December 2015 - Issue 20 www.newmanrc.oldham.sch.uk Newman RC College’s Newsletter

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PE NEWS EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPORTS CLUBS

Attendance to lunchtime and after school clubs has been fantastic this year. Some ex-isting clubs will continue and new activities will be on offer to all pupils in the New Year. Pupils are welcome to attend any of the clubs, we look forward to seeing some new faces!

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GIRLS FOOTBALL

The Girls U13 and U14 football teams have had a really impressive start to the year. With Captain Aaliyah Boreland leading her teams through victories, the girls are now in the last 64 of the English School football competition! The Year 7 - 10 girls have all shown excellent commitment to training and fixtures, with their hard work paying off in some impressive wins! The U14s will now progress through to the next round of the English School’s Cup, good luck girls!!

GIRLS HOCKEY

The Year 7 and 8 Hockey teams have had an excellent term, with excellent commitment to last minute training, some tough games and Year 7s adapting to a new sport, the girls represented the college in a fantastic manner. In the Oldham Schools tournament held at Newman College, the Year 7 and Year 8 girls teams beat tough opposition from Radclyffe, Bluecoat and Oasis to finish 1st and 2nd respectively. The girls also took part in a training and mini tournament session at Radclyffe School, with 2 mixed teams; the girls displayed excellent teamwork and encouragement of one another. Well done girls! Any girls wishing to join a local junior Hockey team are very welcome to attend training at Newman College on Thursday evening 7pm – 8pm. Oldham Ladies Hockey Club are looking to establish a junior team and would love Newman pupils to come along!

GIRLS NETBALL

All teams are currently taking part in league fixtures, these will continue until March. The year 7, 8 and 9 teams will participate in 2 tournaments early on in March. The Year 7 netball squad have had an extremely impressive start to the year, with the biggest numbers yet attending training and being part of the teams. The A and B teams have won all fixtures so far and have shown great commitment to their team, teammates and representing Newman College. Ella Graham and Celine Batbaatar have had an excellent start as Captains, leading their teams to victories and through weekly training sessions. Well Done Y7 girls! The Year 8 netball team have also had a good start to the year, with Maira Irshad leading the team. It has been particularly pleasing to see a more mature, committed attitude to training by all the girls which will only lead to them becoming stronger and developing as a team! It has been a pleasure to coach them and see them work hard in all their fixtures. Well done Y8 team! The Year 9 netball team have had a fantastic start to the year, with Holly Fitton stepping up as Captain and leading the team with excellent commitment, hard work and dedication, it has helped the team through some tough fixtures and exciting victories! All the team have demonstrated high levels of commitment and teamwork, consistently encouraging one another and showing their dedication to improve and support one another. It has been a pleasure to coach and witness their improvement over the last few years. Well done girls! The Year 10 & 11 netball teams have had a very good start to the year, with Captains Ellie Mellor and Isabel McAndrew leading their teams through training sessions and fixtures. Both teams have shown

excellent commitment to training sessions and fixtures, with their hard work and dedication paying off in some tough fixtures. Both teams have been a joy to coach and watch in their games, with all girls coping well with a hard academic year in all their lessons. Well done, and thank you girls!

BOYS FOOTBALL

The boy’s football teams have played all their league games and look forward to competing in the Oldham Schools’ Cup competition after the Christmas break. Year 9’s are the only Newman team remaining in the Manchester Schools Catholic competition so we wish them the very best of luck. The Year 7 Boys football team have made a great start producing many outstanding performances, making Mr Cotter a very proud coach! The boys have all shown excellent commitment to training and hard work throughout training and games. Their teamwork and determination has ensured they remain unbeaten in the Oldham league and await confirmation of their second round Oldham cup match in the New Year. Year 8 led by captain Harry Dearden, have had a challenging year in all 4 competitions. The boys’ commitment to training has been fantastic with many turning up in all weather conditions. However narrow defeats in the closely fought Oldham ‘A’ league and early exits from the Catholic and Oldham Cup has meant that they must now wait until the Oldham Schools Tournament for their next fixture. The Year 9 football team, led by their Captain Liam Lovell, started the year with a few narrow defeats, but have finished strongly with 2 wins against Bluecoat and Royton and Crompton. It has been pleasing to see many new faces at weekly training sessions, many of whom have played their way into first team selection. Managers Mr Milne and Mr Kaffo have worked hard with the team and have been impressed by the boys’ commitment and the encouragement they give to each other during matches. They await news of their Oldham Schools cup opposition and are the only Newman team left in the Manchester Catholic Schools competition. The Year 10 team managed to achieve promotion last year by successfully winning numerous matches, however the transition into the A league has been a bit of a rollercoaster but the willingness and determination of the team cannot be faulted throughout every fixture. There have been a number of standout performers this year with Matthew Hammond and Dylan Holt deserving a particular mention with their commitment, a highlight to their performances. They have been very well led this year by their fantastic captain, Abdul Hennan. The year 11 team this year, captained by Patrick Scott, are still unbeaten in the league. Patrick is doing a fantastic job in running and organising the team. A particular highlight of the season was the comfortable victory at home to Hathershaw in which we had numerous scorers with Callum Mitchell scoring his first goal for Newman College. The Year 11 team has been an absolute pleasure to manage this year and the team look forward to a successful remaining few matches.

OLDHAM CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

The annual Oldham Schools Cross Country Championships took place at Chadderton Hall Park. As usual, the conditions were very wet and muddy but this didn’t prevent Newman pupils from giving 100% and producing some outstanding individual and team performances. The two outstanding performances of the day came from Year 7’s Sophie Smith and Boris Amin who became Newman’s first ever Cross Country Champions!! Both pupils dominated their races with Sophie finishing well ahead of a top class field of girls from every secondary school in Oldham. Sophie and Boris will now represent Oldham at the Greater Manchester Championships on Saturday 6th February. Newman pupils who also performed very well and will represent Oldham in February are Year 7 - Olivia Copple, Year 8 - Tom Graham and Ben Rydel, Year 10 Ethan Glasgow. Fantastic team performances meant that the Year 7 & 8 boys were the best placed years finishing a very creditable 3rd and 2nd respectively.

BOYS RUGBY

Rugby League this year has been fantastic. The numbers have almost doubled since the start of last year. Teams have emerged in years 7, 8 and 9 with all pupils competing in inter school competition throughout the year. Both the year 7 and 9 team won the 9 aside tournament which was a great achievement, while the year 8 team came a close second to Saddleworth School. All pupils have shown great commitment, attending training on a regular basis. This has allowed them to build on their knowledge and skill level. Training is on Mondays after school, all new players are welcome.

BOYS GIRLS

YEAR 7 3RD 5TH

YEAR 8 2ND 6TH

YEAR 9 7TH 5TH

YEAR 10/11 5TH

INDOOR ATHLETICS

The first Athletics Competition of the year took place at Sport City Indoor track. Newman Athletes from years 8 and 9 were selected to take part in the invitation competition competing against the best schools from all over Greater Manchester. Despite coming up against tough opposition Newman boys finished 4th overall with the girl’s team finishing a solid 8th out of 12 teams.

Outstanding individual performances came from; 1st – Atty Mamman - 300m and Kenny Onibada – Shot Putt 2nd – Happy Obidiegwu - 60m 3rd – Georgina Munns – long jump, Evans Boasiako – 200m 4th – Lauren Henderson – 60m hurdles, Connor Nolan – 60m, Taiwo Onibada – Shot Putt