Spring Term Sports Round-Up: Triumphs, Teamwork & Trophies

Football

U13 Sisters n Sport Cup v Notting Hill and Ealing
On Friday 25 April the under 13 football team played Notting Hill and Ealing in the round of 16 of the sisters in sport competition. It was an excellent match and we came out of it successfully winning 1-0 thanks to Eva’s goal (possibly the slowest goal we have ever seen scored). We dominated the first half having multiple shots on goal between Dahlia C and Siena R, and great defensive effort from the back 4 against the opposition‘s attack. Throughout the second half of the match, we had many shots on goal as well as Bea’s amazing bravery after being directly kneed in the head. Erin made multiple saves and great goal kicks. Overall we played brilliantly and are really happy we are through to the next round.

U12 GSA 7-a-side football tournament
On Thursday 8 May a group of 10 Year 7 players made the trip to Kings School, Warwick to play in this 7-a-side tournament. In the initial group stage we played against Warwick Prep School, Habs Elstree, Queenswood and Thornton College. We won every game scoring 9 goals and not conceding any.

This led us as group winners to play in the Cup group, which would determine the winners of the whole tournament. Channing got off to a great start beating Berkhampstead 2-0. The following game we played St Julie’s School from Liverpool. These were a strong side who were also unbeaten. Despite dominating the first half Channing could not create a clear cut chance to score. In the second half St Julie’s came out strong and managed to score with a very good shot from distance. The Channing team responded well and should have had an equaliser on more than one occasion. However the 7 minute half went very quickly and we lost the game 1-0. The following game we drew 0-0 with Mary Erskine and with St Julie’s also drawing one game, there was everything to play for in the final match. Channing found some form in front of goal beating Queenswood 3-0 but with St Julie’s also winning their last game, Channing finished runners-up. A great performance from all players with Cecilia R and Anya P finishing as top scorers.

Under 13 ISFA 7-a-side Essex regional Tournament
On Wednesday 14 May, the team of Ava K, Siena R, Dahlia C, Anoushka C, Eva B, Bea B, Phoebe J, Amaya C and Issie G achieved the magnificent feat of winning the ISFA Essex Regional tournament that included some big independent schools with big sporting traditions.

In the group stage we opened our account with a solid 0-0 draw against Highgate, which was then followed by a 1-0 win against Westbrook Hay, Anoushka scoring from a long throw by Amaya. The third game was a tough match against Belmont. Channing had the better of the first half and deservedly took the lead with a goal from Eva. Unfortunately right at the end a long shot from Belmont scraped them a draw. Knowing that only a win would see them through to the semi-final, Channing produced their best footballing performance to beat Queenswood 2-0, both goals scored by Anoushka. In the following game Belmont beat Highgate 1-0, which meant that we were through as group winners and Belmont as the runner-up.

In the semi-final we played a very physical Heath Mount School. The first half was a nervous display but fortunately great defending from Channing kept the score to 0-0 at the break. In the second half Channing played much better football and spread the ball well creating a number of scoring opportunities. Eva finally broke the deadlock for us to lead 1-0 with 2 minutes remaining. Great defending from Heath Mount kept the score at 1-0 and granted us a place in the final.

In the final we were to play Belmont again after they had won their semi-final on penalties. Just like the first game Channing was the better team and created a number of opportunities whilst restricting the opposition completely. Despite Siena hitting the crossbar with a great strike Channing couldn’t get the ball in the net and we finished on a tie of 0-0.

Normally penalties would be a very nervous affair, however despite missing the first one, we ended up with two fantastic penalties from Dahlia and Anoushka and with great goalkeeping from Ava we won comfortably. This now means the team is in the national final to be played at St George’s Park in June. Well done to all the girls involved for an outstanding team performance to lift the first silverware of the year.

Cricket

U13 & U15 
This term has seen Channing play its first ever hard ball fixtures. We entered both Under 13 and Under 15 in the Middlesex Cup.

The U13’s had drawn Godolphin and Latymer School in a match played at Shepherds Bush Cricket Club. Channing batted first and despite Erin L’s top scoring with 12 runs, other teammates could not quite add as many runs to the score. Channing finished 44 all out. In reply the two Middlesex batters of Godolphin and Latymer were able to quickly surpass this score and went on to win by 10 wickets.

In the U15’s we drew an away game at North London Collegiate. Again Channing batted first and played out the whole 20 overs, posting a score of 81 for the loss of 8 wickets. Iyla R was the top scorer for Channing.

In reply, again two strong Middlesex batters were able to score quickly to chip away at the score. Iyla R took the wicket of their best batter with a lovely leg spin bowl and then took the wicket of the next batter not long after. However NLCS’ opening batter scored a good 41 runs not out and the home side were able to win in 10 overs beating Channing by 6 wickets.

In both games, the girls learned a lot and it was so pleasing to see Channing being represented in the County cup.

Sisters n Sport Softball Pairs Cup
A team of eight Year 7 and Year 8 players travelled to North London Collegiate to play in the first round of the Sisters n Sport Softball Cricket Cup. The format of the game was 8 players who would bat in pairs for two overs. Outs lost the pair 5 runs.

In the first game Channing played Robert Clack School. Batting first the Channing team of Luella W, Sophia F, Siena R, Thomasina R, Sophiya V, Felicity R, Iris F and captain Amairah R scored 55 runs in the 8 overs. However with some careless run outs the team did lose 5 wickets so had the pressure of defending the score of 30 runs. However with the ball Luella quickly made it an uphill challenge for Robert Clack taking 3 wickets in her over. Iris also took a wicket.  However superb bowling and fielding all round kept our opponents score to 44 runs, which minus 20 for the wickets was an 11 run win.

In the second game against NLCS, Channing had learned from their mistakes and played a much better game with the bat. All pairs contributed to the score but a fantastic 20 runs in their 2 overs was a great achievement from Amairah and Iris. In this inning Channing scored 75 in 8 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.

In reply Siena took 2 wickets and Felicity, Thomasina, and Amairah took a wicket each. Channing held NLCS to 55 runs and with the 25 run deduction, won the game by 35 runs.

Channing are now into the third round of the competition. Well done to the whole team, it was a great performance with all 8 players contributing to the two wins.

Tennis

Year 9 & 10 LTA Tennis Competition 
On Monday, our Year 9 and 10 students took part in the LTA Tennis Competition against Mill Hill School. On a hot and sunny afternoon, they played really well and won both their singles and doubles matches.

It was great to see them playing so strongly and enjoying the matches. They showed good teamwork and stayed focused throughout. Well done to everyone who took part!

Athletics 

Haringey Athletics Competition
This week, we took part in the Haringey Athletics Competition at New River Sports Centre. Year 7 and 8 competed on Tuesday, while Year 9 and 10 took part on Thursday.

The girls achieved some fantastic results, with Siena R finishing second in the Year 8 long jump. Our Year 7 girls won their relay race, and the Year 8 team came second in theirs.

In the Year 9 and 10 event Chileche G won the Year 10 Long jump with a superb 4.55m to finish 35cm further than her nearest rival. She then followed this by winning her 200m race.

Other notable performances in Year 10 was Darcy D finishing second in her 200m.

Zeruchi B came second in both the Year 9 100m and 200m and Tamara P came second in the 300m.

Well done to all the students who took part!