sports update
It’s been a frosty and now wet start back to the January term but as a department we’ve managed to fulfil 13 sporting fixtures over the last three weeks. This term we move onto the main district sports of boys football and girls netball with other sporting fixtures interspersed. Clubs have been up and running since the first week so check the extra-curricular timetable and get stuck in!
Girls netball
There have been some great numbers out to netball club already and the Year 8’s started off the season with their first round of round robin matches. They played Trinity in the first game and won 17-5. There were some great passes and coming forward for the ball across the court with some fantastic shooting. However, in their second game against St Gabs a taller side the overhead pass started to be picked off which resulted in them losing 9-15. The following day the 6th form team played their two matches against St Gabs and Kennet. The team won both with some good play 25-19 and 16-11 respectively, a huge well done to the Year 11’s who played up. The Year 9’s unfortunately fell to storm Herminia and the rain as their matches were cancelled, however keep posted as these will be rearranged.
Boys football
The Year 7s have come back to the year with immediate effect having two tough games to start with.
The boys played Kennet on Tuesday 14th of January, and it truly was a game of two halves. Kennet gained a real advantage in the first half seeing a corner deflected into our own net, followed by a lucky goal where their student went to turn and the ball flew into the goal. What happened then was a real display of character. The boys continued to work hard and not give up. Dominating play from the centre two pairing Harry and Josh saw us dictating the play and testing their defence. Early in the second half we pulled one back and continued to put pressure on a resilient Kennett team. Unfortunately this was not enough and we came out of the fixture with a 2-1 loss. There were so many positives and with continued practice the group of boys could become really good- lots of positives on show.
The next day we were drawn in the cup against Emmbrook. This team is in the quarter finals of the national cup which shows their pedigree. Again we came out as losers of this game, but it was clear that Emmbrook were a real strong outfit. Credit to our boys for showing heart and determination throughout.
We look forward to continually working and training- remember Training is on Tuesday after school!! Bring your kit and be ready to Work Hard!!!
The Year 11s have had a mixed bag in the start of their football campaign. Unfortunately, we were defeated in the County Cup in snowy conditions by a very good Kings Academy side from Binfield. We left ourselves too much to do and lost the game 4-2 after being 4-0 down. The first game of the district season was against St Barts and we were able to take down 23 boys which enabled an A and B team game. The A team drew 1-1 and the B team won 2-0 in a great display showing the A team how it is done. The fixtures continue over the next few weeks and hopefully the boys can sort their league form out. A reminder - Training is on Wednesday after p6 when we do not have a game!!