Sports Round Up 09.10.26

Swimming
On Wednesday 23rd September, 24 pupils travelled to Millfield School to compete in the annual ESSA South West Regional Qualifier. All swimmers supported one another throughout the day and should be proud of their efforts, particularly those representing the School in a swimming competition for the first time.

Hockey
Hockey has made a flying start to the season, with competitive fixtures across the U12 to U18 age groups against Mount Kelly, Penryn College, Penair and Truro College. This has been strong preparation for the U18 County Tournament this week, and it is great to see such high numbers at after-school clubs making the most of our new facility.

Golf
Well done to Jenson D, who recently travelled to Ferndown Forest in Dorset as part of a team of six U12 boys representing Cornwall Golf in the SWCGA U12s championship. Cornwall were victorious, and Jenson shot the lowest individual gross score of the competition with a round of 74 (+7), winning the trophy and the title of Southwest England U12s Champion.

Triathlon
Congratulations to Aria G, who has been selected as a South West Triathlon Academy Affiliate for the 2026/27 season following a weekend of trials. The selection is particularly special after a challenging year and a gradual return to training and racing, and we are proud of the resilience she has shown.

Netball
The week began with the U15 and U14 netball teams taking to the court in the next rounds of the SnS Cup. The U15s faced Newquay Tretherras, and the U14s played Truro High School, with both teams producing impressive performances to secure well-deserved wins against strong opposition. Well done to all pupils involved.

Fencing

In fencing, Hannah and Matilda were in Istanbul representing Great Britain at the first international event of the season.

With the team event first, Matilda fenced for GBR 3, comfortably beating Bulgaria in their first match but bowing out against Romania, the eventual finalists. GBR 1 went undefeated, taking home the gold medal, with Hannah taking responsibility as captain. She played a vital role in taking the team through the quarter-finals and semi-finals, where she made crucial comebacks, and saw out both matches under immense pressure.

In the individual event, Matilda won two matches in her pool but was unfortunate to be eliminated by only one point. This is only her second competition at this level, so she will have gained valuable experience for the next event in Budapest next week.

Hannah won all her pool matches and fought with great professionalism all the way to the quarter-final, where she lost in a well-fought match. She finished 5th out of 139 fencers. This result maintains her position at the top of the national rankings.

Back at home, Henry and Josh represented Truro School at the Cornwall Schools Foil Championships at Polwhele House. In the U14 category, Henry took the silver medal and Josh the Gold. It was noted by the event organisers that both boys showed excellent sportsmanship throughout the day.