9th October

Fixtures

Saturday 13^th Oct - Y7/8/9/10 Football V Hemel (7/10 Away and 8/9 Home)

Monday 15^th Oct – Y8 Hockey V Beaumont @ Oaklands

Wednesday 17^th Oct – 1^st XV V Rickmansworth (H)

                                             1^st XI V Kings Langley

                                             Y8/9 Netball V Beaumont (A)

Thursday 18^th Oct – Y9/11 Netball V Loreto (A)

                                        Y8 Girls Football Tournament (STAGS)

Saturday 20^th Oct – Y7/9 Football V Adeyfield (Home)

Results

Congratulations to Abi Charnock and Elliot Bailey for being selected to represent Hertfordshire Schools FA. This is a huge honour and demonstrates the hard work and talent that both students have for their sport. Well done and good luck for the season.

Saturday 6^th Oct – Y7/8/9/10 Football V The Cavendish School

Saturday saw us match up against Cavendish in what is normally a competitive set of fixtures. Once again the side were well matched and all teams had a good opportunity to play some attractive football. The year 7 team, who are still bonding and developing started well and were able to hold off the opposition until half time. After the break and a few changes later the side found the game tough going eventually losing 4-1. The year 8 team, without their voice of experience and authority Mr Rixon had to battle through a very close game to hold on for what looked like a draw until the dying minutes. With seconds left on the clock, Ashley Willing stepped up to a free kick and was able to cutely finish to give the team a well-earned victory 1-0. The year 9 team, who continue to leak goals again saw a flurry of goals at both ends. The team went up early on and then saw the lead change twice more. With seconds left we led 5-4 with goals from Tom Goodall (3), Aaron Jacobs and Fin Auld before a free kick was given away. With the very last kick of the game in a goal mouth scramble Cavendish equalised to take it to 5-5. The year 10 team, who have by far enjoyed the most success this season again put in an excellent performance as described by Mr Owen as, ‘Man United circa 1994’ won 4-1 with goals from Joe Lowthian, Sian Khan (2) and Harry Fennell.

Monday 8^th Oct

Y10 District League Basketball V Roundwood Park – Won 35-28

The Year 10 boys went into Mondays fixture versus Roundwood Park unbeaten in the district league. The team were missing some key players and looking slightly depleted, however this gave others a fantastic opportunity to show how good they are. The team played below their best but remained in control of the game. Some excellent performances from Keni Akutu, Alex Frankl, Dom Boost and Dan Mair were enough to hold off Roundwood and the team ran out 35-28 winners, keeping their record intact.

Y9 District Netball V Beaumont – Won 10-4

After some very competitive and close matches, Beaumont had narrowly won by one goal the last time these two teams faced each other. Sandringham were determined that the next time they played Beaumont that they would come out victorious and so they showed true commitment in attending extra training sessions in the run up to this match. The weather made the game conditions even tougher but Sandringham came out in the first quarter full of determination and gained an early lead. By half time the score was 7-2 with Jazz Fisher showing strength and confidence in her shooting. In the second half, Beaumont came out fighting but our defence, Emily Mair and Chloe Pettengell used their training to shut down the centre passes and give Sandringham possession. The end score was 10-4 to Sandringham who played some of their best netball despite the pressure from the opposition. Most Valuable Player goes to Frankie Hammond. Well done to the whole team.

Sporting week

Fixtures

Saturday 6^th October

Y7,8,9,10 Football V Cavendish (7 and 10 away/8 and 9 home)

Monday 8^th October

Y7 Hockey V Beaumont @ Oaklands

Wednesday 10^th October

1^st XI V Bushey Meads (Home)

1^st XV V Nicholas Breakspear

Y9 and 11 Netball V Townsend (A)

Thursday 11^th October

Y11 Netball District Netball Tournament (Sir John Lawes)

Senior Netball Tournament (St. George’s)

Friday 12^th October

Y7 Basketball V Beaumont (Away)

Saturday 13^th October

Y7,8,9,10 V The Hemel Hempstead School

Results

Thursday 27^th September – Y10 Girls Basketball V JFK (County League)

Sandringham school played their first ever girls basketball game, against JFK, last year’s district and county champions. The girls started slow as expected in their first game ever. However they soon picked it up, lead well by Elizabeth Tanton and Chloe Pettengel working hard. Abi Charnock worked hard for rebounds.  A good start to their first campaign, Emily Caswell was top point scorer with 6. However MVP goes to Izzy Hanton for a superb performance, excellent on defence and offence. The second half performance was outstanding and we drew 4-4 with them in the 4^th quarter. Despite this we lost 45-14.

Sam Tanton 11D (Team Coach)

Friday 28^th September Y7 Basketball V Beaumont

As half of the Year 7 students were away in the Peak District the basketball team, for their first fixture were limited to a fraction of the 47 man squad leaving only 23 to play. The game was a training match against Beaumont and a first opportunity for the boys to play the sport. It was a steep learning curve for all involved and gave the team an opportunity to play and develop an understanding of the rules whilst also practise their newly developed skills with one another. There were some excellent individual performances and the aim of the evening was to introduce all to the competitive elements of the sport.

Saturday 29^th September Y7,8,9,10 Football V Sir John Lawes

Saturday saw the boys football teams return to action against Sir John Lawes. This is an annual fixture that often provides some of the toughtest games of the year. All 4 teams showed character and passion and have begin to gel well as team units. The outcome was 2 wins and 2 losses. The year 7’s after a good early start lost their way in the second half and eventually came out 2^nd best 0-4. The year 8’s, with a few key players absent ended up winning emphatically 9-0. The Year 9’s played exceptionally well in the first half, however lost their fight late on and as their heads dropped lost 4-0. The Year 10’s showed again just how strong they are with a 5-2 win over the opposition with a magnificent display.