Congratulations to the U16s Football Team who have reached the County Cup Final for the second consecutive year!
In a tough match against Sir John Lawes which ended 2-2 after extra time, Presdales won the penalty shoot out to progress to the final. The girls needed to show resilience, twice going behind and coming back to level. Our first goal was a beautifully taken goal by Eva Delaney to level the match before going 1-2 down to a breakaway goal. At times it seemed like it was going to be one of those days with Presdales creating numerous changes but not finding the net. Luckily with less than 5 minutes left our pressure paid off with Amber Madell scoring a well taken equaliser. Extra time created more but neither side could find a goal leading to the drama of a penalty shoot out. Eva Cullen saved SJL’s first penalty before our Captain Amber Leighton scored with an expertly taken penalty. SJL then missed their next 2 penalties with Amber Madell scoring our 2nd and then Rimini Lowe stepping to score the winning penalty. Beautiful penalties girls and a well deserved, hard fought win! So onwards to the County Cup Final!
Coaches POTM is shared between Amber Leighton and Eva Delaney, but all the girls were stars!
U15s
Well done to our U15s who beat Freman 4-0 last week to top their group in the District League. This means we qualify for the U15s District Football Final. It was tough going on a very heavy pitch and we didn’t really get going until the second half. The girls started to string some passes together and looked more dangerous, scoring 3 second half goals. Coaches Player of the Match was Georgiana F who had a fantastic game and scored a hat trick. Well done to all the girls!
Netball
Year 7
Massive CONGRATULATIONS to the Year 7 Netball team who were undefeated in all the games in the tournament last Monday to become Year 7 Champions of 2023!!! Great team work, enthusiasm and commitment to the game!
Year 8
Huge congratulations to the Year 8 A and B netball teams who were both crowned District Champions in their respective competitions last week. Both teams came away with a 100% record, being undefeated in all games. Thank you to all of the parents who came to support! Well done to all of the girls who played!
Year 9
Well done to our Year 9 Netball teams who competed in the District Tournament on Wednesday. Our A team only lost one game coming runners up and the B team won their tournament meaning District Champions! Well done to all who played! Star players were Honey Hudson and Chloe Evans!
County Cup Netball Finals
On Thursday 23rd March, the Year 8, 10 and Senior netball teams played in the County Cup Netball Finals.
The games were all held at Presdales and it proved to be quite the occasion, despite the rain’s best effort to spoil it.
The games were very close and hotly contested with some excellent netball played by the girls on all 3 courts.
The Seniors narrowly lost 20-19 to Sandringham in a very close game. This was a fantastic performance especially in light of the fact that 2 of the starting 7 were unavailable due to injury. Star players were Ashley Buckle and Jess Ward.
The Year 10 team had an equally difficult match against a very strong Herts and Essex team. The girls played so well and gave it everything in all 4 quarters. Unfortunately the end result was a 25-12 defeat. Star player was Maisie Potter.
The Year 8 team were against Dame Alice Owens, a team we knew very little about. The girls started strongly turning over a long centre pass and taking the lead early on. This continued throughout the game. The strength and depth of the squad proved too much for the opposition and Presdales won 27-10! County Champions! Star players were Poppy Ward and Ruby Millburn.
Well played to every single girl involved. It was a real privilege and pleasure (even in the pouring rain!) to see them all playing with so much heart and desire. There is so much to be proud of here and we are excited to see what next season brings!
Student News
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The U16 netball team played 8 games in the pool round at the National Schools Netball Finals last weekend displaying outstanding skill, teamwork and composure throughout.
They won 4 games, drew 3 and only lost 1 game. In a very tight pool where no team won all of their games, we ended up in 4th place meaning we progressed to the cup semi finals! The girls gave absolutely everything despite being exhausted playing 10 games throughout the day.
They ended up in 8th place overall and the 2nd BEST U16 STATE SCHOOL TEAM IN ENGLAND which is an incredible achievement!
The team who went on to be crowned National Champions we actually drew to in the pool round which says a lot about the level of netball our U16 team are capable of.
We cannot put into words how proud we are of the way the girls carried themselves throughout the weekend, the amazing netball they played and the beautiful young women they are!
We hope they have made the most amazing memories as we certainly have and it’s a weekend we will never forget!
Cricket
Well done to the U13 Cricket team who played at the Hertfordshire University last week in the District Cricket Tournament. They played very well improving in every game! In their last match against Queenswood, they won 97-96! Overall they came 3rd in their pool. Well done girls!
Rugby
FRIDAY LUNCHTIME (12.45pm-1.40pm) – Contact Rugby coaching with a Saracens Rugby coach
On a Friday lunchtime, there is Rugby coaching available to all Year 8-9 students. You will need football boots, a mouth guard and your PE kit. Please meet on the school field at 12.45 and bring your lunch with you!
Here are a few photos from the first session!
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A few photos from the Year 12 A Level PE visit to the University of Essex last week. The students had a great time in the labs, taking part in different activities to support the topics they have covered in Exercise Physiology. The students tried different tasks and applied different psychological theories to try to improve their performances. The afternoon session focussed on Sport Psychology. Miss Fentiman particularly enjoyed the mid thigh pull test!
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Congratulations to the Year 10 A and B teams who both won their individual district netball tournaments last week! Both teams displayed excellent team work and skill with neither of them losing a game!
Star players were Tonye Ikeyina and Sophie Wilson!
Sportshall Athletics
Year 8 are District Sportshall Champions! Year 7’s 3rd place!!!
What a great achievement! Well done to everyone who competed in the final last week!
Football
Well done to the Year 8 football team who finished runners-up in the District 6-a-side tournament this week. The girls were very unlucky not to win the tournament. They had won all 4 games leading to the Final, scored the most goals and hadn’t conceded once. However, in the Final we just couldn’t find the net despite completely dominating the game. The girls hit the post, they hit the bar and forced a number of good saves but just couldn’t score. Unfortunately, we then lost on penalties…., but that’s football!
I was proud of the girls level of performance and the quality they showed. Presdales were clearly the best team in the tournament. Coaches Player of the Tournament is Julia Dodd who showed her skill, versatility and tenacity throughout, however all the girls were star players!
Also, special mention for some brilliant forward play from Mia who scored 8 goals! Mia showed some beautiful controlled finishing that a top premiership striker would be proud of!
Cricket
Well done to our U16 cricket team who, in a really tough tournament pool, showed excellent resilience and team work. The girls should be super proud of their performances.
Star Player was Georgiana Fowler.
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Congratulations to the following students who are our PE Stars of the Month!
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Wow… girls we are SO proud of you!
The girls were undefeated in the group stages progressing to the semi finals in top spot. They won 12-9 in the semi finals against The Perse, securing their place at Nationals. The final was another really tough game against Brentwood in which the girls lost their only game of the whole day 15-10.
The way the girls play and flow together is amazing to watch and not only are they an amazing netball team but they are also amazing girls and the way they support one another and represent Presdales is a pleasure to watch.
An emotional and exhausting day but wow…
Bring on 11th March – NATIONALS!!!
Senior Team
Monday 30th January
Well done to the Senior netball team who participated in the district netball tournament.
The girls came 5th overall despite no training and some of them not playing competitive netball before. The team played really well and brought a good team spirit! Star player was Ashley Buckle.
Thursday 9th February
Congratulations to our Senior netball team who beat St Albans High School last night and are now through to the County Cup Finals!
The team were drawing in the first quarter, but then went down by a few goals in the second and third quarters. The girls really dug deep in the final quarter, especially as they had no subs and fought hard to win 34-32! Star players were Ashley and Cara.
Year 8
Congratulations to the Year 8 Netball team who are through to the County Cup Final! The girls fought hard to beat a strong Heathmount team 22-15.
There were strong performances all over the court from defence through to attack. And the girls demonstrated great resilience to overcome a large and very partisan crowd in the middle 2 quarters of the match. It was close at the start, but the strength in depth of the team shone through and the girls began to pull away in the 3rd quarter.
Well done to all of the girls who played. Star Player as picked by Heathmount was Florrie Pidduck and the Star Player as picked by the coaches was Clemmie Fells.
Year 10
Congratulations to our Year 10 team who beat St Albans High School last night and are now also through to the County Cup Finals!
We were down by a couple of goals in the first quarter but came back strong from the second quarter onwards to win 35-28! Star players were Tonye and Emily!
Well done girls and what an achievement to have all three age groups through to the County Cup Finals!
Hockey
Well done to the ‘Fab 5’ who recently played a 7-a-side game against a mixed John Warner team. You were excellent girls, and it was so competitive even 2 players and a goal keeper down!
Sportshall Athletics
Well done to all of the girls who took part in the LVSSA District Indoor Athletics Champs!
We WON all 3 age groups as well as overall – beating the 2nd place team by over 40 points! GO TEAM!!
Special mention to the following who won their individual events:
Steph Winter – Junior girls shot
Ellie Bostock – Inter girls shot WITH A NEW MEET RECORD OF 13.85
Beth Botheras – Inter girls 300m
Lottie Fellows – Minor girls long jump
Olivia Holme – Junior girls 800m
Martha Ker – Inter girls 800m
Minor girls relay team
Junior girls relay team
Inter girls relay team
A very successful competition for Presdales, well done all!
Football
U12s
Well done to our U12s who, on Monday 30th January, won the District 6 a-side tournament. The girls got off to a great start in their group winning both their first two matches 3-0 and then a 0-0 draw to top the group.
In the semi final, Presdales faced Broxbourne who also looked impressive in their group matches. Presdales dominated the match winning 2-0 with two well taken goals by Liv White. The first one was created by a defence cutting pass from Ava McManus that Kevin De Bruyne would have been proud of!
The final was against Haileybury Turnford and despite numerous shots on their goal and not facing a shot on our own goal, the match went into 2 mins extra time and then penalties. Our girls bravely stepped up and scored the first 4 penalties beautifully. Turnford had to score to go to a 5th penalty but hit the bar with Presdales, deservedly so, becoming the District Champions.
This young Presdales team is extremely talented, playing some beautiful football. They are also incredibly determined and committed. I’m looking forward to seeing their footballing journey as they progress through the years at school. The whole team were Star Players!
U13s
Tuesday 31st January
Well done to the U13s football team who recently reached the semi finals of the County Cup with a 4-1 victory against Goffs! This is the first time Presdales has entered the U13s county cup competition, so all credit to the girls for going so deep into the competition. More to come I hope!
After a bit of a slowish start on a heavy pitch, the girls started to find their rhythm and began to create more chances. The breakthrough came just before half time through a lovely solo goal from Mia with an expert chip over the Goffs keeper. Our second goal followed soon after with a beautiful run and finish by Willow into the bottom corner on her weaker foot. Love to see that!
After half time, Goffs threatened a bit more trying to get back into the game but our defence was solid. Presdales went 3-0 up with Mia thumping an unstoppable finish into the corner. Goffs pulled one back but then the match finished 4-1 to Presdales with Amy producing a lovely one touch from a corner.
Player of the match, voted by Goffs, was Mia. Coaches Player of the Match was Willow. Lots of great performances and now onto your first County Cup semi final girls!
Friday 3rd February
Brilliant performance from our U13s last Friday night who played the Stevenage U14s academy team in a friendly. Presdales were absolutely outstanding winning the match 3-0! We have some wonderful talent at this age group and some of the football they played was truly breathtaking.
Annabel scored the 1st goal smashing in a left foot shot off the post, following a lovely through ball from Liv. The second goal was scored by Mia who nearly broke the net with the power behind her shot! Ava finished it off with a quite brilliant free kick curling it beyond the wall into the bottom corner.
So proud of all the girls. They were playing against some of the best talent in the area and played like a team that play together every week. The Stevenage coaches were very complimentary about the quality of our football. This was a a convincing win and an absolute pleasure to watch!
U14s
Friday 3rd February
Great effort from the U14s football team who lost 4-2 against John Warner in the district league on Friday. This was a mixed team compromised of Year 8 and 9 and they faced a strong John Warner team. Very proud of the girls for coming back from 0-3 down to ‘win’ the second half 2-1! A few tweaks to formation changed the dynamic with Presdales the stronger team in the second half. Outstanding commitment as always from the girls. Coaches Player of the Match was Georgia with a great defensive performance.
Monday 6th February
Well done to our U14s who won 4-0 against The Reach Free School on Monday to qualify for the semi final of the County Cup. The girls played well showing their usual commitment & determination throughout. Goals by Mia, Annabel x 2 and Willow gave Presdales a deserved victory. We now enter uncharted territory with our first County Cup semi final in this age group. The girls are understandably excited to reach this stage. Player of the Match, selected by Reach Free, was Lali and Coaches Player of the Match was Annabel. Well done to all the girls for a great team performance!
U16s
Fantastic performance from our U16s on Tuesday to best Broxbourne 3-0 in the County Cup Quarter Final. This means Presdales has achieved a hat-trick of semi finals with our U13s and U14s also reaching that stage.
This was a tough match against a strong Broxbourne team. The game was evenly matched, with a highly competitive midfield battle throughout. There was some lovely football played despite the heavy pitch.
Presdales deserved their victory enjoying more possession and creating a lot of good chances. The Presdales defence was combative and resolute, conceding very few chances on our goal.
The scoring was opened shortly before half time by Amber M. This followed some good work on the wing by Anastasia who created the chance. Amber skipped her defender and finished with a lovely controlled left foot shot into the corner.
Anastasia scored our second after great pressing and blocking their defensive clearance. Amber M made it 3-0 with a rocket from 20 yards into the top corner – a quite beautiful goal! Amber M then came close to securing her hat-trick hitting the bar.
Brilliant from all the girls who played as a proper team and not just a group of individuals. Coaches Player of the Match goes to Amber M for her two outstanding goals and overall performance. Well done girls. Now onwards to the semi final!
Swimming
Well done to all those swimming on Monday at John Warner! You were all excellent!
Cross Country
Well done to Oliver Hobdell (Year 12) who competed in the County Cross Country at Westminster Lodge on Saturday. It was a strong field and a tough course and he performed excellently!
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Congratulations to the following students who are our PE Stars of the Month!
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Well done to the Year 8 team who played Haileybury in a district football match last week. It was an evenly contested match played in great spirit. Both teams showed 100% commitment in horrid wet and cold conditions on a muddy pitch. The girls came back from 0-1 behind at half time to lead 2-1 with about 10mins left. Haileybury equalised from a corner with the match ending in a 2-2 draw which was a fair result. Coaches player of the match was Jasmine Sims.
U16s
Fantastic 4-1 win for our U16s football team against STAGS yesterday. The girls now qualify for the Quarter Finals of the County Cup.
This was a hard fought win against a strong STAGS team. Both teams creating good chances and it was closely contested throughout. After going 2-0 up, STAGS fought back to 2-1 and then hit the inside of the post which was a heart in mouth moment! Our third goal, which was a wonder strike from 25 yards into the top corner by Rimini helped to calm the nerves. Rimini then completed her hat trick with a lovely solo goal to effectively end the tie at 4-1. Our other goal was scored by Amber L who took the penalty after she was fouled in the box following an amazing run.
I was so impressed with the entire team for showing such desire and commitment. It was a bitterly cold day but the girls certainly kept themselves warm with the amount of running they did. The girls did put their coats on for the team photo, but I can assure everyone they didn’t play with them on!
Player of the match voted by STAGS was Eva C. Coaches player of the match shared jointly between Rimini and Amber L who were both outstanding in central midfield. All the girls were amazing!
Netball
Year 7
Well done to the Year 7’s this week who showed excellent effort and great teamwork in their netball match but unfortunately lost 7-0 to John Warner. Star Player was Betsy Hudson.
Year 8
Well done to the Year 8 netball team who beat John Warner 25-2 demonstrating excellent teamwork and versatility! Star Player was Hannah McGowan!
Year 10 / 11
Also well done to the Year 10/11 team who unfortunately only had time to play 2 quarters and lost very closely 14-12! We even ran out of time for a picture…
Student News
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Congratulations to the following students who were our December PE Stars!
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Well done to the U13 Cricket team who played at the Hertfordshire University last week in the District Cricket Tournament. They played very well improving in every game! In their last match against Queenswood, they won 97-96! Overall they came 3rd in their pool. Well done girls!
