March 2012

An Exciting Term of Sport

The King’s

(The Cathedral)

School

Cross Country Team Contents

Cross Country 3,4,5

Gymnastics 5

Rowing Challenge 6

Trampolining 7

International Hockey Visit– Chloe Rogers 8

Boys Hockey 9

Maxifuel Super Sixes Indoor Hockey Visit 10

Junior Department 11

London Marathon 12

High Achievers 13

Sixth Form Charity Rugby Match 14,15

Sports Presentation 16

Cross Country Team

The Fenland League Relays were held on Wednesday 7th March at Snowdon Park

Crowland. The relay consists of a team of 4 each person runs 1 mile as it is a cross

country relay.

The Year 9/10- Girls A team won – team was Hannah Randall, Ella Blake, Sarah

Chan and Annemarie Ash. The B team came 4th and C team 8th.

Year 7/8 Boys A team came 2nd – James Barkshire, Ollie Bowling, Alex Chymbai

and Jacob Smith. B team came 9th.

Year 7/8 Girls A team came 3rd – Alison Stokoe, Alice Hardy, Georgia Hilton, Izzy

Deansmith. B team came 10th and C Team 11th.

Year 9/10 Boys A team came 5th and B team 11th.

Cambridgeshire Cross Country

Championships – Saturday 14th January

2012

The Cambridgeshire Schools Cross Country

Championships were held at King’s Ely Schools on Sat-

urday 14th January 2012. When we arrived the

ground was white and completely frozen, however

the sun was out and by the first race it had started to

thaw. The event has the top 16 runners from four

areas within Cambridgeshire, 26 King’s Schools pupils

took part on the day, a few that had been selected

could not take part. As the day went on the ground

became softer and in places quite slippery but it was

perfect conditions for cross country running.

From this event athletes are selected to represent

Cambridgeshire at the Anglian Schools Cross Country

Championships, to be selected athletes had to finish in

the top 10.

There were some outstanding performances, Ollie

Bowling and James Barkshire finished 4th and 5th

respectively in the Junior Boys( Year 8 +9), both in

Year 8 and will have another year to compete in this

age group.

In the Senior Girls, Emma Randall finished 2nd and

Eleanor Smith 3rd with Penny Ford 6th and so all

three qualified along with Callum Reid and Henry

Morton who finished 9th and 10th respectively in the

senior boys.

Ella Blake in the Junior Girls finished 9th and was also

selected, the Anglian Championships will be held in

Ipswich on Saturday 4th February 2012

Well done to the following who took part; Alison

Stokoe; Alice Hardy; Georgia Hilton; Isabelle

Deansmith; Milly Tovey; Ella Blake; Hannah Randall;

Jess Amps; Annemarie Ash; Sarah Chan; Katie Tre-

varthen; Emily Fisher; Poppy Tovey; Eleanor Smith;

Emma Randall; Emma Chan; Alex Chymbai; Joshua

Akinwumi; Ollie Bowling; James Barkshire; Philip

Wilson; Artem Chymbai; Callum Reid; HenryMorton;

Andrew Steele.

Gymnastics

Anglian Schools Cross Country Championships – Saturday

4th February

This event was held at Ipswich on an extremely cold day and slippery conditions,

the school had a number of pupils representing Cambridgeshire this event which

includes the four other counties of the region.

In the Junior boys Ollie Bowling and James Barkshire took part finishing 41st and

46th respectively outstanding results as they have another year competing at this

age group.

Three of the Cambridgeshire Senior Girls team came from Kings – Eleanor Smith

finished 8th, Emma Randall 15th and Penelope Ford 36th and in the Senior Boys

Callum Reid finished 34th.

Angela Radjenovic, our school Gymnast coach, has been extremely

busy in preparing both the junior and senior boys and girls for the

gymnastic competitions taking place this term. Gymnastic classes take

place in the sports hall on Tuesday evenings from 4-6pm.

The Junior girls came second in the competition held on Tuesday 27th

March and now progress to the next round in Ipswich on the 12th July.

Gymnastics

Rowing Challenge – Monday 23rd Jan at Hampton

College

We have recently been attending some of the Rowing Competition that are held

throughout the year. The most recent was held at Hampton, it was split into two age

groups, Year7/8 and Year 9/10. The Year 7/8’s rowed for 2 minutes trying to cover as

great a distance as possible whilst the Year 9/10 rowed a distance of 1000m’s in the

shortest time.

The second part of the competition was a relay in teams of four covering 2012m, we

had a group of year 7 girls and a group from Year 9. The Year 7 girls finished 2nd and

the Year 9 mixed team 4th.

In the individual challenges the Year 7 girls rowed exceptionally well with very high

score for the 2 minute event. Overall the Kings Schools has now moved up into 3rd

position and we hope to build on this.

Jack Hunt Rowing Competition– Monday 26th March

Report by Sophie Hobday

In rowing this season we have seen an ever growing improvement with the results.

Starting off with only a very small year 7 team it has grown into a stronger team

espically with year 7 girls and year 9 boys and girls! The year 7 girls have been the

most consistent attendening with a massive improvement, the most shown by Jassica

Enum with the top score from the group. The Year 7 girls team includes Sophie

Hobday, Jassica Enum, Tomi Kehinde, Martha Page and Amy van Dogen. In relays we

have been very successful as we have been finsihing as one of the first couple of

schools even though we only have girls and no boys in the team and we have all had

a good laugh at each other getting off the machine! We all have had a fun time doing

the events and are looking forward to the events in the future!

Rowing Trampolining

Trampolining

Matthew Gladders and Luke Hagerty represented King's at the British National Schools

trampoline finals today, accompanied by Ann and Kevin Gladders and Brian McGeeney in a

coaching capacity. Matthew achieved 7th place in the Elite Under 19 Boys competition and Luke

4th place in the U15 Boys Standard competition. To reach this level, both have had to achieve top

3 individual positions in their age groups at preceding regional and zonal competitions.

This achievement shows the talent and hard work the boys put in on a regular basis, and it is

good to see such strong achievement for the school at the highest level of school competition.

Trampolining

International Hockey Visit– Build up to the Olympics

20 Year 7 and 8 pupils took part in an “ In2Hockey” Session held at The

Voyager School on Friday 9th March. They were joined by Jack Hunt, The

Peterborough School, Nene Park Academy, AMVC and TDA.

Chloe Rogers, International hockey player, greeted the pupils and they spent

the morning taking part in coaching sessions with her. During lunch, she

spoke about her achievements and hopes for the Olympics whilst showing

some of the medals she had won. All pupils were given a small signed stick

and hockey ball.

The day finished with a hockey tournament to put the new skills learnt into

practice. This was a valuable experience for all pupils involved, they had

access to high quality coaching and an excellent promotional event to inspire

all to support GB hockey in the Olympics.

Hockey

Boys Hockey

Thomas Deacon’s Academy 1st XI 9-1 The King’s (The Cathedral) School 1st IX

(King’s goal from Chris Wood)

The much anticipated game against local rivals TDA was hard fought on enemy

territory, especially due to the two man disadvantage verses the national

school final’s runner ups.

Despite the majority of ball possession in the opening phases going in favour

of TDA, the King’s defence held firm with a formation that proved difficult for

the prowess of the opponents to break down. The opening exchanges weren’t

one way, with our midfield and forward forcing mistakes in their

overconfident defence, however a lack of numbers showed costly as options

were limited and attacks broke down. Reduced numbers also left the King’s

defence exposed on counter attacks. Despite a well-defended short corner,

the defensive formation of King’s was broken midway through the half and a

dip in confidence and concentration led to a few more goals before the break.

A tactical half time switch between defending debutant Wood and forward

Caruso provided the defence with more level-headed experience. The away

team pushed for a goal which, combined with mistakes, gifted TDA with goals

as well as well rehearsed and efficient short corner routines. The continued

battling for a goal forced the ball into the home team territory, and link up

play from Yau and Davies resulted in the last goal of the game from Wood .

King’s showed heart in this always impossible fixture and look to use the

experience in future fixtures.

Maxifuel Super sixes Indoor Hockey

Trip to Wembley Arena

The 2011 super sixes Finals were played out in dra-

matic fashion in front of a near full house of 5000

hockey fans at the iconic Wembley Arena on Sunday

30th January. Out of these 5000 passionate hockey

fans were 48 King’s pupils ranging from Years 7-13

and 6 members of staff.

The format of the day consisted of 3 men’s matches

and 1 women’s finals. The first semi-final saw East

Grinstead V Old Loughtonians with an 8-3 result. The

second men’s semi final was against Reading and

Beeston with a score of 3-3 leading into a very nail

biting penalty flick competition. Beeston came victo-

rious with a 2-1 lead. The Men’s final was against

East Grinstead v Beeston with a 8-5 victory for East

Grinstead . The women’s final was against Bowdon

High town v Reading with similar to the men’s game

a 5-5 score line leading to penalty flicks. Bowdon

Hightown's women and East Grinstead's men were

crowned champions on the day, overcoming strong

opposition to lift the coveted trophies.

In between games there were activities planned to

inspire our up and coming hockey players with beat

the goalie, a blow up relay race, video presentations

and numerous merchandising stalls. This is our

second visit to the indoor competition as has certain-

ly gathered interest for Miss Naismith’s indoor hock-

ey sessions on Wednesday mornings.

Sporting highlights from the Junior Department

Events the Junior Department have taken part in this term:

Yr 5 table tennis

Yr 5 football

Yr 6 Primary Schools Cross Country Championship

Yr 6 Multi- activity day

With the exception of cross country they took place at St John Fisher with the opportunity to take part in these

sports with other primary schools.

Also pupils take part in Gymnastics Club and Karate after school.

Forthcoming events:

Yr 5 100 Days Countdown to the Olympics

Yr 4 hockey

Yr 3 & 4 mini-tennis

Yr 5 rackets

Junior Department

Mrs Amps and Miss Naismith are running the London Marathon and would like to raise as much money for HOPE

FOR CHILDREN. The charity was founded in 1994 as a non-religious, non-sectarian, non-profit making organisa-

tion. It stands for Helping disabled, Orphaned, Poor and Exploited children, in particular those living in developing

countries as well as the UK.

The week after the London Marathon, Mr Harrison will be running the Milton Keynes Marathon also.

Please go to http://www.justgiving.com/KingsPeterborough to donate money to this very worthy cause.

Many thanks

Mrs Amps and Miss Naismith

London Marathon 2012

Zara Bailey-Swimming

Again in July this year Zara will be attending the National Swimming Tournament.

It is hoped that there is a chance she will qualify for the Olympics before this. She

needs to take part in two very high profile competitions to try to achieve the

qualifying time. This year she has already attended the British Olympic Trials

where she achieved a 2 second PB in the 200IM. She needs another second off to

have achieved the Olympic Consideration Time. She is also trying for her 400IM

time. Once the Olympics are over she will be working towards the World Short

Course Championships in Istanbul, December 2012.

Lizzie Pam– Tennis

Lizzie is a year 8 pupil at Kings. She has been playing tennis since

the age of 6 and now has developed into an elite performer.

Lizzie trains 4 times a week in Cambridge and Peterborough.

Sessions consist of fitness, endurance and speed, as well as

technical and tactical training. Currently Lizzie is ranked 52nd in

the 14 and under age group for the country. Previously she had

an LTA rating of 18 in the U12 age group. She has a busy tennis

season ahead with competitions including a National Competi-

tion in Nottingham over Easter and regional events over the

summer.

Last summer Lizzie experienced her most successful season with

winning results in the Donarbon Tournament, Cambridge and the

Cambridge Closed. Lizzie also got to the final at Letchworth to

narrowly miss out on another trophy.

Lizzie is currently balancing her school commitments with

training. We hope to see her competing for school this season.

High Achievers of the Term

Year 13’s Team:

15 Ollie Hooper; 14 Darius Miller; 13 Jack Thorndike; 12 Luke Runacres; 11 Ben

Carpenter; 10 Jake Lunn (C); 9 Sam Wood; 8 Phil Trotman; 7 Charles Wadsley; 6

Bradley Berg; 5 James Barr; 4 Patrick Wright; 3 Mikey Harris; 2 James Cooper; 1

Danny Caruso

Replacements – Adam Clarke, Kelcey Brace, Jack Wright, Charlie Kingston, Harry

Lads

Year 12’s Team:

15 Jonathan Standbridge; 14 Phillip Colbran; 13 Nathan Nicholas; 12 Oliver

Sims (C); 11 Bill Fear; 10 Alex Masters; 9 Rob Strong; 8 Harry Gartside; 7 Adam

Rosillo; 6 Henry Morton; 5 Callum Read; 4 Hamish Reid; 3 Alwyn Hopkins; 2

Matt Jackson; 1 Dave Tarttelin

Replacements – Ben Hitchborn, Jack Bradley, Alym Karim, Sam Biccarino.

On Wednesday 21st of March at 2.15pm the sixth form flocked to the sports

field to observe the annual rugby match between the year 13’s and the year

12’s. The battle began weeks before kick-off, with the verbal competition flying

across the common room. The favour was firmly with the Year 13’s as they con-

tained 19 out of 22 players in the school’s first team. When the day of the

match came there were many worried faces on the supporters; for the lives of

the members of the Year 12’s team. The game got underway and the year 12’s

set a statement of intent in the first few seconds, with Rob Strong and Henry

Morton putting in firm tackles. There was shock in the Year 13’s ranks; as they

were not expecting the fearsome defence and organisation that came against

them. The Year 12’s managed to put themselves into the lead with two penal-

ties and went up 6-0. The 13’s came back and scored a try through Jack Thorn-

dike but failed to convert, so the 12’s, to their growing confidence were still

ahead 6-5.

The defence of both sides held strong with occasional bursts through the mid-

field from Phil Trotman and Mikey Harris, with Year 12’s bouncing off them left,

right and centre. Tempers occasionally broke as the passionate hunt to become

the Charities Match Champions was hotly contested. As half time arrived the

13’s had broken ahead with a couple of tries and the 12’s found themselves go-

ing in 19-9 down. But that was a far better score than anyone had been ex-

pecting, the predicted cricket score was firmly in the back of their minds.

Charity Rugby

The second half began similarly to the first, with strong defence from both

teams. But as the half grew on the experience of the 13’s held them strong

and as the teams tired in the extreme heat of the day the score began to run

away in favour of the year 13’s with some well worked tries. The score ended

up 31-12 to the Year 13’s. But a good contest and great spectacle for all who

came to watch. Bring on next year!!

Sports Presentation Evening Our first Sports Presentation Evening will take place on Friday 25th May

2012

Awards for various sporting achievements during the year will be

presented by our guest sporting star. This will be revealed soon. A

number of the school bands will be providing the entertainment as well

as refreshments available.

Voting will take place in school shortly for the following awards:

Sports Woman of the Year

Sports Man of the Year

Team of the Year

The cost per family to attend will be £5. Tickets will be available from

the finance office next term.