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100 years of Lacrosse
Olympic inspiration
Gorgs’ story of trying every sport she could, from riding to running, to identify what she was good at. She has shown that taking every opportunity you can to test your ability is the way to discover what you are truly great at and that you should never give up.”
visiting teams from south africa Sherborne Girls recently hosted hockey and netball teams from St John’s Diocesan School for Girls from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Competitive matches were played against our 1st Teams, with Sherborne Girls winning the hockey 5-0 while the hosts succumbed in the netball fixture by 28-18. Afterwards the SA Girls – who were coming to the end of an intensive ten day tour of the country – enjoyed a celebratory supper and retired early to bed in the boarding houses. They departed for Exeter via Bath the next morning, thankful for the hospitality of all at Sherborne Girls.
WHILE THE HISTORY OF LACROSSE at Sherborne dates back to 1910, it was in March 1913 that the Girls played their first ever competitive match. To commemorate this date, the School recently organised a day of games to which Old Girls were invited, followed by a match tea at Reader Harris. Lacrosse coach Ryan Garnsworthy said, “It was fantastic to mark this occasion with some competitive play, as well as the chance to see the School archives on display, with numerous photographs, match reports and even kit of years gone by. It was also the perfect opportunity to celebrate the recent success of our 1st Squad who won their division at the recent Nationals.” In other lacrosse news, U13s won Division 2 at the South West Rally for the second time in four years, and U15s made Division 1 at the South West Rally for the first time in six years, with strong results against some of the top lacrosse-playing schools.
County Representatives Hockey U14 Clementine Kerr, Frances Budd, Eliza Loyd, Poppy Bolton-Carter U15 Eliza Carr, Maddie Jannoe, Tilly Humphreys, Lucy Massey 4
Lacrosse U15 Lucy Hatherall, Allegra Lindblom U17B Flora Foreman
Netball Lexie Humphrey, Faye Aston-Rigby, Catherine Barber
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Local Olympian and pistol shooter Georgina ‘Gorgs’ Geikie helped to inspire a generation of Sherborne Girls recently with a talk on her experience as a member of Team GB and her journey to get there. Head of Sport Nicky Matthias said, “The audience was inspired by