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Girls Sport Lacrosse Due to the cancellation of sporting events across the UK, our lacrosse season was cut short. We did however, manage to play matches against St Edmund’s, Edgeborough and The Royal. The team learnt the importance of being fit for this sport and to individually mark.
Hockey
IAPS U11 Hockey Tournament On Wednesday 2nd October, the U11 girls travelled to Bryanston School to compete in the IAPS U11 Hockey Tournament. The day got off to a booming start with a 3-0 win over West Buckland School. However, the girls then secured two draws, 0-0 Castle Court and 1-1 Forres Sandle Manor, followed by a 0-1 loss to Hampshire Collegiate. This put them in 3rd place overall in their section and a place in the Plate Competition. The girls played brilliant hockey but sadly lost in the quarter final of the plate 0-1 to Yateley Manor. Their ball speed was fast, transition of the ball using the entire width of the pitch was also great, the team just need to be quicker to score from rebounds off the goalkeeper.
Senior Girls Team Our senior girls team consisted of just eight girls and they have really learnt the importance of team work on the hockey pitch this year. Phoebe (7G) was phenomenal in defence and spent the season learning there is nothing to stop a defender driving the ball down the right hand side and into the attacking half of the pitch! Tilly (8G) mastered putting her pace into practice and she proved hard for the opposition to mark, driving the ball into the D on many an occasion for our forwards to poach a goal. The senior team played their best hockey in a match against Amesbury that ended in a 0-0 draw. Mrs Burnett commented, “I was a very proud coach that afternoon!” U10B PGS Tournament On Wednesday 13th November, a team from Year 5 participated in the Portsmouth Grammar School U10B hockey tournament. They were superb and won the tournament! The Year 5B team girls have been learning to pass wide and make sure a player was always ahead of the ball for a pass. They also marked really well as soon as they lost possession of the ball. Scores: Won against: Ryde, Princes Mead, PGS, St Gabriel’s Drew against: Sherborne House
Cranleigh U10A Hockey Tournament On Wednesday 26th February, our U10 hockey team travelled to Cranleigh for a round robin tournament against six other schools.
The team finished 4th in a very high standard tournament. They beat Highfield 1-0, Windlesham 2-0, drew 0-0 against Hoe Bridge and lost 0-1 to Cranleigh, Amesbury and Lambrook. They played with great determination and marked incredibly well in defence. A special well done to our goalkeeper Tatum who made plenty of saves and received excellent coaching from Heidi throughout the tournament. U9’s Unbeaten Season The Barrow Hills U9 hockey team are proving hard to beat. They played five hockey matches and won all five against: Pennthorpe, Belmont, St Edmund’s, Longacre and Feltonfleet. Sadly, their U9 hockey tournament at PGS was cancelled due to weather otherwise they were sure to have done very well! We are looking forward to seeing how this team develop as they progress through the school.