News from PE …
Cross Country
Congratulations to all of the girls who took part in the 2nd District cross country league race at Simon Balle. All of the girls did exceptionally well but special mention to:
Lotty Hobson (Year 13) who came 1st in the Open Girls and then 1st overall in the league
Molly Barnard (Year 12) who came 2nd in the Open Girls and then 2nd overall in the league
Beth Botheras (Year 10) who came 3rd in the Open Girls race
Olivia Holme (Year 8) who came 2nd in the Year 8/9 race and 2nd overall in the league
Ava McManus (Year 7) who came 2nd in the Minor Girls race and 1st overall in the league
Keira Gale (Year 7) who came 3rd in the Minor Girls race and 3rd overall in the league
Lily Feast (Year 7) who came 5th in the Minor Girls race
Also, congratulations to the Year 8/9 team who came first overall in the league and to the Year 7 team who came first over all in the league.
I would also like to say a huge thank you and well done to Jessica Botheras (Year 7) who stepped in at the very last minute to run so that the minor girls had a full team and could therefore be crowned league winners!
The District Champs are being held in November, we look forward to seeing all of the girls running again and to more success!
Football
U16s
Well done to the Presdales U16s County Football Team who beat Croxley Danes 9-0 last week. It was a dominant performance and a great start in the competition.
Highlights from the goals were a brilliant solo run from Eva Delaney where she dribbled past 3-4 players and coolly finished into the corner and quite an astonishing free kick from the half way line by Rimini Lowe which soared into the top of the net. The Croxley Dane supporters were heard to say ‘that was the best goal that’s ever been scored on this pitch!!’. There were a lot of gasps and open mouths!
Tonye Ikeyina was voted POM by Croxley Danes. Coaches POTM was Eva Delaney who was outstanding throughout. Well done girls and onwards to the next round!
Year 8
Great performance by the Year 8s winning 6-1 in the District Football League against Chauncy this week. This is the first time that Presdales has competed in this competition and the girls thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
In a closely contested first half, Presdales were a little fortunate to go in at half time 3-1 up, however they dominated the second half and added a further 3 goals without reply.
Fantastic commitment from all the girls. Player of the Match was Mia Schillachi Rowland who scored 2 second half goals and excelled in the centre forward position. The Coaches Player of the Match was Annabel Guy who played a great game and never stopped running the entire match. Well gone to all the girls!
Netball
Year 7
Congratulations to the Year 7’s who took part in the first netball match of the season against Simon Balle. The green team won 19-6 and the yellow team won 15-5. Green team Star Player as voted for by Simon Balle was Lottie Fellows. Yellow team Star Player as voted for by Simon Balle was Georgia Street. Well done to everyone who took part!
Year 8
Excellent effort from both Year 8 teams this week. It was a combined effort due to Chauncy only having one team. Presdales won 14-3!
Star players were Darcey O’Reilly and Ellie Bradford.
Well played girls! Dresses look fab!
U14s and U16s
Well done to both the U14 and U16 netball teams who competed last Saturday in the county round of the National Schools Netball Competition!
The U14’s did amazingly in their pool, coming 2nd out of 7 and only losing one game. They unfortunately lost in the semi finals and came in 4th position overall! Star player was Darcy Bennett!
The U16’s were truly incredible. They won every single game in their pool, topping the group. They won 17-11 in the semis which meant they progressed to the finals. They then went on to remain UNDEFEATED all day and won the final 11-3 against Berkhamstead! Star player was Rosie Martin!
This means they are COUNTY CHAMPIONS and will progress through to the regional round in January!
Girls we are soo proud of you all! It was a long day but you were a credit to the school and a pleasure to be around!
