Bedales students secure excellent half-term sports results

PETERSFIELD, U.K. - Nov. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Bedales students secured a series of excellent sports results at the end of the first half of the Autumn term.

In football, the 1^st team won 4-0 against Box Hill. In the ISFA U16 Small Schools Shield, Bedales beat Kings College, Taunton 2-1 in the first round in a very good match. The U15 team scored wins against Sherfield, Frensham Heights, Lancing College and Marlborough College. The U15 2^nd team also won against Frensham Heights and Lancing College. The 1st girls’ football team beat Charterhouse convincingly 9-2.

In girls’ hockey, the 1^st team won against Lord Wandsworth College 6-2 and the 2nd XI girls’ hockey team beat Frensham Heights 5-0. The U16s secured victories against King Edwards XI School in the U16 Hampshire Knockout Cup. The U15s beat beat Ryde 1-0, KES Witley 2-1 and Priorsfield 3-2. The U14s beat Bohunt 10-2 in their first match of the season and Lord Wandsworth College 6-2, finishing the half term with a win against Robert Mays 6-1 in the Hampshire Knockout Cup. The 2nds team beat Portsmouth High 3-2.

In this month’s swimming gala v KES Witley and Portsmouth High, the Bedales U14 and U15 boys both won and the U14 and U15 girls finished 2^nd.

The U14 netball team competed in the county tournament losing only one match in the first round and they qualified for the top part for the second rounds which was the national cup competition. They finished 6th out of around 30 schools, only losing narrowly to the eventual winners.

Commenting on the results, Sonia Cartwright, Bedales Head of Sport, said: “We are making steady progress across the board, securing convincing wins against strong opponents. We are continuing to develop our gifted and talented programme, running workshops with Olympic level athletes and team players. After half-term we will be commencing a new netball academy for our players, which will include sessions with Watford’s premier netball coach and former Scottish international player Hayley Mackellar. Hayley, who competed at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli in 2010, will be working with Bedales team players on skills in preparation for the netball season in January. This will be a great experience for the girls’ pre-season training and Hayley will also be helping to coach our senior players next term.”