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.
U13 and U11 Hockey Tour to Edinburgh
Accompanied by the indefatigable Mrs Walkland and hockey coach Jo, the U11 and U13 hockey girls enjoyed a wonderful tour to Edinburgh over the exeat weekend. The two teams played Belhaven Hill School on the Saturday afternoon with wins of 6-0 and 5-1. On the Sunday at Loretto School both teams played well in the group matches and qualified for the semi-finals. They then won the semis and went through to the finals. The U11s played Fettes School (in front of a large group of supporting parents) and lost a hard fought match by 2-0. The U13s played St Mary’s School, a team that had beaten them in the group stages. At half time Cundall were losing 1-0 but showed far greater determination and aggression in the second half, scoring within two minutes of full time, followed by a second and final superb goal over the goalkeeper’s head by Connie Gill. The U13s were the tournament winners. Mrs Walkland complemented the girls on their conduct throughout the weekend “All the girls were extremely well behaved and polite, they were an absolute pleasure to take.”
Sport Report
The last week has been another successful week of sport here at Cundall. On Monday the Upper School boys had a very close encounter against Yarm at Under 15s when the lead changed several times, with our team only conceding defeat in the final minute 41-48. On Tuesday, also against Yarm, the Under 12A team gained revenge with a 15-7 win and the Under 16 girls hockey team also recorded a 5-0 victory. On Wednesday there was a block fixture against St Mary’s Hall with the girls recording some excellent results. In Hockey the Under 13s won 3-2, the Under 12s won 7-1, whilst in netball there were improved performances at Under 11 and Under 10 (with scores of 3-11 and 0-0 respectively). The boys were equally successful with the Under 13A team winning 46-0 and the Under 13B team winning 50-0. The Under 11A team continue to have close encounters with a 28-33 loss whilst the Under 11B team recorded a 40-0 victory. Against Silcoates School in hockey the Under 11 girls won 5-0 and the Under 10s also won, by 5-3. On Thursday the Under 15 girls continued their successes in hockey with a 5-3 victory over Scarborough College. The Under 15 boys were involved in another high scoring match in their 31-54 loss also to Scarborough College. Finally on Friday Cundall hosted visitors from King’s Hawford, Worcester in an afternoon of excellent and well matched sport. The Under 11A team lost narrowly by 5-12 whilst the Under 11B team drew 24-24. For the girls the Under 11A team drew 2-2 and the Under 11B team won 1-0. Well done to everyone involved this week!
A Ground Breaking Moment for Cundall’s Astroturf
Last week saw the start of work on our brand new Astroturf pitch, with a mini ‘ground breaking ceremony’. Accompanied by hockey players from Main and Upper School, Mrs Walkland dug out the very first patch of grass before handing over to the heavy diggers to clear the entire area. We look forward to bringing you updates of the work over the next few months.
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Whilst the girls have probably lead the way in terms of impressive performances and successes so far this term the boys had their turn this week. Against Clock House in Bradford, the Under 11A team had a close match in winning 12 – 10, the Under 11B team impressed with a 6 – 1 victory and the Under 9s whilst showing signs of being a good team went down by 4 tries to 7. For the Upper School boys there was success in football against Huddersfield Grammar School with a 7 – 4 win, with Ed Lake on impressive form, scoring all seven goals. The Under 16 boys faired differently however with a heavy defeat to Hill House. On Saturday, the Under 13B team travelled to Scarborough College to play the host’s A team and fought valiantly despite losing 0 – 33. The performance of the week was with the Under 13A team that hosted Oakham School, a school with a very big rugby reputation and history, and recorded a 19 – 17 victory in a very well fought and physical match. For the girls there was continued success this week. In hockey against Terrington Hall, the Under 13s recorded a convincing 6 – 1 win and the Under 11s showed their strength in a 5 – 0 victory, whilst the Under 9s lost 0 – 6 in netball. The Under 11B team travelled to play Hill House’s A team and battled well despite losing 3 – 5. On Thursday, the Upper School girls travelled to Huddersfield Grammar School for the first time in the school’s history and came up against strong opposition in netball with the Under 16s losing 11 – 29 and the Under 14s losing by a single point 14 – 15. Finally the Under 9 and Under 10 girls attended netball festivals at Gateways and, whilst there were no overall winners with the festival being an opportunity for match experience, our girls won some of their matches in both age groups. Mrs Walkland would like to pass on a huge congratulations to Helena Youmans who, after a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication, has been selected for Tier 1 of the Hockey Regional Performance Centre. This is a centre taking the best girls from the North of England where they are given more coaching for 6 weeks from England coaches and further selection for Tier 2 of the regional performance centre.
Sports Report
The term continues to be busy with both weekday and weekend. The girls continued their hockey success from the previous week with the Under 11s beating St Martin’s 4-3 whilst against Silcoates School the Under 13s won 5-0 and the Under 12s won 7-0. The Under 11s also sent a team to Scarborough College and narrowly lost 2-3. On Saturday the Under 13s hosted touring side The Downs School from Bristol and had an excellent match. Whilst leading 3-1 at half time, they were eventually narrowly beaten by 3-5 in what proved to be a superb game. There was also continued success for the boys in rugby with the Under 13s recording a resounding victory over Barnard Castle by 63-5. The Upper School also got their season off to a winning start at Under 14s with a 36-17 victory over a St Peters XV. At Richmond House the Under 11s battled valiantly in a 12-21 loss, whilst the Under 10s (having to play the new continuum laws for the first time) lost by 6 tries to 9. The Under 12s had a special treat this week when they competed in a triangular fixture with Barnard Castle and Yarm, as a curtain raiser for the Barnard Castle and Yarm senior game, at the very impressive 25,000 seater stadium that is the home of Mowden Park RFC in Darlington. The first game against Barnard Castle was a hard fought affair with the hosts running out 1 – 3 winners, whilst the match against Yarm finished 0-1. Finally, on Sunday, the Under 13s competed in the Durham School Parling Trophy tournament where they found themselves in a tough group. Despite losing their first two games narrowly, they finished strongly by winning the final pool game against The Downs School, Bristol.
Sports Report
Cundall Manor have had a fantastic start to the sporting season with the girls showing the way with some emphatic victories in Hockey. Against St Martin’s Ampleforth the Under 12s won 7-0, as did the Under 13s by the same scoreline. Against Giggleswick, the Under 14s recorded a 3-1 victory and the result of the day was the Under 16s’ 8-0 victory in which some very sskillfulhockey was displayed. For the boys in Rugby the Under 11 and Under 13 teams travelled to St Martin’s Ampleforth for a warm-up practice tournament. The Under 11s equipped themselves well in beating St Martin’s Ampleforth by 3 tries to nil and then narrowly losing to Aysgarth by 2 tries to nil in a close contest. The Under 13s impressed by beating Aysgarth by 4 tries to 1 and then followed that up with a victory against the hosts by 3 tries to nil at half time, when the game had to be postponed due to a suspected serious injury to a St Martin’s player. This all bodes well for the term ahead. Mr Liley and the games department would like to thank all parents, in advance, for their support of the girls and boys at fixtures. Cundall Manor is very proud of its excellent reputation as supporters; we continue to forever encourage our own players and to applaud the good play of both teams.