Sports Reports
Well done to our Y5/6 Basketball team who took part in the Area Finals on Tuesday (3rd December) this week. It was a great event, but the competition was fierce. We played well as a team and show plenty of resilience in some tough games. Despite battling on, we finished in a respectable 10th place. Our passing was on point, but we just couldn’t seem to get enough baskets despite plenty of shots.
Congratulations to our two football teams from Y5&6 who participated in the Area Football Finals on Wednesday (4th December) this week. Due to a last-minute team drop out, we were fortunate enough to be able to enter another team into the competition, giving more of our children the opportunity to play. It was a relatively pleasant evening with the weather being on our side for once. Most teams were made up of Y6’s so it was a tough competition for our second team made up of half Y5’s, one Y4 child and the rest Y6’s. Despite this, they played well together and didn’t let losing most matches faze them. Our Y6 team finished the group stages as runners up, so went on to play in the semi-finals against an extremely strong Thomas A Beckett team. After a fairly early goal by TAB, the team pulled together showing great grit and determination and it wasn’t long before we scored a goal of our own bringing the score to 1-1. As the final whistle blew, the result remained the same with neither side being able to get in another goal. This meant we went to dreaded penalties. Unfortunately, having missed 2 of our 3 shots and with TAB sinking 2 of their 3 shots, we lost 2-1 on penalties. The team played a final match to decide 3rd and 4th place against Westbrook but struggled to keep their composure after losing in the semis and finished the event in 4th place. A massive well done to all the boys, 4th place is still a great achievement and I’m proud of all the children that took part. Finally, a big shout out to all the parents who came to support us and helped me get a last-minute team together. It was very much appreciated.
Congratulations to the girl’s football teams that played in our locality tournament on Wednesday 6th November. The girls played in a round robin style tournament, getting to play all teams. The girls all show great resilience, team work and sportsmanship. Our B team finished in joint 4th place with Beeding and our A team finished in joint 1st place with Steyning. Both Steyning and St Peter’s won 3 games and drew 1 game finishing on 18 points and both with a goal difference of 7. Despite losing the light, the girls were still keen to play a final game to decide the overall winner – unfortunately this was not possible as they would have been playing in the dark! Our A team will now progress to the Area Finals taking place 11th December At Angmering.
Well done to our Y4 Basketball team who went to the Area Finals On Tuesday 5th November. The team played really well together considering it was the first opportunity they’d had to play as a team. The games were short, fast and furious and we found ourselves up against some very strong and teams and despite playing well and creating some excellent passes, we just couldn’t seem to get the ball in the net. Despite this, they had fun and encouraged each other regardless of the result. Well done all!
Congratulations to our Y6 Basketball team who, after coming second in our locality tournament, will progress to the Area Finals on Tuesday 4th December at Angmering. The team played extremely well together making great passes, with one superb 3 pointer shot from Eddie. They played a final match against Jolesfield but lost by 1 goal when the final whistle blew. Well done team!
Our Y5 basketball team finished in 5th place despite playing really well. I know they were a little disappointed but they need to remember they were playing against children a year above themselves.
