Year 9 Softball Team Runners Up in Sutton Schools Competition

History very much repeated itself in this years Sutton Schools Softball competition. Last year's competition saw the Year 9 team finish as Runners Up, and this year was no different!

The team made it's way to Bishop Walsh having put in a decent amount of practice in the lead up to the event. 

Arthur Terry found themselves in a group of three with North Birmingham Academy and Plantsbrook. Sadly, North Birmingham Academy did not attend meaning two matches would be played against Plantsbrook in the group to determine who would progress to the final. 

The two teams could not be separated after two matches, with the scores tied at an incredible 31-31! The match went to the sudden-death equivalent in Softball where Arthur Terry were victorious. 

This saw the team progress to a final against Highclare, who had crushed Fairfax School in their own respective group decider. 

The final proved to be a step too far for the Arthur Terry boys, who were beaten 14-11, with Highclare progressing to the school games finals later in the summer. Well done to them. 

The Arthur Terry team consisted of:

Joe Newey

Goerge Pegg

Nathan Blundell (C)

Jack Carwardine

Matthew Cotter

Ethan Sinclair

Jay Sennett

Jake Ellis

Jake Dunn

William Edler

The team played extremely well for what was their first competitive Softball competition as a team. Well done to them!

Sutton Schools Athletics Championships!

On Wednesday 10th June students from the Arthur Terry School descended on Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club to compete in the Sutton and Erdington Athletics Championships!

On what was a fantastic day of weather, the students performed exceptionally well. Much like all those who attended, Arthur Terry had taken six teams to compete, with boys and girls teams from Years 7, 8 and 9. The students who took part are shown below. 

Whilst the day appeared to be a successful one, with many victories and an excellent level of competition, we will not know how successful the students have been until we receive the final results through. As soon as these are received they will be posted!

All students involved conducted themselves in an excellent manner and we keep our fingers crossed for the results that will shortly arrive!

Mr Holliday

Year 9 Girls win Sutton Rounders Tournament

On Wednesday 20^th May, on a warm afternoon, the Year 9 Girls Rounders team ventured to Fairfax for the Sutton Coldfield School tournament. The team included:
·         Sara Archer
·         Tatianna Osborne
·         Sophie Goodby
·         Sophie Davies
·         Holly Griffiths
·         Holly Lawson
·         Elizabeth Moran
·         Yasmin Wood
·         Fabrianna Brown
·         Amie Oseman
·         Cicily Jervis
·         Sarah Stamps-Butt

.       Elisha Myatt

They played 4 games in the tournament winning each one by at least 1 rounder. The girls played some fantastic rounders, with excellent fielding and bowling being backed up by some outstanding batting skills. 

Year 11's Shootout Heartbreak in District Final!

Following Thursday's success against John Willmott, the year 11's had a quick turnaround for their Birmingham super cup final which was played at Bodymoor Heath, Aston Villa's training ground.

Arthur Terry took the lead early through Michael Benson but were pegged back immediately after kick off. The game ebbed and flowed with Arthur Terry creating more chances before Chris Ellis and James Briggs made it 3-1 at half time.

Arthur Terry scored early into the second half through Jake Noone and then pressed the self destruct button conceding 3 soft goals in 15 second half minutes. 4-4 at the end of normal time.

Both teams pressed for a winner in extra time but neither team could find one. On to penalties. Unfortunately Terry missed their first penalty and Handsworth made no mistake in converting their 5 spot kicks. 

Well done to Handsworth Grammar school on their success. 

 

Year 11's reach Bodymoor Heath!!

Year 11's booked their place at Bodymoor Heath with a strong 2-1 win against favourites John Willmott on Thursday evening. 

Arthur Terry started poorly and built into the game as it progressed. Willmott saw quite a lot of the ball and a defensive error was kept out at close range by Kieran Swabey in goal. As Arthur Terry started to press higher up the pitch the contest evened out. Terry created a few good opening down both wings and after Michael Benson won the ball in the centre of the field, Henry Harris outmuscled the centre back and cooly slotted the ball past the keeper. Willmott kept pressing but the back 4 kept a clean sheet until half time.

Half Time: 1-0

As the second half kicked off Arthur Terry made their intentions clear by pressing further up the pitch causing Willmott to make mistakes. A foul in the middle of the park allowed a set piece to be delivered by Jeeves and after a defensive mix up a well struck volley by Jake Noone arrowed into the top corner. Cue pandemonium and a mass pile on involving the whole team. From this point on Willmott were knocking on the door but we're kept at bay by a fantastic double save by Kieran. Eventually Willmott's pressure paid off and they finally scored with about 10 minutes left. From this point Arthur Terry defended resolutely and ensured their passage to the final on Monday evening.

Full time: 2-1


A strong defensive display from Alfie, Scott, Jamie, Ollie and Jacob was backed up by the terrific Kieran in Goal. The midfield battled well with a stand out performance from Michael Benson who headed everything he possibly could! The strikers chased and pressured for the whole game and set the tone for the rest of the team. All in all a very good team performance topped off with a goal worthy of winning any game by Jake.

Well done lads.

Roll on Monday! 

Boys U15 Football team reach the District Cup Final!!

Huge congratulations to the Y10 football team who have once again reached the ESS District cup final!  This is a title that they have won on two previous occasions in 2012 and 2014, and will be hoping to win again when the final is played on Wednesday 18th March at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground.

NB: Final opponents will be the winners of Great Barr vs. Bishop Walsh

The boys secured their place in this season's final by defeating local Sutton school Plantsbrook 2-0, in a semi-final match that was played at Sutton Town FC's home ground at Coles Lane today.

Two second-half strikes from Josiah Francis got the goals, but vital contributions came from all over the pitch to help secure the win for the U15 team!  Robert Mooring made a superb debut in CM, making excellent tackles to stifle the opposition throughout the entire game!  Alex Thompson at RB was another man of the match contender, with his brilliant marauding forward runs and excellent defensive work.  As well as thwarting a penalty in the first-half, GK Dylan Mandaracas also produced two absolutely 'world-class' saves to keep a clean sheet and prevent a late rally from the opposition to get back into the game.

Note: The game was also doubled as a league match, which means that the Y10 team have now completed all of their league games for the season.  The table below shows that the U15 team currently hold first place and can only be caught by Great Barr (...who are the only team to be beat the Arthur Terry U15's in the league this season).   

Outstanding Performances from Arthur Terry Indoor Athletics Teams!

Arthur Terry School Girls Athletics Teams following their success at the Sutton Indoor Athletics Competition.

The week beginning Monday 19^th January, Arthur Terry School hosted the Sutton Schools Indoor Athletics competition. The event is an opportunity for schools to qualify for the Birmingham competition held at the NIA a little later in the year.

On Tuesday 20^th January, the boys event took place. With the late withdrawal of two teams, Arthur Terry would be competing against North Birmingham Academy, Fairfax, John Wilmott, Highclare and Bishop Vesey at the event.

 The Year 7 Athletics team were embarking upon their first competition since arriving at secondary school. The students did not disappoint! A combination of track events (Sprints, Longer Distance, Obstacle Relay and Sprint Relays) and Field Events (Speed Bounce, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Vertical Jump) saw the team finish in 1^st place with 108 points, 22 points clear of second-placed Fairfax.

Year 7 Athletics Team: Kai Woods, Oliver Clayton, Benjamin Smith, Pharrell Wallace-Jones, Jack Nation, Joshua Edwards and Matthew Funge.

The same event saw the Year 8 competition also taking place. A hotly contested event was won by Fairfax Year 8’s (112 Points), closely followed by John Wilmott (108 Points) and Arthur Terry and Bishop Vesey (106 Points). The year 8 boys competition would turn out to be the closest run event of the week, with 6 points separating the top 4 teams!

Year 8 Athletics Team: Tom Greenway, Jack Canning, Harry Canning, Jack Hawkins, Tom Cooksey, Michael Atkins and Samuel Taylor.

On Thursday 22^nd January, Arthur Terry this time played host to the Girls competition, again for Year 7 and 8. The event saw a full quota of teams arrive, consisting of Arthur Terry, Sutton Girls, Plantsbrook, John Wilmott, Bishop Walsh, North Birmingham Academy, Highclare and Fairfax.

The Arthur Terry Year 7 team similar to their male counterparts were taking place in their first Athletics competition, but this in no way deterred them! The team fought off some fierce competition to finish the event in first place with 138 points!! Arthur Terry performed formidably in both Track and Field events to be crowned champions! They finished ahead of Sutton Girls (126 Points) and John Wilmott (114 Points).

Year 7 Girls Athletics Team: Grace Williams, Isobel Millington, Lauren Bowman, Ella Wright, Jessica Dunn, Vicky Ecclestone and Aaliyah Lloyd.

The same night, the Year 8 event also took place. Some members of the Year 8 team had competed in the indoor event previously, so knew the level of competition that would face them. Similar to the Year 7 team, they took this all in their stride. Outstanding performance in both track and field events saw the Arthur Terry Year 8 team also crowned as champions with 132 points! They saw off fierce competition from John Wilmott (122 Points) and Sutton Girls (120 Points).

Year 8 Team: Maddie Richards, Mollie Merson, Miasie Merson, Elley Criddle and Regan Keating.

Both the boys and girls events were superbly contested. ALL students competed with heart and determination and made for excellent viewing for those who attended. Arthur Terry School can now look forward to having three teams attend the finals at the NIA a little later in the year!