T H E PI LG R I M R E V I E W | S U M M E R / AUTU M N 2016
FOOTBALL
BIATHLON
TENNIS
ON THE BALL
BIATHLON STAR
GAME, SET AND MATCH
Lili Ferguson and Catriona Lynn, who both play for the Beecholme Belles Banstead FC U18’s, have had another very successful season. The team are 2016 Surrey League champions winning the Surrey Challenge Cup against Woking Cougars 5-1.
Machayla Dewdney competed in the South Region Schools Biathlon Championship at Aldershot Garrison, securing the overall first place position by winning the swim event in her age group. This follows on from her success at the Phoenix Tri Aquathlon Series where she secured another first place in the Tristar 3 girls category. Superb achievements.
Congratulations to the Girls’ U14 and U13 RGS Tennis teams who won all of their matches in the group stages of the Surrey Tennis League. The U14s won against St Catherine’s, Caterham, Woldingham and Croydon High whilst the U13s battled it out against Guildford High, Notre Dame Cobham, Sutton High and St Teresa’s. Well done to the U14 team of Sofia Gibbon, Grace Greaves, Amelia Robley Dixon, Hattie Dadswell, Lucy Hangartner and Hannah Cross; and to the U13 team of Freya Biggs, Simone Kellard, Tabby Green, Katty Bliss, Mia Jojic, Bernadette ChengWhitehead and Zoe Mitchell.
ATHLETICS ATHLETICS SUCCESS Joe Jenner, a Third Form student, competed in the Surrey Schools Combined Events Championships representing RGS. Joe achieved PBs in 4 of the 5 events, won the Bronze medal and is currently ranked 14th in the UK for U15 boys pentathlon. Joe is also the inaugural recipient of the ‘The Laurie Reed Cup for Junior Athletics’.
This is to be awarded each year to a student in the First to Fourth Forms based on contribution (both in attendance and team spirit) and performance to school athletics. Laurie Reed (former Olympian and RGS pupil 1948-1953) joined us to present Joe with the award.
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