The School cross country races took place last week at Wilmar Lodge and there were some fantastic efforts and impressive times from everyone involved.
Sports News
Virtual running success for Jonathan
Not to be deterred by Covid or lockdown, Jonathan entered the English Schools Athletics Competition virtually over the summer holiday.
Tee-rific performance!
At the end of the Summer break Fynlay (9P) competed in the Lancashire U14 Championships held at the stunning Lancaster Golf Club.
Tennis Ace!
Over the Summer Year 7 pupil Elizabeth Rimmer (7B) was selected for Tennis Nationals and competed in Nottingham over two weekends.
North of England call up for Will
Congratulations to Year 9 student Will, who along with his Pony Poppy, has been selected to ride for the North of England Mounted Team Games.
Virtual Sports Day Results
Well done to all those who took part in the Virtual Sports Day. It was fantastic to see so many people get involved and take on the challenges to score points for their House.
Sports Awards 2020
Sport plays such an important role at Westholme, so that when the news came that we could not celebrate the success and participation of our students in the usual manner at Ewood Park, we thought how can we showcase our sporting heroes in a different manner?
BDSSA Cross Country
The gods of running were certainly smiling on us as the weather broke, the rain stopped, the sun weakly bathed us in its radiance- nigh on perfect running conditions for our juniors at Witton Park.
Ski Trip to Italy 2020
The annual ski trip took place this half term holiday at the Folgarida resort, Italy.
Annual House Swimming Gala
The Annual House Swimming Gala took place this week with the girls kicking off yesterday and the boys taking to the pool today.
Stonyhurst Swimming Gala
Thursday saw the annual Stonyhusrt U9-U14 mixed gala against Stonyhurst Saint Mary’s Hall.
Burnley FC scholarship for Year 11 pupil Will Couch!
We were delighted to hear that Will Couch, one of our Year 11 pupils, has been offered a 2-year football scholarship from Burnley FC Academy.
Westholme Dressage Team
Westholme Dressage Team
English Schools’ Swimming Championships
On Saturday, four students from Years 7 and 8 travelled down to the London Aquatic Centre to compete in the National finals of the English Schools’ Swimming Championships.
U11 Hockey Tournament
A tip top afternoon of hockey at Stonyhurst.
Girls Hockey Tour
On the first morning of Half Term, 31 excited hockey players met at school at 3am ready for 5 day adventure on Westholme’s first overseas sports tour.
English Schools XC Cup
On Tuesday 5th November the school cross-country team competed in the English Schools’ Cross-Country Cup at Stonyhurst College.
Boys’ Sports Tour 2019
Our Senior students have once again had an incredible time on annual Boys’ Sports Tour in Madrid.
Y7 and Y8 Swimming
A huge congratulations to our Y7 and Y8 swimmers who won the freestyle relay at the English Schools Championships which were held in Liverpool earlier this month.
Senior House Cross Country
The Senior House Cross Country event took place today and despite the extremely soggy conditions, it was contested with great spirit and impressive effort from everyone!