15 Winter 2010 - Greenhead College
15 Winter 2010 - Greenhead College
15 Winter 2010 - Greenhead College
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<strong>Greenhead</strong><br />
news<br />
NEWSLETTER ISSUE <strong>15</strong> <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
SPORT NEWS : SPORT NEWS : SPORT<br />
Running Club:<br />
Leeds Abbey Dash 10k organised by Age UK: <strong>Greenhead</strong>’s<br />
Enrichment Running Club joined over 8,500 runners to<br />
participate in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k event organised<br />
by Age UK. The Running Club <strong>2010</strong> was established in<br />
September, comprising staff and students who train weekly<br />
to enjoy the benefits of running. Members of the club vary in<br />
experience, from beginners to club runners. Congratulations to<br />
Jodie Pollard, who achieved an excellent time of 44 minutes.<br />
The fastest female finish time in the whole competition<br />
was 37 minutes. Jack Paige’s impressive finish time of 45<br />
minutes was also superb. Further congratulations should be<br />
extended towards students Daniel Edmondson, Ella Woodward<br />
and Patrick Render alongside staff members Julie Davies,<br />
Anna Shaw and Liz Bowen who completed the event in<br />
speedy style.<br />
Netball Report:<br />
What a start to the season! The<br />
1st team have won their first<br />
two Superleague fixtures against<br />
Gateshead <strong>College</strong> and Queen<br />
Elizabeth’s, Darlington. Four of the<br />
squad were picked to represent<br />
the North East – Leah Collins,<br />
Sasha Buchanan, Halina Dawson<br />
and Hannah Priestley. Final trials<br />
for the National Squad are in<br />
December. Captain Sabrina Miles<br />
led her team well in the British <strong>College</strong>s National qualifiers<br />
when <strong>Greenhead</strong> were crowned Yorkshire champions! Bring<br />
on the next round!<br />
The 2nd team are unbeaten so far, and are sitting at the top<br />
of the British <strong>College</strong>s West Yorkshire league where they play<br />
other colleges’second teams. Captain Lucy Foreman and vice<br />
Katie Franklin have led their team well not only to secure the<br />
wins but also to win every game by a significant margin! Well<br />
done girls! SY<br />
Hockey Report:<br />
A fantastic season so far with both Men’s,<br />
Women’s and Mixed teams excelling in all<br />
competitions. Six students Claire Higginson, Ailish<br />
Hendry, Molly Timms, Ollie James, Will Jones and Sam King<br />
have gained places on the BCS North Hockey Squad and<br />
are attending final trials for the full British <strong>College</strong>s squad in<br />
December.<br />
The Girls’ squad for the first time in the history of <strong>Greenhead</strong>,<br />
have won through to the Northern Finals of the National<br />
Schoolgirls Hockey Championship. They beat Rishworth,<br />
Silcoates, GSAL, Bradford Grammar and last year’s national<br />
winners, Wakefield Girls’ in the first round; and the winners<br />
of the Humberside tournament, Scarborough <strong>College</strong>, in the<br />
second round.<br />
Both the Men’s and Women’s teams have qualified to<br />
represent the North East <strong>College</strong>s at the BCS finals in April.<br />
Once again no other colleges in the North East are strong<br />
enough to challenge the squad and these victories reinforce<br />
the fact that <strong>Greenhead</strong> is the strongest college in the North<br />
East region for Hockey! ASW<br />
1st XI Football:<br />
We were fortunate to get a very good intake of new<br />
students this year. Consequently the 1st team squad is very<br />
inexperienced with 12 out of the 16 being A1 students.<br />
However the team’s results have been excellent so far with<br />
the only defeat coming at Balby Carr played on an all-weather<br />
pitch which we had not been informed about and we lost our<br />
Captain Tom Gledhill to injury after only 5 minutes. The players<br />
are convinced revenge will be had in the return fixture.<br />
Notre Dame were defeated 7-0 and Pontefract 4-2 but the<br />
best win came against a strong Leeds City 6-4, as we trailed<br />
4-2 at one stage of the game. In the Cup we progressed<br />
against Notre Dame 4-1 and look forward to the next round. A<br />
number of our players have been selected to represent West<br />
Yorkshire and the future looks bright as we will have so many<br />
A2 players next year. RF<br />
2nd XI Football:<br />
This year’s 2nd XI team consists mostly of A1 students and<br />
it has made an encouraging, if somewhat inconsistent, start.<br />
There have been good league victories against Leeds City<br />
<strong>College</strong> (2-1) and Pontefract New <strong>College</strong> (1-0) but some<br />
disappointing defeats in friendlies against Shelley <strong>College</strong> in<br />
the first game of the season (3-1) and against Wyke <strong>College</strong>,<br />
Hull (2-0). The team has some very skilful and enterprising<br />
players, but is usually younger and smaller than its opponents,<br />
which was exposed by letting a three-goal lead slip in the<br />
game against Balby Carr <strong>College</strong>, Doncaster to draw 4-4 and<br />
in a heavy defeat against Selby <strong>College</strong>. Despite these ups<br />
and downs it has been an enjoyable year so far and the team<br />
holds a lot of promise for future success. MT<br />
World Challenge Report:<br />
We have two second year teams working towards their<br />
expedition to Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan.<br />
Besides completing a two day training expedition in<br />
Buxton, in preparation for next year’s trip, the teams<br />
have been fundraising by selling raffle tickets, with a<br />
first prize of a skiing holiday for two at a top French<br />
resort.<br />
The first years are preparing for their expedition to<br />
Ecuador and one team are running a tuck shop on<br />
Fridays in college. Both first and second year team<br />
members are selling Christmas cards and more<br />
fundraising events are being planned throughout the<br />
academic year.<br />
Whilst on expedition, all teams will be involved in a<br />
week-long project to help children in orphanages or<br />
schools. BF<br />
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