We have had an excellent half term of sport with many great successes as well as a high percentage of participation across the sports and age groups. We are looking forward to the next half term of sport and hope you have a restful half term break.
Netball
On Saturday, we played Wimbledon High School in a block fixture, with our U12s to U15s. We had three rounds with six matches each round. All matches were highly contested and the pupils fought hard, demonstrating some great skills developing connections and great teamwork. Our U15’s and U14’s played in the final round where we were able to demonstrate skills and set pieces practiced in training. Well done to all those who played and it was lovely to see so many girls enjoying playing netball. Congratulations to the following players who were given player of the match by the opposition: Ceci, Ella, Dotty, Madeline, Annabelle, Mansha, Annabelle, Ellie, Alisa, Sahana, Keziah, Grace, Soraya, Lillia, Zaaria, Aadya, Lily, Jemima, Zosia, Daisy, Jiya and Amelie.
On Monday we welcomed Godolphin and Latymer School for an U12 friendly. It was great to have so many pupils playing netball from the Thirds (Year 7) year group. The teams can be pleased with how they performed on court and there were lots of close games which resulted in three wins and three narrow losses. All games were well fought by both sides. Congratulations to all those who played. Players of the matches went to Camille, Annabel, Emily, Anastasia, Emily, Daisy and Charlotte.
On Tuesday the U13A’s travelled to Alleyn’s School for the second round of the School Sports Magazine Competition (SSMC). The team showed great teamwork and determination. They started the match with confidence and went five goals up. They then continued to put pressure on Alleyn’s and stretched their led to seven goals going into half-time. In the second half, Alleyn’s came out fighting and started to close the gap, as a result the team dug deep and kept their composure to keep the lead. The match finished 27-17 we are excited for the third round after half-term. Congratulations to Annabel and Olivia who received MVP.
Our U15 A team also had the second round of the SSMC against St Benedicts School. The team had a great start and led comfortably throughout the match. The team were able to put into practice set plays we have been developing. The match finished with a 48-9 win, a testament to the great play demonstrated on court. Congratulations to Mikaila who was awarded MVP.
The senior first team took part in the county qualifiers on Wednesday. After a shaky start to the tournament losing to Latymer Upper by 2 goals, the team managed to make a swift turn around to win their remaining games convincingly. They managed to stick to task and win the tournament overall by one point on goal difference. Well done to all the team and our coach’s player of the day Lara and the team’s player of the day Kiki.
Our U16A team also competed in the county prelims, performing very well against their opposition throughout the tournament. The team secured three strong wins to gain First place in the group, qualifying them for the County Finals in March. Well done to the whole team on a fantastic afternoon of netball.
Well done also to our U16A,B and C netball teams who played against Godolphin & Latymer school on Thursday and won all their matches. A great finish to the half term for the Upper 5!
Lacrosse
Senior Tri-Counties
On Sunday, the Senior First, Second and Third lacrosse teams took part in their Tri-Counties tournament hosted by North London Collegiate School. The teams were in good spirits and looking forward to getting stuck in. The Third team played against both Second and Third teams. They never gave up, making their opposition work hard to get anything from the game. The team rallied each game and kept the opposition on their toes with some fabulous goals and hustle. The Second team had a day of great results and some close encounters. The team showed some slick attacking play, combined with stout defensive play, earning 29 points on the day. However, there was a three-way tie for First with the top three all beating each other. The team unfortunately finished Third on goal difference. The First team came into the tournament with a goal and a high drive to go one step further than last season. The team started fast out of the gates and did not look back. Each game the girls out did their previous performance with attacking flare and a stalwart defence. The team went undefeated on their way to be crowned Tri-County champions and qualify for the Southeast Finals. Well done to all who played on some fantastic results! MVPS of the tournament: ThirdTeam: Carla, Seconds: Zara, Firsts: Lily.
Swimming
On Tuesday, LEH hosted Hampton School for round one of the London Swim League qualifiers. Around 40 LEH swimmers took part from Thirds (Year 7) and Lower 4 (Year 8) and it was a great mix of experienced competitive swimmers though to those participating in their first ever gala. It was great to see so much enthusiasm and support for each other throughout the event. The times achieved by the top eight swimmers from each school across the various qualifiers will be analysed to determine which schools have qualified for the ‘North of the River’ round in the new year. Well done to all swimmer involved – you did LEH proud!
Badminton
On Monday afternoon, our Lower 5 and Upper 4 badminton teams played in the Borough tournament. The 10 pupils played some excellent matches and also had to play matches against mixed and boys’ teams, performing very well and securing several wins. Overall, our U14 team finished Second with the U15 team finishing Fifth out of eight teams. Well done to the pupils who played.
