SPORTS
Sports Day Friday 21st June
The sporting events kicked off on
Tuesday 18th June with the field events
like javelin, shot and long jump taking
place during nearly the whole day as there
many heats to get through. The day went very smoothly
and the students taking part took advantage of the good
weather to perform at their best.
Sports day on the Friday was the main event and it was
touch and go with the weather at one point but the sun
did not let us down. We had an early lunch on the field
which consisted of a BBQ, curry and ice creams which was
a fabulous treat. Staff and students then made their way
down to the track where spectators sat on the bank in house
order and the athletes were sectioned off in a participants
area where they could limber up for their race.
There were various track events from 100 meters to 400
meters including relay. There was a certificate and a medal
for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and all winners were awarded these by
Mr King on a podium. It was fantastic to see all students
who took part not only give 100% effort but enjoy the whole
experience of competing against
each other. It was a battle fiercely
fought for; Cadbury have always
been known to win sports day and
Brindley and Lanchester were determined to put an end
to their glory. It was an extremely close contest but the
winners, once all the points from Tuesday were added to
Fridays, was Cadbury again.
The last race of the day was the staff relay which seemed
to be the highlight of the day’s events as far as the students
were concerned. They became very excitable and loud
as soon as Mr Baker pulled the trigger on the starting
gun. There was never a fighting chance for Brindley or
Lanchester as Cadbury had unleashed their secret weapon
‘Mr Roadrunner Rogers’. Although Mr Cannon made a very
valiant effort on the last leg of the track against Mr Lovell
the space was too wide to even make a dent in the gap
between them.
Congratulations to the winners Cadbury Cobras!
Worcestershire School Games 2013: Athletics
Congratulations to our Y9 Super 6 Athletics Team who won
the Redditch competition which meant that Woodrush went
on to represent Redditch District in the Worcestershire
School Games.
The team consisted of 12 athletes (6 girls and 6 boys) who
were Zoe C, Abby J, Rachel K, Megan H, Alex P, Lauren T-S,
Kieren F, Lucas N-Y, Ashley M, Owen P, Donovan P and Adam
S.
All athletes compete in one field, one track and one relay
event. Individual performances were scored using a points
table and the winners being the team with the highest cumulative points score.
Woodrush got off to a good start with the girls performing
superbly well on the track. Alex and Megan finishing 2nd and
3rd respectively in their 100m heats and Lauren and Zoe
finishing 1st and 2nd respectively in their 300m heats. The
boys new that they were going to struggle in the field events
compared to the track events and it was therefore a bonus
when Donovan came second in the shot.
After a break the competition resumed with the boys’ track
events and girls’ field events.
Donovan came second in the 100m, Owen and Lucas both
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finished second in
their 300m heats and
Ashley and Kieren
both ran personal
bests in the 1500m.
The girls continued
to perform well in
the field events with
Lauren and Zoe coming first and second
in the javelin.
The last part of the
competition was the
relay races. Woodrush won both the girls and boys 4x100m
races and finished a respectable 4th place in the medley
relay Ashley deserves credit for running the last gruelling
400m leg with limited time to recover after the 1500m!
After the relay races Woodrush knew that it was going to be
a close competition but were narrowly beaten to first place
by South Bromsgrove. All the athletes should feel proud
of their teams’ achievement and should be commended for
both their effort and attitude.
Mr Maidment