The Courier

Our U9 'A' and 'B' teams took on King Henry VIII Prep School on Tuesday 6 March. The fixture was held at Crescent and it was wonderful to have so many parents come along and support.

The U9 'A' Team put up a solid performance, showing excellent passing and footwork, strong marking and defence and clear communication on the court. This was a great build up to next week’s ISA Tournament giving lots of positives and identifying a couple of key areas to work on.

The U9 'B' Team worked hard, showing true grit and determination, building understanding of the rules and tactics as the game progressed. Footwork was sound and players were starting to dodge to get free for the pass, an area for development is the use of space.

Well done to all girls involved.

On Tuesday 6 March the U11 'A' Netball team travelled to Malvern St James’s for the ISA Netball Tournament.  Unfortunately our build up to the tournament had not gone according to plan, due to the bad weather a number of fixtures were cancelled in the weeks leading up to the tournament and limited our ability to train. However, in true Crescent style the girls gave 100%, fighting hard for the ball and growing in confidence and strength with every game.

A special thank you to Mrs Causer for accompanying us on our trip and a well done to all of the girls involved, the behaviour, attitude and determination shown throughout the day was a credit to the school.

Results:
Crescent V Ruckleigh 2-7 Loss
Crescent V Twycross 2-7 Loss
Crescent V Old Vicarge 2-9 Loss
Crescent V St Edwards 0 -10 Loss

The under 8s played their first tag rugby matches in a mini tournament against two Warwick sides and Crackley Hall. They started off playing like New Zealand with lovely, creative passing. Unfortunately, when they dropped the ball, Warwick were able to score.

They found more success by being not quite so elaborate but still playing with creativity. They lost the first match and, when they worked out the tactics, won the second and drew the third - an exciting game against Crackley Hall.

A great attitude throughout from the boys.

Due to weather and other various issues, there was only one Town cross-country run this year.

Crescent took 11 runners and they all finished inside the top 30 which was a great result. Olivia Sarkies was second in the girls race and Oliver Bell won, making him the Town champion. Seven of the runners were selected for the Eastern Warwickshire Squad to run in the county finals: 

• Eddie Arkesden 
• Ethan Capelett
• Fin Calder
• Georgia Dowling 
• Olivia Monk
• Olivia Sarkies
• Oliver Bell

Amelie Edge and Mia Webb were playing netball for the school so were unable to run.  They were raring to go for the other two races and would have been in with a good chance of qualifying.

Well done all.