The last 5 days have seen a flurry of Level 3 School Games activity across Tyne and Wear with the staging of the U13 and U16 Boys Table Tennis and the Year 9 / 10 Sportshall Boys and Girls Athletics competitions.
On Friday 14th December Newcastle School for Boys attended the Table Tennis to represent Newcastle at both age groups. The teams entered the sports hall at Sandhill View and were greeted by 14 competition tables and barriers that gave the event an impressive professional feel.
Both teams were tasked with playing everyone in their respective age categories in a straight round robin to determine the medal winners. Right from the off it was clear that the standard was going to be incredibly high and eventual podium finishers would have played some top table tennis.
As the competitions progressed it became apparent that all teams participating were capable of taking points off each other, which kept proceedings tight and interest levels keen. After lots of exciting games, many of which went down to the wire, Newcastle School for Boys were awarded the bronze medals in both competitions. We'd like to offer the boys huge congratulations and our gratitude for representing Newcastle.
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| NSB U13 Squad at Newcastle Level 2 Competition |
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| NSB U16 Squad at Newcastle Level 2 Competition |
Yesterday, Monday 17th December, teams from across Tyne and Wear converged on Temple Park Sports Centre to contest the Year 9 / 10 Level 3 Sportshall Athletics competitions for both boys and girls. St Marys, Sacred Heart, St Cuthberts and Heaton Manor all travelled to represent Newcastle.
The Sportshall Athletics events are always great competitions and involve teams completing both field and track events including speed bounce, standing long and triple jumps, sprints and relays. Each individual participant is only permitted to take part in a certain number of events, so staff have to choose their teams carefully and spread the strength.
School Games Organisers from across Tyne and Wear were on hand to assist organisers with measuring and timing of events; and some of the performances were literally outstanding, by both male and female athletes. These events run so smoothly and the format is tried and tested so they're always well received by staff and participants alike.
Again from the very first events it was clear that the young people were going to push each other to new levels. As each individual event came to a close the results were registered and a running total score for each team was maintained.
A buzz of anticipation grew in volume in the sportshall as the results were about to be announced. The fantastic news for Newcastle was that Heaton Manor Girls won GOLD and St Marys Boys won SILVER medals. Huge congratulations have to go to both squads as the standard is always high at these events, so winning medals is very impressive.
The Newcastle School Games Team would like to thank all the schools mentioned above for representing Newcastle brilliantly - each school should be very proud of their young people as they conducted themselves perfectly without except.
WELL DONE AND HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
