Kicking off the day with a long warm up to heat us up in chilly Oxford, our Y7 netball team prepared for an active day of netball matches. The matches were successful with the rest of the team cheering on the sidelines rejoicing as the ball flew into the goal and all encouraged their teammates to continue chasing after their players.

Everyone showed great sportsmanship throughout the day, encouraging their teammates at every available time. This was whether to help pick them back up when they were slightly down heartened if they missed a shot or interception or to celebrate with them when they became victorious towards their target. The subs on the sidelines would cheer so loud that by the end of the day all our voices were almost gone.

We are delighted to share Emmeline's news regarding her attendance at the 2025 Surrey Championships, which was held over two weekends.

Emmeline retained her position as the reigning Surrey County Champion, finishing in 1st Position overall (for the second year running), being awarded the 2025 Surrey Championship Age Group (U12) Winner Shield.

In total, Emmeline won 9 medals (4 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze):

Final score was 3:0 to them
The first goal was scored about halfway through the first half.
The second and third was scored in the last four minutes. The third literally in the last minute.
The possession was about 60%/ 40% to them.
Our main places to focus on are to look up more when carrying in order to not get corner/blocked. We also need to look back to the middle and not just forward, allowing a transfer to space.

We also passed across our D during 16s, we should move more to prevent this as it can lead to interceptions and possibly the opposition scoring.

We nominated OJ and Aahana as players of the match.

Maya's squash goes from strength to strength, this weekend she competed in the National Championships held in Nottingham and came 2nd in the girls U13 category!

It was a very close final, with Maya winning the first game but lost 3-1 in the end.

Next up for her is the French Junior Open at the end of this week!

We are delighted to confirm that Mia and partner finished 7th in the UK's prestigious Pat Wade European Qualifiers recently.

Not only are gymnasts viewed by the judges, also in attendance were the GB selection coaches, which added to the pressure.

They were drawn against 14 entered pairs in their grading so what an achievement to come 7th.  

Many congratulations Mia, we are so pleased to hear of your achievements outside of school.