Sports Update
TENNIS
The tennis season for many teams came to a close with a great day had by all on Saturday at the in house championships. Thank you to all those who represented the College during the short season and to all those who took part in the Wesley Championship. Many thanks also to all the coaching staff involved.
Good luck to the Senior boys who play in their final on Thursday.
CRICKET
Congratulations to the 2nd year B boys who beat St Gerards by 9 wickets last week. A special mention to Kafu Momoh who took 4 wickets.
The Senior 1st boys beat Blackrock last Wednesday by 7 wickets in the quarter final with Max Collins taking 7 wickets for only 12 runs. Photos from that match are available here. They then played St Andrews on Friday in the semi-final. Despite our good efforts batting, St Andrews proved the stronger side on the day and were able to reach our runs. Congratulations to the team for reaching that level of the competition.
The Junior A boys played Belvedere on Thursday. They managed to come back from a slow start to win by 6 wickets with Max Collins making 32 runs and Jack Atkinson reaching 20 not out. They then played Blackrock in the semi-final. Blackrock were bowled out for 77 with Scott Ruttle getting 5 wickets and Max Collins 3. We then replied cutting it very tight with 5 runs needed with only one batsman left. Well done to the boys for securing their place in the final by just one wicket, with a special mention to Euan Walsh who hit the winning runs, finishing on 7 not out. Photos from the semi-final are available here. Best of luck to the team in their final on Thursday.
Congratulations to the 2nd year A boys who had a smashing game last week to beat High School. Adam Galbraith scored a massive 99 runs and Ben Ryder reached 61 not out. Ryder also bowled 5-4 and Josh Bradshaw scored 3-2. An impressive game all round, winning by 130 runs.
Commiserations to the 1st year A girls who lost against a strong St Andrews side yesterday, but they can be proud of a good season, finishing second in their league. Well done to all the girls and the coaching staff.
ATHLETICS
The preps, first and second years took part in their Sports day last Wednesday. It was a great event with some fantastic races and well-earned ice cream. Photos of the days events are available here. Well done to all those who took part and to the PE department and other staff for organising and ensuring the day ran smoothly.
A number of students were also competing in the Leinster Athletics Competition achieving some fine results. Abbie Taylor claimed gold in the 3000m, winning by over 150m and also qualifying for the All-Ireland Championship. Lara Gillespie and Grace Dervan finished silver in the 800m and 1500m respectively, both girls are also through to the All-Ireland Championship. Wesley also claimed a gold in the 4 x 300m relay race thanks to Emily McKay, Emma Paul, Grace Dervan and Lara Gillespie. Congratulations to all those who took part and good luck to the 8 students who will now represent Wesley and Leinster in 7 events in the All Ireland Championships.
SHOW JUMPING
Well done to the show jumping team who travelled to the International in Balmoral last weekend. Tilly Shaw, Pippa Durham, Holly Micklem and Sam Micklem all contributed to a fine result finishing 4th and best of the teams from the Republic of Ireland. A special mention for Sam whose final round against the clock moved us up the scoreboard.