Sport 2020-21

Throughout the year, the lacrosse teams have competed in a number of matches and tournaments across the North of England. In addition to Regional Tournaments, the Senior Squad travelled to Aldershot in Hampshire, to participate in the National Schools’ Championships at the end of February. Unfortunately, due to the severe weather conditions leading up to the weekend, the first day of play had to be cancelled. An impromptu trip to Southampton was quickly arranged, with the squad spending time shopping and eating in Nando’s! By the following morning, the girls were full of energy and excited to compete against schools from around the UK. Their first match against The Royal School began well, resulting in a 5-3 victory for Bolton. Another tough match followed against St Helen’s School Northwood, and once again Bolton secured a 5-3 win against their opposition. The girls then faced their hardest game of the morning against Marlborough College. Unfortunately, Bolton narrowly lost the match 2-3. In the next stages of the competition, the girls were up against Cheltenham Ladies College, in what proved to be a very physical match. Although Bolton levelled the game to 3 goals each, Cheltenham were too strong on this occasion, winning by 5 goals to 3. Overall, the squad played extremely well during the Championships. The younger age groups finished their season exceptionally well, with the U15 Squad finishing as runners-up the Northern Schools’ Tournament and the U13 Team winning the Northern Championships for a second year in a row. This is a fantastic achievement from all of the squad.

NATIONAL LACROSSE Congratulations to Millie Hurt and Phoebe Hurt for their selection to represent the U19 Wales Lacrosse Squad, for the Home International Championships against England and Scotland. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the tournament unfortunately had to be postponed.

SENIOR Amy Chicken + Isabelle Corrigan * Abigail Duckworth Kate Dziobon Chloe Ferguson * Isabella Forshaw Liberty Giggs Gracie Grundy * Millie Hurt + (C) Phoebe Hurt * Olivia Stubbs Asmara Stubley + (C) Vanessa Wong * UNDER 15 Summer Burke Rose Crowther Jasmine Curtis-Walker (C)) Poppy Donohue Sacha Doyle Martha Halford Molly Holt Alice Leary Olivia Maguire Anika Maini Martha Morrow Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Millie Price Francesca Williams-Denton

UNDER 14 Aaminah Ali Ella Brophy Angelie Chitre Phoebe Chuck (C) Harriet Dickens Lola Grundy Ruby Hassall Alexia Hughes Ruby Hurt Freya Langtree Ai Makino Olivia Myall Ilham Nagi Ruby Schofield Kimberley Short Jade Sprott Jemima Stubbs Freya Taylor

UNDER 13 Emma Arnison Anna Brennand Francesca Dewhurst Holly Durnian Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt Molly Grimshaw Maya Guhathakurta Charlotte Harris Alexia Howarth Olivia Melling Pip Nuttall (Captain) Gabrielle Read

UNDER 12 Isabella Backhouse Lucy Blenkinship Elise Brown Amy Carter Ella Clarkson Amelia Crompton Eeasha Dhaygude Ruby Farrington Hannah Faulkner Tia Fitzgerald Lily-Grace Greer Rosie Heywood Eva Hurst Lucy Johnstone Aaliyah Karim Umme-Hani Khambalia Olivia Laithwaite Evie Morris Amiya Peart Lucy Pickett Lydia Simpson Niamh Walker Sienna White Chloe Zhang This year, many pupils have also played lacrosse at representative level for their County. The following girls were successful in their trials to represent the U19, U15 and U13 Lancashire County Lacrosse squads:

LANCASHIRE U19 ‘A’ SQUAD Chloe Ferguson Millie Hurt Phoebe Hurt

LANCASHIRE U19 ‘B’ SQUAD Isabelle Corrigan Eve Gould Alice Leary Martha Halford

LANCASHIRE U15 ‘A’ SQUAD Ella Brophy Phoebe Chuck Martha Halford Ruby Hassall

LANCASHIRE U15 ‘B’ SQUAD Summer Burke (C) Jasmine Curtis-Walker Lola Grundy Ruby Hurt Alice Leary Anika Maini (C) Martha Morrow Kim Short Jade Sprott

LANCASHIRE U13 ‘A’ SQUAD: Emma Arnison Francesca Dewhurst Molly Grimshaw Pip Nuttall

LANCASHIRE U13 ‘B’ SQUAD: Amelia Crompton Tia Fitzgerald Maya Guhathakurta Alexia Howarth Eva Hurst Olivia Laithwaite Sienna White

SUPER COUNTIES Following on from their success at Lancashire County, the following girls were selected to represent the U19 Super Counties North East and North West Squads.

U19 NE SQUAD Martha Halford Alice Leary

U19 NW SQUAD Millie Hurt Phoebe Hurt

U19 NW B SQUAD Eve Gould

U15 NE SQUAD Ella Brophy Jasmine Curtis-Walker

WALES ‘DRAGONS’ ACADEMY Congratulations to Ruby Hurt in Year 9 for her selection onto the Junior Wales Lacrosse programme. The ‘Dragon Academy’ is the Welsh development pathway, designed to identify players who have the potential to represent their sport at elite level. Ruby is now following in the footsteps of her older sisters, Millie and Phoebe, both of whom have progressed onto the next stages of their playing career.

Sport in 2020-21

The 2020-21 academic year was a challenging one for the school’s sportswomen with most internal and external school fixtures cancelled due to the pandemic. However, the girls enjoyed lots of sports clubs as well as personal fitness challenges set by the PE Department. There was also lots of individual success for the Girls’ Division’s elite athletes.

Athletics

GREATER MANCHESTER SCHOOLS ATHLETICS 2021 The following girls met the entry standards required to compete in the Greater Manchester Schools Championships on 12 June at Longford Park, Stretford:

JUNIOR GIRLS 800m - Elena Bartalotta (Year 9) 1500m - Isabella Backhouse (Year 8) INTERMEDIATE GIRLS Hammer - Blythe Cordwell (Year 10) ENGLISH SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS FINALS Following her excellent performance at the County event in June, Elena Bartalotta was selected to represent Greater Manchester in the 800m event at the English Schools’ finals in July. In May 2021, Elena was ranked second in the UK at the Under 15 Women’s 800m.

Mrs Heatherington accompanied the Bolton Town Athletics team to the Greater Manchester Schools Athletics Competition. It turned out to be a long and very hot day, particularly for the distance runners, but Isabella, Elena and Blythe were superb ambassadors for the school. Congratulations to all 3 girls who faced stiff competition from other athletes from the other 9 boroughs of Greater Manchester. Blythe was second in the Inter Girls Hammer event, setting a new PB and receiving a silver medal. Elena was second in the Junior girls 800m event, also setting a new PB, and was awarded a silver medal. Isabella competed at the end of the afternoon when the day was at its hottest. She did brilliantly well in the grueling 1500m event. In a very strong field of runners, she finished in 10th place out of 20, which was a superb achievement given she was the youngest in her combined Year 8/9 age grouping. U18 LANCASHIRE CRICKET SQUAD 2020-21 It has been a hugely successful year for Sixth Former Anna Phillips. Alongside her A Level studies, Anna was selected for the U17 England Ladies Football Squad and attended a fixtured camp in November 2020. She went on to be given a squad number (37) by the Manchester City Women’s Team in January 2021, and was picked as a substitute for the team’s televised game against Aston Villa in January. She also won a four-year football scholarship to study at the University of Oregon from September 2021. Speaking about her experiences, Anna said: ‘It has been an exciting time for me in recent months as I broke into the Manchester City Women’s Development Squad. I started playing football when I was 7, for an allgirls’ club called Academy Juniors in Bolton. When I became 13, I was encouraged by my coach Emma to trial at Manchester City and after four weeks of training, I was offered a place in their squad. From that point I have been on a whirlwind journey and had some amazing experiences including winning the FA Youth Cup and making my England youth debut in Holland. Alongside this I have played tournaments in Europe for City and represented England in the U17s’ Euros. ‘I was encouraged by my mum and dad to participate in a range of sports and they would spend hours in the car taking me to all my training and games. I am inspired by all strong women in sport, especially Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze, who work so hard to be at the top of their game. ‘My top tips for anyone who wants to go down the sport route is to be extremely organised. Whatever sport you do, you must enjoy it, listen to your coaches and try to be the best you can be.’

ENGLAND LADIES U18 FOOTBALL SQUAD 2020-21 Anna Phillips MANCHESTER UNITED UNDER 16 FOOTBALL ACADEMY 2021 Emilia Nuttall

LANCASHIRE JUNIOR HOCKEY ACADEMY 2020-21 Amy Cater

Water Polo

GREAT BRITAIN U17 WATERPOLO ACADEMY 2021 Harriet Dickens

Following her selection to the academy, in July Year 10 pupil Harriet played for the GB U17s at the at the LEN Women’s European Junior Water Polo Championships. She also helped the City of Manchester Senior Women’s water polo team to victory at the inaugural British Water Polo Festival, held at Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham. Year 9 pupil Lucy Blenkinship also played in the same competition for Tyldesley, with her team securing a fifth place finish.

Swimming 2020-21

LACROSSE CAPTAIN 2020-21 Abi Duckworth

HALF COLOURS 2021 Summer Burke Rose Crowther Jasmine Curtis-Walker Poppy Donohue Sacha Doyle Martha Halford Molly Holt Alice Leary Olivia Maguire Anika Maini Martha Morrow Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Millie Price Francesca Williams-Denton LANCASHIRE SELECTIONS 2021 U14 REGIONAL LACROSSE ACADEMY: Pip Nuttall, Maya Guhathakurta, Molly Grimshaw, Emma Arnison & Anna Brennand

U14 ENGLAND TALENT PATHWAY 2021 Amelia Crompton, Hannah Faulkner, Lily-Grace Greer, Olivia Laithwaite, Evie Moris & Alexia Howarth

FULL COLOURS 2021 Abigail Duckworth Kate Dziobon Isabella Forshaw Liberty Giggs Olivia Stubbs

SWIMMING CAPTAIN 2020-21 Katherine Baker SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL EVENT CAMP 2020 Lucy Dixon

HALF COLOURS 2021 Lucy Dixon Amelie Duncalf Kiana Murray Lucy Sackfield Kareena Singh

FULL COLOURS 2021 Katherine Baker Ella Harkness Eleanor Murray Olivia Stubbs

NETBALL CAPTAIN 2020-21 Charlotte Hughes

FULL COLOURS 2021 Isabella Forshaw Charlotte Hughes Lizzie Lees Eleanor Murray Olivia Stubbs Jennie Taberner Lizzy warburton U13 MANCHESTER THUNDER NETBALL ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE 2020-21: Molly Neville, Lois Cowin & Georgia Clarkson

HALF COLOURS 2021 Aamani Adam Hollie Asquith Martha Brennan Summer Burke Amelia Charova Jess Crompton Rose Crowther Jasmine Curtis-Walker Poppy Donohue Martha Halford Charlotte Jones Olivia Maguire Anika Maini Mia Neill Caitlin Nuttall Millie Price Jasmine Shum Kareena Singh Francesca Williams-Denton U14 LANCASHIRE TENNIS SQUAD 2020-21 Olivia Highton

Cricket

U18 LANCASHIRE CRICKET SQUAD 2020-21 Poppy Donohue LANCASHIRE WOMEN’S THUNDER CRICKET ACADEMY 2020-21 Poppy Donohue