WATER POLO
A good term, on the whole, in which out of our 10 matches we won 8 and lost only 2. The climax was the Yorkshire knockout competition in which we did not fair as well as we had hoped. After a promising start with a 10-6 win against Spenboro we were knocked out in the second round by Huddersfield Otters after a close game with a final score of 2-0. A great disappointment to us all was our withdrawal from the Yorkshire Junior League, for which we had high hopes, due to the inability of our younger players to travel to away matches. The full first team was this year chosen to represent York against the Yorkshire Under 18 side, and, although we were defeated 5-1, it was a creditable performance. This year we broadened our range of matches and played against Lancaster University and St John's College whom we beat 5-1 and 6-1 respectively. We look forward to return matches next year. Next season looks very promising as our team is a relatively young side and will remain much the same with Paul Green being the only member leaving. C.J.D.
FENCING The Club has had a remarkably successful year, despite the fact that since all but one of its senior fencers were taking G.C.E. exams its fixture list had to be thinned out considerably. Christmas Term
This term the School team suffered no defeats. We beat Pocklington School, Leeds Grammar School and Queen Margaret's School Escrick by comfortable margins, and narrowly defeated Leeds University, whose team included Keith Benson (formerly of Temple). The School foil team, as the York Youth foil team, won the annual Yorkshire Youth Organisation inter-city competition's foil section. We also provided two of the three York sabreurs, who won the sabre section. During the term Martin Black, Michael Dixon and Stephen WinrowCampbell attended training sessions for prospective Yorkshire fencers; and Martin Black captained the York senior team. Easter Term
At the start of the term Martin Black was fortunate to be picked for a York Fencing Association team which took part in an international competition in Warsaw. Also in the team were two former School captains—Martin Muncer and Simon Atkinson. Martin had little success, fighting against some of the world's best, but he gained valuable experience. 65
