Sports report

Boys and Girls of the Main School and Upper School were once again busy representing the school in several disciplines.

On Tuesday the Under 14 boys had a cracking game against Ampleforth College with the lead changing several times, only for the game to finish in a thrilling 28-28 draw.

On Wednesday it was the turn of Main School with the boys having the return block fixture against Aysgarth and demonstrating much improvement since their first encounter. The Under 13A team demonstrated great courage and endeavour despite the 0-27 loss, the scoreline not reflecting the closeness of the game. The Under 13B team continued their winning ways with a close 12-5 victory. The Under 11 teams also displayed improved performances in their losses by 10-45 and 0-31. The Under 9s then finished the fixture on a high with a 5-5 draw for the A team and a 9-2 victory for the B team.For the girls there was a block fixture with Gateways School in which the Under 11A team won 6-0 and the Under 11 B team won 7-0 at hockey. For the Under 13 and Under 12 girls the focus turned to netball: the Under 13s had a close match, coming out as winners by 10-8, whilst the Under 12s found things slightly tougher in their 3-23 loss. There was also a victory over Hill House for the Under 10 hockey team.On Thursday the Under 8 boys enjoyed another tag fixture, this time against Aysgarth, in which all those Form 1 boys who had had less competitive experience during the term competed. They performed extremely well, scoring many tries in the process.

For the Upper School the Under 16 girls continued their impressive season with a 7-1 victory over Silcoates. For the boys it was their turn to compete in football against Ackworth School and in very windy conditions they played some nice football at times and finished with a 1-1 draw.Finally on Saturday the Under 13 boys completed the week with two resounding victories over local rivals St Martin’s, Ampleforth. The Under 13As romped home by 51-0 and the Under 13 Bs once again recorded a convincing victory by 42-0.