ATHLETICS

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

As another fantastic athletics season draws to a close we can celebrate the many successes of our Bushey Meads students. After individual success in the County Championships, the final County League match of the season saw the Senior Boys team qualify for the COUNTY PLATE FINAL after finishing 7th after 6 matches in the regular season. We look forward to hearing how they get on in a later newsletter. This week a very hot Wednesday 18th June saw the Watford District Athletics Championships take place with over 1500 students from 16 schools in the Watford District competing in the full range of track and field events at the Woodside Stadium. As ever competition was fierce but the Bushey Meads students can be proud of their efforts. It was a fantastic day of competition with a special mention to K Walker who was crowned District 200m Champion to add to his County 100m win the previous weekend. In the process of winning the 200m he also broke the District 200m record – an outstanding achievement. E Henry, County 100m runner-up,  produced a similarly outstanding performance to win the Year 10 100m title. With all the results collated Bushey Meads Boys teams finished top of the Boys District B League with the BMS Girls teams finishing 4th.This made the teams the outright B League Runners-Up after narrowly being beaten by Grange Academy. All of our competitors should be applauded for their efforts for what was an incredibly hot day at the track. Special mention to the following students who finished in the Top 5 in their respective events :

 

Year 7 Girls (Overall 5th out of 18)

Molly Preston 3rd 100m

Relay 5th

E Coetzee 5th Shot

E Wurr 5th Discus

 

Year 8 Girls (Overall 12th out of 18)

M Oleksy 4th 300m

 

Year 9 Girls (Overall 16th out of 18)

Y Khan 4th Discus

A Permeti 5th Javelin

 

Year 10 Girls (Overall 14th out of 18)

J Frumuselu 4th 100m

 

Year 7 Boys (Overall 11th out of 18)

D Hope 3rd 1500m

A Hodgson 5th Javelin

 

Year 8 Boys (Overall 6th out of 18)

A Cohen 5th Hurdles

E Rumney 4th Triple Jump

G Fogden 4th Pole vault

D Isles 3rd Discus

N Gibson 4th Javelin

 

Year 9 Boys (Overall 7th out of 18)

K Walker 1st 200m – New District Record

O Harris 5th 300m

F Francos 2nd 1500m

B Batten 5th Long Jump

J Andrews 4th Pole Vault

 

Year 10 Boys (Overall 7th out of 18)

E Henry 1st 100m

K Gibson 4th 200m

H Neal 4th Pole Vault

 

Overall District Sports Results

Bushey Meads Boys 7th out of 18 / B League 1st

Bushey Meads Girls 13th out 18 / B League 4th

Bushey Meads Combined 9th out of 18 / B League 2nd 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUNDERS 

Year 7 Rounders.

Date : Thursday 19th June 2025

Score : Lost 18 -15

Squad : A Sharma, J Hearn, V Delenska, Q Marimat,A Kumah, F Shire, J Blowers, I Marle, E Coetzee, E Jacks

Comment : The year 7 girls’ rounders team put in a determined and spirited performance in scorching conditions . With the sun blazing overhead, it was a challenging afternoon for both teams, but our players showed resilience, teamwork, and steady improvement throughout the match.The first half was closely contested. Our batters started well, notching up 7 rounders by half-time. The opposition however managed to gain 9.5 .Our fielders worked hard to contain them, catching a few balls and getting players out. After the first innings, the match continued at a high tempo. Our batting stepped up a gear, with several players hitting deep shots and making clever decisions to rack up a further 8 rounders. Fielding also improved, with tighter throws and better communication across the pitch. However, the opposition’s batting remained a threat throughout and they pushed us all the way, scoring 8.5 more rounders in the second half. A great effort by all players. 

CRICKET

Year 7/8 Cricket v St Joan of Arc (Division 1)

Date : Tuesday 24th June 2025

Score : BMS 57 for 8 (15 overs), St Joan of Arc 58 for 3 (9.3 overs)  SJA won by 7 wickets

Batting : E Rumney 9, M Khil 8

Bowling : M Khil 2 for 7, E Rumney 0 for 13, D isles 0 for 18, O Phillips 1 for 14

Squad : E Rumney, E Ashton, D Henry, Z Butler, D Isles, O Phillips, C Holt, M Khil, T Halai, G Jaberkhail

Comment : The boys fell to another defeat with batting again proving to be the teams achilles heel. A good spell of bowling from M Khil was the highlight of the game with the boys looking to make improvements in the next fixtu

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GIRLS FOOTBALL NEWS – S.Cooper

Double congratulations go to B Fowler (year 8) who has not only made it through to the reserve squad for the Hertfordshire County School’s football team for next year’s U14’s, but has also learnt that she has been successful in achieving a place in the Watford Ladies U14 Academy Squad.

This is a great achievement for Bella and we look forward to hearing about her footballing progress.

Well done Bella. 

PE kit

It is essential that students have the full correct PE kit for all lessons. This includes shinpads and black /yellow socks when participating in football lessons and also a pair of white sports socks for all other activities. Students will be reminded when activities change. Students not bringing the correct kit will instantly receive consequence points.

Girls should be wearing plain black shorts which are longer than the length of their PE shirt or hoody. Leggings should be black sports leggings and not see through.  Black tracksuit bottoms are also permitted.

ALL jewellery should be removed prior to the start of the lesson, including earrings, and hair should be tied up.

 

For any parental enquiries about any aspects of PE contact the Head of PE and Health Faculty Ashley Cartledge cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk . For any specific issues related to Girls PE and girls fixtures contact Sarah Cooper coopers@busheymeads.org.uk.