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Netball Super League
Miss Kandis Nelson, Head of Netball
Miss Johnston and I took twenty Thirds girls to
watch a Netball Super League Match: Surrey Storm
vs Benecos Mavericks. For some of the girls it was
their first time ever watching an elite netball match
live! They were very excited and loved every minute
of the game. What was even more exciting was the
game going into extra time as it originally ended on a
draw. This meant that they had to go into extra time
playing 7 minutes each way. Benecos Mavericks took
the game away and won 64-62.
It was a very eventful night for our Thirds and they even had the
pleasure of meeting some of the Surrey Storm players! I hope this will
give them some inspiration in the future for those who want to take
their netball to the highest level.
Bath Cup 2018
Dora Zhou, L6W
On Friday 9 March, Bancroft’s
took a team of boys and girls
to participate in the Bath Cup,
a National Schools Swimming
Competition staged at the London
Aquatics Centre, Stratford. In
reaching the fourth year of our
participation in this event, it has
officially become a highlight in the
school’s swimming calendar. The
annual competition is fierce, with
eighty schools from across the
country participating.
This year, the boys’ squad, consisting of
William Bolitho, Zac Tiller, Thomas Liu, Oscar
Saharoy and Savraj Thethi, competed in
the 4x100m Freestyle Relay and the 4x50m
Medley Relay. The boys managed to shave off
an impressive ten seconds from the previous
year, achieving a time of 2:19:97. Their solid
performances also led to some new personal
bests.
The girls’ squad of Dora Zhou, Neha Pillai,
Berfin Laursen, Holly Timmis and Kaitlin
Lovell also competed in the 4x50mMedley
Relay. As well as securing first-place position
in their heat with a time of 2:15:09, they
also broke the school record for this event.
Additionally, the girls obtained PBs multiple
times from their performances in the 4x50m
Freestyle Relay.
All in all, the Bancrofts’ team concluded the
day with four excellent swims and left armed
with the determination to achieve even
quicker times at next year’s Bath Cup.
Lea Valley U14 Karate Championships
Samah Shines In The Copper Box!
Samah, 3S
During the Easter holidays I got
through to the finals of the U14
Lea Valley Karate Championships
which was held at the Copper Box,
having been competing for a couple
of months in multiple qualifying
rounds. I am currently a brown
belt with one stripe and I train at
the Lea Valley Karate Centre. In
this event I had to take part in a
one-on-one challenge match which
was hard enough but this was then
followed by a two-on-one and then
a three-on-one challenge!
On the day it was really tense and tough as I
had to fight in the U14 category even though I
am an U12. It was a knock-out format so that
only the winner of each bout would progress
to the next round. The winner of the bout is
decided by the number of points a competitor
earns by hitting different areas of the body.
After many bouts I emerged as the overall
champion which was absolutely amazing!
I received a trophy for coming first and an
award for being the Most Improved Fighter!
It was a terrific opportunity and I would
definitely recommend starting karate even
if you don’t think you are good enough as it
is really good fun and you don’t actually get
hurt! It’s also very good for self-defence and
makes you feel good about yourself.