SportsSnippets

On Saturday 4th March, Godstowe had a Cross Country match at Lowndes Park against 10 other schools Each race had approximately 70 runners. All the Godstowe girls ran brilliantly and all the staff who were there to support were really proud of their amazing running

Medals were awarded to the girls in the top 10. Medal winners are as follows…

In the Under 8’s race the form 1 girls ran really well with lots of girls racing for the first time, Grace came 2nd and Nicole who came 4th. In the Under 9s race the girls ran brilliantly with lots of girls in the top ten. Ingrid came 1st, Elodie 2nd, Marina 3rd, Coco 7th, Oli 8th and Isla 10th This meant that we had 6 runners in the top 10 In the Under 10’s race the girls were very impressive, Honor came 2nd, Hattie came 3rd, Xanthe 4th, Anna 5th, Saskia 6th and Lucy 7th Again we had 6 runners in the top 10. In the Under 11’s race the girls did brilliantly. Juliette came 1st, Ella 2nd, Theodora 6th, Elsie 8th and Osara was 9th. Again this meant we had 5 girls in the top 10.

We also achieved many excellent team medals which were awarded to the top 3 runners in each year

In the Under 8’s - Grace, Nicole and Jessica won the Gold team medal. In the Under 9’s, Ingrid, Elodie and Marina won the Gold team medal In the Under 10’s, Honor, Hattie and Xanthe won the Gold Team medal In the Under 11’s, Julliette, Ella and Theodora won the Gold Team medal This meant that we were the winning team in every age group

On Monday 6th March Godstowe were welcomed by Maltmans Green to take part in a friendly triangular gala along with Highmarch It was a vibrant occasion with all teams giving a very good account of themselves The sportsmanship was clear to see and credit to all involved. With the races completed and girls giving the customary 3 cheers to the opposition the scores were announced with Godstowe narrowly placing second behind Highmarch Well done to all the girls involved it was a great gala and learning process for all

On Tuesday 7th March, we sent a strong U12 team to a mixed U12/13 tournament hosted at Queen Anne’s, as the U13’s were playing a rearranged District Tournament

They played against some strong opposition and all learnt lots from the experience They all made a positive contribution with some moments of outstanding team play and they should all be very proud of themselves

The U13A and B team took part in the District Tournament held at Wycombe Abbey on Tuesday 7th March. The A's came 3rd and the Bs won! The girls played fantastically together and the U13B’s won all of their knockout matches, securing them a place in the semi-final in which they beat Pipers Corner This put them in the final against Wycombe Abbey and after a tough fight, the girls were victorious and crowned District winners! Despite the snowy weather and some frozen fingers, the girls worked extremely hard and allowed the ball to flow nicely down the court and straight into the net Very well done girls!