Sports
A SHOWCASE OF EVENTS - SUMMER TERM 2015
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Welcome
M
illfield’s sporting pedigree continues to flourish
across all its 28 sports. The summer term
showcase calendar illustrates an extensive mix of
competitive fixtures, tournaments and celebratory
events, in addition to displaying numerous sporting
highlights and success from the spring. To follow
the full range of Millfield’s sports fixtures, results
and news, please visit millfieldsport.com or keep
up to date via Twitter and follow @Millfieldsport
We hope you are able to join us at some of these
highlighted events throughout the summer.
David Faulkner
Millfield Director of Sport
Sport Successes
from the Spring Term
Badminton The U18 girls badminton team won
the Somerset Schools League, beating some county
players in the process.
Dance Over 80 pupils performed in the annual
Dance Show. The theme was Millfield’s 80th
Anniversary, showcasing dance genres and news
events through the decades.
Fencing Millfield fencers secured an impressive
13 team medals at the recent British School Team
Championships. Roo Whelan became GB Champion
and was selected for GB at the European and World
Championships, where he is joined by Imran Mohd
Seth (Malaysia U17 and U20) and Yasmine Fosu
(Ghana U17 and U20).
Football Millfield’s U18 2nd XI were winners of
the ESFA South West League and the U14A team have
made the final of the County Cup, to be played at the
end of April.
Golf Sixteen Millfield golfers attended the Desert
Springs and Millfield Schools Team Championships
in February. The team of Beth Scott, Harry Butler,
Aleix Marin and Tom Barker finished 4th overall and
Sophie Caldon won the Girls Individual.
Hockey The U18 boys made the final sixteen of the
National Cup and the U16 boys were semi-finalists
in the regional competition in the nationals. The U14
boys were runners-up of the regional competition.
Toby Reynolds-Cotterill has been selected to
represent England in the U18 team to play Holland
in a three match series over Easter. The 1st XI Hockey
girls have qualified for the Nationals for the sixth
consecutive year and Upper Sixth pupil, Olivia Allin,
has been selected for the England U18 squad.
Netball The U14, U16 and U19 teams qualified for
the National Schools Netball finals. In addition, the
1st VII took the title of ISN Cup Champions and Anna
Timperley was awarded player of the (final) match.
Riding A team of Ella Hoskings, Nina Rapp, Talullah
Bartlett and Phoebe Locke qualified for the NSEA
Championships for dressage. Phoebe and Talullah also
qualified as individuals in the novice and Talullah in
the elementary dressage.
Rugby The rugby 7s season got off to a flying start
with wins for the U14, U15 and U16 teams winning
the Warwick 7s; the U16s winning the Stowe 7s; the
U15s winning the Hampshire 7s; the 1st VII winning
the Marches 7s and the 2nd VII winning the Colstons
7s. Darren Atkins has played for U18 England and
Adam Hastings has become a member of the U20
Scotland team this spring.
Skiing At the Inter Schools Ski Challenge in Les
Houches, Millfield Ski Team placed 2nd in the British
Schools Cup. James Whitley competed for the GB
Senior Paralympic team in the World Championships
in Canada and placed 9th in Slalom.
Squash Daniel Poleshchuk was named PSA player
of the month and Colette Sultana and Adi Jagtap were
both named as part of the All American College team.
At the National Schools Squash Finals in Manchester,
the 1st team boys were runners up, the 1st team girls
came 7th and the U15 girls were runners-up in the
trophy.
Tennis Luke Hammond won the U16 Winter
National Tour Masters, beating the GB ranked number
5 player.
Trampolining At the National Schools Competition,
Ellie Lloyd, Lily Woodbridge and Celeste Sifontes Pico
competed in the Intermediate U19 girls’ event and
secured the bronze medal.
9 May 2015
21 May 2015
Super Saturday of Sport
Tea and Dance
All welcome
4.30pm, Dance Studio / All welcome
A competitive mix of teams and sports playing
against high quality schools and clubs.
‘Tea and Dance’ performances
allow pupils, parents and staff an
opportunity to step inside the dance
studios and watch the girls perform
work they have prepared in class.
Dancers showcase a wide range
of genres they have learnt across
the year including ballet, modern,
tap, contemporary and jazz. On
this occasion, the performance will
consist of solo work choreographed
and performed by the girls in Bazique
who are leaving us this year. The
junior dancers showing the dance
pieces they are preparing for the
end of year Summer Show.
Athletics: Millfield Super 8s
2.00pm / Athletics Track
Cricket: 2nd XI, 3rd XI and U15A v Canford
2.00pm / Kingweston Playing Fields
Cricket: U14A v Canford
2.00pm / Junior Field
Cricket: U14B v Canford
2.00pm / Butleigh Cricket Astro
Tennis: U19A Boys v Halton (NCL match)
12.30pm / Tennis Courts
Tennis: U19A Girls v Taunton School (NCL match)
2.00pm / Tennis Courts
Tennis: U18A Boys and U18A Girls v Canford
2.30pm / Tennis Courts
Tennis: U18B Boys, U18B Girls
and U16A Boys v Canford
2.00pm / Tennis Courts
Millfield pupils at the 2014 Sports Awards
22 May 2015
Sports Awards
and Colours Dinner
Invited guests only
The Millfield Sports Awards is an annual
ceremony held to recognise the talent, attitude
and commitment of Millfield pupils and their
performance over the past academic year. There
are 11 award categories to cover junior/senior
performers and individual/team sports from across
Millfield’s 28 sports. The school is proud to include
the ‘Spirit of Millfield Award’, awarded to a pupil
and coach who most embody the essence of
sport within the Millfield Community.
Our special guest for the event is OM James Guy,
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in the
400m freestyle, who will hand out the awards
and share his sporting experiences.
The second part of the event consists of
the Sports’ Colours Dinner, recognising those
talented individuals who have represented
Millfield at the highest level. This is an
exceptional achievement within a school
that sets high sporting standards.
23-24 May 2015
British Eventing Millfield
Millfield Prep School / All welcome
A brand new sports event is being held in
May, as introduced by Danny Anholt,
Director of Equestrian Sports.
A BE event comprises dressage, show jumping
and cross country, making it an exhilarating
spectator event.
Millfield is proud to be hosting our inaugural
British Eventing competition running from
9.00am-6.00pm on 23-24 May 2015. The
event promises to be a wonderful spectacle,
set in the shadow of Glastonbury Tor at
Millfield Prep. It will cover almost the
entire campus, including our brand new
cross country course, designed and built by
Adrian Ditchum, London 2012 course builder.
The event will comprise two days of BE 80,
90 and 100, including open sections, involving
300-400 competitors; top national riders,
Millfield pupils and Old Millfieldians.
Eventing is the ultimate test of equestrian
training; the precision and harmony of
dressage, the athleticism and control of show
jumping and the speed and courage of cross
country - all in one day’s competition.
13 June 2015
19 June 2015
Super Saturday and
Festival of Tennis
Sports Captains’ Table
All welcome
A competitive mix of teams and sports playing against high
quality schools and clubs who are regular Millfield opponents;
combined with Millfield’s second Festival of Tennis to include
a mix of competitive and entertainment events.
Athletics: Somerset Schools Championships
10.30am / Athletics Track
Cricket: U15A v Malvern College
11.45am / Millfield 1st XI Ground
6.30-9.00pm, Wilson Pavilion /
Invited pupils and guests only
An educational and social opportunity
for the Sports Captains to welcome an
Old Millfieldian (OM) to share their
sporting achievements and advice in a
formal setting. These evenings often
contain an activity workshop, Q&A
session and formal three-course dinner
hosted by Millfield’s Director of Sport.
20-21 June 2015
Rowing Regattas 2015
Cricket: U14A v Malvern College
11.45am / Junior Field
All supporters welcome!
Cricket: U15B and U14B v Malvern College
2.00pm / Kingweston Playing Fields
1st Team Boys v OM Team
2.00pm
The summer term features a wide breadth of
rowing races and regattas for the enthusiastic
boys and girls after their hard winter training.
Following the National Schools competition on
Saturday 23 May in Nottingham, the rowers
prepare themselves for a variety of regattas to
be held on the River Thames.
Girls Games Tennis v Queens College, Taunton
2.30pm
Henley Women’s Regatta
20 June - Upper Thames Rowing Club
Boys Games Tennis v Sherborne
2.30pm
Marlow Regatta (Boys)
21 June - Eton College Boat Club
Touch Tennis
Sessions for visitors to try!
Henley Royal Qualifiers
27 June - The Leander Club, Henley
The Tennis Festival, held at the Tennis Centre
will include: