance on selecting players with softball/baseball experience, rather than all-rounders.
Congratulations Maddison Heath on your achievement. We look forward to your upcoming competition.