Prep Sports Round Up 13.11.26

Following on from a busy week of fixtures last week, it has been another great week for Prep sport, with netball and table tennis both bringing success for our pupils.

Netball

Last Friday, the U11 girls competed in the Peninsular Netball Tournament at Penair School, playing against primary schools from across Truro in closely fought games. The standard of netball was excellent, creating a valuable learning experience for the team. Throughout the day, the girls grew in confidence and teamwork, working increasingly well together to move the ball down the court.

There were some excellent shooting displays, including an edge-of-the-D swoosh from Mabel, which was met with great applause from everyone on court, and some brilliant defensive work from Daisy, Lowenna and Harriet. Their determination, effort and team spirit really shone through. The girls won their cluster, securing their place at the Peninsular Finals Day at Penryn College. Well done, girls, we are incredibly proud of you!

On Monday, the U10 girls travelled to the SBA for the Primary Netball Festival, hosted by Truro School. The focus was on participation, developing netball skills and gaining valuable match experience. The girls played brilliantly as a team, showing excellent movement into space and passing the ball smoothly and confidently down the court, while communicating effectively and supporting one another.

A special mention goes to the girls who showed great adaptability by stepping in as guest players for another team. They enjoyed meeting pupils from other schools and demonstrated wonderful sportsmanship. Their hard work was rewarded as they finished as overall winners of the festival, winning five out of their six games. We look forward to seeing this team progress throughout the netball season. Thank you to Prep staff for organising, and to all of the girls who helped to umpire.

Table Tennis

After a week of rugby, hockey and netball fixtures, it was the turn of table tennis to take centre stage. The outdoor table tennis tables are full of excited pupils at every free minute of the day, with no adults organising or umpiring unless needed, giving them the chance to enjoy each other’s company and be competitive.

On Tuesday, 26 Year 6 pupils signed up to compete and were split into five teams of four boys and two teams of three girls. St Just entered two teams, one boys and one girls, all of whom attend Cape Cornwall Table Tennis Club and have previous experience of competing. A handful of our pupils had similar experience, either through a local club or last year’s individual competition. It was a fantastic day of knockout games, and when not playing, pupils umpired the games in front of them with help and guidance from volunteers from St Austell Table Tennis Club and Cornwall Table Tennis.

In the U11 Boys Competition, after some tight matches in the morning, a Truro team of Theo W, Thomas C, Albie S and Wilf M made it through to a semi-final against a team from St Just. Another of our teams, Rafe G, James S, Christopher P and Percy, also reached the semi-finals and were drawn against the other St Just team. Both played fantastically well, with Theo’s team victorious and Rafe’s team narrowly missing out.

The final was a tough affair and, despite some very close matches, with Wilf in particular playing well, Truro finished as runners-up, no mean feat in their first organised competition. They have qualified for the Regional Rounds in Plymouth in February 2027.

In the U11 Girls Competition, the three teams enjoyed some close matches, with St Just victorious after a round robin. The team of Mabel, Daisy and Etta finished second and also qualified for the Regional Rounds in Plymouth, another fantastic achievement.

Win or lose, the pupils behaved superbly, and the organisers commented on their good play, umpiring and enthusiasm. Thank you to all of the Prep staff for spending the day with the pupils.