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March Sports Update

22nd March 2016L Dickinson

Rugby Report

As a long season comes to an end it is with great pride that I can look back over the wonderful achievement we have seen this year.

The U13s have had a fabulous season reaching the County Cup final against NSB and also being victorious in the TSSSA cup semi-final against Emmanuel College, Gateshead. Unfortunately due to the semi-final being played late in the Spring Term our opponents, Dame Allans, could not fulfil the final fixture. As a result the Cheviot have retained the TSSSA cup which is a fantastic achievement.

Spring is always a good time for rugby and this is because Rugby 7s starts to take place. After limited training time the first tournament was held by NSB in which we were victorious, winning the Bowl competition.

Following on from this was the County 7’s at Bede Academy. Losing 2 key players on the day we knew we would need to be at our best as the top sides for the County attend. After coming runners up in the group we were to play RGS in the semi-final. I would probably say this was one of the best displays of rugby I have seen from an U13 team in a 7’s game, winning 28-17, much to the delight of all the spectators. In the final we lost narrowly to a very good NSB team but beating RGS was the icing on the cake.

Games for the U12s have been more limited this term but the coaching staff are already excited for next year as we regularly see 30 boys turn up to the short training session every week.

We did however manage to take 2 teams to the County 7s, despite a number of players being on the ski trip. Due to the fact we had only managed 1 hour of training we were stepping into the unknown against some very well drilled independent schools. However, the boys executed the game plan perfectly and one of the teams reached the final against RGS. On a very big pitch and against a very skilful RGS team we narrowly lost but the effort of all the players can’t be faulted. To reach the final of the County 7s after a 1 hour training and in the first ever 7s tournament the boys had played in was a remarkable achievement.

As the season now concludes I would like to personally thank all the players who have trained, committed and played this season – it has been truly remarkable what we have achieved given the limited amount of time we have together to train.

I would also like to personally thank the Heads of both Newminster and Chantry for their continued support in allowing the fixtures to take place. Finally a massive thank you to Mr Twentyman and Miss Johnson for their efforts with the fixtures, letters and general organisation.

We are all excited for the next season and if the commitment from the U12 continues next year, as it has started this year, we know we have many good times ahead.

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23.3 – House matches

This was the third round of house matches this year and it involved Football, Netball and Benchball. The games were played in enthusiastic and competitive spirits as always, with some great team performances. The results from the day:

Collingwood – 34

Dacre – 25

Howard – 34

Mitford – 29

Combined with the scores from last term the current running totals are:

Collingwood – 82

Dacre – 86

Howard – 85

Mitford – 76

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21.3 – U11s league match v Richard Coates

Another strong performance to finish the term off in style from our talented team. The early exchanges looked like the game could be even, with both teams involved in fast counter-attacking football but Newminster proved the more clinical in putting away their chances.

The first goal came from a fantastic through-ball to Giorgio L R who flicked it on perfectly to James M who didn’t need to break stride to run on and finished it in the bottom corner. A further goal from both teams took us into half time.

It was after the break that we really started to move the ball around and take the game beyond Coates. After a flurry of goals, some improved defending and blocks from the ever-reliant Dan M we finally ran out 8-2 winners. Goals from James M (3), Giorgio L R (2), Josh G (2) and Finlay C.

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18.3 – Year 5 skipping festival

A 22 strong squad of skippers attended the recent Year 5 skipping festival at Morpeth Leisure Centre. A brief practice saw Newminster face up against skippers from schools across Northumberland. A good mix of girls and boys had a great time, bringing home 4 bronzes and a silver for a range of skipping styles from speed bounce to the tricky paired butterfly. An excellent time was had by all.

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18.3 – Sport Relief

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16.3 – U11s league match v Chantry

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14.3-21.3 Boys rugby

Y7 and Y8 boys sevens in the county cup

Last week the year 7s and year 8 boys went to the county cup finals for rugby sevens.

Both year groups did incredibly well with each team from the Three Rivers (with heavy Newminster representation) getting through to the final of each competition.

The Y8s traveled to Bede to play in their tournament

They performed fantastically well beating RGS on the way to the final and where they again lost to NSB, who have been there nemesis this season.

The boys played with great spirits and have really progressed over the year. It was a fitting end to the season for them, in a season which has hopefully been an enjoyable one.

The Year 7s traveled to Dame Allans

Despite being missing of a large proportion of Year 7 boys from Newminster who were away skiing performed admirably.

With two teams from the Three Rivers entered into the tournament and so many of the regular players missing it provided a great opportunity for others to experience the competition. All players enjoyed the experience and gained a lot from it as the format allows all players to be involved in the game much more frequently that in 15s.

One of the teams went all the way to the final beating Dame Allans on the way before losing to RGS. However, with some many players missing it bodes well for next year. I hope the Year 7s have enjoyed there rugby next year and with the opportunities continuing in Year 8 I hope to see them out on the rugby field again.

Y7 rugby league

The last rugby League tournament of the term was played at Whitburn School with a small squad travelling to the game due to some late pull outs, but it allowed all boys to get significant game time. The opposite on all occasions had larger squads that our team but the boys really fought hard in each game, ending the tournament having draw one and lost two.

The boys seemed to enjoy the experience and I hope learnt a bit more about Rugby league against some tough opposition we had not faced before.

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8.3 + 22.3 – U11s football tournament at Chantry

The reserve teams have continued to play with fantastic enthusiasm and commitment in these regular tournament fixtures. Not only have these games given more pupils the chance to represent the school, it has also provided a great platform for pupils to step up into the first team and therefore given even more pupils the chance to play for these teams.

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7.3 -U11s + U13s girls’ football tournament

Following on from a great start in the league the girls continued that spell as they stepped up to play Chantry, Ponteland A and Ponteland B teams.

The girls started slow against Chantry and it took a wonder left footed strike from Eadie Barakat to get the girls going, goals followed from Orla C (1) and Lucy M (3) seeing the girls seal a 5-3 victory.

In the girls second game they took on Ponteland B. They kept their momentum going and got off to a great start with Ruby G kicking off the scoring, the girls played well together defending well which set Lucy up to add to her tally of goals. Further goals from Lucy(5), Orla (3) and Eadie (1) saw the girls gain a comfortable 10-2 win.

The girls final game brought them up against tough opponents Ponteland A in what was set to be the toughest game for the girls. Newminster kicked off and got the ball to Orla who ran past 5 defenders to set Lucy M up to put the girls 1-0 up.

Newminster’s 2nd goal came from a strong run from Orla who again set Lucy up to take us 2-0 up. 2 more goals from Lucy ended the game 4-0.

Team: Erin J, Izzy B, Lucy M, Eadie B, Esme S, Orla C, Ruby G and Lola J.

Goal Scorers: Lucy M 12, Orla Callaghan 4, Eadie Barakat 2, Ruby Gerrard 1.

Sports Update

4th March 2016L Dickinson

Start of the U11s and U13s Girls’ football league

Well done to the U11s for a solid start to the season. Firstly they came from behind and a penalty miss to beat Coates 3-1. After a wonder strike from Eadie Barakat; Esme Scott and Ruby Gerrard also opened their account. Then followed a comprehensive display and 5-0 victory over Central A. Esme added to her tally for the night, along with Francesca Takher and a hat-trick from Orla Callaghan.

U11s football league match v Meadowdale.

The boys went into this game with whispers of despair, knowing they were up against a very strong team, however from the start they were up for the challenge. The game was end to end with both teams looking like they might score, but the best chance fell to Roan Parker who hit a screamer into the top corner to get us off the mark. Meadowdale hit back and then, following a passage of great team play, Josh Grenfell then took his turn to take on a couple of defenders then compose himself to hit a perfect shot over the keeper and into the far corner. Meadowdale again pegged us back to 2-2. Into the second half saw a change of attack and Georgio La Rosa didn’t take long to smash us back into the lead and once again Meadowdale battled back and scored a third equalizer. With the game ending on a knife-edge, Georgio again raced through and scored what looked like the winner, only for the referee to bring it back for a very dubious off-side. However, with honours even at the final whistle I think all spectators would agree that was a fair result. Well done boys!

U13s Girls Cricket Tournament

Our Y8 team got their first taste of competition after some good training sessions in the ‘Shed’. They opened with a victory and a good chance to practice their batting and bowling skills. The girls lost their other 3 games but their individual and team performances improved dramatically as the tournament went on. I was particularly impressed in their last game when they batted very comprehensively, including in the last few overs, striking almost every delivery. Their bowling and fielding skills also showed strong progress. I’m very much looking forward to seeing the girls in action in the summer term when we venture outdoors.

U11s footy County Cup game v Berwick

Newminster started immediately on the front foot in this game and dominated possession and chances. The boys were solid at the back and were confident enough to pass the ball around to change the angle of attack. The midfield and forwards were very well balanced and continually created chances from both sides of the pitch and through the middle. Well done to all the lads in this 10-0 cup win and we look forward to the semi-final game against Ponteland later this term.

Goals from – Harvie Gillie (great header!), Tom Wales, Roan Parker, Finlay Coulson, and braces for James McConnell, Georgio La Rosa and Matty Walton (fantastic chip for one).

U13s girls football cup match v Richard Coates

U12s cup match v John Spence

U13s Girls’ Rugby tournament at Morpeth RFC

It was fantastic to see so many Newminster girls wanting to represent their school at this contact rugby event, many of whom were making their Rugby Union debut .We were the only school to put 3 teams in. All the girls played with fantastic determination and developed as rugby players as the tournament went on. Each team played all the others, and it was great to watch the Newminster girls smashing into each other, they definitely weren’t holding back against their friends and classmates! One of our teams recorded 4 wins and a draw, but congratulations and respect go to all our teams for the great progress they made throughout.

U13s rugby cup final

February Sports Update

5th February 2016L Dickinson

Y8 and Y7 rugby and Bullocksteads

The boys attended a sunny and windy Bullocksteads sports ground for the Termly RFU tournament. We had a year 7 and a year 8 team entered. The afternoon was a success with the boys in both teams improving throughout the afternoon and winning there last games in each tournament comfortably.

Year 7 Girl Rugby league

The year 7s headed off to the Newcastle Thunders Sky Try festival at Kingston park with two teams entered. Then girls have been having training in rugby league delivered in DLE so this was there opportunity to put that training into practice. A few illnesses and last minute pull outs meant we only traveled with 13 players but the two teams of a 7 and 6 did amazingly well. Neither team conceded a try throughout the tournament and one of the teams won overall with the other team coming second. They will now advance through to the regional rounds of the competition. It was great to see the girls enjoy the tournament and develop throughout putting all there hard practice to good use.

Year 8 Girls Rugby League

The girls had a 20 minute session before going to the tournament to learn the game of rugby league. So when we got there we were already up against it. However, the girls really got into it. In the first couple of games the rules such as getting back 10 after a tackle and playing the ball when you are tackled took a bit of getting used to. But with a team full of fast girls so once we realized we needed to use our strength then we made great progress.

The girls improved over the afternoon winning there last two games and enjoying the day in general. Hopefully with a few more training sessions before the next tournament we can look to develop and cause some upsets against the other girls side all of whom have played a lot more rugby league than our girls.

Year 8 Boys rugby Semi final against Dame Allans

The boys went away to Dame Allans for the Semi final of the county cup and against a strong Dame Allans side won the game. The final score was 38-17. We now face Newcastle School for Boys in the final after half term. It is a great a achievement for the boys and testament to the progress the have made over the year. Hopefully the boys can put some of the demons to bed after our performance against NSB at the start of the year.

11.2 – U13s Girls Football tournament at Walker Soccerdome

We took our elite team of footballers to this prestigious tournament organised by Newcastle United, gathering together all of the top teams in the Newcastle / Northumberland area.

The girls got off to a flyer with a 4-0 win over Cramlington LV, with an early goal by Lucy Coulson, quickly followed up by a hat-trick from Lucy McConnell. The girls played some magnificent football from Alex Carr (captain) and Katie Dandie at the back, through our midfield maestros, Lucy C and Orla Callaghan and alternating strikers Lucy M and Ellen Fenwick.

The second game was a little tougher against Sacred Heart, but with continued quality play from the girls, some great saves and solid distribution from keeper Anna Thompson and a hat-trick from Orla the girls cruised to a 3-1 victory.

The group stage was all set for a final showdown between us and the other 100% winning team, John Spence. The girls continued to play good football but JS were much more of a challenge and took a 2-0 lead. Our girls refused to give up and Lucy C finished a well made team goal and set up an exciting finish. Unfortunately the 2nd goal didn’t come and the girls subsequently finished 2nd in the group.

The girls were obviously disappointed in defeat but can take comfort in the fact they played some magnificent football, always with great enthusiasm, attitude and ability and were only beaten by the best team overall in the tournament.

10.2 and 11.2 – Y7/Y8 girls/ boys rugby events

The Year 8 boys played for the Cheviot rugby team on Thursday 11th February in the County Cup Semi Final. The game was away to Dame Allans who the team had narrowly lost to earlier in the year. Finally seeing a little bit of sunshine the players were hoping for some running rugby and from the first minute that is exactly what we had.

Dame Allans started the game on the back foot with Cheviot scoring early to take a 7-0 lead but playing some tough running rugby and using the sloped pitch to their advantage Dame Allans ran in 3 unanswered tries to lead 17-7 at the half time whistle.

Knowing the final was at stake the Cheviot players gathered themselves and played non-stop, hard hitting, hard running rugby for the next 30 minutes. Scoring a further 5 tries and not allowing Dame Allans to cross the line once – A truly incredible effort.

The boys now play in the final of the County Cup at Kingston Park on Thursday 3rd March, Kick Off 4.15pm.

From the girls game:

8.2 – U13s football match away at Rothbury

Newminster U11s and U13s travelled up and down many hills to play against Rothbury Middle School. The U13s had the added bonus of playing on a pitch which sloped at approximately 45 degrees from one goal to the other. U13s – Using an experimental 11, with Harry Clarke at the centre of defence and 3 strikers, the boys were slow to react to the game starting, going 0-2 down fairly quickly. The second goal, hinting at being offside.

The boys eventually composed themselves and adjusted to the bizarre conditions, in that the pitch surface was 60% twigs, particularly through the rallying of Tommy Cunningham and David Jenkinson down the right hand side, and James Seabrook and Ben Owen down the left.

Owen eventually converting one of his many half-chances to go 1-2 into half time. Nathan Hume, used his pace and skill to school several of the Rothbury boys and then curl the ball into the top right corner. 2-2.

The boys continued to rally, with an instinctive setup from Jack Watson, onto David Jenkinson, who deserved his goal to give Newminster the lead. Unfortunately the boys conceded late on, again, the goal this time wreaking of offside but it wasn’t to be. A strong battling performance resulting in a 3-3 draw.

Man of the match: Tommy Cunningham

8.2 – U11s football match away at Rothbury

A more straight forward game and a comprehensive win for the U11s.

The game started with some hefty, firm but fair challenges from both teams. Moments after Lucy McConnell was brought down by a heavy tackle by Sam Dick, she was on her feet to tidily tuck the ball away for a 1-0 lead. Fellow striker Georgio La Rosa also finished well and during a close period of the game with both teams exchanging goals the score was 3-2 to Newminster with the additional goal from super sub Joe Lennox.

Newminster then stepped up through the gears with very attractive midfield play from Orla Callaghan, Joe Hardy, Finlay Coulson and captain Louie Gourlay, which resulted in an extended lead of 6-2 with second goals for Joe L and Georgio and a superb 20 yarder from Finlay.

Rothbury scored late on to make the final score 6-3, in an extremely entertaining game. I was very pleased with every performance from Chris Johnstone in goal, through a solid defense, inventive midfield and clinical strike-force!

Player of the match: Louie Gourlay

5.2 – Sky Sports Ambassador visit from Katy Storie with our Sports Leaders

Rugby player Katy Storie has captained the England ‘A’ team, played 24 times for for the senior England team, won a record four consecutive Six Nations titles and three European Championships and narrowly lost out in the World Cup final in 2006. And on Friday she was a guest visitor working with our current Y8 Sports Leaders in a variety of activities.

The pupils were asked about their aspirations and we’re shown and discussed many motivational and inspirational sports’ stories. They also took part in several competitive games. All of which has now hopefully encouraged them to push themselves to their limits and never give up, as well as helping to develop their team and leadership skills.

4.2 – Badminton Area Finals against Ponteland

“Our boys’ spirits were high and full of enthusiasm as they embarked on their sporting journey against Ponteland! They fought valiantly but alas at 56 to 106 they were finally beaten. The score doesn’t reflect how hard they fought and the singles games particularly were Sky Sports Specials!” Thanks from our roving reporter, Mrs Dakin.

With more events to come this month, be sure to check back for more updates!

January Sports Update

22nd January 2016L Dickinson

29.1 – Y7 and Y8 Indoor Athletics County Finals at Morpeth Leisure Centre

Another fantastic event in which 3 out of a possible 4 Newminster teams had qualified to represent the Area at this stage. All athletes gave their all in a range of Indoor Athletics disciplines and many personal achievements were met and exceeded. However, as always these events are team based and when all the individual points were added together the team positions were as follows: Y8 Boys – 4th; Y8 Girls – 2nd (only 2 points behind 1st place); Y7 boys – 1st, and now hold the title of County Champions! Well done to all competitors, you did our school proud!

7B	Theo Brown	8A	Nathan Hume	8N	Craig Fairburn
7B	Herron James	8A	Fergus Evans	8N	Jake Bishop
7C	Lane Charlie	8A	Lily Heaton	8N	Jack Watson
7C	Waterfield Ben	8A	Alex Carr	8N	Katie Dandie
7C	Barclay Fergus	8B	Anna Thompson	8R	Matty Ash
7SW	Loknes Ben	8B	Grace Bathgate	8R	Tommy Cunningham
7U	Ben Walker	8B	Nicole Teasdale	8R	Josh Nelson
7U	Morrison Ben	8B	Elena Saunders	8R	Libby Barber

28.1 – Y7 and Y8 Boys’ rugby event at Bullocksteads

The Year 7 and Year 8 teams headed to Bullocksteads for an RFU tournament.
The teams involved a lot of players who often wouldn’t get a chance to compete normally and it was great to see the depth of talent we have at school.

Although it was cold and windy all the boys enjoyed their time and each team was able to win some games. All teams developed together as units over the afternoon and from my point of view that was the most important thing. I look forward to seeing lots of these boys who had an opportunity today come down to training more often and hopefully gain some more experience and get some more game time.

28.1 – U12s A and B team football v Cramlington Learning Village

Great effort from our boys in these horrendous conditions. The A team game was fast flowing and end to end for large parts with some great moves from both teams. The difference between the teams came from Cramlington’s pacey striker who made 2 and scored 1 fantastic goal. Our lads fought back with great determination and scored a well deserved break away goal (Joe Buxton, assisted by James Allan). However they couldn’t add to this and the game ended 3-1.

This was the first of 3 games in a mini-league tournament. The next 2 will be played on 10 March, good luck to the boys!

On came the B-team, who after having had to stand and watch the A-team in freezing windswept conditions, played in another great game. The match was very evenly poised from start to finish and was only decided by the 1 goal from Cramlington. However, the lads played arguably their best football of the season, which is great testament to their attitude, despite the score-line and the weather!

27.1 – Y8 Boys’ basketball tournament at Ponteland Middle

Another Sports Partnership event saw some brilliant basketball between us, Chantry, Ponteland and Coates. After Narrow defeats to Ponteland and Coates the tournament was set for the ‘Bronze Medal Match’ against Chantry. With both teams playing some great counter-attacking basketball, the difference was made by our clinical finishing and great defensive rebounds. Final score;10-0 victory. Well done boys!

8N	Jake	Bishop
8N	Matty	Daglish
8N	Robert	Dodds
8N	Craig	Fairburn
8N	Ryan	Rong
8R	David	Sanderson

26.1 – U11s football tournament at Chantry

Fantastic performances from our U11s teams who took part in a mini tournament against 2 from Chantry. They played with fantastic attitude and ability and deservedly won all of their games. This is great preparation for the re-start of their league campaign on March 8.

6F	Chris Johnstone	6F	Joe Nicholson
6F	Joe Lennox	6J	Cameron Phillips
6J	Finlay Coulson	6M	Ethan Young
6J	Giorgio La Rosa	6P	Kieran Edwards
6J	Karun Kahlon	6P	Jack Roberts
6M	Joe Hardy	6P	Giorgio Allison

26.1 – Y8 Sports Leaders at Y4 Festival at Chantry shed

Well done to our 8 leaders who led the games for our feeder First schools. Its good to see them now developing their leadership skills and becoming more proactive with the younger pupils and activities.

8B	Matty Woodfine
8B	Grace Bathgate
8B	Kylie Stewart
8B	Jess Gagie
8N	Ben Owen
8N	Craig Fairburn
8R	Tommy Cunningham
8R	Ellen Fenwick

26.1 – Hoops for Health Newcastle Eagles Roadshow with all our Y5s

A fantastic afternoon of basketball and health and fitness education delivered by four of the Eagles players. The pupils took part with great interest and enthusiasm in this fantastic opportunity with the greatest British basketball team. (pics on Twitter)

25.1- Badminton competition v Chantry

Well done to our badminton players who took part in a fantastic fun tournament at Chantry. The players thoroughly enjoyed the experience and particular congratulations to the boys who will now play against Ponteland in the Finals on 4th Feb.

7C	Ava	Da Costa
7C	Dan	Lloyd
7C	Matty	Preston
7C	Ben	Waterfield
8B	Robbie	Brown
8B	Elena	Saunders
8R	James	Seabrook
8R	Ellen	Fenwick
8R	Charlotte	Urwin

21.1 – Inter Area U11s 7-a-side competition at Coach Lane, Newcastle

Our boys put up a valiant attempt in the group stages of this competition which they qualified for last term. The first game saw them go 3-0 down, to fight back to 3-2 and the second game again saw them go behind and show great determination to earn a 3-3 draw. They improved again for their last group game and recorded a 3-0 victory, but unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough to see them progress from the group. Well done to the lads for playing with such great attitude and ability despite the appalling weather conditions!

The squad:

6F	Tom Wales	6P	Ollie Bruce
6F	Josh Armsworth	6P	Alfie Clarke
6F	Josh Grenfell	6P	Roan Parker
6M	Matthew Walton	6P	Harvey Gillie
6J	Dan McConnell	6P	James McConnell

19.1 – County Cross Country event at Temple Park, Jarrow

15 of our pupils (listed below) had previously qualified from the Area event to represent East Northumberland. Obviously just to get here is a magnificent achievement, so well done to all who took part. Special mention to Lily and Ben who finished 2nd and 4th respectively and will now compete in the Inter-Counties event on 6th February.

7B	Rebecca	Bradley	8A	Alex	Carr
7B	James	Herron	8A	Lily	Heaton
7B	Fay	Smith	8B	Nicole	Teasdale
7C	Ellie	Dandie	8N	Jack	Watson
7C	Charlie	Lane	8R	Tommy	Cunningham
7SW	Aidan	McInally
7SW	Ellie	Scrowther
7SW	Laura	Stevenson
7U	Dylan	Gooding
7U	Ben	Walker

18.1 – Y5/6 gymnastics competition at RCMS

15.1 – Fundraiser for Frankie Sherwood

All of Newminster and Chantry pupils were asked to come to school in sports kit and bring in a bit of cash to raise money for Frankie (a 2 year old local lad with Neuroblastoma cancer).

Pupils from both schools rose to the occasion and raised:

Newminster – £505.10

Chantry – £550.34

Total = £1055.44

As a special treat for our committed girl footballers, as part of this special day, they had a morning training session with some of the Newcastle Utd Ladies Football team. Then much to everyone’s surprise, Frankie also made an appearance to say thanks to the pupils! Read more here

13.1 – U12s B Team, National Football Cup

Our B-Team finally tasted defeat at the hands of Macmillan Academy, Middlesbrough. A hard fought game finally ended with a 3-1 defeat. However the lads can take great credit from progressing so far in this cup and played this game as every other, with fantastic determination and attitude. Special mention to Man of the Match, Ollie Smith, and to Ethan Howe for his wonder goal in the second half.

December Sports Update

14th December 2015L Dickinson

1.12 – Y7 5-a-side boys football at Chantry

We took 2 strong teams to this indoor event and I was most impressed with the players attitude and commitment to the games. Both teams remained unbeaten throughout the full tournament and I was very impressed with one of the teams who topped their group and will now go on to the Finals on 8th December. Special mention to all goalscorers: Joe Buxton, Will Wood, Ben Loknes, David Jenkinson and Dominic Marshall.

3.12 – Area Cross Country at Queen Elizabeth II park, Ashington

Our top Cross Country runners took park in this annual event in extremely muddy conditions (many slips and lost trainers!). Our pupils ran with unbelievable determination and recorded some fantastic results.

Our Y7s all finished in the top 25 runners: Ben Walker (1), Dylan Gooding (7), James Herron (8), Aidan McInally (9), Charlie Lane (11), Joe Buxton (22), Fay Smith (2), Rebecca Bradley (3), Ellie Dandie (8), Laura Stevenson (9), Ellie Scrowther (11) and Rhianna Brennan-Davies (17). These results subsequently meant they won the school team award and all those in the top 16 will go to represent the Area in the County event in January. Our Y8s who were competing against Y9s also recorded some very impressive results including county qualifiers:Jack Watson (13), Lily Heaton (2), Nicole Teasdale (12) and Alex Carr (14).

Well done to our other star athletes for also running their socks off (and trainers!): Nathan Hume, Ollie Waddington, Angus Stout, Matty Ash, Jake Bishop, Josh Nelson, Katy Dandie, Ellen Fenwick and Niki Pell.

The County Cross Country event will be held on 19th January at Temple Park, South Tyneside.

4.12 – KS3 Indoor Rowing competition at Cambois Rowing club

Well done to our pupils who took part in this extremely high intensity event. The pupils did the school proud and recorded some fantastic results:

Theo Brown (5), Ben Waterfield (7), Izzy Hull (5), Fay Smith (9), David Sanderson (7), Fergus Evans (9), Jess Gagie (4) and Elena Saunders (5). Special mention goes to Jess who will now represent the County at the Regional Finals at Durham on 18th March.

7/8.12.15 – All our KS2 pupils had a Judo taster session over these two days

They took part with great interest and enthusiasm. If any pupils would like further information about the club advertised by the coach, here are some useful contacts for destination@BritishJudo:

01509631671, [email protected], www.britishjudo.org.uk/destinationbritishjudo

8/10/14.12.15 – Rugby Games

7.12/8.12 – Y7 Girls/Boys 5-a-side Football

9.12.15 – Volleyball Tournament at Ponteland

11.12.15 – Y6/7 county cup football match v Chantry

One of the matches of the season so far with both teams looking like they could win throughout the entire game.

Chantry went 1-0 up after a quality through ball sent their pacey forward in on goal and he slotted it nicely into the far corner. Both teams had chances for goals in the first half but it wasn’t until the second half that the game really exploded into life.

During a dominant passage of play Newminster firstly drew level following a great solo effort from David Jenkinson, and then took the lead from a corner. A perfect flick on from Ben Loknes to Fergus Barclay on the far post who finished with a strong header into the top corner. The game really could have gone either way with great attacks from both teams.

However, the game was settled late on following one of many wonder saves from Dan Lloyd, a goal line clearance form Ollie Smith and the ball was knocked perfectly up to Ben Loknes. After a strong shot and another brave save from the Chantry keeper the ball was pushed wide right to James Allan. With a cross looking like the only option, James hammered the ball into the roof of the net from a very tight angle far out on the right. Needless to say the team and supporters went wild.

Well done to both teams for putting on such a great sporting spectacle. Newminster will now play either John Spence or Blyth Academy in the Quarter Finals later in the year.

Rugby report:

It has been a busy few weeks for KS3 rugby with games for year 8s against Mowden Hall, Kenton, Dame Allans and Bede.

The year 7s also played Kenton.

There unfortunately were games against Ponteland Middle and the RFU tournament at Bullocksteads lost to the weather for both year 7 and year 8.

However, when the boys have been able to get on the field the performances have been impressive. The Year 7s beat Kenton by over 10 tries, producing a clincal performance against an opposition that has in the past been very tough to beat.

The year 8s have had a good run of games with mixed results. They lost to Mowden Hall in a tight game of running rugby, then produced a solid performance to beat Kenton. Following this up last Thursday with an impressive 29-32 loss to Dame Allans in a game which they lead in, right until the dying moments. This was by far the most impressive performance I have seen out of the boys over the last year and a half and they must take great pride in the result against a team that trains and plays on a much more regular basis than we have the chance to. This result filled the boys with confidence and has seen them today produce a stunning 61-0 victory over Bede Academy to see them advance to the next round of the cup.

I hope that the boys have enjoyed the rugby over the last few weeks and they will have more games to come in the new year. I have enjoyed watching them develop as they have played together and hope that the results of the end of term can be backed up again next term.

November Sports Update

2nd December 2015L Dickinson

12.11 – U11s girls footy at Hirst Welfare

A great event for students to be involved in despite the bad weather on the day. Y8 sports leaders were a great help and everyone involved had a fantastic attitude in the circumstances!

13.11 – Y5 Basketball tournament at Chantry

Well done to our 2 Y5 teams who took part with great enthusiasm and ability. In a competition between our 2 teams and 2 from Richard Coates our teams finished 3rd and 1st. Our winning team will now play ahead of the Newcastle Eagles game on Friday 27th.

16.11 – Y6 Boys football tournament at Hirst Welfare

Our boys played magnificently in this hard fought tournament. After finishing top of their group they qualified for a semi against Horton Grange. They had to fight back from 2-0 down to take the game to extra-time and then went on to score the vital winner to book their place in an all Morpeth Final against Chantry.

The game was a great spectacle with 2 fantastic goals from Josh Grenfell and James McConnell. However Chantry fought back and scored to put the pressure on in the final 5 minutes. Some spectacular saves from Dan McConnell prevented further goals and meant Newminster lifted the trophy.

17.11 – House Cross Country

Well done to all our pupils who took part in the first House event of the year, the House Cross Country Championships. After all the points were counted the scores were as follows:
Collingwood 19, Dacre 26, Howard 21 and Mitford 15.
Also special mention to individual winners: Dylan Walker, Molly Waddington, Tom Wales, Orla Callaghan, Ben Walker, Fay Smith, Tommy Cunningham (4 times winner!) and Lily Heaton.

19.11 – Y7 National Football B-team Cup

Our B-team booked their place in the next round of the Cup with a fantastic 5-3 win over Ponteland. The game was one of the most end-to-end matches either manager had witnessed. A great team performance and special mention to goal scorers Lucas Heslop (2), Max Milburn, Ollie Smith and Fergus Barclay.

20.11 – Y6, 7 and 8 Sportshall Athletics

Great performances from our athletes in this indoor athletics event against Chantry, Ponteland and Coates. The morning saw many great individual and team wins for the Y6s but were just pipped into 2nd place by Ponteland.

In the afternoon the KS3 pupils continued with the same determination and ability and recorded the following results:
Y7 boys – 1st, Y7 girls – 3rd, Y8 boys – 2nd, Y8 girls – 1st. The Y7 boys and Y8 girls will now represent our area in the regional finals next year. Well done to all!

23.11 – Y8 girls rugby festival

In horrendous weather our girls still played with tremendous determination and showed great signs of improvement as the tournament went on. I think they’d definitely give the boys rugby team a hard game! Its great that in such poor weather we’ve got over 20 Y8 girls who want to represent our school on the rugby field with such a positive attitude. Y8 sports leaders were a great help and had a positive attitude despite the weather.

24.11- Y6 County Cup v Ovingham

Another great footballing event in which the teams traded goals in the early part until in the second half Newminster moved up a gear to record an emphatic 7-2 win. Goals from: James McConnell (4), Josh Grenfell (2) and a first goal for 1st team debutant Orla Callaghan. Well done!

25.11 – Y8 Leaders at Y3 Sports Festival

Our Y8 team once again demonstrated their fantastic leadership skills helping to run a multiskills festival at Morpeth Leisure Centre. Well done!

26.11 – House matches

All our pupils took part in round 2 of the House Championships this year of Rugby and Dodgeball. The events went fantastically well with many participants enjoying an early experience of contact rugby. After this and the cross country the scores on the doors now are:
Collingwood 48, Dacre 61, Howard 51 and Mitford 47. For the second year in a row Dacre are storming into an early lead with all 3 other houses very close on points. Next term will see the next round of competitions of football, netball and benchball.

27.11 – Y5 Boys and Y5/6 Girls football tournament at Chantry

It was extremely pleasing to see so many of our pupils involved in this tournament. We had over 50 pupils attending in 6 teams, giving many pupils their 1st opportunity to represent the school.

Our boys teams battled well and earned some decent performances including a very feisty encounter between our 3rd and 4th team! Well done to our Girls 1st team who outdid their male counterparts and booked another place at the Summer Games with a 100% win record including a resounding 4-0 win over Chantry in the final, all goals from Lucy McConnell.

27.11 – Y5 Basketball tournament at Sports Central

Well done to our Y5 basketball team who played in the Regional Finals event at the home of the Newcastle Eagles. They performed with great determination and definitely improved their team play as the tournament went on. This was then followed by the players and fellow pupils watching the experts at work in which the eagles recorded a superb 108-85 victory.

30.11 – Y5/6 tag rugby tournament at Chantry

Well done to all players who took part in fantastic (muddy!) rugby conditions. Team 1 won the event and will now represent the Area in the Summer Games in June. Team 2 were 3rd in their pool and team 3 were 2nd.

Northumberland School Games Update

2nd November 2015L Dickinson

We have had a few level 2 competitions so far this term and the following teams have already qualified for the games in June.

Well done Ponteland MS for winning the Y5 & Y6 Hockey, Newminster MS for Winning the Y7/8 Girls Football and Chantry MS for winning the Y7 Boys Football. We need to have a play off between Morpeth FS Y4 and Darras Hall FS Y4 to determine who will represent the area for the Y4 Football.

This half term we have Y5/6 Tag Rugby, Sportshall Athletics and Y5/6 Football coming up. I look forward to receiving your entries.

Please have a think about other ways you might like to be involved as there are lots of opportunities, just let Mr.Dick know what you might like to do.

See below information on Northumberland schools update, the dates for the event are the 21st and 22nd of June 2016.

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Rugby going from strength to strength

2nd November 2015L Dickinson

Rugby at the Cheviot, which is a joint Newminster and Chantry team, is flourishing and this is evident through the number of Year 7 and 8 boys turning up to training on a weekly basis. I am sure everyone has been inspired and are buzzing from the Rugby World Cup.

Over the last few years we have had great success in growing the rugby reputation of the school and now with over 40 boys training some weeks. Mr Shaw is optimistic this reputation will continue to grow over the next year.

So far this season we have had fixtures against some top independent schools such as Newcastle School for Boys and Dame Allan’s, together with playing in some local RFU tournaments.

Over this next half of term Mr Shaw has been busy organising more fixtures to allow for as many pupils as possible to become involved.
Fixtures organised for this half term include;

Thursday 5th November – U13 v Valley Gardens at Morpeth Rugby Club

Wednesday 11th November – U12 & U13 v NCEA (A)

Wednesday 25th November – U13 v Mowden Hall (A)

Friday 27th November – U12 v Dame Allan’s at Morpeth Rugby Club

Friday 4th December – U12 & U13 v Ponteland Middle at Morpeth Rugby Club

Tuesday 8th December – U12 & U13 v Kenton High School (A)

Thursday 10th December – U13 v Dame Allans (A)

Please note that these dates are given in good faith but may be cancelled due to the weather or other issues.

Keep up the good work, lads!

September / Early October Update

16th October 2015L Dickinson

20th October Y7/8 Football

7/8 girls and Y7 boys football School Sports Partnership event at Chantry. Well done to all our participants in this event. They played with great commitment and ability in all of their games. Special mention to our boys B-team who received compliments from other school staff on their team play and attitude, and the girls team who recorded 3 wins and a draw which saw them top the league and will now represent the area in the Summer Games in June. Well done to our U11s B and C teams on the second night of their on-going league. The B team kept their 100% win record going and the C team recorded a win and a loss.

U11s Football

After 2 very difficult open league games of the season the team is now taking shape and playing some fantastic football, which they demonstrated to great effect in their 9-1 County Cup win over Tweedmouth. The boys certainly enjoyed the experience (especially the bus ride there and back!). They have now also recorded their first win in the league with a 4-2 victory over Central. Well done to hat-trick hero Josh Grenfell and Tom Wales with the other.

It was also fantastic to watch the Open Evening A v B match in which both teams played very well with great entertainment for the watching crowd.

The B and C teams have also been in action in their on-going league fixtures this season and started with a couple of great wins in the first session. More results to follow.

U12s Football

Both our U12s teams have now started their seasons with performances in the National Cup. Our B-team were first off the mark with a battling 2-1 win over Valley Gardens after extra time. The team played some quality football at times and special mention to goal scorers Max Milburn and Ben Loknes and Man of the Match, Tom Holden.

The A-team recently took the ‘artificial’ field at Ponteland and definitely deserved more from their 3-1 defeat. Every member of the squad played with fantastic attitude and determination throughout the entire game, in which they dominated the second half in particular. The performance was epitomized by goal scorer and Man of the Match Joe Buxton.. Lets not mention the controversial refereeing decisions! 😀

U13s Football: Newminster v Chantry

On the back of a disappointing result against Ponteland, Newminster under 13s didn’t have far to travel as they faced rivals Chantry during then open evenings for the two middle schools.

The game was played with a fantastic amount of respect and class by the Newminster boys, creating chances fluently as well as defending any potential threat from Chantry with intelligence and apparent ease.

By half time, the boys were 4-1 up, with well worked goals from Josh and Angus, a Fergus belter from 30 yards, and an immensely composed, creative finish by Joe. The second half was played with the same positive attitude that defined the first half, allowing Newminster to score twice more, another from Josh and a tidy finish from Ben, to secure all 3 points.

Final score; Chantry 2, Newminster 6.

Man of the match: Joe Buxton

Well done boys!

KS3 Girls Football

The KS3 girls football team have had a fantastic start to the season, winning both of the games they have played so far. Both scorelines being 9-0!! We have 2 girls really step up to the mark so far too, Orla Callaghan and Lucy McConnell who are both still only in Year 6, Lucy slotted in 6 of the goals in our last game against NCEA. Brilliant start girls, keep up the hard work!

Y8 Sports Leaders

Our new round of Sports Leaders have already been hard at work this year, officiating in a Y2 Multiskills festival in the new Training Shed. There will be many more opportunities this year for them to demonstrate their leadership skills.

Y5/6/7 Cross Country event at Gateshead Stadium (1.10.15)

Well done to all our competitors in this inaugural event on a scorching hot day. 6 boys and 6 girls from each of these 3 years took part and ran with fantastic determination despite the temperature.

Special mention goes to: Y6 top 10 finishers, Orla Callaghan (5) and Matty Walton (7) ;and the Y7 boys team of Ben Walker (3), Joe Buxton (4), Dylan Gooding (7), Aidan McInally (10), Ben Loknes (15) and Charlie Lane (18) who were the best Y7 boys team on the day. To put this into perspective there were 32 competing schools and about 200 runners in each race.

World Marathon challenge (7.10.15)

Once again we took a team from Y8 to compete in this World-wide event in which participants from Newminster, Chantry and KEVI relay raced around KEVI track until the team had completed a marathon distance. The idea was to attempt to get close to the men’s Marathon World Record time (2:02:57).

All participants took part with immense determination in poor weather conditions and I’m very proud to announce the teams completed the event in times of 2:04:14 and 2:08:39 which once again gives them the best times in the North East and respectively 9th and 15th in the world. Awesome!