HOCKEY Hockey has had an excellent term with more numbers than ever attending after-school training sessions and well over 60 matches already played since September. There have been some encouraging signs with all the junior teams recording some impressive wins and the senior sides winning well over 75% of all 1st-4th games. A huge thankyou to all the staff involved in extracurricular sessions, it has been great to get the boys playing and active again after such a long absence from matches due to the pandemic. We look forward to many more matches and the start of the Cup competitions in the New Year. The school will also welcome former international hockey player Mo Samak who will be starting in January to help progress our players and teams further. Mr Howell
NETBALL The end of a super term of netball culminated in the mixed House Netball tournament. There was a fantastic atmosphere on court and it was a fiercely fought contest between all the houses with Purple house eventually emerging victorious having been unbeaten in all their matches. Well done to all students either taking part or helping to organise the competition schedule and timings. A huge thank you to all students this term who have supported Vesey Netball and our lovely site team for consistently having the courts ready for play. We have thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday afternoons and wish you all a very happy Christmas. See you on court again in January. Mrs Clarke, Mrs Rowlands and Mrs Parize
FOOTBALL The newly formed school 1st XI football team have made a flying start to their season. After winning a friendly against Plantsbrook school 90, expectations were high leading into the 1st round of the West Midlands Cup. However, Vesey had been drawn against 6 time winners Tudor Grange. Cheered on by a raucous home crowd Harveer Nijjar opened the scoring much to the delight of the supporters. The game was a very tight affair but when Joe Goode converted the second goal with 10 minutes left it looked like Vesey had done enough but with 5 minutes to go Tudor Grange pulled a goal back which led to a very nervy finish. Vesey deservedly hung on to win 2-1. The team will now travel to Crestwood Academy for the 2nd round early in the New Year.
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WINTER 2021 | EDITION 13
