LYG Report School Shield 2015

HARINGEY RETAIN THE SCHOOL SHIELD

Haringey have become the first borough to successfully defend the Balfour Beatty Youth Games School Shield title. The trophy goes to the best performing borough in the secondary schools competitions at Europe’s largest annual youth sports event.

Haringey took top honours helped by gold medals in athletics and basketball and strong showings in tennis and badminton. Their victory was confirmed following the School Games finals at the National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace on 24-25 March which saw St Thomas More School win gold in the year 8 female sportshall athletics title and silver in the year 7 male sportshall athletics.

Alexandra Park School also finished a creditable fourth in the key stage 4 female badminton competition, up five places on last year. Aligned with victories earlier in the year for Greig City in the hotly-contested basketball female under 16 and under 14 competitions, it steered Haringey to the title.

David Thomas, Borough Team Organiser for Haringey said: “It means a huge amount to us to retain the prestigious Balfour Beatty LYG School Shield. It not only reflects the talented youngsters in our schools but also the structure for school sport in the borough and the commitment of our PE teachers. Most importantly though we have a very supportive group of headteachers who understand the importance of top notch PE and School Sport; it's not a coincidence that all Haringey's secondary schools are currently rated good or outstanding."

Underpinning the successes are some very fine performances by Haringey’s Primary Schools in both the spring and summer games led by taking silver medals in the Girls’ Kwik Cricket at Richmond Cricket Club and Tetherdown Primary School’s bronze medals in the best team Football. Terrific stuff.

All the 2015 standings are below:

London Youth Games: Schools Shield Results 2015 Secondary Schools EVENT SCHOOL POSITION POINTS Basketball U14 F 1st 50 Basketball U16 F Greig City Academy 1st 50 Sportshall Athletics Y8 F St Thomas More Catholic 1st 50 Inclusive Cricket Alexandra Park 1st 50 Sportshall Athletics Y7 M St Thomas More Catholic 2nd 46 Basketball U14 M Greig City Academy 3rd 43 ParaGames Tennis Riverside 4th 41 Badminton KS4 F Alexandra Park 4th 41 Badminton KS3 F Alexandra Park 5th 39 Badminton KS4 M Alexandra Park 5th 39 Sportshall Athletics Y8 M St Thomas More Catholic 5th 39 Sportshall Athletics Y7 F St Thomas More Catholic 9th 34 Basketball U16 M St Thomas More Catholic 9th 34 Badminton KS3 M Alexandra Park 9th 34 Netball Y7 F Highgate Wood 13th 30 Volleyball Y10 M St Thomas More Catholic 17th 26 Volleyball Y10 F St Thomas More Catholic 21st 22

Primary Schools EVENT SCHOOL POSITION POINTS Kwik Cricket Girls Muswell Hill 2nd 46 Football Best Team Tetherdown 3rd 43 Tag Rugby Rhodes Avenue 4th 41 Hockey Kwik Sticks Muswell Hill 5th 39 Quad Kids Athletics Rhodes Avenue 6th 37 Sportshall Athletics Rhodes Avenue 9th 34 Kwik Cricket Best Team Muswell Hill 9th 34 Mini Tennis Rhodes Avenue 9th 34 Basketball 3v3 Coleridge 9th 34 Gymnastics Y5&6 Muswell Hill 10th 33 Tri Golf Rhodes Avenue 10th 33 Netball Hi 5 Tetherdown 17th 26 Gymnastics Y3&4 Rhodes Avenue 18th 25 Football Girls Muswell Hill 21st 22