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PE
End-of-Term Reports
Trampolining Club has been as popular as ever with a regular 20
pupils from Yr 7 & 8 staying until 4.30pm on Thursdays. Well
done!
Netball
The Year 7 Netball team has done very well to start the season
winning matches against Horsforth and St Mary's Menston. The squad
of girls are training hard and have made massive improvements
since September. They are Stephanie Higgins, Lauren Cooper, Sukhwinder
Matharou, Macey Bratton, Brogan Sutcliffe, Lucy Warburton, Rachel
Smith, Amy Smith, Rebecca Donaldson.
The Year 8 Netballers have had a pleasing first half of the season.
The interest in Netball this term has meant that we have had both
an A and B team. Both teams took part in the Leeds Schools U13
Netball Tournament. Special congratulations go to the A team who
managed to win through to the semi-finals.
Between the two teams they have played six games, with both teams
due to play their final match of 2005 against Intake this week.
Both teams have been successful and have made good progress. We
look forward to the rest of the season and even more success.
Well done to all the girls who have been involved.
Ms Nicholas
The Year 11 Netball team have again been working hard this year!
With enthusiasm and determination they have faced every game head
on. Despite not always winning, the progress in their team work
has been very evident! Well done!
Miss Cronshaw
Year 10 Soccer
A move into the Airedale and Wharfedale League has brought a dramatic
reduction in matches for the Year 10 lads. Four very easy league
wins have probably made the side a little complacent. This led
to a shock 3-2 defeat in the Leeds Schools Cup second round, with
Wortley making and taking their chances effectively. On the day
Priesthorpe had many chances to take the tie but were denied by
an excellent keeper and the cross bar!
Step
into Sport
Following the outstanding achievements of last year's Sports Volunteers
the current Year 13 are well advanced in their club work along
with Year 12 who are just beginning their club/school link pathways.
As I write, Liam Cannon at Farsley Celtic is aiming to achieve
the Gold award (200 hours of voluntary service/ leading/ coaching
in a sports club) with Gurpreet Singh (Ventnor Youth), Ben Tempest
(Farsley Celtic and Farsley Cricket Club) and Jill Hague/Rachel
Skinner at Pudsey Gateway aiming for their Silver Awards (100
hours).
The current Year 12 Sports Leadership group attended the Step
Into Sports Conference at South Leeds Stadium to initiate their
year of volunteering in local clubs. They are:
Josh Loynes - Pudsey and Bramley AC
Amy Parker, Rav Kalirai - Farsley Celtic Ladies FC
Jack Norfolk, Sam Haigh, Karamjit Bains, Stewart Ellis - Pudsey
Gateway Disability Club
Ryan Lamb - Farsley Cricket Club Sandeep Gill - Leeds Hockey Club
Abygayle Kittsen - Wyke ARLFC
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR SPORTS LEADER VOLUNTEERS!
Priesthorpe currently has over 90 students on Sports
Leadership Courses!
Mr Goldthorp
Consortium Soccer
For the first time in the history of the Sixth Form Consortium
we are running a combined Priesthorpe, Grangefield and Crawshaw
Under-19 soccer team. The side have been entered in the English
Colleges Cup.
Following a bye in Round 1 the squad was selected after a series
of hard-fought trials.
Priesthorpe's players have been Anthony Timms, Ben Tempest, Liam
Burns, Josh Loynes & Harminder Singh.
The Round 2 affair against Bolton Sixth Form college was a very
tough game played in adverse conditions. The Pudsey Consortium
side went 1-0 up in the second half but let Bolton back in with
an equalizer. Extra time proved to be a stalemate in rapidly diminishing
light.
Penalties it was - in the dark! Lights from the tower block gave
the only real illumination for both sets of players.
Three excellent penalties from Pudsey and three from Bolton (which
were among the worst you could see!) saw the squad move into the
third round and a home tie against Manchester Arts and Technology
College at home. The winners are away to Stockport in Round 4.
GOOD LUCK BOYS!
Mr Goldthorp
Mr Barker
Year 7 Football
The boys have made a promising start; good numbers have been involved
with both training and interschool competition. We played three
festivals (8-A-side) comprising teams from Priesthorpe, Crawshaw
and Grangefield. Overall Priesthorpe teams finished top of the
Partnership. In addition the Year 7 team are still in the Leeds
Cup (beating Carr Manor 8-2) and the Aire Wharf Cup.
Heartstart Programme
Priesthorpe is one of only two Leeds High Schools that have trained
staff by the British Heart Foundation to deliver this programme.
As part of their PSHCE course all Year 10 students will have the
opportunity to be trained and certificated in the programme. In
addition many other students (for example those in GCSE PE) will
have the opportunity to undertake the course during the year.
The programme covers training in CPR, Emergency Care and what
to do to save lives.
This is a valuable programme and a chance for Priesthorpe students
to gain a nationally recognised certificate.
Mr Robins
Ms Cowan
Sports Hall and Indoor Athletics
A number of students have asked about Sports Hall and Indoor Athletics.
In January we will have full details of a number of competitions,
so watch out for announcements in the bulletin, assemblies and
P E lessons.
Trailer Wanted!
We are looking for a trailer to transport mountain bikes from
Yeadon Tarn to Otley Chevin and other venues for our groups. So
if anyone has, or knows of anyone wanting to get rid of, a trailer
(maybe large enough to take 10 or 12 mountain bikes), please contact
Mr Robins or Mr Nick Hardaker at Yeadon Tarn on Leeds 2503616.
Mr Robins
Cross-Country
A large number of Athletes have represented Priesthorpe this season
in the Leeds Schools X Country league in the English Schools X
Country Cup.
It is always difficult to single out individuals in such a team
sport but the Year 7 & 8 Junior Girls team who qualified for
the English Schools X Country Cup Final, plus leading Leeds Schools
League individuals deserve special mention: Amy Sutcliffe, Harriet
Jones, Abi Ramsden, Alex Bell, Abi Morgan, Natasha Barber, Ryan
Greaves, David Derbyshire and Alice Thackray all should figure
in the top ten in their age groups by the end of the season.
Well done to all team members:
Louise Berkson 8G, Alex Bell 8G, Abi Morgan 8S, Natasha Barber
8H, Ben Cook 8N, Zachary Greaves 8s, Sam Cahill 8H, Ryan Greaves
9N, Tom Hanson 9N, Steven Sommerville 9I, Ben Binns 9Si, Eden
Cooper 9I, Andrew Bottomley 9N, David Derbyshire & Alice Thackray
6th Form, Laura McNamara 7Wa, Amy Sutcliffe 7Cn, Lydia Ratcliffe
7s, Harriet Jones 7Gi, Abigail Ramsden 7Gi, Katie Watts 7J, Lydia
Preston 7Go, Olivia Corbin Phillip 7Wa, Harriet Child 7Cl, Lily
Preston 7Go, Daniel Kemp 7Wa, Ben McKay 7S, James Knighton 7S,
Steven Serotsky 7S, Gareth Needham 7Cn, Liam Freer 7S, Andrew
Dixon 7Gi, Jack McMurrough 7We, Kurtis Cookson 7We.
English Schools Cross Country Cup National
Final
The Junior Girls (Yrs 7/8) team, after having finished 3rd in
the County rounds of the competition and second in the North East
regional final in Derby, rounded off the National Final with a
superb seventh place! Almost six hundred schools started the competition
back in October from throughout England, so to say Priesthorpe
is one of the top schools is no mean feat. Well done! Wear your
new special sweatshirts with pride, girls.
Leeds Schools Trials and 4th League Race
Note the date in your diary and planner; 21st January at Leeds
Grammar School. This will act as the trial for those athletes
hoping to represent Leeds schools in the County Championships
and trials. The county in turn will then pick teams to represent
it in both the National Schools x-country championships and the
London mini Marathon. It is important to note for these trials,
unlike the other league races, you have to be pre entered i.e.
have your name in the programme and wear a race number. See Mrs
Gray if you wish to be entered. There are a large number of Priesthorpe
athletes who are capable of gaining their Leeds Schools vest!!
Unfortunately the Year 10 Team decided not to take part in the
League this year for a variety of personal reasons. Having been
silver medallists in Yr 7 & Yr 8 and League winners last year
as Year 9, it put a smile & puzzlement on the faces of the
Leeds Grammar & Boston Spa Teams! Both these teams are now
fighting it out for the league title well ahead of all comers.
Mrs Gray, Mr Robins
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