Basketball Fever!
With one trip and two tournaments over the last 5 days, there was plenty of Basketball to be enjoyed.
On Sunday 19th May, 16 students made their way to the O2 ready to watch the Basketball Play-Off Finals. After collecting a free bottle of Prime at Waterloo station and navigating through the Underground, we arrived ready to watch the woman's final, which London Lions won 92-65 to secure their 4th title in a row. The men's final proved to be much closer, finishing 88-85 to London Lions, which created a great atmosphere in the stadium. This trip was offered as an award to our students who have dedicated their time training, playing, coaching and/or officiating for Winston. Their hard work and contribution to Winston Basketball has been greatly appreciated this year.
Following some inspiration at the O2, the Yr8 Boys then had a tournament the following day, organised by the charity 'Basketball 4 All', playing against schools from the Aldershot District. The team played some good Basketball, winning all of their games to finish top as overall winners. It was great to have some Surrey Scorchers representatives at the event too who were able to give our students some expert advice.
It was then the turn of Miss Retzepter and the Yr9 Girls to attend the same tournament a few days later. The girls had a great time and enjoyed playing new opposition. The team came 4th overall.
Mr Martin
