Handball Success
At the turn of the year, 4 Handball teams were formed and trained for the 1st Round of the English Handball Cup. This included a boys and girls team from both Year 8 & 10. With mixed results it was the U13 Boys that showed the greatest promise and success, going undefeated in their tournament. This meant that they qualified for Round 2, the South East Regionals hosted in central London.
After a competitive friendly win vs. Salesians the week before, the team went to the tournament fully prepared. Despite a slow start, the team eased into their games, eventually making it into the semi-finals where they faced Dover Boys Grammar School. After a tight 1st half it was Dover who progressed and came out on top as eventual overall winners. The team learnt from their mistakes and then put in a much better performance in their 3rd/4th play off to finish 3rd overall. There were some great individual performances over the day, especially from Jacob D & Jan S.
5 months ago the boys had limited knowledge & experience of Handball but their desire to learn & improve is a credit to them. They are a great example of what rewards dedication and hard work can achieve. The boys were able to pick up a bronze medal but they will be looking to go one step further next time!
Athletics Success
Athletics season is well and truly underway with lots of training and athletics meets already under the belt.
Before exam season started our KS4 team competed at the KS4 District Champs at Hoe Valley. Despite minimal training both the boys and girls teams put in some great individual performances. We had top3 finishes from Amalie B (Shot Put), Hallie C (Javelin), Pippa K (High Jump), Ayaan A (200m), Nicolas C (400m), Archie W (Javelin), Aayush G (Long Jump), Seb K (High Jump) & Boys Relay. As a team the boys finished 2nd and the girls finished 5th.
A week later our high performing athletes were chosen to attend the North West Surrey Trials. From these trials 5 Winston students have been selected as the best in their athletics events across the District. These are Ali H (Triple Jump), Mathew H (High Jump), Dapo O (100m), Jorge M-R (100m) & Hallie C (Javelin). We wish them good luck on Saturday 14th June where they will represent North West Surrey at the County Championships at the Wei Archer Athletics Track, Kingston.
Most recently the PE Department took 56 students to Guildford Spectrum to compete in the 1st Round of the English Athletics Cup. In this competition, each student must take part in 2 events (1 x track & 1 x field). Despite being a logistical nightmare for PE teachers to organise we were extremely proud of the determination of everyone, especially having to compete against a number of independent schools. Overall it was a great day for the Junior and Inter Boys teams, both finishing 2nd and progressing to the South East Regionals on 12th June.
Podium positions went to:
🥇James A (High Jump), Harry R (Triple Jump) & Mathew H (High Jump)
🥈George L-B (Hurdles), Hayden R (200m), Noah E (Discus), Jorge M-R (100m), Ryan T (1500m) & Logan F (Javelin)
🥉Harry G (Javelin), Dapo O (100m), Alex B (Triple Jump) & Ollie M (100m)
There were a number of injuries/drop outs in the morning for the girls which meant it was difficult to arrange a full squad and therefore did not place as high as we'd hoped.
The PE Department wish to see an increase in student numbers across all year groups ready to develop and improve for the KS3 District also on the horizon at the end of June.
Mr Martin
Deputy Head PE Department
