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• Chess Continues to Flourish

  Wed 19 Nov 2014 Mr Barbuti

  Holy Trinity was the venue for the autumn round of the Newark & District Schools' Chess Championships. Numbers were down on last year with some schools having lost key teaching personnel over the summer, however 15 teams from 7 different schools still attended.

  The event was excellently organised and Barnby were one of the strongest groups with competition from Sutton on Trent, Holy Trinity and Highfields in particular.

  After the event Barnby 'A' sit in 2nd place on 9pts (only 1/2 point behind the leaders), the 'B' team are in 3rd on 8pts; 'C' team 5th on 7pts and 'D' team jt7th on 6pts.

  All children played brilliantly in what is an intimidating atmosphere for rookies.

  Special mentions to Josh Ridyard, Gabriel Jenkins, Lucy Finch and Josh Mee who all received medals for winning all 3 of their matches. 

  The behaviour of our children was impeccable and was commented on by other schools. Well done to everyone!

  Spring and summer rounds will be played before the Newark Champions are determined in June.

• Fluctuating Football Fortunes

  Wed 19 Nov 2014 Mr Barbuti

  The A team travelled to Arnold Mill on Wednesday 12th November winning a fiercely fought encounter 3-1 on penalties, after 50 minutes play had failed to produce a goal. It is always unfortunate for any team to lose in this way but the boys are delighted to still be in the county's flagship tournament at the business end of the season.

  Domestic form has not been so stable; both teams put up their weakest performances of the season against Coddington on Monday afternoon, the A team losing 2-1 and the B team losing 2-0. The B team remain in a strong position but the A team no have their work cut out to finish in the top three.

  At county level the A team will be representing Newark at the Nottinghamshire Individual Schools 7-a-side tournament at Sutton in Ashfield on Saturday 29th November and the squad starts indoor training next Monday for their county 5-a-side tournament which takes place in early January.

  League action will resume after Christmas.

• Netballers Runners Up

  Mon 17 Nov 2014 S Chamberlain
  The Netball team were in action on Saturday in the Autumn Tournament. They were in a very tough opening group and after some great performances came out as group winners with three wins and a draw against a very strong Winthorpe team. In the quarter finals they beat a good Bleasby side before overcoming a determined John Hunt team in the semi finals. In the final they came back across the super Winthorpe team who they had held to a draw in the group stages but unfortunately they were just too strong for us this time and beat us in the final. The girls were a credit to the school throughout the morning and we are very proud of their achievements. Well done to all involved.