Page 68 - Bellfort Issue 3 2014

PE Department (Girls) Girls’ Football as Coleraine had snatched Year 10 June 2013 was an active this trophy from under our The Year 10 team has once time for our football teams nose on two previous occa- again excelled in spirit, tal- with the annual Co Antrim sions. However, Coleraine ent and teamwork, partici- Tournament. The Year scored an impressive goal pating in the Ballymena 10/11 team captained by to leave the final score League and NEBSSA Com- Jarra Bigger narrowly one- all leading to the petition. Due to vast num- missed progressing to the dreaded penalties. Unfor- bers taking part we man- semi finals. The Year 8/9 tunately it was not to be aged to field two year 10 team managed to go one our third time lucky, and teams which allowed for better and they finished Dunclug lost the final three more games and experi- top of their group, reach- –one. This is a talented ence for all. Throughout ing the semi final. Unfortu- group of girls who were the year there was particu- terrific ambassadors for larly skilful netball play nately they conceded a The Bellfort the eventual winners Ulidia Year 8 Netball shots from the furthest dis- Dunclug College. demonstrated, in particular goal in the last fifteen sec- scoring countless swish onds of the game, losing to tance from the post to College. achieve high scores quickly. The Year 8 squad met regu- The contribution of Anna larly throughout the year Knox into Goal Keeper po- and showed great promise. sition alongside Kirsten Many girls had not played netball before but were proved difficult for many very impressive in how Bally- teams within quickly they picked up the Collins in Goal Defence, game and built upon their mena. Superb defence general fitness. Numbers from our aptly named ‘twin In the Coleraine Sevens were very encouraging and towers’ was the backbone competition, an amazing indeed we had to field two to our team this year. thirty five teams partici- teams on several occa- pated in this annual tourna- sions. The Year 8 team ac- New additions into shoot- ment. Our Year 8/9 girls counted for themselves ing positions within the topped their group once very well on their first second half of the league more and progressed to foray into the Ballymena secured some well earned the quarter finals where League. They were de- wins against teams such as they defeated Cullybackey feated only once, by Bally- Slemish College and Bally- High School five nil. They mena Academy making mena Academy ‘B’. Amy met a strong Dalriada team them very worthy runners Smyth and Britney Hill in- in the semi final and won up . This will be a team to jected some extremely in- that game in a thrilling look out for next year! telligent and skilful play to three - two penalty shoot ensure the Dunclug side out. This meant Dunclug finished these games in the were to meet the hosts, lead. Up and coming play- Coleraine High School in ers from Year 9, Nicole Er- the final. Dunclug took the win, Kayleigh Willighan and lead early on with a super Rebekah Houston seam- goal from Shannon Millar lessly joined our ‘B’ side . and it looked as if it might just be Dunclug’s moment, 68