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Tennis League
J U N E
Our U12A and U13A cricket teams played in the Godolphin & Latymer U13 Softball Cricket tournament on Wednesday 22nd June.
The Year 8 team travelled back from their residential trip in Cambridge to participate in the Cup section of the tournament, while the Year 7 team was entered into the Plate section.
Both teams had some fantastic performances with both bat and ball, with a special mention to Imi in the U13 team who took some fantastic catches, while Elizabeth & Jojo in the U12 team took multiple wickets throughout the tournament.
In the end, the U13 team finished 3rd in the Cup section and the U12 team finished 1st in the Plate section.
The U12A and U13A teams
Somebody gives you an opportunity, say yes to it. So what if you fail? You won’t know if you fail or succeed unless you try.
- Ann Meyers Tennis League Cup
At the end of June, the Year 9 & 10 Tennis Team played in the semi-final of the division 2 league, in a very close match against North London Collegiate School. After the six singles and doubles matches, both schools were level on points. It all came down to a penalty shootout tie break, and at 9 all, it was still anyone's game. Thanks to some inspired serving from Abby G, and the winning volley from Hannah K, NHEHS won the tiebreak 11-9!
Abby G, Hannah K, Emmie L, Beatrice C and Zahara H will now play in the Final for this competition in September against City of London School.
The Year 7 & 8 Tennis Team played their League semi-final on Wednesday 6th July against Lady Eleanor Holles, unfortunately losing 10-2. Abby G, Sophia D J, Elizabeth O-T, Guusje V and Hannah D all played extremely well.
It has been a fantastic season of tennis, with excellent results.
The junior league cup tennis team
A day at Wimbledon
Written by Zahara Harrison
Athletes excel at Middlesex Champs
Several NHEHS students were selected to represent the Ealing Borough at the Middlesex Athletics Championships, which took place at StoneX Stadium.
On the 30th June, 8 NHEHS students went on a sports trip to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to attend the Wimbledon championships.
We traveled via tube to Southfields station and then had the walk up to the venue, which in itself was an experience. Walking with so many other excited spectators created the buzz of the day.
We were fortunate enough to win Court 1 tickets via the LTA schools ballot. As we got there as the gates opened at 10am, we had time to explore the grounds. We learnt about the origins of tennis at Wimbledon by going to the museum, watched some of the matches on the outside courts, and then stood in line for the infamous strawberries and cream.
We then went into Court 1 for the start of the first match at 1pm. It was great to see some of the top ranked tennis players such as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Igor Swaitek, as well as some upcoming players like Jack Draper.
It was an unforgettable experience which we all thoroughly enjoyed.
Standing outside the front of Centre Court
The view from Henman Hill
These championships allow all students from various schools to compete for their borough, and we were excited to be part of the Ealing team which had local schools such as St Augustines, St Benedicts, Drayton Manor and William Perkins part of the team.
We had athletes competing in a variety of both track and field events, and it was exciting to see them all perform so well!
Some highlights of the competition were:
Morven winning gold in the U15 high jump
Georgia winning gold in the U15 javelin
Natasha winning gold in the U15 800m and setting a new personal best time
Hannah winning gold in the U15 200m
Zoe winning bronze in the U15 200m
Ella winning silver in the U17 high jump
Annabella finishing 4th in the U15 shot put (she is only in Year 8)
