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To get you started, they are offering a free sports kit to those schools who register on line. The kit will arrive in Sept 11 and will give you the chance to play some of the following Paralympic sports: Goalball, Sitting Volleyball and Blind Football.

To register your school go on line to: click (www.sainsbury’s.co.uk/1millionkids)

The School Games will officially start in September 2011, where a number of competitive sports will involve young children from year 3 to 13 taking part.

It will consist of 4 levels:

• Intra school competitions
• Regular local interschool competitions
• Annual area/county multi sports school games festivals
• National multi sport events.

They defeated Macclesfield High in the inaugural finals staged at Birchwood High School.

The girls reached the final by topping first in Group A and then in the semi finals defeating their B team, who had finished second in Group A.

Birchwood’s under 15s boys missed out on the final, which was won by Sandbach’s Shavington High School.

The A team came through the group stages in top spot but lost to Macclesfield’s Fallibroome in the semi finals.

Birchwood’s B team was fourth in Group A and seventh in the play-offs after a win against Weaverham B.

All 16 teams qualified from district competitions and the event was organised and co-ordinated by Megan Hopkins from Volleyball England.

• Birchwood qualified in top position for every age group in boys
• William Beamont qualified in top position for every age group in girls
• Lymm qualified for both girls and boys under 14 events
• Great Sankey qualified for the under 16 boys
• Bridgewater qualified for the under 16 girls

Individual skills developed as they moved through the competition and at the County final for under 14′s, Lymm performed exceptionally well and won the competition. The girls, Kim, Katie, Sophie and Jasmin only came together at the start of the year having not before played any competitive Badminton.

Run by Warrington Schools Sports Partnership (WaSSP), both the girls and boys competitions were played with much commitment and skill. The young players were a credit to their schools.

After a fast-paced, highly skilled encounter the U16 results were as follows:

·         GIRLS Winners –  Lymm

·         GIRLS Runners-Up – Bridgewater

·         BOYS Winners – Great Sankey

·         BOYS Runners-Up – Birchwood

All of the above teams will now have the honour of representing Warrington in the Cheshire County finals to be held on Thursday 27th January at Birchwood CHS, Warrington.

Finally, well done to the tournaments Most Valuable Players – Aaron Mc (Bridgewater) and Danielle I (Birchwood) – who both received a quality badminton racket and, also, to the other competing school teams who played so well at the comp: Penketh, William Beamont

Well done to all the brilliant young players who competed at the Centre Parcs National Schools Badminton Championships (Warrington Final) held at Penketh HS (cheers) and thanks to the PE staff who supported it so professionally. You were stars!

Run by Warrington Schools Sports Partnership (WaSSP), both the girls and boys competitions were played with much gusto, commitment and no mean skill. The young players were a credit to their schools.

After an intense, fast-paced competition the U14 results were as follows:

·         GIRLS Winners -  Birchwood

·         GIRLS Runners-Up – Great Sankey

·         BOYS Winners – Great Sankey

·         BOYS Runners-Up – Lymm

All of the above teams will now have the honour of representing Warrington in the Cheshire County finals to be held on Thursday 3rd February at Rudheath High School, Northwich.

Finally, well done to the tournaments Most Valuable Players – Megan B (Beamont) and Alistair H (Penketh) who both received a quality badminton racket and, also, to the other competing school teams who gallantly played their part at the comp: Penketh, William Beamont.

Roll on next weeks U16’s comp at Broomfields Leisure Centre!

David Quartermain
Competition Manager

In the year 10 and 11 races, Sophie Bates (Lymm) and Jack Gleave (William Beamont) took the top spots, with Sophie’s run being one of the day’s biggest wins as she defeated her rivals by more than two minutes.

Emma Scott (Helsby) and Rebecca Coy (Bridgewater) took second and third in the girls’ race, with Chris Smith (Boteler) and Henry Buttress (Lymm) claiming the berths in the boys’ race and St Gregorys taking the team award.

Years eight and nine saw Jemma Eyre (Lymm) and Leighton Sharman (Birchwood) run out the winners as Kate Merrill and M McEverley (both Helsby) came second and third, as did Patrick Iredale (St Gregorys) and T Sljivie (Helsby).

Wins for Amy Renton (Helsby) and Kiro Smithyman-Harding (Bridgewater) in the year seven category meant that Helsby pipped Bridgewater to the team title, as Olivia Bush and Annabel Martin (both Bridgewater) and Billy Young and Oliver Upton (both Helsby) claimed the runners up positions.

The young winners from the last round were at it again in the primary school races, with Lauren Goddard (St Monica’s) repeating her win and Jack Evans, Benji Mullarkey and Daniel Fox (all St Wilfrids) again filling the first three boys’ places.

The girls, although tired from travelling and training, spent some time working with pupils and demonstrating how to play the game.

Holly Lam-Moores (19), one of the team, spoke to the group about how she got involved in sport and encouraged other girls to follow her lead and get involved with physical activity.  She explained how physical activity is a great stress reliever and how she has had so many exciting experiences thanks to her love of sport.

Rugby League and Handball also unusually came together at the event, as the Challenge Cup was brought out for a rare viewing.  Warrington Wolves are working in partnership with Warrington School Sport Partnership to establish a handball academy in the town.  We expect to see more rising stars as a result of this partnership and thanks to the efforts of SSCo and Handball Development Officer, Mick Hegarty, and coach Gary Kelsall.

Future handball stars?

The Team pose before their Euro qualifier

Rugby League and Handball come together