Football
1st XI vs The Grange, Northwich, cancelled
U15’s vs Westholme, won 6-3
U14’s vs Westholme, won 2-1
U13’s vs Westholme, won 5-2
U12’s vs Westholme, won 5-4
1st XI vs Shrewsbury School, won 2-0
2nd XI vs Shrewsbury School, won 6-2
Two outstanding football performances from the 1st and 2nd XI teams against Shrewsbury – one of the strongest independent schools in the country. Well done!
Swimming
QEGS hosted the 107th Blackburn with Darwen Boys Swimming Gala and finished in 3rd place overall.
Congratulations to all 15 boys who competed for their school, and for some of whom was their first competitive swimming gala.
Town Champions 2019:
Ewan Saunders Year 7 Breast Stroke
Omar Juma Year 8 Breast Stroke
Oliver Jenkins Year 9 Front Crawl
Well done to the following boys who all gained places in the finals and received certificates:
Ewan Saunders, Adi Islam, William Hopkins, Omar Juma, Oliver Jenkins, Aidan Robinson, Rohail Rabbani, Harris Ali and Jenson Gibson.
Netball
Seniors vs Stoneyhurst College, lost 25-12
U15’s vs Liverpool College, lost 22-4
U14’s vs Liverpool College, lost 32-5
U13’s vs Liverpool College, lost 25-1
U12’s vs Liverpool College, lost 10-0
A tough day, well done to all!
Additional Sports Results
Chess – Well done to Year 7 pupil Asad Syed who became a Lancashire Chess Association Junior Congress Queens group winner. Excellent effort!
Netball – Town League
U14’s vs TIGHS, won 14-2
U13’s vs TIGHS, lost 9-7
U13’s vs Dawen Vale, won 10-0
Boxing – Nathan May competed in the King of the Ring Boxing Championships this weekend and managed to reach the semi-final and gained a bronze medal. Excellent achievement!