8 teams from the Angmering Cluster Group Came to the Sports College to participate in the annual stoolball festival, and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
With many of the players have participated in after school clubs either at their schools or under the supervision of Inspire Leisure’s initiative to develop the sport alongside local clubs, it was good to see so many KS2 children participating in the local sport.
The sides were divided into two groups and played a round robin of “pairs stoolball” over 6 – eight ball overs per side. There were many sixes smashed and fours blasted, alongside some outstanding catching in the field.
With the games being umpired with experienced players from the local clubs, the matches ran smoothly and the large crowds were entertained throughout by the excitement that the children provided.
It is hoped that the children continue to play the game in the summer and the years ahead.
Many thanks to all the umpires who helped out, and the staff, as always for giving up their time and energy to provide the opportunity for the school players.
The final positions were as follows:
GROUP A:
1st: St. John the Baptist, 2nd: Georgian Gardens “A”, 3rd: St. Wilfrid’s Y5, 4th: East Preston “B”
GROUP B:
1st: East Preston “A”, 2nd: Ferring, 3rd: Georgian Gardens “B”, 4th: St. Wilfrid’s Y6

Eighty Year 3 and 4 athletes descended upon the Angmering Sports College Athletics track and fields to take part in the first Quad Kids Athletics event to be organised in the Cluster group.
This new initiative by the English Schools Athletics Association aims to provide a transition from multi- skills type potted sports events into more formal athletic activity. Athletes are required to follow a rotation whereby they compete in a series of heats of Vortex Howler Throwing, Standing Long Jump, 50 Metre Sprints and a 600 Metre run.
With 20 different teams of 4 athletes present, the fields were buzzing with running, jumping and throwing as enthusiastic parents cheered on the performers. All the children – now school athletes – showed great determination and strove to produce their best performances and help their teams achieve the title of Quad Kids Champions.
The event was marshalled by an army of sports volunteers from Angmering, many from Year 7, and who were ably led by Emma, Josh and Abi from Year 10. Thanks must also go to Gill Western and Kathy Lockyear for their sterling work on the 600M run.
The final scores were as follows:
GIRLS EVENT RESULT:
10th Ferring “B” (129 pts), 9th Ferring Barbarians (121), 8th East Preston “C” (102), 7th St. John’s (101),
6th East Preston (98), Georgian Gardens “B”, 4th Ferring “A” (77), 3rd East Preston “B” (66),
1st = East Preston “A” & Georgian Gardens “A” (47 Pts).
BOYS EVENT RESULT:
10th Ferring Barbarians (129 Pts), 9th Ferring “B” (111), 8th St. John’s (110), 7th East Preston “D” (109),
6th East Preston “C” (104), 5th East Preston “B” (75), 4th Georgian Gardens “B” (72), 3rd Ferring “A” (69),
2nd East Preston “A” (52), 1st Georgian Gardens “A” (48 Pts).

The Annual L&DPSSA Swimming Championships took place at Littlehampton Swimming & Sports Centre this week with over 180 children from local schools participating.
9 eager teams arrived to conduct their warm ups prior to the relay heats and individual races. They were cheered on in a hot environment, by their fellow team mates and a large gallery of spectators.
The events were superbly marshalled by Team Elite athletes from the Angmering Sports College and who were supported the SSCo team of Sandy Fell, Ali Groves and Jon Mills.
All the races were keenly contested and there was a good spread of medals throughout. Summerlea, East Preston & Georgian Gardens closely fought out the main competition, whilst, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary’s, St. Wilfrid’s and Arundel all remained neck and neck in the small schools event.
There was also a TOP –UP Swimming relay, in which swimmers who had previously been unable to swim 25 metres before undertaking the teaching programme, competed over a whole length. East Preston came third, Ferring came second and it was won by Georgian Gardens. The swimmers were very proud to receive their medals .... rightly so.
In the end the trophies were decided by the outcome of the relays, with East Preston beating Summerlea into second place in the main event and Arundel retaining the Small Schools’ Trophy.
Many thanks to all the officials who enabled the event to take place, and to Inspire Leisure for letting us have the use of the pool.

FINAL POSITIONS:
1st – East Preston, 2nd - Summerlea, 3rd – Georgian Gardens, 4th – Arundel CofE* (*SS Winner), 5th – St. Mary’s, Clymping*. 6th - English Martyrs, 7th- Ferring, 8th – St. Wilfrid’s*, 9th – St. John the Baptist

Individual Winners:
Girls 2 x length backstroke – R. Bailey (EP), Boys 2 x length back stroke – C. Gowings (GG), Girls 2 x length breast stroke – V. Stevens (SJB), Boys 2 x length breast stroke – C. McHale (EP), Girls 2 x length freestyle – L. Boothby (EP), Boys 2 x length freestyle – S. Ghristi (SM.C), Girls 1 x length backstroke – E. Watson (Sum), Boys 1 x length backstroke – H. McArthur (Sum), Girls 1 x length breast stroke – G. Tapley (GG), Boys 1 x length breast stroke – D. Anderson (St.W), Girls 1 x length butterfly - A. Mantle (EP), Boys 1 x length butterfly – S. Gladdish (EP), Girls 1 x length freestyle – M. Wright (EP), Boys 1 x length freestyle – B. Collins (EM), Girls medley Relay – East Preston, Boys Medley Relay – East Preston, Girls Freestyle Relay – Summerlea, Boys Freestyle Relay – Summerlea.

The Annual Littlehampton and District Primary Schools’ Sports Association District Athletics Championships took place during National Schools’ Sports Week at Worthing Leisure Centre, with 10 schools in attendance.
There was a large crowd of spectators to cheer on the runners, throwers and jumpers, and competition was very intense and exciting. The event ran smoothly, with heats preceding some very closely contested finals in the sprints, whilst the field events delivered some immense vortex throws and great long jumping.
There were some fine individual performances, such as Tristan Parfitt of Ferring winning the Boys sprints trophy, Owen Weedon of Georgian Gardens winning the boys 800 metres, and Amelia Musgrave of St. Margaret’s being triumphant in the Girls 800 metres, 80 metres sprints and also being part of the victorious girls relay team.
Arundel CofE were the Small Schools’ Champions, Second place in the main competition was tied between Connaught and East Preston Juniors, whilst St. Margaret’s were the overall team winners.
Many thanks to Jon Mills, Ivan Shergold, Sandy Fell, Ali Groves and all the other officials who helped out at the event.
Final Positions:
1st: St. Margaret’s
2nd =: East Preston Juniors
2nd=: Connaught
4th: Georgian Gardens
5th: Arundel CofE
6th: Ferring
7th: English Martyrs
8th: Flora McDonald
9th: St. John the Baptist
10th: St. Wilfrid’s

Students from the Angmering Cluster came up to the Sports College during National School Sports Week to take part in a Gifted and Talented PE & Dance Day.
Coaches came in to lead Trampolining, Ultimate Frisbee, Tri-Golf, Handball, Multi-skills, Athletics and Gymnastics activities for years 2 to 5. Year 6 students were given a day’s intensive Basketball with community coach Mark Davies, and two groups of dancers worked with Julie Fox to produce some excellent performances at the end of their sessions.
Staff from the primary schools were invited up to gain an insight into the work undertaken at the secondary school and also to gain further knowledge about the activities from the coaches. It was also a fine opportunity to see their top performers in activities they were used to and a range of new ones.
The students worked exceptionally hard throughout the day, and were provided with several pathways to continue the activities. Teamwork, fitness, skill development and tactical awareness were all areas that were touched up during the sessions. All the athletes went home tired, with certificates in hand and happy with their gifted and talented performances.
Many thanks to Pippa Couch (Gymnastics), Alan Denyer (Athletics), Julie Fox (Dance), Alice Tytherleigh (Trampoline), Jon Mills (Multi-skills) and Mark Davies (Basketball|) for their support and hard work throughout the day.

6 teams arrived at Angmering to show their cricketing skills in what was a very enjoyable evening in the sun. The teams of 8 played 5-over matches against each other and entertained a large crowd of spectators who happily watched from the boundaries.
There were boundaries a-plenty as players went for rapid runs and several spectacular catches.
St. John’s and Ferring went into the final games unbeaten, with St. John’s narrowly squeezing home in first place.
The format of the game was similar to twenty20, and teams comprised of many players who were playing for their schools for the first time.
The enthusiasm and teamwork was evident throughout, and hopefully it will have inspired players to continue playing the game and even seek to join local clubs.
Many thanks to the umpires and primary staff for making the evening a success.
Final Positions:
1st- St. John the Baptist
2nd Ferring
3rd St. Wilfrid’s
4th St. Margaret’s
5th = St. Margaret’s “B” / East Preston

Over 120 Key Stage 1 children from St. Wilfrid’s, East Preston Infants, Ferring, St. Margaret’s, Georgian Gardens and St. John the Baptist schools took part in an Athletics Multi-Skills festival at the Angmering School this week.
14 teams participated in a range of activities including speed bounce, shuttle relays, vortex holwer throwing, slalom relay and long jumping. All the athletes were encouraged to do their best by a large and supportive crowd who came along to watch in the glorious sunshine.
The teams earned points which were recorded by Angmering Sports Leaders who did a fantastic job, organising, assisting and encouraging and explaining to their individual teams.
Having given their all, the children went home happy, tired but ultimately pleased with their performance for their school team.
The top three teams were:
1st - St. Margaret’s “Winners”
2nd - Georgian Gardens “Oaks”
3rd – East Preston “Superkids”
Many thanks to all staff and leaders for helping making the evening such a success.

Approximately 70 year 4, 5 & 6 students in the Angmering Cluster descended onto the Angmering track last week in attempt to push themselves to the limit in a “friendly” Athletics Track Trials Meeting.
Students were able to enter up to 6 different track events, competing in heats to register a time and a set new personal best. The events were 50M, 70M, 80M, 100M, 150M, & 600M. The events were on a purely individual basis, and athletes could record their times on their personal race card before comparing them against English Schools Athletics Association standards for Gold, Silver or Bronze awards.
Most athletes ended up competing in all 6 events and it proved a useful exercise not only for the staff to select teams, but also for the students themselves to see where their strengths lie.
Many thanks to the Angmering Sports Leaders and staff from East Preston, St. Wilfrid’s and Ferring schools for helping to run the meeting.

8 teams from 5 of the Angmering Cluster group schools converged on the Sports College to contest the annual basketball festival. Always a noisy event, this year was no exception as the players worked hard to top their individual groups before heading in to the play-offs.
There was plenty to keep the large crowd excited as many of the matches were very even, some being decided by the odd basket scored right on the final buzzer.
In the 7th & 8th place play off, St John the Baptist beat Georgian Gardens “B”, whilst St. Wilfrid’s beat Georgian Gardens “C” to gain 5th place. Ferring beat East Preston “B” to gain 3rd spot and in the 1st and 2nd place play off, Georgian Gardens dominated to beat East Preston “A” 12 – 2 and retain their trophy, winning for the third successive year.
Angmering Cobras head coach, Mark Davies, was very impressed with the standard of play and after congratulating them all, he urged the players to keep working on their skills to become even better.
Indeed, he encouraged them to attend Cobras training on Saturday morning between 9.30 and 10.30 to make use of the development programme that is running.
Many thanks to Tom and Georgina from Angmering for volunteering to referee, and to Mark for assisting also.

94 runners from 9 different primary schools took part in the annual Littlehampton & District Primary Schools’ Sports Association Cross Country Run on Highdown Hill this week. The weather stayed kind as the girls’ race set off just before the boys, and the athletes stormed up the first of many incline’s on this gruelling course.
The spectators waited eagerly for the runners to come back into view and they were not disappointed as the runners soon came storming back down the hill towards the finish.
It was also lovely to welcome Miss Ayre, who formerly organised this event, back to present the trophies.
Amelia Musgrave (11 minutes ,51 seconds) of St. Margaret’s was the first home for the girls, followed by Niamh Andersson (11.58) of St. Mary’s Clymping and Sara Tubby of Summerlea (12.08) in third.
Sam Myles (10.52) of St. Margaret’s was first home in the boys’ race, with Jack Forest (11.17) of East Preston second and Conor Stevens (11.26) of St. Margaret’s third.
The team results were as follows:
GIRLS:
1st- St. Margaret’s (30 points), 2nd- Connaught (33), 3rd= East Preston (52), 3rd= St. John the Baptist, 5th- Summerlea (88), 6th-English Martyrs (101), 7th- Georgian Gardens (113), 8th- Ferring (127)
BOYS:
1st- St. Margaret’s (28 points), 2nd- East Preston (33), 3rd- Summerlea (39), 4th- Georgian Gardens (89), 5th-English Martyrs (86), 6TH- St. John the Baptist (89), 7th- Ferring (94), 8th- Connaught (107), 9th- St. Mar’s Clymping (120).
Many thanks to Ali Groves and Jon Mills for their help at the finish line, and to all the volunteer marshalls.