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Huge congratulations to our Year 8’s who won their group last week, not losing a game! They faced Herts and Essex in the semi-final, winning 4-2 securing our place at the National Finals in June. In the final, the girls then won 2-0 against Northampton School for Girls to become Regional Champions! The girls were brilliant all day, with a long journey to Nottingham and back! You were all amazing but player of the tournament was Lilianna Sopala. Bring on the Nationals!!
Football
It was a case of ‘so near yet so far’ for the U13s Football team last week losing 2-3 in the County Cup Final to Parmiters. Presdales dominated possession and created a lot of chances. We could have potentially been 3-0 after 20 minutes, but found ourselves 1-0 down to a goal which came from a long kick out from the Parmiters GK and bounced over our defence. It was clear that Parmiters tactics was to pack their defence, sit deep and then hit long balls to their dangerous centre forward. This made it difficult to break them down but the girls responded well with Liv White scoring two exceptional goals to go into half time 2-1 ahead. The first goal came from a beautiful pass from Ava Mcmanus which took out the Parmiters defence with Liv taking it on her chest, swivelling and hitting it in one seamless movement.
In the second half, Presdales enjoyed total control for the first 15 minutes, but couldn’t find the back of the net to make the game more comfortable. Unfortunately, Parmiters then equalised from another long ball to their Centre Forward who drove through our defence and scored at the near post. With the game finely balanced and approaching the final 10 minutes, Presdales missed a couple of good chances including one which hit the underside of the bar, bounced down but was judged not to have gone fully over the line. With only two minutes remaining, another long ball over our defence found their striker who battled her way past some valiant defence. Her shot was initially well saved by Liv Beswick but fortuitously rebounded back out and the striker managed to finish it off at the second attempt. The girls never stopped trying until the final whistle blew but ultimately there just wasn’t enough time to recover so late in the game.
The U13s have done the school proud with their performances to reach the final and certainly could not have put in any more effort in the final. This is great experience and still a fantastic achievement to finish 2nd in a very competitive county for football. Next year girls!!
Player of the match – The Whole Team!
Student News
Please see more student achievements in non-school sporting activities on our PE Facebook page. We have recently had student successes in Hockey, Tap Dancing, Football, Trampolining and Acro Gymnastics!
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Congratulations to our Year 7 netball teams who both competed in the district tournament this week. The standard of netball was impressive, yet both teams remained undefeated all evening, making them winners of both the A and B team tournaments! Congratulations to both teams on becoming Year 7 District Netball Champions!!
POTT for the A team was Tami Ojo and POTT for the B team was Emmeline Lynch.
Well done to all involved – a great team effort!
Year 8 Tournament
Well done to our Year 8 netball teams who both competed in the district tournament last week. The B team were winners of their section earning themselves a semi final place. Despite best efforts, Chauncy were able to pull ahead taking the spot in the final.
It was a straight round robin tournament for the A team which meant that every game was a must win… and that they did! Congratulations on retaining your title as District Champions!
Year 10
The Year 10 netball team finished off the season as DISTRICT CHAMPIONS – huge well done for beating Chauncy 34-11! So proud of you all! Player of the match was Darcy Bennett!
Football
Well done to the U13s B team who beat Haileybury College 4-2 in the District Football match.
Presdales played some great football creating lots of chances early in the game, however the Haileybury GK was hard to get past with some great saves. Presdales dominated possession but Haileybury put up a good fight with the match closely contested throughout. With about 10 minutes left the score was 2-2 with both teams missing good chances to take the lead. Presdales then scored twice in quick succession to secure the win 4-2. Goals were scored by Lyla Greenham, AJ Dew, Lola Wood and Ella Reynolds. Haileybury voted Ella Reynolds as their PoM. Joint Coaches PoM were Lyla Greenham and AJ Dew. Well done to all the girls!
Swimming
Amazing performances from the Presdales Swimming team on Friday afternoon. Lots of gold medal performances, both individually and in the team relays! Well done girls!!
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Congratulations to all our swimmers who took part in the LVSSA swimming gala on Friday 16th February – excellent effort from you all with lots of you swimming up age groups too!
Lots of these girls have also been competing over the last few weekends at the County Championships and have achieved some incredible times/results and PBs, see summary below:
Teah Gregory (Year 11) – County Champion 50 fly, regional qualification time and broke two Stevenage club records – one that has stood since 2004!! Silver 100 fly, regional qualification time. Silver 50 freestyle. Off to regionals later in the year.
Mia Nelson (Year 8) – became the 13yrs Overall Age Group Winner at the Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships. She completed in a total of 16 events, securing 10 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze Age Group medals. Mia also broke the County Record Best Time for the 1500m Freestyle in her age group, and in the 400m IM she won a bronze medal in the Junior Championship (15yrs & under) category, on top of her age group placing of 1st. Mia gained 13 new PBs throughout the competition and has now achieved 14 Regional qualifying times for those championships being held later this year!
Molly Seymour (Year 9) – had 7 races and was in the finals for 6 out of 7 and came home with one bronze 200m breaststroke and 2 silver 50m/100m breaststroke in the finals and 1 new PB for 200 IM. Molly got 13 entries for the counties in total, but only chose 7. Molly also has 3 entries for the regionals already 50/100/200 breaststroke.
Liliana Sopala (Year 8) – entered 9 events and gained 7 PBs. She gained bronze and silver medals in 5 events plus two bronze Championship medals for placing in the U15s. She gained Regional qualification times for 4 events.
Kenzie Bradshaw (Year 9) – competed in 100m backstroke and 50m backstroke.
Amelie Renouf (Year 8) – competed in 100m breaststroke and 50m breaststroke.
Netball
Senior Team
Well done to the senior netball teams who competed in the senior district tournament on 27th February! The A team came second and the B team came joint 3rd! Great work girls! POTM A team was Evie Macrae and POTM B team was Jess Ward.
Year 8
A great opportunity for some of the Year 8 netball squad to get some more match play experience on 27th February. Heath Mount fielded two strong sides that provided some tough competition for us. One win and one loss but a great display of netball talent all round. Well done to all involved.
Another impressive performance from some of our Year 8 netball squad on Monday. This time against St Edmunds College. Excellent defensive work forcing the back pass, some superb movement in the centre court, and not forgetting the fantastic sharp shooting.
Sports Hall Athletics
Congratulations to our sports hall athletics squads for another impressive display last week. The competition was extremely tough in round 2, and we were just pipped to poll position in the Year 7 competition. The Year 8s managed to hold strong and retain their title from last year. Proud of you all.
Indoor Cricket
Congratulations to the U13 and U15 Cricket teams who competed in the Indoor Cricket Competition at Herts Sports Village on Monday 4th March. Both teams played a strong Beaumont and Tring team (which unfortunately resulted in loses)…. however, both had great games against Nobel – who they beat! Well done all involved!! Cricket Club continues Tuesday after school for anyone interested!
Handball
U13s
A group of Year 8 students travelled to Herts and Essex sports centre on Tuesday 5th March to participate in the first round of the National Schools Handball Competition. Despite no prior experience, Presdales drew one match and won three sending us through to the next round as winners! A fantastic display of how well our students can transfer their sporting talents.
U15s
Great performance from the U15s on Wednesday 6th Handball tournament securing 3rd place overall!
The girls faced some tough opposition from schools who play Handball regularly and have many players in Handball clubs outside of school. Presdales won 2 matches and lost 2 matches. The games we lost were narrow 4-3 defeats to the schools who ultimately contested the final, one of which was the 2023 National Champions. The girls led in both matches and were unlucky to lose, contesting the outcome right to the final whistle.
Presdales displayed the outstanding sporting prowess we are renowned for, and to come this close in a sport that is largely unfamiliar to the girls shows the depth of talent at the school. Truly brilliant performances and attitudes from all the girls. It was a real pleasure to spend the day with you all! Player of the Tournament was Honey Hudson who was outstanding throughout, plus special mention to Teairra Lyons who was brilliant in goal.
Football
U13s B
Well done to the U13s B football team who beat Chauncy 2-0 in a friendly last week. The girls played extremely well and were deserved winners. The girls battled to win every ball and had some lovely passing interchanges to create chances. The Chauncy goalkeeper was extremely busy and managed to keep the score line down.
Chauncy voted Jess Botheras their PoM and Coaches PoM was Florence Fisher. Well done to all the girls!
U13s
Congratulations to our U13s football team who recently reached the County Cup Final with a 4-2 win against Chauncy! This is the first time Presdales has reached a County football final at this age group.
In a dominant first half performance, the girls led 4-1 at half time. The highlight of the goals was a flick over the defenders head and a half volley on the angle from Keira Gale, a quite brilliant goal. Sienna Rowley also scored an outstanding solo goal after a mazy run.
At half time, I asked the girls to keep their focus and treat the score line as if it was still 0-0. Perhaps inevitably, their focus did fall off a bit allowing Chauncy to get back into the game.
Presdales just couldn’t score any further goals despite creating a lot of good chances. This leaves you open to a comeback and indeed Chauncy scored to make it 4-2 and narrowly missed another chance to take the score to 4-3. This made it a nervier finish than it should have been but Presdales held on for the win.
The girls can now look forward to the County Cup final in due course. This is a significant achievement in itself as Herts is a very strong county with many talented teams to overcome.
Chauncy voted Lola Wood their PoM. In terms of Coaches PoM, I couldn’t split 3 players who were all outstanding and displayed fantastic attitudes through the match. So a three way CPoM to Keira Gale, Lily Feast and Sienna Rowley. Well done to all the girls on a fantastic achievement!
U14s
Congratulations to the U14s football team who on Monday beat Parmiters 4-2 to reach the first ever County Cup Final for this age group at Presdales!
The girls played a fantastic first half leading 3-0 at half time and completely dominating the match. They also got off to a fast start in the second half going 4-0 ahead within the first five minutes and had several chances to extend the lead further. The girls were in complete control, however, in football you can never fully relax and after two fast breaks by Parmiters, suddenly the score was 4-2 with 10 mins left to play!
Presdales just couldn’t find the net again to put the tie completely to bed, but managed to see out the game quite comfortably in the end. We can now look forward to the County Cup Final in due course!
Coaches PoTM was Annabel Guy who had an outstanding match. Special mention to Poppy Ward who played in goal for the 1st time and did exceptionally well! Goals were scored by Annabel Guy, Mia Schillaci Rowland, Marlee Seymour and Amy Little. Well done to all the girls!!
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The U14s journey in the National Schools Cup came to an end last week losing 2-3 to FitzWimarc School. We couldn’t be more proud of the girls who gave everything. It was a hard fought match between two excellent teams. Presdales created a lot of chances but in the end, we just couldn’t find the back of the net often enough. The winning goal was scored from a free kick with only 1 min left which was a killer blow. Well done to all the students for a valiant effort in progressing to the last 32 and being so close to reaching the final 16. Coaches PoTM is the Whole Team!
County Cup
The U14s cast aside the disappointment of going out of the National Cup on Monday to secure a place in the County Cup semi final last Wednesday, winning 4-2 against Ashlyns!
The girls deserve enormous credit playing two huge games in the space of 48 hours against really tough opposition. Ashlyns proved to be a real test and had the better of the first half but we finished the first half a goal apiece. It was clear we would really have to step up a level in the second half.
The girls did exactly that and started to control the game, create more chances and nullify the threat from Ashlyns. We scored during this period of ascendency to go 2-1 up from an absolute ‘worldie’ from Liv White striking an unstoppable half volley from over 20 yards which flew into the net!
Ashlyns fought back to equalise and clearly weren’t going to lie down. They went close to taking the lead before Marlee Seymour tucked us in front with her second goal of the match and then completed her hat-trick with a fantastic steal from the press, a lighting turn of pace and then a lovely composed finish. This gave Presdales a 2 goal cushion going into the final 10mins where a more cautious approach saw us through to the final whistle.
We can’t say enough about this group. They are simply amazing! It was clear the enormous physical and emotional efforts of Monday had taken their toll in the first half but the girls somehow found the resilience to up their energy levels and put in a wonderful second half display.
Last week has seen the U14s play two exceptionally strong sides back to back. I’m so delighted they bounced back and they can now look forward to a County Cup Semi Final.
Hard to pick Coaches PoTM with so many great performances, however Marlee edges it with her best game of the season, constantly harrying their defence and scoring a fantastic hat-trick. Well done to all the girls!
Indoor Athletics
On Monday 22nd January we took a team of girls from Year 7-10 to the Indoor Athletics Competition at the Lea Valley in Enfield. There were 13 other schools from all around Hertfordshire. They were brilliant!!! Excellent effort from all of the athletes, some great times and distances thrown and jumped. Excellent teamwork in the relays and the girls came away as CHAMPIONS!!!!!
Individual year group results were
U13 (Year 7) – 2nd
U15 (Year 8/9) – 1st
O15 (Year 10) – 1st
A massive thank you to the leaders who helped with officiating the event! The organisers said how great you were!
On Wednesday, the Year 7 and 8 Sports Hall Athletics squad competed in Round 1 of the Sports Hall Athletics League. Looking forward to Round 2 in February!
Netball
Year 9
Congratulations to the Year 9 A and B netball teams who did the double at the District Netball tournament on Tuesday and won both competitions! Both teams were undefeated! The A team only conceded 10 goals in 3 games and scored over 30!!
Star Player for the A team was Clemmie Fells showing supreme versatility and an excellent reach to make so many key tips and interceptions!
Star Player for the B team was Kennedy Scott working hard, driving into space, and giving our shooters as many opportunities as possible.
A great team performance by both teams! Well done to all of the girls who took part!
Years 8 and 10
Congratulations to the Year 8 and Year 10 netball teams who both made it to the semi-finals of the County Cup Competition this season. They both played St Albans High School on Wednesday and we are so proud of both teams!!
Although the results were not what we hoped, they worked relentlessly to produce some incredibly impressive elements of play throughout the court.
Well done girls, you definitely showed the High School why you deserved to be County Cup SEMI FINALISTS!
Year 8
POM Lottie Fellows and
CPOM Amelie Renouf
Year 10
POM Darcy Bennett and
CPOM Rosie Bentley
Seniors
Great work from the senior netball team who unfortunately lost 34-29 against Chauncy in the County Cup Plate semi-final this week.
It was a close game and, with only 7 players, the girls worked incredibly hard throughout but unfortunately lost out in the final quarter. POTM was Jess Ward.
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