APS News 16

14 January 2017 Abingdon Prep Sport House Rugby Year 3 (U8) Phoenix & Unicorn (Paul & Ted) Year 4 (U9) Phoenix (Oliver)) Year 5 (U10) Dragon (Archie) Year 6 (U11) Phoenix (Angus) Year 7 & 8 B Dragon (Archie) Year 7 & 8 A Dragon (Amar) Rugby Sports Colours Senior Full Colours: Alex, Christopher, Henry Senior Half Colours: Amar, Archie, Billy, Daniel, Dylan, George, Jasper, Leo, Ludo, Oliver, Takumi, Xander,. Junior Full Colours: Angus, Finn, James, Mikey, Nathaniel, Ollie, William. Junior Half Colours: Alex, Archie, Archie, Fintan, Freddie, Iestyn, Josca, Jude, Luke, Ned, Sam, Tom, Xavier. . Off the rugby field... Biathlon: Thirteen boys from four age groups competed in the Abingdon Vale Biathlon Time Trial at Abingdon Sports Centre (swimming) and Tilsley Park (running). Out of the twelve Abingdon Prep competitors, six finished in the top 3. A tremendous achievement indeed. In the U12 category, Quinn, Freddie and Angus completed a one-two-three (out of 11 competitors). In the U13 category, Johnny finished 2nd and Christopher 3rd. James was the leading performer in the U11s finishing 5th out of 17 competitors. In the U10s, Sam excelled himself finishing 2nd in his first biathlon, recording the fastest time of the day in his category for his 800m run. Cross-Country: Our U9, U10 and U11 cross-country teams competed against twelve other schools at Cokethorpe’s meeting, achieving collective and individual success. The U9 team all ran well with Zachary 7th, Nathan 12th and Isaac 14th. The U10A team enjoyed considerable success comng 2nd overall in the team competition, Sam was 3rd and Josca 7th. The U11A team missed 1st place by just one place to the Dragon School. Out of over 90 runners, Mikey came 4th and Finn 9th. Fencing: Five boys took part in the Bucks, Berks and Oxon County Age Group Foil competition at Moulsford School. Oliver, Edward and Gabriele competed in the U10 section and Dilan and Edward in the U12 section. They all fenced extremely well with Edward winning a bronze medal and Gabriele the gold in the U10 competition. Hockey: Now we have the MUSA, our after school hockey club led by Craig has really taken off, playing whatever the weather (nearly!). Team Improved Outstanding Man of Steel Under 8s Zayaan Paul Under 9s Oscar Zachary Oliver Under 10s Philip Ollie Under 11s Deniz Angus Under 12s Foon Foon Oliver Under 13s Charlie Christopher Henry Autumn Term Rugby Awards This term we elebrate rugby endeavour. The ‘Most Outstanding Player’ comes from the 1st XI of each year. The ‘Most Improved Player’ can come from any team in each age group. The new ‘Man of Steel’ awards celebrate individual achievements. Cross-Country at Cokethorpe APS U13 Rugby 7s Our biathlon medallists Hockey Club BB&O County Foil Fencing Competition