Sports for all
The Federation of St Sebastian’s and St Cuthbert’s have been crowned Sportshall Athletics champions of Liverpool for Years 5 & 6 pupils after a breathless finals day held at Toxteth Firefit.
Eight schools went head-to-head in a series of different sports including the triple jump and relay races with the top four schools also qualifying for the prestigious Summer Games.
Organised by the Liverpool Schools Sports Partnership (LSSP), eight qualifying schools: Childwall CE, Dovedale, Federation of St Sebastian’s and St Cuthbert’s, Our Lady of Bishop Eton, Lister, St Anne’s, St Michael in the Hamlet and St Paul’s provided fours hours’ worth of sporting drama with only a few points separating the schools at the end.
There was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the event as the pupils cheered their fellow team-mates on and there was even a Mexican wave to enjoy as well as a teachers’ javelin competition which proved particularly popular amongst the children.
LSSP’s Jason Evans hailed the event saying each and every child “Should be very proud of themselves for their efforts” and said it was the highest level of competition he had witnessed for a “very long time”.
- On your marks..
- Celebration time!
- The javelin competition for teachers was a great success
- Throwing for glory
- Javelin action
- A Lister pupil prepares to throw
- Eyes on the prize
- A St Michael in the Hamlet sports star goes for glory
- The LSSP apprentices helped organise the event
- A hop, skip and a jump!
- Great concentration from this young star
- Each competition gave 100% effort
- There were many impressive performances
- Hop, skip and a dab!
- Competitors were timed over a hurdle in a very demanding event
- Dovedale embodied the Spirt of the Games
- LSSP’s organiser Jason Evans hailed the competitors
- The teachers gave great encouragement
- Action from the relay races
- Sportshall athletics action
- Bringing the baton safely home
- The relay races were superb
- Relay action
- The standard of competition was very high indeed
- A top sprinter
- Federation of Cuthbert’s and St Sebastian’s and St clinched the trophy!
- Blindingly fast
- The event was held at Firefit Toxteth
- The event was organised superbly by the LSSP staff
- Throwning for glory
- Action from the javelin
- Smiles all round after a famous win
- Dovedale launch the javelin
- Our Lady of Bishop Eton celebrate
- The competitors had a great time
- Too fast for our photographer!
- Toxteth Firefit played host to the competition
- It’s all a blur!
- Getting a good turn in is essential
- I am this tall!
- Competitors thew a heavy ball as far as possible
- Great action
- Girls and boys joined forces in this mixed event
- The jumping challenge was very demanding
- Leaping for glory!