GIRLS
The County round of the girls competition was held at Tyneside Badminton Centre.
9 teams took part in the KS3 Girls and 8 in the KS4 Girls. Results below –
KS3 Event
- Royal Grammar School
- Ponteland High School
- Newcastle High School for Girls
KS4 Event
- Royal Grammar School
- Newcastle High School for Girls
- Longridge Towers
RGS won both KS3 and KS4 events; they progressed to the Regional round at Thornaby on 19th March, playing the winners from the Durham and Yorkshire rounds.
BOYS
The County round of the boys competition was held at Tyneside Badminton Centre.
7 teams took part in both KS3 and KS4. Results below –
KS3 Event
- Ponteland High
- Royal Grammar School
- Cramlington Learning Village
KS4 Event
1. King Edward VI
2. Ponteland High
3. Gosforth Academy
Ponteland High School and KEVI won KS3 and KS4 events respectively; they progressed to the Regional round at Thornaby on 19th March, playing the winners from the Durham and Yorkshire rounds.
Badminton England’s Regional Manager, Beccy Lewis was visiting the area and presented the boys with their medals.
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Regional round in Thornaby – March
KS3 RGS Girls won and progressed through to the National Finals in April at Milton Keynes.
KS3 Ponteland Boys – R/Up
KS4 RGS Girls – R/Up
KS4 KEVI Boys – R/Up
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National Schools Championship Finals – April
RGS KS3 Girls traveled to Milton Keynes for the national finals at the weekend and finished in 6th place.
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Congratulations to all teams who competed in this year’s Games.
Thank you to Tyneside Badminton Centre for hosting the County round of this competition. Huge thank you to Julie Brown for not only organising the event on the day but all the behind the scenes work that goes on to make these Tournaments happen.