District Athletics 2013-05-23

On Tuesday 21^st May, ten schools from across the district came together for the annual district athletics at Deeside running track.  The weather was rather drizzly and cold but the King’s athletes competed very well.

In the Third year boys’ competition King’s came 7^th overall but they picked up quite a few point in the field events.  Jack Hodgkinson KS (3rds) was the best performing athlete he came 5^th in the 80m hurdles and  followed this with 3^rd place in the discus.  Lee Bryce (3rds) and Harry Armatage (3rds) also gain a 3^rd place in the shot putt and long jump respectively.

The Third year girls were also 7^th overall but gained most of their point on the track.  Rachel Huber (3rds)was the best performing athlete gaining 8^th place in the 800m and winning the discus with a throw of 18.08m. Rebecca Hatton (3rds) came third in the 1500m with a time of 5.58.87.  Erika Ignata narrowly missed out on winning the hurdles with a time of 13.66seconds; 0.46 seconds behind the winner.  Chloe Cowan (3rds) also had a third place in the shot putt.

Shell boys came 6^th overall. The outstanding performance of the day was Matt Willis (Shell) who broke the district record for the 1500m with a time of 4.36.02.  Jonathan Nixon also came first in the 75m hurdles.

After winning the English Schools Athletics the previous week the Shell girls put in a solid performance  all round and came 2^nd overall by just three points. They gained points in every event except the relay when a change over went wrong.  Megan Gareh (Shell) came second in the 200m and also the discus with a fabulous throw of 16.20m.  Anna Lloyd (Shell) came 3^rd in the 800m.  King’s had some great results in the throwing events.  After a second in the discus we also came 2^nd in the Shot putt, where Eloise Dooley (Shells) threw 6.95m and the javelin with Annie Powell (Shells)throwing 14.57m.  Martha Owen achieved the only first place of the day for the Shell girls.  She ran the 1500m in 5.20.16; 27 seconds quicker than her nearest competitior.

King’s entered the Cheshire round of the track and field cup on Tuesday 14^th May.  Great results were had by many of the King’s athletes who ranged from Remove through to 4^th Form.  King’s had four teams in total.  Two boys and two girls squads in the inter and junior competition. Each athlete must complete in two events, a track and field , field and relay or track and relay and the times, heights and distances  all covert in points that make up the squad total.

In the inter boys King’s gained 315 points in total and came 7^th.  Stephen Wynne (4ths) was the top performer gaining 22points in the hurdles with a time of 12.5 seconds and 16 points in the high jump, clearing 1m 50cm.  Luke Sawney (4ths) also performed well with a total points tally of 32.  He scored well in the 100m and discus.

The junior boys came 5^th overall with a total of 258 points.  Matthew Wills (Shells) gained 23points in the 1500m with a time of 4mins 41seconds.  His cross country training coming in very handy there. Hamish Strudwick (Shells) achieved 37 points for the team in the 100m and high jump.

The inter girls achieved 5^th place over all with a total of 248 points.  This was quite an achievement as the two 1500m runners had to leave to attend rowing.  In the new event of 300m King’s girls excelled.  Eloise Bland (4ths) gained 17 points with a time of 47.7 and Penny Downes (4ths)won her race with a time of 46.9 gaining 19 points in total.  Penny also managed 10 points in the triple jump making her the best scoring girl on the team.

The highlight of the afternoon were the junior girls who took 1^st place overall with 265 points.  They will now go onto the second round representing Cheshire. Captain, Martha Owen (Shells) won her 1500m race with a time of 5mins 21 earning 22 points.  She started the day really well in the high jump gaining 12points in the high jump.  Other outstanding performance were Megan Gareh (Shells) throwing the discus 16.45m earning 15 points and then followed this by gaining 23points in the 200m with an outstanding time of 28.5 seconds.  This was a great team effort by the Remove and Shell girls.

Kate Phillipson (2010 leaver) contacted school several weeks ago to ask the PE department if we would be interested in hosting a Girls’ hockey fixture. Kate was able to field a Girls’ squad based on leavers over the last three years, who have all played senior hockey at King’s. Kate obtained support from the CAOKS association who provided a winning trophy and kit for the visiting team.

On Saturday April 13th the first Old Girls’ Hockey match took place. It was a glorious morning and certainly not typical of the weather our current 1st XI are used to playing in. Current 1st XI captain’s Hannah Dent and Lexi Garnett brought a young squad who were nervous to play against the Old Girls.

It was great to see The Old Girls’ squad members once again, and they certainly played some fantastic hockey, similar to that they played when they were once the 1st XI squad. It was also pleasing to hear that many of them continue to play at university level. Megan Rudge, Kate Coppack and Millie Johnson all left last year with Siobhan Barnard and Kate Saunders leaving in 2011. Kate Phillipson, Amy Bellis, Hannah Rudge, Alice Plews, Kathryn Williams, Rachel Eglin and Megan Lamour left in 2010 and finally Hannah Morgan who left two years previous at the end of her fifth year.

The game could not have been more entertaining and was umpired by Mr Hornby and Mrs Jones. Amy Bellis captained the Old Girls’ squad and Mrs Sumner managed the current 1st XI. The Old Girls’ took an early lead by a goal from the captain, Bellis. King’s were quick to respond with a well executed short corner from Ellie Crisp.  Both teams produced moments of flowing passing and great teamwork. Just before the break Amy Bellis scored her second for the guests and they led at the break 2-1.

The King’s team were not disheartened at the break, they were extremely encouraged by their good team work and the possession and chances they had created. Kate Huber had had some great runs down the right attack and we decided this was our plan of action for the second half. We needed an early equaliser to try and stay in the game, and that is exactly what we got – a goal from Kate Huber within the first minute of the restart. What followed, was an entertaining half an hour of goal after goal which led to King’s trailing 4-5 in the last 30 seconds of the match. Pippa Higgins scored twice in open play for King’s and Kate Saunders, Hannah Rudge and Amy Bellis for the visitors. It has to be said that both goal keepers played magnificently and the high scoring game does not fairly reflect their presence at either end of the pitch. With only 30 seconds remaining King’s deservedly scored the equaliser through Kate Huber again.

To determine the winner, a cruel penalty shoot out – the Old Girls’ winning by one flick.

It really was a great morning of hockey and very reassuring that the current 1st XI is going to be a team to contend with over the next two years. Their battling spirit and determination is a definite strength and the visitors were very complimentary of their opponents.

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It has been an amazing finish to the winter season.  These last few weeks have been full of end of season tournaments and there has been a lot of success for both the girls and boys.

In outdoor hockey the girls were County finalists in all three age groups: U19, U16 and U14.  The U19 tournament was not to be ours but the U16′s came third with the U14′s taking and well deserved 2nd place.  A few days after the County finals U14 Hockey squad became District champions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the same day the U12 Netball team travelled to Macclesfield to play in their first County Netball Tournament.  Going through to the semi finals as section runners up, King’s lost to Christleton who had beaten them to win the District tournament the week before.  However this is an outstanding achievement for a year group of 23 girls.  They train hard and play hard and have made immense improvements over the year.  This is not only their hard work but that of Mrs Cooper and Fran Cameron, our wonderful netball coach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the final week of the term the U12 hockey team won their section of the King’s Invitational Tournament.  This is a tournament we host every year, inviting twelve teams from across the North West and Wales.  This is a lovely event with our own senior pupils helping to umpire and run the score desk.  We really couldn’t do it without them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also during that final week the U13 A netball team held onto their District title and became champions at u13 level.  They were due to play in the Cheshire County tournament this Saturday but snow inevitably stopped play.  They will play this now on Saturday 20th April.

 

 

 

 

Not only did the U13A squad win their tournament but the U13B squad did too.  This is a fantastic year group.  We managed to put two teams in the B team tournament, with one coming out victorious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On that very same night the U14 Netball squad won their own District tournament.  These nine girls have trained brilliantly and consistently throughout the season.  They have worked so hard as a group and didn’t lose a match all night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not only did the girls have some success on this last Tuesday of term but the boys did also.  Winning the County U19 cup and U19 District cup.

The King’s School Flash Mob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The girls did an amazing job performing to All I Want For Christmas is You on the last day of the Michaelmas term.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpgv3oqjr_g   This is a slightly different veiwpoint from the one on the main school website

Thinking about the next one…….have a few ideas….

13th December 2012

Nicolette Whitley from Alleviate Dance and former finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, worked with the Yr 10 girls in games today.  A great experience.  This is the second time Nicolette has worked with the group, coming in last year to work on some street dance in their third year.  The girls again performed some street dance followed by a taster of contemporary

 

 

With a test coming up, this website may help. muscles.php

There are resources being added to the GCSE tab as students need them. Unfortunately as the pool has been closed we have not been able to swim. Hopefully soon the problem will be fixed and we can swim, until then click on the link on the GCSE page and research those swimming strokes!