Sport

Athletics

Athletics at DH continues to go from strength to strength and this year once again our athletes performed on the centre stage.

At the Hurst Athletics Meeting in May the Year 5 boys cleaned up, winning 5 out of the 8 events. Sam Crowley won the hurdles, 600m and high jump, Benji Toynbee the 100m and High Jump and there was also first place for the relay team of Sam Crowley, Benji Toynbee, Sam Richardson and Daniel Sherwell. The Y4 boys also came first in the relay, with a team of Roddy Cleghorn, Stanley Winter, Tommy Davies and Rufus Borthwick. The following week the same boys came first overall at the DH U9 Athletics Meeting.

At the Junior Area Athletics Event at Hurst in June, it was the turn of the Y4s to shine. Stanley Winter won the 200m, Sophie Ratcliffe and Edward Greatorex the discus. In fact, because Edward broke the record by almost 3 metres, he was awarded the Victor Ludorum Trophy for the most outstanding Y4 boy athlete. At the Senior Area Athletics Event at K2, Olivia Smith came first in the javelin and second in the shot, whilst Jack Patten came first in the long jump. There were also second places for Seb Marsh in the high jump, Hadley Tranter-French in the long jump, Jensen Bladd-Symms in the shot and Rafferty New in the discus. All of these athletes then went on to represent Sussex at the National Athletics Finals at Nuneaton, with Olivia Smith going on to finish 3rd in the javelin, thus capping our most successful season thus far.

The first athletics event of the season for the girls was at Westbourne. It was a successful event: Beau Black, competing a Year above, came 2nd in the hurdles, Jessie Tustin 1st in the long jump and 3rd in the 100m, Chloe Mitchell 2nd in the high jump, Olivia Smith 1st in the shot, Bea Belgeonne 1st in the 1500m, Layla Owens 3rd in the javelin, Bella Boyce 2nd in the javelin and 1500m and Eliza Fearon 3rd in the hurdles.

Swimming

The results from the swimming galas were too late for the newsletter but we can report that it has been a wonderful term in the pool with lots of sessions for everyone - including the early morning Swim Club run by Steph Oland, Dr Wintle and Mr Manley.

Thanks to Susan Wightman for returning to help with swimmingincluding lessons for Bury and Coldwaltham primary schools.