NFSSP News Story

New Forest Primary Cross Country Championships
26th February 2009

The New Forest Primary School Sports calendar continued to grow from strength to strength with the Cross Country Championships at Gang Warily. The event saw a record number of children in School Years 5 and 6, with more than 400 children from all over the New Forest congregating on the playing fields at Gang Warily Recreation Centre in Fawley.

The event played host to a number of schools from over the New Forest. Some of these included teams from South Baddesley, Hale, Hyde, Cadland, Waterside, Abbotswood, Ashley, Brockenhurst, Calmore, Marchwood, New Milton, Orchard, Poulner, Ringwood and Wildground.

Once again the terrain of Gang Warily provided a stiff test for all runners who were supported by a very large crowd. The Girls team event was won by locals Durlston Court School. First place in the Girl’s race was Hannah Smith (South Baddesley Primary School), followed closely by Phillipa Abery (Orchard Junior School) with Eliose Phear of Blackfield Primary finishing in third Place for the second year running.

The Boys event was one by Abbotswood Junior School. Matt Worthington Abbotswood Junior School finished first, with Callum Best (Orchard Junior School) finishing second and Alex Sellwood (Ringwood Junior School) finishing third.

The event was once again supported by Tim Wilding of New Forest Junior Athletics Club alongside the New Forest School Sport Partnership and a team of aspiring Sports Leaders from Noadswood School which made for such a great event.

RESULTS
Boys Team 1st Abbotswood Junior School (21pts); 2nd Durlston Court School (50pts); 3rd Orchard Junior School (58pts); 4th New Milton Junior School (119pts); 5th Ringwood Junior School (131pts); 6th Ashley Junior School (144pts); 7th Marchwood Junior School (177pts); 8th Wildground Junior School (188pts).

Boys Individual 1st Matt Worthington (Abbotswood Junior School); 2nd Callum Bigg (Orchard Junior School); 3rd Gregory Rosie (Ringwood Junior School); 4th Dylan Gain (Abbotswood Junior School); 5th Sam Scarrett (Durlston Court School); 6th Kieran Shipp (Abbotswood Junior School); 7th Oliver Bradley (Marchwood Junior School); 8th Harry Richardson (Durlston Court School)

Girls Team 1st Durlston Court School (41pts); 2nd New Milton Junior School (57pts);3rd Blackfield Primary School (60pts); 4th Orchard Junior School (66pts); 5th South Baddesley Primary School (75pts); 6th Ashley Junior School (123pts); 7th Poulner Junior School (129pts); 8th Abbotswood Junior School (161pts)

Girls Individual 1st Hannah Smith (South Baddesley Primary School); 2nd Phillipa Abery (Orchard Junior School); 3rd Eloise Phear (Blackfield Primary School); 4th Hannah Price (New Milton Junior School); 5th Lucy Blayden (Calmore Junior School); 6th Emma Bennett (Durlston Court School); 7th Coral Oakley (New Milton Junior School); 8th Lucy Wright (Durlston Court School)