U12A Batters Batter Brighton

The U12A Cricket team had their second fixture of the season against Brighton College away – it was a great match, (and the alliteration of the title was too good to pass up!)!

Roedean won the toss and chose to bat first. Sophie and Maddie opened and made a solid 19 runs. With the loss of 1 wicket. the next 4 pairs all came in and scored above 22 runs, giving us a good total of 323 runs in our 20 overs. Hats off to Matilda, with a top score of 26 runs.

We then went into the field, and the opening overs were crucial to limiting scoring and taking as many wickets as possible. Bella and Maddie did just that, taking 4 wickets between them and only going for 15 runs. Sorcha and Erin followed suit, picking up a wicket each, and the rest of the bowlers limited the scoring.

Brighton College ended on 264, and Roedean won by 59 runs in the end.

Mr Campleman

U13A Netball vs 5ways

Our U13A Netball team had another run out last week to keep their skills up whilst out of season. They tried lots of new combinations, and worked really hard for a full hour of netball.

Our second half was much stronger than our first, where we had dusted off the cobwebs and were linking through court nicely. A big thank you goes to the squad for staying late after school to squeeze this match in and to 5ways for coming!

Congratulations to Izzy for being named Opposition's Player and Coach’s Player, for her ability to play in a range of positions to a high standard, including GA, GD, and C! Well done also to Maud, who was also named Coach’s Player for her brilliant defending.

Miss Hammond

U14: It was a lovely day for tennis, with the usual Roedean wind adding that bit of extra challenge for the girls.

The games were closely matched, which is great, as it makes for brilliantly competitive tennis. There was some brilliant tennis, as always, and it was lovely to watch the girls playing long rallies and moving their opponents around the court.

We started with the doubles: Amelie and Jemima played together and won 6-3; and Harriet and Alicia played singles against their no.3 as they were one player short. Harriet won 6-3 and Alicia lost 6-3, but both were close matches. Then we played the singles: Amelie came up against a very strong number 1 player, and their match was impressive to watch – I felt like I was at junior Wimbledon! She lost 6-3, but it was great! Jemima's match was close and they were both hitting great baseline winners, but she lost 6-4.

Regardless of the outcome, it is always a pleasure to watch them play. The overall score was 6-4 to Ardingly.

U15: It was another great day of tennis for the U15s, and they set the bar high, as always, with impressive tennis, even with the Roedean wind!

It's always very enjoyable to watch, as the girls hit with such power and accuracy, but they also mix up baseline hitting with approach and drop shots. We started with doubles – Mia and Maya played together and Tiphaine and Anna made up the second pair. Mia and Maya won 6-1, and Tiphaine and Anna won 6-2. The singles were next, and Mia won 6-1, Maya won 6-4, Tiphaine won 6-2, and Anna won 6-0. Well done girls! This match was great practice for their next league match against Bede's after half-term. The overall score was 12-0 to Roedean.