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View Spring '13 Issue 23
Sport
Netball The Senior School girls have enjoyed playing on the new courts at Failand and their enthusiasm and dedication has enabled BGS to regularly field five teams at senior level.
The undoubted highlight of the term was the First VII’s victory in the Malvern Invitational tournament beating Christ College Brecon 12–6 in the final. With large numbers regularly training in the junior teams, a strong future for netball looks assured. In the Junior School, the U11‘A’ team travelled to Millfield for the IAPS regional tournament on Thursday 7 March. The standard is always high at IAPS events and the girls faced tough opposition in their group. They made a strong start but conceded in the last seconds to lose 2–3 to Richard Pate School. A defeat 7–2 to a tall and strong Mount House was followed
by a tremendous match against Kingswood just before lunch, which BGS won 5–2. They then suffered a defeat to Moor Park 1–5 but showed great determination to beat St John’s 4–2, and, in a nail-biting final match against Wycliffe, our girls managed to score just before the whistle to win 5–4. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough to make the play-offs, but the girls played tremendously well all day and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Well done to the squad: Katie , Rosa Freya C), Lucy Nina Holly Alysia Tilly and Megan
Badminton Bristol Grammar School hosted the Bristol Schools’ KS3 (U14) event this term with nine schools taking part in the competition. BGS entered two boys’ and two girls’ teams who all did well with one of the boys’ teams finishing undefeated as overall winners. The KS4 (U16) competition was held at St Bede’s. Again the BGS boys’ team performed well, although the competition was much tighter and they faced a tough match against Cotham School to secure victory. As winners of the Bristol Schools’ events, both teams qualified for the county tournament with the KS4 team winning by just one game and the KS3 team once again remaining unbeaten for them both to go forward to the South West Regional finals on 14 March. In the Junior School two pairs represented the School at the IAPS Badminton Tournament at Colet Court, London. Josh and Sopigan finished fifth in their group and unfortunately failed to reach the next round, but Alex and Om finished third in their group and qualified for the Plate Competition, where they lost in a nail-biting semi-final 15–14. Well done to all four boys.
Athletics Two Year 10 students, Jonny and Ada'ora were part of the Avon U15 boys’ and girls’ athletics teams which both won at the South West Regional event, qualifying for the final at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. An injury meant Jonny did not have much involvement after his first event, but Ada'ora came second overall for U15 girls, winning the shot-put and coming second in the standing longjump. Congratulations to them both.