Waverley KS3 Cricket Team On Monday 26th March, the PE Department took 36 pupils from Years 8, 9 and 10 to Old Trafford, to watch Manchester United vs Fulham, in a Barclays Premier League football match. We left school at 4.15pm and set off on the M6 arriving at around 7.15pm, 45 minutes before kick-off. A pleasant balmy evening under the floodlights ensued. The match itself was a scrappy affair, with Manchester United sneaking a 1-0 victory, courtesy of a Wayne Rooney goal in the 42nd minute. Fulham were unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty in the dying stages, but United held on – much to the delight of many of ‘glory-hunting’ pupils!! The pupils were very impressed with the stadium, with 75,000 supporters watching the game. Pupils loved the atmosphere and enjoyed the opportunity of witnessing the elite performance of two who are with Premier League’s top clubs.
Birmingham Schools Games Waverley Schools Athletics Team was very successful in the recent Birmingham Schools Athletics Championships, held at Washwood Heath School on 30th May. Hamse Noor was excellent in the 1500 meters, winning despite some stiff competition from pupils from many other schools. Hamse ran a strategic race and finished strongly to win the race. Reece Lynch came second in the 100 meters, despite slipping at the start of the race. Well done to all the pupils who took part. They continue to train at the Athletics Club with Mr Ebanks.
The Waverley KS3 cricket team played their first fixture of the summer against Yardleys School. The team was a mix of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils but despite an excellent effort, they narrowly lost to a talented Yardleys XI. However, all players continue to show improvement and are attending the weekly cricket practice.
Primary Cricket Competition (Years 4 & 5) Waverley hosted a Primary School Cricket Event in May. Pupils from Primary schools including The Holy Family, St Bernadette’s, Hob Moor Primary and Starbank Schools came to compete against each other and improve their skills. The event was well supported by Year 10 Sports Leaders.
Birmingham Schools Athletics Championships On Thursday 17th May we took a team of athletes to the Birmingham Schools Athletics Championships which took place at Norman Green Stadium in Solihull. All the athletes were really well behaved and a credit to the school. Notable performances from the event were; Shahid Zaman (Year 10) who came 2nd in the 1500m and
2nd in the 800m Hamse Nuur (Year 9) who came 1st in the 1500m Reece Lynch (Year 9) who came 1st in the 100m, 1st in the 200m and 2nd in the shot put. Other athletes who took part were, Adil Shakoor (Year 10), Crystal Campbell (Year 10), Masoom Islam (Year 10), Naeem Akram (Year 10), Ahmed Ismail (Year 9), Callum Wilkins (Year 9).
Final league positions for 2011/12 Boys Football Year 7 boys (6 teams in league). Managed by Mr Lloyd: Played 5, won 2, 1 draw, 2 defeats, 7 points – finished in 5th place out of 6 Year 8 boys: (6 teams in league). Managed by Mr Andrews: Played 4, lost 4 – finished in 6th place out of 6 Year 9 boys: (6 teams in league). Managed by Mr Sturmey: Played 6, won 2, lost 4. 10 points – finished 5th place out of 6
Year 10 boys: (6 teams in league). Managed by Mr Ebanks: Played 3, lost 3 – finished in 5th place out of 6 Year 11 boys: (4 teams in league). Managed by Mr Heaven: Played 3, lost 3 – finished 4th place out of 4. We would like to thank all of the boys for taking part and offer a big thank you to all of the Managers who have given up a lot of their time this year for weekly matches and training sessions.
Mr Sturmey (PE Department)
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West Midlands Schools Championships As a result of the their success at the Birmingham Championships, Reece Lynch, Shahid Zaman and Hamse Nuur were all selected to take part in the West Midlands Championships which took place at Tipton Stadium on 16th June. This event allows all the best athletes from Solihull, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry, and Sandwell to compete against each other to see who should represent the Midlands at the National Championships. Unfortunately due to injury, Shahid had to withdraw from taking part in the event. At the Championships, Reece qualified from his heats to make the finals of both the 100m and 200m. In the 100m Reece came 3rd in a very close finish, and in the 200m he came 4th. Hamse had to pull out of the final of the 1500m whilst in the lead, with one lap to go with due to a hamstring injury.