Sportshall Match 3 – 26^th January 2020

Sunday was the last sportshall league match of the season, making it the last for Annabel Gibson as she moves to U17. Annabel has competed for Team Kennet in Sportshall since she was 9 years old. In this last match she came 3^rd in the Standing long jump with 2.04m and was joined by Aimee Dickson in the 8 lap paarlauf coming 2^nd with 99.1sec. Aimee also came 4^th in the speedbounce. Annabel and Aimee bought the U15 league competition to close with overall 4^th place.

The U11 Girls once again dominated the speedbounce with all 6 competitors coming in the top 8 out of the 42 taking part. Emeilia Lunn came 1^st with 52, Emma Long 2^nd with 51, In joint 4^th with 50 were Millie Philips, Erin Gosney and Imogen Cowell. Close behind was Lilia Gale with 48.

Bethany Maclean and Erin have made a brilliant 6 lap Paarlauf pairing this year and finished with a first place in 77.8sec. Bethany also came 3^rd in the foam javelin with 11.5m. Overall in the league the girls came 5^th.

The U11 Boys also came 5^th overall. Connor Jordan and Ethan Kuijten made a fantastic team winning the 6 lap Paarlauf with 76.3sec. Connor also won the vertical jump with 50cm and took 3^rd in the speedbounce with 51. Ethan jumped one more coming 2nd in the speedbounce with 52 jumps.  In the foam javelin Joseph Bell came 3^rd with 14.75m. The three were joined by Thomas Payne to come 5^th in the 4×2 relay.

Under 11 Sportshall Championship

Sunday was the Sportshall U11 Berkshire Championships. Our teams had some fantastic individual results.

In the U11 boys we had first places from Connor Jordan in the vertical jump with 53cm and second place in the triple jump from Ethan Kuijten with 5.52m. Ethan also came third in the speedbounce with 51 jumps and with Connor in the 1+1 lap (23.5sec). The team of Oli Orr, Thomas Payne, Ethan and Connor joined forces to come 4^th in the 4×1 lap and an impressive 2^nd in the grandprix after winning their heat by a half lap.

The U11 girls also had several top places. Bethany Maclean got first in speedbounce (54 jumps) and Indoor Javellin (13.75m), finishing her field events with a third in the vertical jump (43cm). Millie Philips came 4^th in the highstepper with 14.8s. Zoe Dickson threw the javelin to 5^th place with 11.5m. The girls (Leilah Gaye, Erin Gosney, Millie & Bethany) also finished the day with an impressive grandprix, winning their heat but coming second overall by 0.2s.

Sportshall InterCounties match

Sunday 3^rd March was the Sportshall South East Regional Final. Team Kennet had 5 athletes selected to represent Berkshire.

James Fenner and Max Casey were selected for the U11 boys, who won the competition overall. Max won the relay and come 3^rd in the chest push (7.25m). James came 4^th in the obstacle relay.

The U13 girls also won the competition and will be going forward to the National Finals in April. Aimee Dickson won 2 golds in the Obstacle relay and 4×1 relay

Harry Booker and Oliver Gregory had their last ever sportshall match with the Berkshire U15 boys, who finished 2^nd on the day. Both have been selected to represent Berkshire multiple times in their sportshall career. They finished on a high with personal bests in shot with Harry winning gold(13.36m), Oliver silver (12.2m). Oliver also won gold in the 4×2 relay. In the all rounder competition Harry came 9^th and Oliver 21^st.

Under 11 Sportshall Championship

The U11 boys just missed out on medals on Sunday at the Sportshall Championship, coming fourth. The team had several top 3 finishes and finished the day with on a high winning their heat in the GrandPrix.

James Fenner continued Team Kennet’s success in the Triple Jump with a jump of 5.77m giving him first place. This was matched by Jack Pyke coming first in the high stepper with 13 seconds. Second place was taken by Ivan Chekmazov and Ethan Kuijten in the Paarlauf with 71.6sec (winning their heat by half a lap!)

The team got several third places between them, James in the 1 lap obstacle, Matthew Howard in the chest push and the team of James, Jack, Ivan and Ethan in the 4×1 sprint relay & overall in the Grand Prix.

The U11 girls came in 9^th with an undersized team. That didn’t stop them putting in maximum effort, especially when Charlotte Morgan, Leilah Gaye, Sophie Byway and Georgina Johnston showed off their speed, agility and determination by winning the GrandPrix overall.

Georgina, in her first sportshall competition, took second place in the target throw. The speedbouncers Charlotte and Tillie Bell got 48 and 49 jumps giving them 3^rd and 5^th place. Sophie also came 4^th in the chest push with 5.0m.

Team Kennet had three athletes competing for Berkshire this year.

In the U11 girls, Lyla Goodwin, Grace Wotherspoon and the rest of the Berkshire team came 2nd in the South East Regional final, only beaten by an incredibly narrow margin by Surrey. Both got new personal bests in the Standing Long Jump. Lyla with 2.02m and Grace with 1.96m.

In the U15 boys, Harry Booker was selected for the Berkshire team for the 4th year running. The Berkshire Boys won the regional final with Harry managing 3rd place in the Shot Putt with 11.21m. He will join the rest of the Berkshire team for the national final in April.

Sportshall League Match 3 – 28^th January 2018

For the final sportshall league match we took 19 athletes to Eton.

Our best team result came from the U11 girls blue team, who won their second bronze medals of the season. A mix up in the timings on the speedbounce, which meant the girls had to jump for 30 seconds instead of 20, didn’t phase Lyla Goodwin (80 jumps) and Katie Pennicott (76 jumps) as they claimed 1^st and 3^rd places. Lyla also placed second in Long Jump with 1.94m.

The team had several 4^th places in individual events. Katie Pennicott in Foam Javelin with 11.75m, Harriet Gibson in Balance Beam (56sec) and Target throw (6pts). The team, including Neve Wright placed 4 in the 4×1 relay and 6^th in the Paarlauf.

For the first time this season we took a second U11 girls team, The two girls had a fantastic first ever match with Alanna Smith winning the foam Javelin with 12.50m and Tilly Sideso matching Harriet in 4^th place on the Balance Beam with 6 pts.

The U11 Boys team placed 8^th out of 15^th overall. The highlights were Theo winning the target throw with 9 pts and Ben coming 3^rd in the speedbounce with 53 jumps.

The U13 and 15 teams have kept going all season with reduced numbers, but have had some fantastic individual results. In this match Aimee Dickson (U13) won the speedbounce with 88 jumps, Pheobe Hoaen (U15) won the overhead throw with 6.5m and Sophie Weadon came 4^th in the shot putt with 8.78m.

For the boys Harry Booker and Oliver Gregory (U15) continued to dominate the Shot taking 2nd (11.28m) and 3^rd (9.88m). The same pairing also managed 4^th place in the paarlauf with 90.1s. Oliver Bazin completed the U15 boys team with 5.25m in the overhead throw giving him 4^th place.

With the season at an end we have had 3 athletes (U15 – Harry Booker, U11 – Grace Wotherspoon and Lyla Goodwin) selected to compete for Berkshire at the upcoming Regional Final and wish them the best of luck.

There are photos from the event on the Team Kennet Facebook Group.

Team Kennet had their first Sportshall League Match of the season on Sunday at Eton. We took 17 U13 and U15 athletes. Most teams were short on numbers but had excellent results beating other teams of the same size.

The U15 boys came 4^th, with Harry Booker and Oliver Gregory battling each other for position, coming first and second in both the 4 lap and shot. Harry won out with 44.6 seconds in the run, beating Oliver by just 0.2 seconds with 44.8sec. In the shot it was Harry again with 12.66m to Oliver’s 12.19m. Annabel Gibson represented the U15 girls by herself coming 8^th overall. Her best result coming in the standing triple jump where 6.09m put her in third place.

The two U13 boys, Ben Fisher and Edward Cain came eighth overall, even beating another team of 3 athletes. The U13 girls were the best represented on the day, with the full blue team coming fifth and the partial red team coming eleventh. The best individual results came from Aimee Dickson winning the speed bounce with 78 and 4^th in the shot with 6.66m. Alanna Smith, in her first sportshall competition, sped home in the 6 lap to take 5^th with 83.2 sec and Lyla Goodwin jumped to 6^th in the standing Long jump with 2.02m.