Sporting Highlights – Friday 27 March 2026

Equestrian News
In equestrian news, Alice Y and Tom M delivered impressive performances at the Schools’ Show Jumping competition at Coombelands last Sunday. Competing in large and highly competitive classes of around 45 riders, both showed great skill and composure.
Alice produced a strong round in the 85cm class to secure an excellent 7th place finish, while Tom followed up with an equally impressive performance, taking 8th place in the 95cm class. To place in the top ten in such sizeable fields is a fantastic achievement for both riders and reflects the high standard of riding on display.

Girls’ House Football
The girls’ house football competition wrapped up in the final week of term, with terrible weather doing little to slow the action. A tightly contested group stage saw strong defensive displays across the board.
Manor and Handford progressed to the final, while Sankey’s secured third place with a 2–0 win over Field’s and Saints’.
Despite Handford winning all their group matches, Manor took the title thanks to a dramatic last-minute winner from Constance d F, securing back-to-back championships. Handford finished as runners-up for the fourth consecutive year in a fiercely competitive tournament.

House Netball
House Netball delivered once again: fast, colourful, and fiercely competitive from start to finish. Manor dominated the round robin stage, beating every team to top the standings and set up a blockbuster final against familiar rivals Sankey’s—a repeat of last year’s senior showdown.
The final more than lived up to the hype. Locked level at halftime, both sides showed outstanding defensive intensity and determination. But in a tense closing spell, Sankey’s found another gear, edging ahead to secure a 5–3 victory and take the title.
In the Junior competition, Manor and Handford topped the table to reach the final in another high-quality contest. Manor delivered a composed and confident performance to be crowned Junior House Champions.
Final standings –
Senior Netball:
3rd – Saints’;
2nd – Manor
;1st – Sankey’s
Junior Netball:
3rd – Sankey’s;
2nd – Handford
;1st – Manor

Boys’ House Hockey
House Hockey this term was a spectacle, with two closely contested competitions and both finals going to dramatic shootouts. Teme emerged victorious in the junior competition, while School House claimed the senior title.
Final standings –
Seniors:
3rd – Saints’;
2nd – Head’s;
1st – School
Juniors:
3rd – Gibb’s;
2nd – Second’s;
1st – Teme

5 mile Race
Last week saw perfect weather for our annual 5 mile race for the Sixth Form. For the boys, we had Rory H in 3rd place, Charlie G in 2nd place and Theo S F in 1st place. For the girls, we had Harriet B in 3rd place, Ottie G in 2nd place and Grace H in 1st place.
For the team competition, 1st place for the boys was Saints’ House and 1st place for the girls was Manor house. Special mention to Bibi W who was our fastest guest runner with an impressive time of 37:52, coming 10th out of all of our runners.

League Run
We also held the League Run House Competition this term. Despite some challenging conditions, turnout was excellent each week, including a record-breaking 402 participants, surpassing the previous record by four.
In other record-breaking news, we must congratulate Jack R who broke the previous course record of 9:24 with his impressive time of 9:17 – very well done to Jack!

In the boys’ competition, School House finished 3rd (314 points), Second’s took 2nd (338), and Teme claimed 1st place with 352 points.
For the girls, Fields’ placed 3rd (225 points), Sankey’s were 2nd (244), and Manor secured a convincing 1st place with 321 points.