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SCHOOL SPORT UPDATE JANUARY 2020

 

 

HOCKEY

 

In October, children from our Y5 class took part in the Maghull and District hockey tournament hosted by Maricourt High School. There was only a very limited opportunity for any practice beforehand, but the team clicked straight away and won all of their matches to finish as winners! Very well done to team members from Y5; Stephen, Joseph, Eleanor and Isla.

 

 

 

FOOTBALL

 

Competition for places in the squad for the school football team this season has been fierce, but we now have a strong group who have played very well in their first 2 matches. The majority of the team also played last year and that experience has helped them. They won their first match against St Gregory’s 3-2 and were then beaten 2-1 by St John Bosco in a fantastic match when a draw would have been a fair result. There are plenty more matches to play when the nights start to get lighter and the squad are looking forward to playing on our home pitch. Well done to all who have played so far:Khalel, Barney, Finley, Lucy, Rosa,Kole, Ivan, James, Max, Joseph, Stephen and Lewis.

 

GIRLS FOOTBALL

 

The girls football team have added to their success from last season. They won the Maghull and District Active Soccer tournament by winning every match. We also entered a Y3 team in this tournament who did really well against much older teams. Hopefully, they will be back in a few years to win it again and continue the tradition of Melling success in girls football. The Y6 team’s victory meant they qualified to play in the regional finals of the ESFA national tournament. They won their group to qualify for the semi-final where they were very unlucky to lose to a last minute penalty. Very proud squad members are Lucy, Rosa, Lucy, Lexi, Mia, Millie, Marni and Evie.

 

 

 

Last Thursday saw our Y5/6 girls football team taking part in the Merseyside regional final of the national primary school girls football competition. They had done fantastically well to qualify for the competition and this was bound to be a step up in ability. The first match went to plan and some solid defending and goalkeeping, followed by a goal from Mia led to a victory. The second match was against a very strong Malvern team, whose star player was also the star player for their boys' team ! Melling were always in the game, but in the end Malvern won with two late goals. The final game was dominated by Melling, but they couldn't quite get the victory they deserved and it finished 0-0. The girls had to settle for an excellent 2nd place and medals to take home ! A brilliant effort and yet again we are really proud of the way you competed and played as a team against some very good opponents. Fantastic !

Congratulations to our Y5/6 girls' football team who won the Maghull and District Girls Football tournament last week. Our older team won 4 out of 4 matches that they played, including beating St. George's 11-0 and  St. John Bosco 5-0! A very well-deserved victory!

 

Also, special mention must go to our Y3/4 team who beat Green Park's Y6 team to get to the semi-final. Unfortunately they then came up against our older team in that match, and although they lost, they did have the honour of being the only team to score against them ! Well done Lucy ! 

 

Some very happy parents were there to spectate! Well done, girls-your determination, skill and team work make us very proud. They now go on to represent Maghull and District in the regional stages of the English Schools Football Association national tournament ! Good luck girls !

 

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