Sporting Highlights – Friday 13 March 2026

On Saturday Lancing took on Portsmouth Grammar School in their final block fixture of the season.

The 1st XI produced a solid performance in a tight game which ended 2-2. Goals from Rory H and Charlie G. MVPs – Rory H, Thomas R and Francis R.

The 2nd XI fought hard in another close game and managed to score late on to win 2-1. Goals from MVPs Eddie A and Solomon W Y.

U15B 0-0 draw – An exciting game between two evenly matched teams with chances coming at both ends. MVP goes to Aaron T who was excellent in goal to earn Lancing the draw.

U14A – a brilliant 4-0 win with a superb hard working performance from all. Goals shared by Oscar E x2, Freddie B and Harvey R. MVP – Oscar Evans.

U14B – 0-0. A strong performance with the Lancing team coming close to scoring the winner in a tight game. MVP – Fernando I for superb goal-keeping.

On Tuesday the U14 boys travelled to Burgess Hill to represent the College is the UKSA 7-a-side tournament. An exciting afternoon filled with plenty of dramatic late goals and some brilliant hockey from the Lancing boys. They finished the round robin event with a silver medal as deserved runners up, just narrowly missing out on the gold with the final standing reading:

Finals standings:

1. Sir Joseph Williamson’s

2. Lancing College

3. Bede’s

4. King Edward’s Witley

5. Lingfield

6. Hoe Bridge

7. Reigate Grammar

8. Sevenoaks

9. Claremont

In an excellent weekend of football, Lancing faced off against Eastbourne in five Senior fixtures, resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The 1st XI gave their best performance of the season and after going 4 goals up in the first half finished the match well with a 6-0 win. Goals from Austin J, Adnan L and braces from Johannes G and Man of the match Seth V gave Lancing the win. The 2nd XI were also victorious winning 3-0; the scorers were Daniel A, David O and Minato H.

In the away matches the 3rds were defeated 4-3, but the 4ths rallied back from 4-2 down to draw 4-4. Man of the match Lucas C scored a hat-trick in an excellent comeback.

Finally, in perhaps the performance of the day Mr Fulwell led the 5th XI to a remarkable 4-2 victory. Travelling with just 11 players due to absence on the day the team gave a fantastic performance showing passion and desire to win against the odds.  A man of the match performance from Isaac H and two goals from Casper C H and Alex G gave them an excellent 4-2 victory.

Last week Coco M got to the final of the LTA British Tour U18s (R3) Bullpadel Cup in Stratford. Her and her partner finished runners up which improves Coco’s national ranking to top 7 in the UK at U16 level and No. 11 in the U18s age group.

Last Saturday all netball teams played at home against Portsmouth Grammar School. The matches were very closely contested across the board and provided an exciting afternoon of netball.

The highlight of the day came from the 2nd VII, who delivered a fantastic performance to secure a hard fought 30–24 victory. The team showed great determination and teamwork throughout. MVPs were awarded to Poppy G and Emily S for their outstanding contributions on court.

On Tuesday, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd VII faced Lingfield College in another round of competitive fixtures. The 1st VII produced a strong performance to secure a 27–15 win, demonstrating excellent control and composure throughout the game. The 2nd VII followed with an impressive and convincing victory, defeating their opponents 43–10 after a dominant display across all quarters. The 3rd VII were involved in a very tight contest and unfortunately narrowly lost 18–21 after a closely fought final quarter.

MVPs from Tuesday’s fixtures go to Amelia G, Grace H, Emily M, Phoebe H, Poppy G, Tilly L, Aggie M and Jessica S.

Congratulations to everyone who has taken part in the weekly League Run this term. It has been a pleasure to see every House represented and, just as importantly, to witness the personal progress so many of you have made since the start of term. Those improvements, whether large or small, reflect real commitment, resilience and determination – qualities that lie at the very heart of sport. Everything is still to play for in the last League Run of the season next week.