What a brilliant second term of sport here at Wallingford! From netball and football, to hockey tournaments, trips to Wembley and Ninja Warrior competitions, we’ve been jam-packed since January!
Both our netball and football leagues have got up and running, with some excellent performances from students in all year groups throughout the school.
A special highlight of the term was our annual Ninja Warrior competition. This is the ninth consecutive year we have held this competition, and it may have been our best one yet! We had 200+ competitors, with 30 making it through the qualifiers and into the final. 11 of those 30 defeated the course, with Mr. Dodson describing it as “the hardest course we’ve ever done”! Congratulations to Peter, Herbie and James for finishing on the podium, etching their names into the Wallingford School Ninja Warrior folklore forever. A special well done to Freddie for coming 5th overall, our highest placed Key Stage 3 student! The icing on the cake was the £285 raised for charity and the PE department!! A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who competed, supported and helped run the event!
Another highlight came just after half-term when we took a lovely group of girls to Wembley to watch England Women vs Spain Women. Going into the game, predictions were mixed – would the European Champions England have enough to beat the World Champions Spain? The level of football on display was brilliant, the atmosphere was electric, and there was a happy group heading home after England’s 1-0 win. Although Mrs. Hedges was disappointed not to be a half-time sub, she said it was the best game of football she had been to! A big well done to all the students who came and were exceptional throughout – we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Another sporting highlight was at the Reading State Schools Hockey Tournament. Our Year 9 girls and Year 9 boys hockey teams both did amazingly. Our girls team came second in their group, qualifying for the Cup quarter finals, while our boys qualified for the Plate, getting a bye in the quarter finals as they were the highest placed team in the Plate! Sadly, both teams were knocked out in sudden death penalty flicks – a harsh ending to a brilliant tournament of hockey. A special shoutout to Barnaby and Amy who were our boys and girls Player of the Tournament!
- Mr Ford, PE Technician
