Well done Bev!
Hot on the heels of her recent accolade at the Hambleton Sports Awards, we are delighted to announce that Hockey Coach and Matron Bev Longthorne has now been selected as an Unsung Hero finalist in the Northern Echo’s Local Heroes Award for 2014. Bev will be attending the Awards Gala Dinner early next month and we look forward to reporting on the evening before the end of term. This is a wonderful accolade for Bev and testament to the enormous contribution she makes to the local sporting community. Congratulations from everyone at Cundall, Bev!
U16 North East England Hockey tournament.
U16 North East England Hockey tournament. Cundall as U16 county hockey champions went to Leeds University for the North East round. The girls played extremely well in the group stage and beat Grammar school at Leeds 2- 0 and Teesside High 5-2. In the semi finals against Hymers, Cundall were the stronger team in the first half and had a number of opportunities. At half time it was 0 – 0 but Hymers came out with renewed vigour in the second half and scored 2 goals, one of which came from a suspect penalty corner. The girls should be very proud of themselves and be aware of how much they have achieved in becoming county champions and reaching this stage.
Sports report
This last week was a slightly quieter affair for Cundall’s sporting pupils. It was girls’ games that dominated the Wednesday afternoon fixture list: against Yarm the Under 13 hockey team won 5-0 and the Under 12s drew 2-2. At Scarborough College the Under 11 hockey team demonstrated their strength by winning comfortably 9-0 and the Under 9s found matters tougher losing 1-3. In Rugby, the boys Under 13s travelled north to Red House and, following a faultless performance, they returned victorious with a staggering 76-0 win. On Thursday the Upper School boys played a third game against Ackworth School and, having drawn the previous two games, this too was a close encounter. With honours even with 5 minutes to go, a goalmouth scramble resulted in Cundall conceding to eventually lose 2-3. On Friday the Under 8 boys were once again displaying their skills at tag rugby when they entertained Gateways School and recorded two victories to finish off another successful Cundall sporting week. Apologies for the omission in last week’s sporting news: congratulations to the the U13 girl’s hockey team whose performance at the mini tournament at Queen Margaret’s saw them successfully qualify for the County stages, having scored 21 unanswered goals in the process.. Well done girls
U15 Hambleton and Richmond Area Netball
Cundall had a brilliant tournament and played out of their skins, the result resting on the very final match – Cundall v Queen Mary’s. This time, crucially, Cundall won! Congratulations to all the girls, particularly to Sophie Lake for such good shooting and to Lucy Auckland for captaining the winning team.
Honours for our own hockey hero
We are delighted to bring news this week of a wonderful accolade for our matron and hockey coach Mrs Bev Longthorne. Bev’s commission and passion for hockey was formally recognised by Hambleton District Council at the recent Hambleton Sports Awards. Bev was one of a group of sports performers, coaches and volunteers whose contribution to their chosen sport deserves particular recognition; Bev’s involvement in hockey at county level is extensive and it is lovely to see it recognised by so many in the form of this award. Well done Bev. Bev, top left, is pictured with fellow Hambleton District Council Sports Award recipients
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.
Sports Report
With over a week’s rest from competitive school fixtures, the Cundall boys and girls returned to another busy week of sport. On the first day back the Under 9 boys played Hill House and were victorious in both the A and B team matches by 7-6 and 8-1 respectively. On Wednesday the major fixture was against Mowden Hall in which the girls were successful in their two hockey fixtures, winning at Under 13 by 3-1 and at Under 12 by 4-1. In netball the Under 11As found the opposition too strong and, although battling hard, they eventually lost 5-18, whilst the Under 11B team were victorious by 5-2. The Under 9s also won their netball game. Also at netball the Under 10s competed against Lyndhurst School in which the A team lost 2-5 and the B team drew 1-1. Finally on Wednesday the Under 11C team took to the field for the second time this term against Aysgarth and they had a close, competitive match in losing 14-29. On Thursday the Under 15 girls’ hockey took to the field against Silcoates School and recorded a narrow but well-earned win by 2-1. On Saturday Cundall hosted touring side Spratton Hall from Northamptonshire in three fantastically competitive games. The boys had a tense finish with the lead changing hands on several occasions, only getting ahead in the final 5 minutes and then sadly losing to a penalty, finishing the game 17-18. The Under 13 B played three sessions of 10 minutes in a 7-a-side game and returned as winners by 52-28. The girls finished the week with an excellent narrow hockey victory by 2-1.
Cundall Girls Excel in County Hockey Competition
Our U16 hockey girls went to the U16 county championships on Monday 13th October as winners of Hambleton and Richmond Area. After the group stages in the morning they went in second place to the semi-finals at Queen Margaret’s School. They beat Scarborough College in the semis and went on to meet St Peter’s in the final. This was a hard battle with both teams showing signs of fatigue but Cundall fought on and won by one goal, to become U16 County Hockey Champions. This is a truly remarkable achievement for our girls who are selected from a much smaller cohort than their final round counterparts, and as such is testament to their individual sporting calibre. We wish the team every success as they progress to the North of England semi-finals.
Sports Report
The last couple of weeks of results have been positive again with the highlight being the victorious under 16 Girls Hockey team being crowned County Champions. This is a magnificent feat given the numbers of girls available at the schools that they beat along the way. In the other school Hockey fixtures the girls have beaten Ampleforth College 3-1 at Under 16s, St Martin’s Ampleforth 6-1 at Under 11As and drew 2-2 at Under 11Bs. Against Ripon Grammar School the Under 13s won 7-0 and the Under 12s won 8-2. The Under 13s and Under 12s also recorded victories over Durham School. At Hill House, the Under 11A team lost 1-7 and the Under 11B team reversed matters with a 4-2 victory whilst against Silcoates School the Under 9s recorded wins by 3-0 and 4-0. The Under 14s encountered tougher opposition in Red House when they went down by 1-4. In netball, against Ripon Grammar School, the Under 14s lost by 5-22 and against the Minster School, the Under 12s lost by 3-12. In boys’ rugby in Upper School, the Under 14s recorded another win in beating Hill House by 49-33; the Under 16s fought valiantly in their 17-44 loss to Yarm as did the Under 15s in losing to Red House by 33-54. The Upper School boys also got their football season off to a positive start with a 2-2 draw against Ackworth School. In Main School Rugby the Under 12s finished a very respectable 8th out of 16 at the Tait 10’s tournament at Barnard Castle and the Under 11s and Under 9s recorded easy wins against St Martin’s Ampleforth by 50-0 and 10-1 respectively. With several players unavailable due to injury the Under 12s suffered defeat to the hands of Hill House by 4 tries to 1, however they made amends in recording a fine victory against St Martin’s Ampleforth by 25-7.
Pre-Prep Football
On Thursday 2nd October PP2 travelled to Highfield to play a much anticipated football match. The children all played with determination and demonstrated some great team work to win two matches, draw one and lose one narrowly, making them overall winners. They also took part in some football skills activities which were great fun. After the matches the children enjoyed meeting new friends at match tea and returned home full of stories about their first match for Cundall.