JUNIOR ROWING U14AS: LONDON HEATS
Our Fourth Year boys and girls raced in Maidstone on 2nd October
The first match against St. John’s Leatherhead started badly; we were 2-0 down when a short corner was given to our benefit. The ball was hit from the top of the ‘D’ by Jasmin Good. It was saved and Izzy Kerr scored on the rebound. St. John’s came back strongly in the second half and soon the score was 6-1. A short corner was given to our benefit again, just as the final whistle blew. The original hit by Jasmin Good was saved, and Sophie Fairweather deflected the ball into the goal, making the last touch of the game a positive one. The final score was 6-2. The next match was against Epsom College and we found ourselves 1-0 up when Izzy Kerr scored a rebound goal from a short corner. Lily Mercier scored a deflection off Jasmin Good and soon after, Clara John scored a magnificent shot from a two on one. The match ended 3-0. The final match was against Wimbledon High School. After a goal by Sophie Fairweather, Wimbledon managed to get a goal back making the final score 1-1. Players such as Maria Uria-Kabashima, Sofie Procter and Rosie Callen worked tirelessly up front but we couldn’t force a winner. We qualified for the next stage of the tournament, with the help of Simi Isaacson and Charlotte Cahn making some incredible saves in goal. • Izzy Kerr 3HRL
Following soon after the 70km KGSBC Sponsored Row, the Fourth Year boys and girls went to Maidstone for a race on the Sunday immediately following Open Day (they are a committed bunch!). Successfully completing a narrow and bendy river course of 2.5km in a single or double was a significant achievement for all of them, especially as for most it was also their first-ever race without a cox to steer and command them. To excited cheers, there were emphatic wins for the boys’ Quad (Finn Farrer, Charlie Stuart, Ben Davies, Alex Furmston and Zil Burkhardt-Dawood) and the girls’ Double (Lily Abbott and Anna Gray). In addition, Oscar Journeaux raced twice, coming second in his single and third in a double; sadly no medals but two great results nonetheless. • Mr R Smalman-Smith Head of Junior Rowing
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