14th May
 Swimming
Congratulations to Luke Ladbrooke who won the U16 100m backstroke in the Midlands Championships last weekend. Not only has he broken the school record for this event but he has achieved the National qualifying time.
On Friday the girls and boys swimming squads participated in the Bath and Otter relays at Whitgift School in Croydon. 54 schools competed in the boys competition and 43 schools in the girls. Both boys and girls freestyle relay teams swam well but just missed out securing places in their finals. However, the Boys 4 x 50m Medley relay team consisting of Dan Ruckwood, Wesley Wong, Luke Ladbrooke and Joel Diggins qualified for the final as the second fastest team. In a very close nail biting final Bromsgrove gave a 110% enabling them to lift the Dunelm Cup.
The girls medley team consisting of Alice Walters, Iskra Lawrence, Elaina Williams and Kathryn Perry also swam well and qualified for the final where they finished a very commendable 7th.
11th May
Girls Tennis v Oundle School 5/05/07
The majority of teams lost, however, the 1st team won by 5 sets to 4 in a gripping match. Rachael Mack and Ellie Trow won all three of their sets ensuring that we beat Oundle at 1st team tennis for the first time in many years
Rugby
Oliver Frost will be the 1st XV captain for next season and Tom Maguire vice-captain.
Athletics 5/05/07
There were some excellent individual and team performances in the match versus Solihull, RGS W orcester and Cheltenham Ladies College. All three girls teams won their matches with the intermediate boys team beating very strong competition.
Cricket
Matches versus Dean Close
1st X1
Dean Close 162-7
Bromsgrove 163-1 (Sam Cheshire 81*)
Bromsgrove won by 9 wickets
2nd XI
Bromsgrove won by 50 runs
3rd X1
Bromsgrove won by 2 wickets
Under 15A
Bromsgrove won by 4 wickets
Under 15B
Bromsgrove lost by 117 runs
Under 14A
Bromsgrove won by 37 runs
Under 14B
Bromsgrove lost by 3 wickets
1st X1 v Worcestershire U16’s
Bromsgrove 228-9 (Dominic Wall 52, Sam Cheshire 66)
Worcestershire. U16’s 218-7 (James Attwood 3 for 46)
Bromsgrove won by 10 runs
Fixtures on Saturday 12th May
Cricket matches versus Loughborough
Rounders versus Trent College
Girls Tennis versus Trent College
Athletics match at Rugby School
4th May
Girls Tennis
Last Saturday the senior girls played against Tudor Hall School. The 1st team cruised to an impressive 7-2 victory, however, the 2nd and 3rd teams both lost. Mid-week there were fixtures for both the senior and the junior teams against Malvern St. James School. The 1st and 2nd teams both won 8 sets to 1 and the U15 and U14 teams also recorded victories.
Swimming
On Tuesday we hosted our annual invitational swimming gala. The event was of a very high standard with 20 schools attending. Bromsgrove competed well in all events and age groups. Our best performances of the day were by the U18 Boys Medley relay team who secured a silver medal and the U18 Boys Freestyle team who attained a bronze medal. Both of these successful teams consisted of Nick Williams, Wesley Wong, Luke Ladbrooke and Dan Ruckwood.
Cricket
Matches versus RGS Worcester
1st X1 Bromsgrove 216-9 (Ryan Cleary 66, Jon Webb 46)
RGS Worcester 179 all out
Bromsgrove won by 37 runs
2nd X1 Bromsgrove lost by 28 runs
3rd X1 Bromsgrove lost by 62 runs
Under 15A Bromsgrove won by 65 runs Jack Eastgate scored 104 not out
Under 15B Bromsgrove lost by 2 wickets
Under 14A Bromsgrove lost by 9 wickets
Under 14B Bromsgrove lost by 60 runs
1st round Lord's Taverners (National Competition)
Bromsgrove School 329 for 4 (Ben Cox 135 not out, Jon Webb 107)
Bishop's Hereford 147 all out (Mannan Nawaz 3 for 18)
Bromsgrove School won by 182 runs and now play the Warwickshire champions next Tuesday
Basketball
The Under 15 squad beat St Augustines 103 – 58 in the county cup final
Golf
'having beaten Shrewsbury and Clifton College in the previous rounds the school golf team played the regional final in the ISGA (Independant Schools Golf Association) against RGS Worcester. RGS had a strong team with all of their team playing off single figure handicaps including their number 1 player who plays off a handicap of 2 and captains the boys county golf team. At number 1 Laurence Shah gave him a good game before eventually losing 4 and 3. This meant Bromsgrove had to win the next two games to win and in two tight games Anna Perrot and Ryan Cleary both won on the 18th hole which means that the team go through to the national finals which are held over 2 days next week at Hollins Hall Golf and Country Club in Leeds. The top 15 schools in the country will be there (including Millfield, Oakham, Canford, Lorretto and Gordonstoun) after an initial entry of over 100 independant schools. Laurence, Anna and Ryan have contributed much to school golf over the last few years and this is due reward for their efforts and we are confident that they will all compete well at this level next week.'
'Following the golf team,s success on Monday against RGS Worcester a different set of golfers took on Rugby School on Tuesday. There was a good balance of experienced and new golfers representing the school with Bromsgrove eventually winning 3 - 0 over a team who had beaten them earlier in the year.'
Fixtures on Saturday May 5th
Cricket matches versus Dean Close
Rounders versus Oundle
Girls Tennis versus Oundle
Athletics match at the Ryland Centre
27th April
Girls Tennis
There were excellent wins for the 1st and 2nd senior tennis on Saturday against Dean Close. The 2nds achieved a narrow 5 sets to 4 victory and the 1st team had a fantastic start to the season winning 8 sets to 1. The 3rd team and the junior teams lost with the 3rd team narrowly losing 4 sets to 5.
Boys Tennis
The first and second boys' tennis teams faced tough opposition from Clifton College on Saturday with 3 of the 6 pairs winning their matches. Laurence Shah captained well on his first tennis fixture this year, and special mention should go to Robin Volk, Oliver Meissner, Adam Kanus, Thomas Koch, Johannes Frank and Christopher Baumann who all won their matches two sets to one.
Cricket
Under 14 County Cup
Woodrush - 115-2
Bromsgrove 118-1 (Adam .Clegg 41 not out)
Bromsgrove won by 9 wickets
1st XI Versus Warwick School
Bromsgrove 239-5 (Dominic.Wall 73 AND Ryan Cleary 104 not out)
Warwick 166-8 (William.Haines 4 for 12)
Bromsgrove won by 73 runs
Matches versus Solihull School
2nd X1 - Solihull 239-1
- Bromsgrove 183 all out (James.Millington 55, Alex.Morris 50)
Bromsgrove lost by 56 runs
3rd X1 - Bromsgrove 230 all out
- Solihull 170 all out
Bromsgrove won by 60 runs
Under 15a - Solihull 248-4
- Bromsgrove 208-6 (Matt.Cox 77)
Bromsgrove lost by 40 runs
Under 14a - Bromsgrove 143-4
- Solihull 142 all out (Aden.Symonds 5 for 15)
Bromsgrove won by 1 run
Fixtures this Saturday:
Cricket matches versus RGS Worcester
Boys Tennis versus Repton
Girls Tennis versus Tudor Hall
Athletics match at the Ryland Centre
21st April
Cross Country
Congratulations to Rebecca Phillips and Joanne Smith who represented Hereford and Worcestershire in the English Schools’ Cross Country Championships.
Fencing
In the recent Public Schools Fencing tournament there were outstanding results from:
Matthew Edgar 2nd ijn the Senior boys Foil
Frankie Pioli 1st in the junior girls foil and 8th in the junior girls sabre.
The junior girls team finished 2nd overall in the master in arms
Rugby
Congratulations to Michael Penn and Joel Diggins who represented the England Under 18 team in the European Championships and to Oliver Frost who played in the Six Nations Festival.
1st XV Rugby Player of Season There are a number of good candidates for Player of the Year. Liam Mullan and James Attwood have supplied much needed tackling and good support lines in the Back Row. George Crook and Edward Gardiner have been very dependable in both attack and defence. However there is only one outstanding candidate, the First XV Player of the Year is Michael Penn.
The Perrey Thompson Trophy is awarded to the player who has made the most significant contribution to rugby during their time at Bromsgrove School. This year it has proved very difficult to distinguish between a number players who have represented the school with distinction beginning at under 14 level and progressing through to the 1st XV. This year’s winner has been extremely committed and skilled performers earning the respect of his team mates and opponents alike.This year’s award is presented to Liam Mullan
Hockey
Congratulations to Joel Dudley who represented the England Under 16 team and to Chris Griffiths who played for the Under 18 team.
John Downey Award - The John Downey Award is made this year to a player who has made an outstanding contribution to school hockey during the last five years. He has been a most committed and determined performer, an excellent motivator and an outstanding role model for the school. The John Downey trophy is presented to Liam Mullan.
Fixtures this Saturday
Cricket matches versus Warwick School and Solihull School
Boys Tennis versus Clifton College
Girls Tennis versus Dean Close
16th March
Netball
It has been another busy week for netball, on Saturday 12th March the 1st and 2nd teams travelled to Cheltenham College to play a triangular match against Cheltenham and Rugby School. The 1st team beat Rugby but narrowly lost to Cheltenham 11-15. The 2nd team won both matches convincingly. At School we hosted an U14 Invitational Tournament which 17 Schools entered. Our U14 team played some good netball but did not progress from the group stages. On Wednesday the U15A team beat Cheltenham Ladies College 35-15 and the U15B team won 38-9 and on Thursday the same two teams played against Kings, Worcester and won 26-22 and 30-4 respectively. The U15 A + B remain unbeaten all season.
Basketball
The Under 19 team played in the North Worcestershire league. They only lost won games during the season and were eventually crowned champions.
Swimming
On Tuesday our U14, U16 and U18 swimming squads competed in the Newcastle-under-Lyme invitational relays. 17 schools attended the gala. All Bromsgrove teams swam well but our best performance was by the U16 Medley relay team consisting of Iskra Lawrence, Alice Walters, Luke Ladbrooke and Daniel Ruckwood who attained a silver medal just missing out on the gold by two hundredths of a second.
On Thursday our swimmers competed in the Bedford individual swimming relays. 16 schools attended including Harrow, Whitgift, Oundle, Stowe. We had a rather impressive gala with us dominating the medal positions. Luke Ladbrooke won gold in the 50m Backstroke and silver in the individual medley, Elaina Williams attained a silver in the 50m Butterfly and a bronze in the individual medley, Alice Walters and Hannah Finney both won a bronze in the 50m backstroke, Daniel Ruckwood despite being only 14 attained a silver in the U19 100m backstroke and a bronze in the U19 100m freestyle, breaking both school records in these events.
Hockey
In the matches versus Rugby School, the 1st XI won a very hard fought battle 4-3. There were good wins for the Under 15 A and Under 14 B teams. The 2nd XI and Under 14 A teams both lost narrowly.
On Wednesday the Boys 1st X1 played against Repton school (The present Midlands Champions). In the first half Greg Cox kept us in the game at 1-1 with some outstanding saves. With 2 goals from Johannes Frank and a goal from Chris Griffiths, all three, fine individual goals we were 3-2 up at the final whistle. Unfortunately Repton had a penalty corner which they scored to equalise. An unbelievable match, with all players playing to their potential. A fitting end, to a superb season.
Football
The 1st XI have had a busy week as both league and cup competitions reach their concluding stages. After beating Haberdashers Boys School in the Crusader Cup quarter final, the team travelled to Kings School, Ely, for the semis. Bromsgrove’s 1st XI, consisting entirely of L6th and 5th form boys played fantastically and matched the home side throughout but with the score at 2-2 with four minutes left to play, Ely found the winning goal and progressed to the final. It was a disappointing end to a great season and as the team also look to finish runners-up in the Independent Schools League as well.
Rugby 7’s
Last weekend, Bromsgrove travelled to compete in the North of England Schools 7’s tournament held in Birkenhead. After beating all opponents in their pool by either 30 or 40 points, which included a 47-0 drubbing of local rivals RGS Worcester, Bromsgrove played Manchester Grammar in the quarter-finals. The result was never in doubt with Bromsgrove winning 24-0. The semi-final pitted us against Daily Mail finalists Barnard Castle. Bromsgrove dominated the first half to lead 14-0 at the break but unfortunately, Bromsgrove made their first real mistakes of the day and lost agonisingly 15-14.
On Wednesday, Bromsgrove entered the Kings Worcester sevens rugby tournament held at Droitwich Rugby Club. Bromsgrove were in the toughest of all four groups and after wins against Warwick School and Loughborough Grammar we lost to a very physical Ellesmere in the lst group match. We battled through the quarter finals to defeat Old Swinford Hospital and then played some of the best rugby of the season to outplay Hereford Cathedral by 6 tries to 0 in the semi-final. We then played Ellesmere again in the Grand final and after it was 19-19 at full-time, Michael Penn scored in sudden death extra time to make Bromsgrove tournament winners.
Fixtures on Saturday 17th
Netball versus Oundle and Under 15 tournament at Uppingham
Football seniors versus RGS Worcester and juniors versus Wycliffe College
13th March
Football
On Saturday the 1st XI travelled to Wellingborough knowing that a win would put them top of the league with only one game to go. Bromsgrove started brightly and the Wellingborough goalkeeper was forced into a sharp save from Tom Smith and then just after twenty minutes Bromsgrove were awarded a penalty after a foul in the area and Phil Johnson stepped up to give Bromsgrove the lead. Just before half time however Wellingborough equalised following a long ball and they took the lead early in the second half after Elliot Dupree was harshly judged to have committed a foul in the area. Wellingborough added a third later on as Bromsgrove were guilty of letting heads go down and not focussing in the game. The chance of winning the league was therefore lost this season but with the majority of the team in L6th and 5th form, hopes are high of a better performance next year. The all important cup semi final is played at King’s Ely on Tuesday.
Other results against Wellingborough were generally pleasing with the 3rds and U15A’s winning 2-0 and 3-1 respectively and the U15 B’s playing out another classic, drawing 5-5.
Swimming
Dan Ruckwood International Swimming.
Dan Ruckwood (L4) competed in the Four Nations Schools Swimming International over the weekend – 9th/10th March 2007 in Dublin for the England Schools Team. He performed to a very high level and received a silver medal for his individual event – the 100m backstroke and a gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay. The relay team also broke the international schools record. The England Team won the overall trophy for the weekend beating the national school teams from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
As a result of his strong performances at the international Dan has a good chance of being selected for the prestigious European Schools Championships, which are being held in Poland in 2008 and the World Schools Championships, which are being held in Qatar in 2010. These events would be an excellent build up for Dan, who is hoping to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London.
Cross Country
The final event of the term was the Oundle Invitation relays on Saturday 3rd March. Each team was made up of six runners who each completed a 1.25 mile lap. The Colts came second out of seven teams, and the Girls also finshed second from six. Fastest lap for the Colts was Sam Harvey, while Jo Smith and Becky Phillips who started and finished respectively for the girls, tied on time at 7’55’’. Overall times for each team were: Colts 51’29’’; Girls 58’20’’. Well done to our runners on a very promising season.
9th March
Fixtures on Saturday 10th March
Hockey versus Rugby School
Netball versus Cheltenham College and we are hosting a Under 14 invitational tournament
Football versus Wellingborough
Cross Country at the Oundle Relays
On Sunday The senior Rugby 7’s team play at the North of England tournament
Netball
Fixtures against Wrekin College. The 1st team suffered their first loss of the season, however, the 2nd team and U15 A team kept their unbeaten run going with impressive victories. There were midweek victories against Cheltenham Ladies College for our 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams and last Saturday all senior and junior teams recorded victories against Tudor Hall School, with the 1st team winning 48-16.
Cross Country
The last of the East Midlands Independent Schools Cross Country league matches took place in Burleigh Park, Stamford last Saturday 28th February. For once conditions were fine, and the course was a single loop through fields and woodland. Our Intermediate boys team finished fifth out of nine teams, with Philip Kravtsov achieving the best Bromsgrove placing in ninth position. Becky Phillips and Jo Smith finished fifth and sixth in the Girls event.
The Boys Team also finished third overall in the league, and were awarded bronze medals.
Golf
On Thursday the school golf team defeated a strong Clifton College team in a closely fought fixture. Laurence Shah, playing at number one, lost by 2 holes to the Clifton player who plays off a handicap of 0.4 and is one of the strongest golfers for his age in the country. Ryan Cleary, playing at number 3, eventually won his match 2 and 1. In the deciding game Anna Perrot was 2 down with 2 holes to play but won the last 2 holes to take the match to extra holes. She kept her nerve to win the match at the first extra hole and this means that Bromsgrove now go through to the regional final against either RGS Worcester or Llandovery.
Rugby 7’s
Last Sunday, Bromsgrove took a squad of 10 to Hereford to compete in the Marches 7's rugby tournament. Bromsgrove easily beat local rivals King's Worcester and RGS Worcester in the pool matches to reach the last 16 where they beat Glantaf from Wales. Bromsgrove were then defeated in the quarter finals by Millfield 15-5 with two of their tries being 70m and 80m counter-attacks when Bromsgrove were threatening on the attack. The committment from Bromsgrove boys was absolutely outstanding and special mention should go to James Riley for being our top try scorer. We are looking forward to a strong performance this Sunday in the North of England 7's tournament in Birkenhead.
England Selection
Congratulations to Joel Diggins and Michael Penn who have been selected to play for England Under 18’s versus Italy in Mantova next weekend
5th March
 Fencing- National Champions
On Saturday March 3rd our under 15 Girls Foil Team of Frankie Pioli, Alice Mellar and Helen Brookes won the British School Teams competition held at Upper Heyford. In an impressive display of their skills the only match the girls lost during the day was 43 – 42 to the eventual winners of the under 18 girls foil event.
Football
The 1st XI maintained their 100% record in the Mercian Independent Schools League with a battling win over Uppingham School. Although the poor weather conditions of late made it very difficult to play good quality football on the muddy pitches, both teams acquitted themselves well but it was Bromsgrove who went ahead through a good finish from Jake Burley. Uppingham equalised before Jack Taft finished well and shortly afterwards Jake Burley got his second with a superb lob over the goalkeeper. Tom Smith added a fourth before the Uppingham fight back began but Bromsgrove held on to record a 4-3 victory and move to second in the league. The two final games against Wellingborough and RGS Worcester will decide the eventual league champions.
The 2nd XI also had a good result, winning 5-3 with Tom Lilley getting a hat-trick and the U16A’s did what they have been threatening to do all season, the team finally coming together to record a 9-0 victory and pick up their first win of 2007. The U15 teams travelled to Wycliffe and whilst the B’s unfortunately lost, the A team kept up their strong record with a 4-3 win.
This week the U16A’s play Repton on Tuesday (2pm ko) and all teams take on Wellingborough next Saturday.
2nd March
Football
On Wednesday the 1st XI played their eagerly-awaited Crusader Cup Quarter Final against Haberdashers Boys School from St Albans. Heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch at Haberdashers meant then the game was switched to Bromsgrove to avoid a fixture pile-up towards the end of the season. The first half became a midfield battle with Henry Newman and Elliot Dupree working hard against the three man Haberdashers centre midfield. Cup finalists for the past two seasons, Haberdashers almost scored after 20 minutes when Michael Palmer expertly cleared off the line. With the wind behind them in the second half Bromsgrove pushed forward and Elliot Dupree scored with 15 minutes left and extra time fast approaching. Bromsgrove could have had a second when Karl Lockley hit the bar and they held on bravely for a place in the semi final.
Elsewhere in the week the 2nds went down 2-1 to St Edwards whilst the U16A’s drew 3-3. This Saturday, the 1sts (Mercian League game) and the other Senior teams entertain Uppingham at home whilst the U15 A+B’s travel to Wycliffe School.
Cross Country
On Wednesday 28th February our team travelled to Malvern College to compete for the Berrows Cup and DC Temple Trophy. Conditions were appalling, with a gale blowing rain horizontally across the common. Only Hereford Cathedral School put out a team against our junior boys, and with our runners finishing in first, third, fourth and sixth position, we won the DC Temple Trophy. The girls’ team also defeated their opponents from HCS convincingly and brought home some silverware. The senior Boys were less successful in a four way match, but Sam Harvey put in a strong performance to finish in fifth place as the first Bromsgrovian. Congratulations to all who survived the experience.
22 February
Basketball
This Wednesday our under 19 squad produced an outstanding result at Tenbury Wells in a tournament comprising short games. We were invited to attend as a direct result of the success of our own tournaments & once again met St Michaels College & Old Swinford School. In all we played 4 short games, winning 2, drawing one & losing the final one once we knew that we were bound to be overall winners.
Netball
The girls produced another strong netball performance on the Saturday before half term with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Under 15A, under 15B and under 14B teams all beating Dean Close. Particularly impressive were the 1st team who ran out 37-32 winners in a gripping match. The 1st team also went on to beat Trent College 18-16 in another close match the following Tuesday. This Wednesday our 2nd and 3rd teams beat Stowe 1st and 2nd teams 37-6 and 40-3 respectively.
Fencing
Over half-term Matt and Stephen Edgar competed in a couple of fencing competitions - the first weekend they competed in the Merseyside Mens Open – Matt finished 5th and Stephen 6th. Stephen then went as part of the GB squad to Pisa where he did well. On Saturday they both attended the British Youth Championships - in the U18's Matt came 5th) and Stephen came 2nd in the U16.
House 1.2 relays
Girls
1st Thomas Cookes
2nd Hazeldene
3rd Housman Hall
The fastest individual lap was by Rebecca Phillips
Boys
1st School
2nd Lyttleton
3rd Walters
The fastest individual lap was by Sam Harding
England Hockey Selection
Congratulations to Joel Dudley who has been selected for the England 4 Nations Under 16 squad. He will play games against Holland, Germany and Spain during the Easter holidays.
Fixtures this Saturday
Hockey versus Dean Close
Netball versus Wrekin
Senior Football versus St Edwards and Juniors versus Oundle
February 7th
Football
Seniors vs Loughborough Grammar School
The 1st team retained their 100% record in the Mercian Independent Schools League by beating Loughborough 3-1 at home with an own goal opening proceedings before Jack Taft and Elliot Dupree scored the other goals. The 2nd XI enjoyed a 2-0 victory with goals form Brian Li and Tom Lilley. The U16A’s lost 3-1 and the B’s drew 4-4.
 
Also on Saturday the U15A’s travelled to Oakham and won 2-0 whilst the U15B’s won 4-3.
3rd February
Hockey
Results versus Ratcliffe College
Under 14 A
Under 15 A
2nd XI
1st XI
Under 14 Midlands Quarter Final
Brunt School 0 Bromsgrove 1
Basketball
Under 19 county cup semi final
South Bromsgrove 90 Bromsgrove 84
Under 15 county cup quater final
Bromsgrove 74 Pershore 66
Netball
It was a busy and extremely successful week for the netball teams. On Tuesday the seniors played against Repton School. The 1st team played out an exciting 26-26 draw and both the 2nd and 3rd teams won. On Wednesday both seniors and juniors played against Alice Ottley School. There were victories for the 1st, 2nd, under 15A, U15B, and U14B teams. So far this term the 2nd, 3rd, and both U15 teams have won all their matches.
House Netball
Junior Cup was won by Thomas Cookes
Junior Plate was also won by Thomas Cookes ‘B’ team
Senior Cup was won by Hazeldene
Cross Country
The Cross country team travelled to Welbeck on Saturday for the second meeting of the East Midlands Independent Schools League. The weather was fine and dry, but the ground was very heavy. Best individual performance was by Jo Smith who finished Third in the Open Girls event. Philip Kravtsov came fifth for the Intermediate Boys Team, with excellent grouping from Sam Harvey, Takayoshi Inufusa and Oliver Turner in 13th, 15th and 16th places respectively.
House Cross Country
Girls Results
Individual
1ST Jo Smith
2nd Rebecca Phillips
3rd Jess Viney
Team
1ST Thomas Cookes
2nd Mary Windsor
3rd Hazeldene
Junior Boys
Individual
1ST Aden Symonds
2nd Ben Cox
3rd Oli Turner
Team
3rd Lyttleton
2nd Walters
1ST School
Senior Boys
Individual
3rd Karl Lockley
2nd Sam Harding
1ST George Crook
Team
3rd School
2nd Lyttleton
1ST Housman
FixturesSaturday February 2nd
Hockey versus Cheltenham College
Netball versus Dean Close
Cross Country at Oundle
Senior Football versus Loughborough and Juniors versus Oakham
1 February
Football
Vs St Edward’s (Crusader Cup)
The 1st XI travelled to St Edwards on Tuesday knowing that they had to win to stand any chance of qualifying from the group stages of the Crusader Cup. With a new formation and some different personnel Bromsgrove started brightly but went a goal behind midway through the first half. Bromsgrove hit back immediately and were in front five minutes later, Elliot Dupree scoring on his 1st XI debut then James Johnson immediately followed that up by scoring a wonderful solo effort. In the second half Bromsgrove continued to press forward and Dupree added a second with a good volley before Jake Burley wrapped things up with Bromsgrove’s fourth goal. This meant that Bromsgrove had done enough to confirm that they had qualified for the knock-out stages of the Crusader Cup and as results filtered through from the other match in the group it became almost certain that Bromsgrove would qualify in second place and face an away tie early next half term.
Football
Versus Radley (Crusader Cup)
1st XI lost 3-1 after a disappointing first half performance. Philip Johnson scored a consolation goal for Bromsgrove
Versus Oundle
1st XI lost 4-0
The 2nd XI won 4-1 with two goals from Brian Li and a fantastic Man of the Match performance form Jack Parsonage. The 3rd XI drew 1-1, as did the U16 A’s whilst there was a good victory for the U15 A’s against Oakham.
Crusader Cup web link: http://www.habsboys.org.uk/sport/football/crusader07.asp
22nd January
Hockey
This was a big weekend for hockey with three teams at the National Indoor Finals at three different venues.
The U16 boys failed to reach the semi-finals but played bravely and well; they will have gained much from their experiences and we are proud of them.
The U18 boys really impressed in the group stages with several emphatic victories. In the semi-finals we played our old adversaries Millfield School and that always means a very competitive, close encounter, especially in a national semi-final. 1-0 in arrears at half-time and then 2-0 down, we fought back to 2-2 with a breathtaking goal from a short corner by Captain Joannes Frank which levelled the score. Alas, as both teams sought the lead, Millfield went ahead and we lost 5-3. It was a privilege to watch the team and we were very proud of them; they displayed great character and sportsmanship. Chris Grffiths - our very talented 5th Form player - was unavailable; he is in Australia with the U21 Great Britain team and yesterday played in the Olympic Youth Final.
 The U18 girls' team reached the National Final for the second year in a row. They were very impressive in the group stages, winning their last decisive match 6-1 and then the semi-final in fine style 5-1. So, then to the National Indoor Arena where we narrowly lost last year's final 3-2. Cheered on by pupils, parents and staff, we scored first against King's Canterbury but at half-time were 3-1 down. In a tremendous second half team display and comeback (distinguished by several dazzling runs by Julie Adler), we dominated the half, scored twice, hit the post twice and almost snatched victory with a breathtaking move in the dying seconds. So it went to a penalty shoot-out, sudden death and a 2-1 defeat. It was a cruel finish to such a valiant effort in a world-class arena. There was sadness and disappointment but all of us took great pride in every single one of the squad. They all put their hearts and souls into the match, showed impeccable sportsmanship throughout and dignity and grace in defeat. When they came down to 'our end' our supporters gave them a rousing ovation, as did pupils and families from Canterbury.
20th January
Hockey
Girls U16 Midland’s Indoor Finals
On the Saturday before the start of this term the U16 Girls Indoor Hockey team competed at the Midlands’ Finals. They won their first game 9-0 against Wolverhampton Grammar School. In the second game they faced the National Finalists from last year, Belper Hockey Club. Belper were far too strong and beat us convincingly. In our final group game we needed to win to qualify for the semi finals. Against Bablake we went a goal down, but fought back well, scoring the winning goal from a well worked penalty corner. In the semi final we faced Dame Alice Harper School. Again we went a goal down. After half time we came out rallying and were 2-1 up. Unfortunately we conceded in the very last second of the game, leaving the match to be decided by penalty strokes. We narrowly lost 1-0, but a tremendous performance from a young side, bodes well for next year.
Boys U16 County Cup Final
Last Monday the U16 Boys Hockey team faced Nunnery Wood in the County Cup Final. We actually fielded an U15 side.. Being 1-2 down at half time gave us added incentive to play some quality hockey in the second half. Eventually 4 goals from Ben Cox during the whole match meant we finished 4 – 2 up and County U16 Champions. We now represent Worcestershire in the Midland’s rounds. Well done to all the boys involved.
Boys Hockey v Trent College
1st X1 L 2 - 4
The first team faced a tough battle against Trent, with two of our regular players missing.
After being a goal up we went 1 - 3 down, and even though we fought back to 2 - 3, we didn’t manage to hold out, and eventually lost 2 – 4.
2nds L 3 – 4
U15A D 4 – 4
U15B L 0 – 2
U14A L 0 – 3
U14B L 0 – 4
U14C L 0 - 6
Although the rest of the results went mainly Trent’s way, the improvement on last year was fantastic.
Basketball
The Under 15 team beat Arrow Vale 90-26 with James Bell 27 and Cameron Wilson 18 top scoring.
Netball
The netball term got off to a flying start with matches last weekend against Malvern College. All 3 senior teams recorded victories with the 1st team winning 37-13. The junior teams also competed well with the under 15 A and B teams plus the under 14 B teams all winning. Good luck to the 1st team as they compete in the West Midlands round of the National Tournament today.
Football
Last Saturday the 1st XI started their Crusader Cup campaign away to the current cup holders, Rugby School. A tense game was decided just before half time when Bromsgrove went ahead through Tom Smith. Although Rugby fought back, Bromsgrove held on for a well deserved victory. Results elsewhere generally went Bromsgrove’s way with victories for both U15 teams, the U16 B’s and the 3rd XI.
Fixtures on Saturday 20th
Under 16 Boys Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls National Indoor finals
Under 18 West Midlands Netball Finals
Netball versus Trent College
Cross Country at Nottingham High School
Football versus Kings Worcester
January 15th
Netball
Our netball teams enjoyed an excellent start to the season; the 1sts, 2nds, 3rds, U15A, U15B and U14B all defeated Malvern College by convincing margins and amassed a total of almost 250 goals. Our soccer teams also enjoyed a fine start to their season, winning 5 and drawing 1 out of the 7 fixtures played against Rugby school. The 1st XI won their cup match 1-0. Trent College had the best of the results in boys' hockey; the 1st XI game was a closely fought match with the School losing 4-2.
9th December
Hockey
Boys Hockey
On Wednesday the 1st XI beat Worcester 6th Form College 5-2 to become county champions.
Last Sunday, the boys U16 and U18 Indoor teams competed in the Midlands' Finals. In the U16 competition the first game was against Princethorpe which they easily won 8-0. The second was a tougher game against Beeston, where we were 4-0 down in the first half. The score ended 4-0, which showed promise for what was left. The next game the side beat Wolverhampton comfortably after being 2 goals down. We went into the last game thinking a win was needed, but even though we lost to Newcastle, other results went our way, and we qualified for the National Finals in January as runners up of the Midlands. An excellent achievement for a young team.
The boys Under 18 played there first match against Cannock Hockey Club, who had several National League players. Some excellent defending only allowed 2 goals to be scored against us, and we won 6-2. The second game was against Warwick School which we dominated and won 11-0. The semi final was against Belper Hockey Club, where we were clearly the better team, and we finished 7-0 ahead. Having qualified for the National Finals, the team played Beeston in the Final. A tense game finished 2-1 to Bromsgrove.
Girls Under 18 Midlands Indoor
In the group matches the school beat Dame Alice Harpur, The Chase High School and Nottingham Highfields to qualify for the semi-finals.
A bit of a shock result saw Sutton Coldfield, last year’s National Champions, go out against our earlier opponents – Nottingham Highfields. Even though we knew we were going to the finals we still wanted to retain our title as Midlands Champions and take home the trophy once again. We played out a calm, patient final and ran our opponents ragged finally winnning 3-2 to retain our title!
Rugby
Matches versus King Edwards Birmngham
Under 14 B lost 21-5
Under 14 A lost 34-7
Under 15 A won 66-5
Under 16 A won 3-0
3rd XV lost 13-5
2nd XV won 20-6
1st XV won 38-3 to retain the Siviter-Smith trophy. The 1st XV have had an excellent season and still remain unbeaten-the first time in living memory. I would like to invite the captain on stage to receive the trophy and to announce minor colours.
Netball
On Saturday all teams played against King Henry VIII School, Coventry. There were wins for the 1st team (31-10), U15 A team (23-18) and U15 B team (31-5) and the U14B team drew 11-11. The U14 A team lost 9-18.
Basketball
The under 16 team won their first game of the season & their first competitive game ever. South Bromsgrove were the victims of this reversal of form & though they started well our squad soon took over the lead & never looked back. Steady pressure & fast break gave us 70 points to South's 41.
Trampolining
Congratulations to Joanne Smith who was representing Worcestershire in the U19 Trampolining championships and came 5th out of 49 competitors.
Swimming
On Tuesday we had the Boys senior house swimming competition. The results were as follows:
1st place- Housman Hall
2nd place- Walters
3rd place- Lupton
Fixtures on Saturday 9th December
Rugby versus Cheltenham College
Senior House Girls Hockey
1 December
Rugby
Results versus Oakham
Under 14 B lost 42-0
Under 14 A lost 43-0
Under 15 B won 36-20
Under 15 A won 22-8
Under 16 B lost 40-0
Under 16 A lost 25-3
3rd XV won 19-10
2nd XV won 15-5
Basketball
On Wednesday our under 15s finally started their local league season in their own right after playing as under 16s. Special acclaim must go to Odin Leung as he became the only Bromsgrove player ever to score a second 50 point game. His 54 was his personal best & the best ever by a point guard. Bromsgrove beat North Bromsgrove 107-29
Fixtures on Saturday
Rugby versus King Edwards Birmingham
Netball versus King Henry VIII Coventry
Fixtures On Sunday
U18 Girls, U16 Boys and U18 Boys all play in the Midlands Indoor Championships
29th November
HOCKEY
Girls U18 Outdoor Midlands Finals
The outdoor Midlands Finals took place on a bright crisp day on Tuesday. Bromsgrove were in a tough pool of 5 teams that included Oundle and Repton but the girls hit the ground running and won the first 2 games, 1-0 and 2-0 respectively. Then the first of two tough ones; Repton, the current holders of the U18 National School’s title for the past 2 years running. We lost 3-0 in the pool game but only from 3 short corners, the rest of the game we defended well and didn’t let them score from open play. So to the last game of the pool – Oundle, a team who had beaten us quite convincingly only weeks earlier. Our girls only needed a draw to go through and Oundle had to win. We put in a determined and gritty performance and kept the ball mainly in their defensive half, they struggled to break out and we held out for a 0-0 score.
So through to the semi-finals against Solihull school. A rather scrappy game that saw Bromsgrove struggle to make use of their chances, it ended 0-0 and it therefore went straight to the dreaded penalty flicks. Our five flick takers, under a huge amount of pressure stepped up to the plate and coolly slotted 3 of the 5 penalties away. Our goalkeeper Lily Darvil saved 3 of theirs to make the final score 3-2. After a brief celebration it was on to the serious business of the final against – who else but Repton.
With the adrenaline still flowing from the semi –finals, the girls went out and gave one of their gutsiest performances. They never gave up and at times had Repton on the back foot. We had our chances, we pressured and won short corners and broke in to their ‘D’ on a few occasions. However Repton who only had two chances all game, took them, again from two short corners to make the final score 2-0. The girls are to be congratulated for finishing Midlands runners up, which ranks them in the top ten teams in the country.
Congratulations to Joel Dudley who has been selected for the England Under 16 Hockey squad. The squad will now prepare to play in the Home Nations tournament during the Easter holidays.
RUGBY
County ten in Midlands Under-18 squad
We are delighted that of the Ten North Midlands players included in the Midlands Under-18 training squad for a session at Loughborough GS on Sunday December 3 (10am), 4 of them are from Bromsgrove School
They were selected after an assessment day at Loughborough, in which 12 North Midlands players took part, and will now be hoping to impress the Midlands selectors and secure places in the squad for the Divisional Festival at Castlecroft in Wolverhampton from December 28 to 30.
The list of all those invited to the training session are winger Zak Small (Cadbury Sixth Form College, Woodrush and Worcestershire), full-back Michael Penn (Bromsgrove School, Worcester Academy and Worcestershire), winger Sam McCoy (Monmouth CS, Malvern and Herefordshire), centre Andy Robinson (Prince Henry's HS, Evesham, Worcester Academy and Worcestershire), fly-half Cameron Pimlow (RGS Worcester and Worcestershire), scrum-halves Ollie Frost (Bromsgrove School, Worcester Academy and Worcestershire) and Will Runciman (Pates GS and Worcester Academy), prop Joel Diggins (Bromsgrove School, Worcester Academy and Worcestershire), lock James Attwood (Bromsgrove School and Worcestershire) and back-row forward Duncan Shrimpton (Bromsgrove School and Worcestershire).
24th November
Hockey
Hockey results v Marlborough College
1st team: won 1-0
2nd team: drew 1-1
3rd team: lost 6-0
U15A: drew 1-1
U15B: lost 9-0
U14B lost 3-1
Rugby
Results versus Bedford Modern
U14 A won 12-5
U14B lost 52-7
U14C won 17-12
U15A won 38-5
U15 B lost 44-28
U15 C won 21-10
U16 B lost 50-0
U16 A lost 42-22
2nd XV won 54-7
1st XV won 37-7
Netball
Despite a valiant effort the U14 netball team just missed out on reaching the semi finals of the County Tournament losing on goal difference.
Basketball
Matches versus North Bromsgrove High School
Under 16 lost 52-46
Under 19 won 89-45
Fencing
The ‘West Midland Age Group Championships’ were held at St Thomas Aquinas School, Birmingham.
Stephen Edgar Won the under 16 Epee
Alice Mellor Won the girls under 14 Epee, came 2nd in the Foil and 2nd in the Sabre
Matthew Edgar came 2nd in the under 18 Epee
Helen Brooks came 3rd in the under 14 Foil and 3rd in the under 14 Epee
Swimming
On Monday our swimming team swam against Warwick School and Kings High. There were many close races but Warwick and Kings High just sneaked a victory by 173 points to 169. However, the performance of the gala has to be awarded to Luke Ladbrooke who broke the school record in the 100m backstroke.
Girls Senior House Swimming
On Tuesday afternoon the girls’ senior house swimming competition took place. The competition was of a very high standard. This is evident from the Thomas Cookes relay team breaking both the School and House record in the 4 x 25m freestyle relay and also breaking the House record in the 4 x 25m Medley.
The results were as follows:
1st place: Thomas Cookes
2nd place: Hazeldene
3rd place: Housman Hall
Fixtures on Saturday 25th November
Rugby versus Oakham School
Hockey versus Repton School
18th November
Hockey
Unfortunately the school teams did not get the best of the results against Oundle last week, though there were good performances from the 2nd XI and under 15 A’s
On Wednesday the boys 1st XI drew 3-3 with Solihull School.
Rugby
Highlights from the matches against RGS High Wycombe were the Under 15 A’s 34-27 win, the 3rd XV drawing 5-5 and the 1st XV winning a very competitive match 22-20 with Michael Penn scoring a hat trick.
The Under 15’s lost 17-0 against Warwick School in the Daily Mail Cup
Congratulations to Michael Penn, Oliver Frost, James Atwood, Joel Diggins and Duncan Shrimpton who have been selected for the final Midlands Under 18 trial.
Netball
The 1st team lost a close encounter 18-17 to Hereford 6th Form College
Basketball
The Under 18 side beat St Augustine’s 57-44 in the North East Worcestershire league.
Fencing
Frankie Pioli and Stephen Edgar have both been selected for their third respective trips as part of the GB under 17 Squads. Frankie is off to Italy in January and Stephen is off to Gothenburg in Sweden in February.
Junior House Swimming
On Tuesday afternoon the Junior House Swimming took place which proved to be a very exciting event. All participants demonstrated excellent team work and support for each other generating a great atmosphere.
GIRLS
1st place: Hazeldene
2nd place: Thomas Cookes
3rd place: Oakley
BOYS
1st place: Elmshurst
2nd place: Walters
3rd place: School
Fixtures on Saturday 18th
Rugby versus Bedford Modern
Hockey versus Marlborough College
Netball Under 14 District tournament
11th November
Hockey
On Monday the U16 Girls indoor hockey squad competed in the County championships. Excellent skills and teamwork led them to two easy victories in their pool games where they beat both Nunnery Wood High School and St Mary's Convent 5-0. They then progressed further in the competition where they beat The Chase Technology College 2-1 to become county champions.
On Thursday the U18 Girls won their County Indoor Rounds and will progress to the Zone Rounds later in the month.
The results were Malvern College 5-0 win, Evesham School 3-0 win, The Chase 2-0 win and Prince Henrys 3-1 win.
During half term Joel Dudley and Aden Symonds represented the Midlands region at U15 level competing against the other regions in a tournament held in Manchester. The Midlands region eventually finished runners up to the North-East who they had beaten in an earlier round. As a result of his performances Joel Dudley has been selected to attend a 3 day England trial camp to be held at Lilleshall at the end of this month.
Rugby
Congratulation to James Riley and Adam Seymour who have been selected for the North Midlands Under 16 team.
Netball
In the 2nd week of the half term holiday the U16 netball team competed in the County Tournament. Despite being a couple of players short they competed extremely well to qualify for the semi finals only to lose to a strong South Bromsgrove team.
On Wednesday the 1st and 2nd senior teams played against Kings Worcester winning 22-19 and 19-10 respectively.
Trampolining
Congratulations to Joanne Smith who despite being only 15 recently won the U19 Elite Worcestershire Trampolining Championships. She now goes forward to represent Worcestershire in the Midlands competition which takes place in December.
October 18th
Hockey
results as follows Vs Uppingham:
1st XI won 4-0
2nd XI drew 0-0
3rd XI lost 0-2
Under 15A won 8-1
Under 15B drew 1-1
Under 14A lost 0-5
Under 14B lost 0-9
Squash
The Girls Squash team recorded a very pleasing 3-2 win against Malvern St James in the U19 National Schools qualifying rounds on Tues evening. As usual the unbeaten team Captain Gigi Chan was far too strong for her opponent but there were also marvelous performances from newcomers Rachel Mack and Alice Walters.
Basketball
The Under 19 squad beat Worcester Technical College 104-64 with Ryan Wong 22 and Pete Kennebo 21 top scoring
Rugby
The 1st XV squad competed in the prestigious St Joseph’s Ipswich national tournament. The top 16 teams from England, Wales and Scotland are invited to this two day tournament. Bromsgrove played some excellent rugby to beat St. Peters Gloucester (last year’s Daily Mail Cup winners) Saffron Walden and Whitchurch (one of the leading teams in Wales) before losing to the eventual winners Millfield 5-3 in what can be best described as a titanic struggle. Bromsgrove finished the tournament ranked 3rd=.
Results versus RGS Worcester
2nd XV won 26-12
3rd XV won 72-10
We wish James Riley and Adam Seymour all the best as they attend North Midlands Under 16 squad training this weekend.
Netball
On Monday the 1st netball team played in the County Tournament held at Bromsgrove School. The girls played extremely well beating Worcester 6th form college, Alice Ottley, Kingsley College and Malvern College in the group stage and then King Charles School in the semi final. This means that although they lost to a very strong Kings Worcester School in the final they will still be representing the area at West Midland Finals in February.
The Under 14 team were successful in the district tournament on Wednesday and now progress to the county finals in November.
Fencing
Francesca Pioli and Stephen Edgar will both be representing their country in international fencing tournaments during the ½ term break.
October 13th
Hockey
1st XI won 5-0
Bromsgrove had a very good start and outpaced Wrekin by some strong attacking. In the first half Bromsgrove was 3-0 up with strong individual goals, 2 by Anna Perrott and the last by Julie Adler. Bromsgrove showed some fantastic defending in defensive short corners and an especially good save by goalkeeper Lily Darvill helped keep the team focused for the second half. Some extremely good communication and team work showed with some good balls being sent into the circle by Katy Murray. The last two goals, which were finished off by Anna Perrott, showed how well the team could play as a whole .
2nds won 4-1
3rds won 4-2
Under 15A won 9-0
Under 14A won 2-0
The Under 14 A’s narrowly missed out on a place in the Midlands Finals on Tuesday. They beat Kings 1-0 in the first game, but then drew their next two games to finish on 5 points to Kings’ 6 points. They played some strong attacking hockey and competed in fine spirit.
Golf
On Thursday a weakened golf team played against Rugby School at Whitefields Golf Club. Bromsgrove lost
3 - 0 overall but gave the opposition a good game in the top two games in particular. However, the good name of the school was maintained by the Bromsgrove staff beating the Rugby staff 2 and 1!
Basketball
In their first match of the national cup competition Bromsgrove played well to beat Kingsley College 86 – 78. Leo Ng deserves special mention for scoring 28pts.
Rugby
Overall Millfield had the better of the results in the matches played on Saturday. There were closely fought matches at 2nd, 3rd, Under 16 B, Under 15 B and Under 15 C. The Under 15A won 25-24 and the 1st XV won 22-17
Netball
Last week we participated in the U16 District netball tournament. The team played well with our most impressive wins being against Waseley Hills High School where we won 18-1 and against North Bromsgrove where we won 13-2. This means that the team will now represent the District in the County championships which will be held later in the month.
Swimming
On Tuesday our girls and boys swimming squads competed against Cheltenham College. Although there were some close races Bromsgrove dominated in the pool especially in the relays leading us to a comfortable victory by 37 points.
Fixtures Saturday 14th
Rugby – Ist XV at the St Joseph’s national tournament and junior matches versus Bishop Hereford
Hockey versus Uppingham
October 6th
Netball
On Wednesday we participated in the U16 District netball tournament. The team played well with our most impressive wins being against Waseley Hills High School where we won 18-1 and against North Bromsgrove where we won 13-2. This means that our team will now represent the District in the County championships to be held later in the month.
Hockey
1st XI are county champions. The team drew with Prince Henry's 1-1, which meant they had to beat Kings Worcester in the final match, a close game which saw chances for both sides but Bromsgrove came away 2-0 winners. They now progress to the Midlands Finals to be held in November.
Junior House Hockey
A superb competition in glorious weather, enjoyed by both players and spectators alike.
The cup competition got underway first, an excellent game of hockey which saw two evenly matched teams both play to a very high standard. Thomas Cookes ‘A’ team however ran out as eventual 3-0 winners over Hazeldene ‘A’ team.
In the plate competition Mary Windsor got off to a flying start with a 4-0 victory over Hazeldene ‘B’ team, while Thomas Cookes ‘B’ and Oakley battled out a goalless draw. Then Oakley beat Hazeldene, while Mary Windsor and Thomas Cookes played out a nervy 1-1 score draw.
In the deciding game Mary Windsor held their nerve to beat Oakley 3-0 and subsequently win the Junior House Hockey Plate competition.
Final results were:
Plate Competition
Winners Mary Windsor
Cup Competition
Winners – Thomas Cookes ‘A’
Congratulations to Joel Dudley and Aden Symonds who have been selected for the Midlands U15 Hockey squad.
The Under 14A Hockey team are through to the County Finals next Tuesday at the Chase School.
They played three games and won all three defeating Droitwich 1-0, St.Augustine's 1-0 and Holy Trinity 1-0.
Golf
On Tuesday the school golf team played their annual fixture against the Old Bromsgrovians. The first pair of Laurence Shah and Dominic Wall combined well to beat the Old Boys 1st pair. Ryan Cleary and Thomas Koch lost 6 and 5 against a strong Old Boys 2nd pair. The school 3rd pair of Michael Wyres and Nick Spencer won on the final green and Sam Harvey and Nathan Glass, who were both making their debut for the team, won comfortably against the Old Boys bottom pair. This resulted in a 3 - 1 victory for the school and means that they have retained the trophy. All matches were played in excellent spirit and the Old Bromsgovians commented what fine company the boys were for the afternoon and during the meal afterwards and how they were a credit to their school.
Basketball
The U15 team played their first game in the National Cup. They played a very athletic team from Four Dwellings School, Quinton.
The game was very close and intense with scores level at the end of the second, third and final quarters. In the end we lost the game in overtime (78-67) as tired legs and the intensity of the game got the better of us.
Special mention goes to Odin Leung, who led the team superbly, scoring a massive 40 points
Rugby
Rugby results versus John Cleveland College
Under 15 B lost 24-17
Under 15 A won 32-5
Under 16 A lost 25-14
2nd XV won 45-7
Ist XV beat a previously unbeaten John Cleveland side 23-13
Both the 1st and 2nd XV remain unbeaten so far this season.
Congratulations to the following who have been selected for the North Midlands Under 18 rugby squad; Joel Diggins, Tom Maguire, Duncan Shrimpton, James Attwood, Oliver Frost and Michael Penn
Fixtures this Saturday
Rugby versus Millfield
Hockey verasus Wrekin College
September 29th
Hockey
Versus Cheltenham Ladies College
1st XI won 4-3
2nd XI drew 1-1
Under 15A won 3-1
Under 15B won 2-1
Under 14A lost 3-0
Under 14B lost 4-0
In the county preliminary round the 1st XI beat both Stourport High School and Evesham High School. They now play in the county finals next Tuesday
Rugby
Matches against Uppingham
Under 14 A won 26-10
Under 15 B lost 15-14
Under 15 A won 13-12
Under 16 C lost 52-0
Under 16 B lost 50-0
Under 16 A lost 24-14
4th XV lost 30-7
3rd XV won 36-10
2nd XV won 26-10
1st XV won 29-3
On Wednesday the 3rd XV beat Solihull 6th Form College 2nd XV 32-5
Congratulations to the following who have been selected for the Worcestershire county squads:
Under 14 Hugh Mc Bride, Hugh Lockhart and Matthew Shephard
Under 15 Matt Cox, Matt Wix, Joshua Drumm-Roberts, Joel Dudley, Ben Cox and Sam Brown
Under 16 Mark Hutchings and James Riley
Fixtures this Saturday
Rugby versus John Cleveland College
Junior House Hockey
September 21st
Results from this week's matches:
Hockey
Hockey results versus Trent College
Under 14 B lost 3-1
Under 14 A lost 2-0
Under 15 B drew 0-0
Under 15 A won 2-0
3rd XI won 4-1
2nd XI won 1-0
1ST XI won 3-2
Under 16’s County Tournament
The school beat:
Kings Worcester – 2-0
Evesham High School – 2-0
Prince Henry’s – 2-0
The Chase – 3-0
And drew with
Malvern College – 0-0
As county champions they didn’t concede a goal during the whole tournament and are now through to the Midlands Finals to be held in November.
Squash
On Wednesday Bromsgrove School U19 Boys Squash team came out the victors in a thrilling friendly tie against Malvern College. The first 4 matches all went to 5 games and the score was poised at 2 matches apiece. Philip Kravtzov and Ben Coombs both winning their matches and Chris and Michael Prudden both finishing close losers. With all eyes on the final match Ollie Binks stepped up and played well to win 3-0. A very pleasing result to an exciting tie.
Rugby
versus Wellbeck College
4th won 12-3
3rd won 37-5
2nd XV won 61-0
1st XV won 48-0
versus Colston's
Under 14 B lost 48-0
Under 14 A lost 38-7
Under 15 B won 54-7
Under 15 A lost 9-0
Under 16 B lost 45-7
Under 16 A lost 48-0
Under 15 Daily Mail Cup Round 1
Prince Henry’s 8 Bromsgrove 29
Netball
In the first senior netball matches of the season the 1st team beat Worcester 6th form College 39-18 and the 2nds won even more convincingly 36-9.
Fencing
The School is pleased to announce the first two international selections of the season.Frankie Pioli has been selected for the GB under 17 girls foil squad travelling to Samorin, Slovakia to compete on the 28th October. Stephen Edgar has been selected for the GB under 17 boys epee squad travelling to Bonn, Germany to compete on the 27th and 28th October
Fixtures this Saturday, 23rd September
Rugby versus Uppingham
Hockey versus Cheltenham Ladies College
September 15th
Rugby
In a series of training matches versus Ellesmere College all Rugby squads performed extremely well:
Under 14's won 30-15
Under 15's won 63-0
Under 16's won 12-0
2nd XV won 21-14
1st XV won 29-0
Midweek matches versus Malvern College
Under 14's won 33-0
Under 15's won 36-0
Under 16's won 22-0
2nd XV versus Malvern 1st XV won 37-0
Congratulations to the following who have been selected for the Worcestershire Under 18 squad: James Attwood, Tom Maguire, Duncan Shrimpton, Ryan Cleary and Sam Harding
Hockey
Under16 County Hockey
The Under 16 side beat both Malvern St James and Evesham High School 3-0 in the 1st round of the county tournament. They now progress to the county finals next Thursday.
Hockey versus Oakham
U14a lost 1-0
U14b lost 7-0
U15 A won 7-0
U15 B lost 4-1
3rds drew 1-1
2nds won 1-0
1sts drew 1-1
Bromsgrove started extremely well with some strong attacking resulting in an early goal scored by Anna Perrott. Oakham fought back and scored from a short corner just before half time. Half time score 1-1. Bromsgrove had the majority of possession in the second half but was unable to put the ball in the back of the net. It was a good start to and Bromsgrove will have a promising season.
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