Netball

v Bootham

v The Mount v Queen Margaret's

v Ashville Senior U.15 U.14 Overall Senior U.15 U.14 Overall U.14 Senior U.15 U.14 Senior U.15 U.14 Overall Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Drew Won Lost Lost

D. M. 3 9 - 37 5 2 - 24 5 2 - 27 143— 88 4 6 - 30 4 9 — 27 4 7 — 28 142- 85

4 9 — 27 3 4 - 42 3 6 - 34 2 7 — 43 3 8 - 38 4 3 - 33 30— 45 111-116 Westgate

GIRLS' INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING

1994 marked the first year of the Girls' Inter-House Swimming Competition, which was a great success. My congratulations go to all the Houses who managed to enter a swimmer in every race without exception. This was a fine achievement, given that some of the Houses have very few girls, who do any swimming whatsoever, within School.

It was a pleasant surprise to see just how determined the girls were to succeed for their House teams. Certainly their competitive spirits came rushing to the fore. There were some excellent races in all the strokes, with some particularly close finishes and fast times in the freestyle. As usual, the relays proved very exciting, with teams producing good times which will set the standard for future years, and will be hard to beat.

Results:

Senior 4 x 1 Individual Medley 1 Length Backstroke 1 Length Breaststroke 1 Length Butterfly 1 Length Freestyle 2 Lengths Backstroke 2 Lengths Breaststroke 2 Lengths Freestyle 4 x 1 Medley Relay 4 x 1 Freestyle Relay

Junior 1 Length Backstroke 1 Length Breaststroke 1 Length Butterfly 1 Length Freestyle 2 Lengths Backstroke 2 Lengths Breaststroke 2 Lengths Freestyle 4 x 1 Medley Relay 4 x 1 Freestyle Relay L. Hoggard J. Toms K. Armitage L. Hoggard

(T) (C) (Q) (T) A. Zimmermann (R) A. Zimmermann (R) E. Sherbourne L. Hoggard Queen's The Rise (Q) (T)

F. Alexander K. Hoggard S. Heald H. Williamson F. Alexander K. Hoggard S. Heald Temple Temple (T) (T) (T) (T) (T) (T) (T) 1.11.09 15.88 16.94 1.4.02 13.40 36.28 36.67 29.77 1.05.91 58.28

15.21 16.68 14.41 13.79 34.83 38.71 29.42 1.03.24 56.85

Official Results:

1st Temple 2nd The Rise 3rd Queen's 4th Dronfield 5th Clifton 6th The Grove 74 points 58 points 56 points 32 points 19 points 14 points

D. M. Westgate

NETBALL

1st VII

Senior netball began in the Spring Term with only two Colours — Jenifer Swallow and Heidi Clark — remaining from the previous season. The girls soon settled down with a committed team spirit and the only position that caused some doubt were those of the shooters. Philly Bundy played excellently in some 2nd VII fixtures but as Rowena Smith and Emma Cox had played together for two previous seasons they worked well as a pair and stayed together for the 1st team. Rowena made good use of any space afforded her by the defence and Emma made good progress throughout the season. It was unfortunate that Margaret Wood began the year with a broken toe as she too was in contention for a 1st team place.

The first match against Barnard Castle was easily won but then we faced more difficult opposition with Scarborough College whom we narrowly beat 17-15. On January 29th we managed to field four senior teams, with most of those on the netball option playing if they wanted to. As neither Bootham nor Durham were particularly strong a mixed lst/2nd team was selected for both Schools, with the 3rd's playing Bootham and 4th's Durham. All teams won so it was a successful first outing for some of the players! The following two matches were easily won and then a well-contested game was played against York Vlth Form College. The College had five county players in their team but the girls played with real determination and were ahead in every quarter. Unfortunately whilst leading by three goals in the third quarter Jenifer fell and badly twisted her ankle. She made an excellent goalkeeper, helped not only by her height but also in having quick anticipation to intercept loose balls. The match continued with six players until Olivia Cameron was summonsed from the shower! The final result showed us losing by three goals. Jenifer was missing from the following games during that month, and this had an effect on the Worksop result, although play was not improved by the very wet and slippery conditions. Jenifer was ably assisted in defence by Rachel Owen-Barnett who has played all positions in her time at School from shooter through to defence. Belonging to a club that plays local league netball has greatly improved her game. The centre court players of Heidi Clark, Katy Pittman and Danielle Powley played well together with Heidi nearly always free to take the passes. She also did well to be selected to play for the York and District team. Danielle showed excellent marking skills and intercepted with speed whilst Katy always managed to find space to move into, even when everyone else was in a heap!

The following girls represented the 1st VII:

**Jenifer Swallow, **Heidi Clark, *Rachel OwenBarnett, *Danielle Powley, *Katy Pittman, *Rowena Smith, *Emma Cox, Tola Osho, Olivia Cameron, Margaret Wood, Philippa Bundy, Rachel Malster and Clare Lawson.

** denotes re-award of Colours. * denotes Colours.

Results:

Barnard Castle Won Scarborough College Won lst/2nd Mixed v Bootham Won lst/2nd Mixed v Durham Won King James Won Huntington Won Vlth Form College Lost Vlth Form College Lost All Saints Won Worksop College Lost Woodhouse Grove Won Mount St. Mary's Lost 3 1 - 3 17-15 2 8 - 10 1 5- 4 2 5 - 7 24— 8 28—31 2 2 - 34 1 1 - 5 10-14 1 0- 7 13-14 W. M. Newton

2nd VII

As usual the 2nd VII had more fixtures than the 1st team as we often fielded a second and third team against other Schools. Three matches were cancelled for both teams but generally the winter weather was reasonable this year. The team was greatly strengthened by Philippa Bundy and Margaret Wood as shooters and Tola Osho as centre. These players were strong enough to hold their own in the 1st VII and Tola, in particular, improved greatly as the season progressed and her passes became much stronger, and more accurate. Margaret was particularly steady at shooting whilst Philly could shoot with great flair, especially from the edge of the circle. Valuable experience was gained by Jo Stevenson, Rachel Malster and Sarah Richardson, all Vth year, who played regularly and Olivia Cameron made a very dependable goal defence. The position of goalkeeper changed throughout the season, with again three Vth year — Emma Woolley, Claire Lawson and Emma Sherbourne all playing well in defence.

The team proved to be too strong an opposition for most Schools and didn't have to push themselves hard for the first eight matches except against Huntington when they drew with an U.16 side probably stronger than the 1st VII. They also had a good result against York Vlth Form College when they drew twenty-eight all in a high scoring game. Although played in a competitive spirit, it was also a very pleasant atmosphere. The team lost 10-30 to All Saints, again playing a strong U.16 side, which included county players and also on that day the 3rd VII lost 6-9 to an U. 15 team. It was very windy which didn't help the accuracy of the shooters. The fixtures against Worksop and Mount St. Mary's were played in unpleasant weather conditions and although drawing with Worksop they lost by one goal to Mount St. Mary's in a well-contested game.

The 3rd VII enjoyed a few games, played in a friendly spirit, and it gave an opportunity for more players to represent the School.

The following players represented the 2nd VII:

Emma Woolley, Emma Sherbourne, Claire Lawson, Olivia Cameron, Tola Osho, Rachel Malster, Jo Stevenson, Sarah Richardson, Margaret wood, Philly Bundy, Jayne Tetlow, Alexie Zimmermann.

The following girls represented the 3rd and 4th VII:

Mandy Dunn, Sally Marshall, Camilla Hall, Lucy Errington, Natasha Kershaw, Rosie Neave, Clare Neale, Lucy Evans, Hannah Fieldsend, Jayne Tetlow, Alexie Zimmermann, Caroline Davies, Jessica Ray, Karen Blythe, Katy Armitage, Molly Tyler-Childs.

Results:

Barnard Castle Won Scarborough College Won Bootham (3rd VII) Won Durham (4th VII) Won King James Won Pocklington (lst/2nd VII) Won Huntington Drew Ackworth (lst/2nd VII) Won Hymers Won Vlth Form College Drew Queen Ethelburga's Won All Saints (U.16) Lost All Saints (U. 15) Lost Worksop College Drew Woodhouse Grove Won Mount St. Mary's Lost 2 0- 6 2 6 - 5 1 4- 5 1 0- 6 3 0 - 10 2 4- 9 12-12 2 3 - 4 1 8- 7 2 8 - 28 18—11 10-30 6 - 9 8 - 8 1 5- 7 8 - 9 W. M. Newton

Senior Netball Housematches

The Senior House Netball was played on one afternoon in not particularly good conditions. The Houses selected teams from the Vth and Vlth years with a restriction on the number of first team players on the court at any one time. This was in the hope of handicapping Dronfield, without much success! Dronfield won the cup with wins over all the other Houses but only a 6-3, 4-0 win over Temple and The Rise respectively. The Rise and Temple drew 3-3 in their matches but Temple came second due to a superior goal average with The Rise third. W. M. Newton

U.15 VII

The U.15 team played fifteen matches, winning ten and losing five. This team showed great potential from the beginning of the season. Unfortunately, the talent of individual players was not always fully translated into successful results. Had they been able to channel their abundant skills consistently, they could have beaten any

opposition. At their best, they had memorable wins over King James, Hymers, and Mount St. Mary's. At other times, such as in the York and District tournament, they failed to do themselves justice. They had the skill and allround ability to reach the final in this tournament, but on this occasion, they played as seven individuals, and were unusually complacent. As a result they were beaten in all but two matches and did not qualify for the second round.

Two players, Mauricia Hart and Helen Atkinson, were selected to play for the York and District team; and Lorna Read who joined the team just this year, made a most positive contribution with her ability to intercept the most difficult of passes. Jodie Littleboy as goal shooter, rarely missed and combined well with Louise Hudson, producing an impressive goal average. Unfortunately our goalkeeper and goal defence, Pru Bundy and Olivia Anderson, required a few more inches to deal with some very tall opposition in our defending circle. What they lacked in height however, they made up for in effort and enthusiasm. They never gave up.

At times there was an air of complacency about the team in general, which limited their potential to improve and progress. It was only towards the end of the season that we managed to overcome this problem, and I felt disappointment that the season was drawing to a close. Overall, the season with this team was at times frustrating, always a challenge and frequently rewarding. I enjoyed coaching them.

The following girls represented the U.15 VII:

J. Littleboy, L. Hudson, L. Read, M. Hart, H. Atkinson (captain). P. Bundy, O. Anderson, F. Alexander.

esults:

Bootham York College Ashville Scarborough College Bootham King James Pocklington Ackworth Hymers Queen Ethelburga's All Saints Huntington Worksop Woodhouse Grove Mount St. Mary's

u .14 VII

Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Lost Won Won 2 2 - 6 2 5 - 9 11—15 16-18 2 5 - 8 2 6 - 17 2 5 - 9 1 5- 6 34—11 16-17 1 2- 6 15-17 11-16 1 6- 9 19-12 D. M. Westgate

The U. 14 team won eleven matches and lost only four. As the results suggest, this was a strong and steady team, which built on the success established in the junior School. Apart from a few positional changes in defence, the nucleus of the team remained unchanged throughout the season, and included the same girls who had played in St. Olave's at U.12 and U.13 level.

Gemma Croft as goal shooter, used her height to good advantage, proving a handful for any defence. Even when she missed goal on her first attempt, she was usually able to get the rebound and score from subsequent shots. Certainly her height was a great source of frustration for most opposing teams. Rebecca Fisher deserves credit for her consistent play throughout the season, both in the centre and a 'feeder' into Gemma. Lucy Richardson was probably the most improved player, with her ability to 'dodge' free of any opponent, and her excellent timing of moves. If there was a problem area, it was in defence where we struggled to find the right combination, but after the first few matches, Rachel and Alison found their niche and worked well together.

Overall this was a very consistent, steady team, who gelled together well and improved their game and levels of individual skill, as the season progressed. If I have any criticism at all, it is their apparent inability to get fired up, and lift their game within a match, which is frequently necessary against fast and skilful opposition. Perhaps we can work on a more dynamic approach next season!!

The following girls represented the U.14 VII:

G. Croft, R. Fisher, L. Richardson, P. Bhat (captain), V. Hailes, Z. Wight, A. Calvert, R. Metcalfe, N. Lane.

Results:

v The Mount v Bootham v York College v Scarborough College v Bootham v King James v Pocklington v Ackworth v Hymers v Queen Ethelburga's v All Saints v Huntington v Worksop v Woodhouse Grove v Mount St. Mary's Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost 21— 9 24—10 1 1 - 8 2 7 - 6 15-10 8—11 2 0 - 11 1 0- 5 2 3 - 15 19— 9 14-20 8 - 7 12-21 18—12 3 - 22 D. M. Westgate

Junior Inter-House Netball

The Junior House matches were as usual, played in fine competitive spirit, with all teams entering into the atmosphere of the occasion. For some reason, the girls seem particularly determined to win when representing their respective Houses, and their enthusiasm and determination is an overriding factor within the matches!

All of the six Houses involved did themselves justice. Some may have felt slightly disadvantaged as they had no School team players within their House squad, whilst others had three or four, but the underdogs to their credit were not deterred. In a very close and well-fought competition, Temple finished a convincing first, having played some high standard netball at a balanced and steady pace throughout the afternoon.

Results:

1st Temple, 2nd The Rise, 3rd Clifton, 4th The Grove, 5th Dronfield and 6th Queen's.