Sports News Spring Term 2011
Year 7 Netball Team Area League
The Year 7 team qualified for the semi-finals of their Area Netball League. They beat six teams in their pool, losing only to The Orchards School. The semi-final was played against The Towers, who had won their pool. It was a difficult match for our team, they could not get their shots in. The final score was 3 - 1 to The Towers. The play-off for third and fourth place was against Thomas a Becket School. The game started slowly, with the score at 1 all at half time. In the second half of the game, the team rallied and scored 3 goals in a row. the final score was 4 - 1, putting us in third place.
Year 7 Under-12 Rugby 7's Tournament Plate Winners
The Year 7 Rugby Team played in the Under-12 Seven's Rugby Tournament which took place at Rydon School on Wednesday 15th March. The team played all their matches well, and won through to the plate final to play against Thomas-a-Becket School. They played an excellent match, and won the game, winning the Plate for first place.
The Team, celebrating their win
Indoor Athletics Shield Finals
The Year 5, 6 and 7 Indoor Athletics team reached the finals of the annual Indoor Athletics Shield, which was held at Worthing Leisure Centre on Tuesday 15th March. The Year 7 boy's team had to be reselected form the original team, as all but one was playing in the 7s Rugby competition! Everyone participated really well and we were finally placed 3rd. Well done to all the boys who stepped in at the last minute.
The Senior School Indoor Atheltics Team members
Year 8 & 10 Netball Tournaments
On Wednesday 16th March, the Year 8 & 10 Netball Tournaments were held at Durrington High School. The Year 8 team reached the semi-final, to play Steyning Grammar School, beating them 3-0. The final against The Towers was a repeat of an earlier game, which Sion had lost 1-0, so they were determined to turn it around. The shots finally started to go in and at the whistle it was 5-1 to Sion. Congratulations to all the team.
Year 8 Winning Netball Team with their medals
The Year 10 team were determined to do well, and won all their pool games beating The Towers in the semi-final. The final was against Davison and although they put up a great fight, Davison won the match 5-3. Well done to all the team.
Year 10 Runner-Up Netball Team with their medals
Year 10 Basketball League
The Year 10 Basketball team played their final game in the league, against Shoreham Academy on Thursday 17th March. Although the other team were much taller, they were not a match for our team's athleticism and superior scoring; the final score was 34-12 to Sion. All our team played well and scored points, but special mentions got to top scorer Amelia Watson with 14 points, and to Grace Turner with 10 points. Well done all of them!
Junior School Mini Tennis Tournament
Four teams of pupils from years 3 & 4 at Our Lady of Sion Junior School children took part in the 'Tennis Sussex' mini tennis event at St Bede's Prep School in Eastbourne on Friday 11th March. The children played on specially marked out mini tennis courts in the sports hall. They played a total of 74 short matches; it was a very busy day!
The boy's 'A' team finished in third place (bronze). They played very well and missed a place in the final by just one point.
The girl's 'A' team, all from year 4, finished in second place and returned with silver medals. The photo below shows the team members: (l. to r.) Isabella D'Ademo, Gigi Casey, Molly Johnston & Olivia Moore
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All the children had an enjoyable day and are looking forward to practicing their new tennis skills in the summer term. Well done to all of them! The photo above shows them all outside St Bede's School.
West Sussex Gymnastics Competition
On Wednesday 9th March, we entered a team in the West Sussex Gymnastics competition. We entered all four sections and came third overall which is a fantastic result, considering that none of our girls belong to gymnastics clubs outside school.
The group floor and pair floor sections were very competitive and had 10 schools in each section. Our girls performed very well. A special mention to Tamsin Varty who had stitches removed from her eye that morning. Without her determination to perform we would not have come third overall!
The pair appartus section was performed by Ziona Juer and Abigail Kemp Potter. They were placed second in their section and received certificates.
The group floor section was performed by Faye Murton, Heather Mc Clumpha, Mai Li Knowles, Bethlyn Kennard, Bella Yogaratnum and Megan Johnson. They were also placed second, which is a very commendable result for a year 7 group.
Well done to all of them; a great achievement. Congratulations to all the girls, and to Mrs. House for her coaching.
Rugby
The Under-15 team played in the County Rugby 7's tournament held at Christ's Hospital. The team had a great start scoring 7 tries in their first game and building in confidence. Sion won two games and lost two games in the opening stages which gave them qualification to play in the semi finals, due to their high scores. They had to play the home team, Christs Hospital which turned out to be an excellent game. Christs Hospital took the lead but Sion stormed back into the game. The Sion captain, Harry Forrest went off injured with Sion losing 4 tries to 2. James Mapley, made a break and had to run 80 metres being chased by the opposition to make the score 4-3, but unfortunately time run out and the game finished with a very respectable score. Well played boys.
The year 10 Rugby Team play in the County 10’s Tournament finals next Monday, 14th March. This is a competition in which all the district champions are invited to compete against each other in fast and competitive rugby. Also the year 7 rugby team compete in their first 7 a-side competition. Good Luck to both the teams!
Basketball
Two teams made up from players in years 8, 10 and 12 competed against St Andrews in two very close games. The first game was close with Sion having more shots, but too many were missed. The St Andrews team made the most of the Sion mistakes and went on to win the game 9-8
The second game was almost identical to the first, but this time St Andrews made the mistakes and Sion used their errors to score. Some amazing shots from Ollie Foreman made the game, with Martyn Swift scoring two 3 pointers. Sion won the game 12-11 Well played.
UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships
Two Sion pupils competed for Sussex in the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships held in Birmingham on the 5th March, where the best athletes from each of the counties across the UK are selected to compete. In this live televised event Georgie Searle competed in the Under-13 event and finished175th out of the 305 who managed to finish the course. This is a very good performance in Georgie’s first season of competition.
Abi Fowlie competed in the Under-20 women’s event, which also doubled up as the selection race for the World Cross Country Championships, where those who compete are seeking to gain selection to run for Great Britain. Abi started well and finished a richly deserved 30th, against a highly competitive field. Well done to both girls on their performances. Ex-pupil Brittany Saville also ran in the Under-20 Women's race and came 30th.
Senior School Netball
The Year 10 Netball team went to Roedean on Saturday 5th March to play in the Independent Schools Tournament. The standard as usual was extremely high, therefore consistency was the key to winning in the short games. The team played well to beat Mayfield, Roedean and St Bedes, but just lost to Brighton and Hove, Brighton College and Burgess Hill.
On Tuesday afternoon Shoreham College brought their Year 10 and Year 9 teams to play our Year 9. The final score was 2 games all.
The Year 7 team are continuing their progress in the area league, beating Angmering 3-1 and Chatsmore 12-0. They are unbeaten so far.
On Thursday 10th March, the semi-finals and finals of the Year 8 and Year 9 Netball Leagues were held at Durrington. The Year 8 team faced Steyning in their semi and convincingly won 9-2. Their final was against The Towers School, who used to be our main rivals, but not this time. The team kept their composure and took the League title 5-3.
The Year 8 & 9 team with their medals
In the Year 9 section, the team had to play The Towers in the semi. Despite a shaky start, the shots started to go in, and they won 5-1.
Angmering beat Steyning by one goal in the other semi, so we expected a tight final, as we had lost to them in an earlier round. The score went goal for goal; both teams were playing too fast and benefiting from each other’s mistakes. With just 30 seconds to go Sion went ahead and held the lead at the final whistle. 7-6.
The Year 9 team with their medals
Well done to all the teams.
Junior School Netball
The U-10 team played in the Burgess Hill Tournament on Saturday 5th March. They won their section, having some amazing results beating:
Brighton and Hove High School 12-0
St. Christopher's 10-0
St. Bedes 8-0
Burgess Hill 8-2
Great Walstead 7-0
Unfortunately, they lost to Brighton College in the semi-finals which placed them a very creditable 3rd overall.
The U9's played their first ever tournament on Wednesday 2nd March at Westbourne House. They had a lovely afternoon of netball and came 2nd in their section.
Sion wins Girls PE Award
Our Lady of Sion School has won the Southern School Sports Partnership Girls PE award for 2009-2010, gaining higher points than other larger local schools. Mrs. Baker said; 'Winning this award is a tremendous achievement. I would like to say well done to all the girls who participated in the many events, including Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Netball, Rounders, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball.' See News pages for full story
http://www.sionschool.org.uk/news/Sion_School_wins_Southern_School's_Partnership_Girls_Secondary_Schools_PE_Award
Girls PE Teachers Mrs Baker & Mrs House and Sports Captains Georgina Thow & Haylee Cawdell
with the Sybil Travis Shield
Junior School Year 3 Festival of Sporting Fun
On Wednesday 9th February, some Junior School Year 3 girls were invited to 'A Festival of Sporting Fun' organised by Windlesham School. The format of the afternoon was just lots of team games incorporating netball skills plus a shooting section with low goals and lots of jollying along followed by a match tea. Just four girls from Year 3 took part and we joined up with Broadwater Manor to make a team of 10. This meant that the participating teams of Sompting Abbotts, Prebendal and Windlesham all had equal numbers. There were ten games in total which involved hoops, cones and balls and required stamina, accuracy, running and observation skills. Volcanoes and Craters was popular along with Pass and Pivot, Tunnel Ball and Round and Round. The event ending up with a team shooting competition. When all the points were added up, Sion/Broadwater Manor tied in first place with Windlesham and the girls had a lovely experience. To see more photos go to Junior School Photo Galleries
South East School Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships
Georgina Searle ran for the Suusex Schools Athletics team in the South East School Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships held at Reading on 5th Feb. She was placed in the first 20 runners, which qualifies her to run in the UK Inter-Counties on 5th March. Well done!
Southern Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill
The Southern Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 29th January on the very challenging Parliament Hill Course, Hampstead Heath. The standard of runners for these races is extremely high.
Abigael Fowlie came 11th in the U-20 Womens' race, which was an excellent achievment, as she fell in the first lap, so had a lot of catching up to do. The competition was very fierce at this standard, and although Abi was 11th, she was only 10 seconds behind the 7th placed runner.
Georgie Searle and Amy Harris ran in the Junior Girls' race and were placed very creditable 71st and 160th out of the 242 finishers.
Well done to all three of them.
Under-13 Boys' Basketball
The Year 8 Boys Basketball Team won the Southern Area District Under 13 Tournament. The final was held on Thursday 20th January at Angmering School. The boys played St. Andrews in the final and Angmering in the final. Well done to all the team. The photo shows the team after their winning game.
Sussex Cricket
Gabriel Martin has once again been selected for the Under 12 Sussex Cricket Team. Well done!
Girls Basketball
In the matches played so far, in the Area School's Basketball League, our Under 16 Girls Basketball team have drawn with The Littlehampton Academy 14-14, beaten Angmering 26-4 and beaten Worthing High 18-8
Girls Football
The Year 9 Girls Football Team played their first 11 a side match against Davison on Friday 21st January and drew 0-0. A great result.
On Thursday 27th January they travelled to Steyning and dominated their opposition, winning 4-1. Caroline Hodgson scored a hat trick! Excellent.
Under-13 Netball Tournament
The Windlesham House Under-13 Netball Tournament took place on Saturday 22nd January. Six teams from local schools took part, and the Sion girls won four of their six matches. They beat Belmont school 8 - 3, Windlesham House 'B' 5 - 3, Farlington 11 - 1 and St. Bedes 7 - 5. They lost to Portsmouth Grammar 2 - 6 and Holmewood House 3 - 5, placing them joint 5th overall. The team played well and were unfortunate not to finish higher.