Sporting Achievements 2011

Charlie Nicolson Football Tournament June 2011

Sir E. Scott P7 536499_s ’s competed in near arctic summer conditions, against a tough group consisting of Point, Laxdale, Back and Shawbost – they were unfortunate not to progress to the finals but they showed good team spirit throughout the competition.

Many thanks to the members of staff who accompanied the teams to the events held in June: Mr I. Nicolson, Miss M Macleod and Mrs F A Morrison

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Rural Schools Athletics Championships June 7th 2011

A team of primary and secondary athletes competed at this annual event and although the weather was unkind on the day, the team displayed a good attitude throughout. We were not overall winners in any of the year groups, although there were some notable performances from individual athletes, namely Christina Macleod ( P6) who was dominant in the 100 and 200m and displayed perfect sprinting technique and strength – one to watch out for in the future.

Peigi McKellar again demonstrated her dominance in the middle distance events and she won her 800m convincingly

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North of Scotland Schools Championships June 7th 2011

Alisdair Summers was recently defending his title as North of Scotland 542926_s Schools 100m Champion in Inverness last week. He again produced a strong performance to win in a time of 11.9s. He was also competing in the 400m, although not his strongest event, he reached the final and was placed 4^th in a time of 55.64s. Alasdair has also been selected to compete at the World Island Games on the Isle of Wight next week and we wish him well at what will be a challenging competition.

Well done Alasdair.

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SES Girls Football Team – April 2011

636621_s The Secondary girls received their new football strips recently, courtesy of the ‘Fit for Girls’ funding. They are looking forward to the new season and are always looking for new players to join the team.

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2011 Crossroads Indoor Football Tournament

The annual Crossroads Football Tournament took place in Leverburgh Primary School on Tuesday the 24th of March with teams from all 4 of the Harris Primary schools competing. As ever, the competition was close with some thrilling games of football being played and as was the case last year, from the four qualifying sections, 2 Sir E. Scott teams, a Leverburgh and Scalpay team progressed to the Semi-finals.

Scalpay Rovers met Leverburgh Lightening in the first Semi and it was an exciting game. Leverburgh played very well, However, Scalpay Rovers proved too strong for them and they progressed to the final winning 5-0.

The second semi was the SES Tigers against the SES Stars and this was an entertaining game with end to end action. However, after taking the lead 1-0, SES Tigers went on to lose the match 2-1, with two goals from Andrew Morrison.

The final between the SES Stars and Scalpay Rovers was an enthralling and closely fought game with the Stars taking an early lead and capitalised by scoring another two goals to make it 3-0. Scalpay Rovers did manage to get a consolation goal through Daniel Macleod, but was too late for a comeback and lost 3-1.

Playing in the final:

SES Stars: Andrew Morrison, Katherine Morrison and Erin Murray.

Scalpay Rovers: James Morrison, Andrew Morrison and Daniel Macleod.

In the running for the ‘Player of the Tournament’ Trophy there were a variety of players from all of the school teams who displayed a high level of skill, goal scoring ability and fitness throughout the tournament. However, Daniel’s contribution in terms of goal scoring, with an amazing 24 goals in the tournament, as a member of Scalpay Rovers meant that he would be the recipient of the award this year. Well done Daniel!

Many thanks must go to; ‘Crossroads’ for sponsoring the tournament, Katie Macleod and Morag Munro for the refreshments and presentation of the tournament prizes. Leverburgh school for being great hosts!!!

Many thanks to all of the parents, friends and staff who accompanied the children and gave such great vocal support to their respective teams throughout the evening.

Special mention must go to the volunteer coaches from each community who have worked with their teams running up to the competition- many thanks for all of the time and effort you have given.

Finally, thank you very much to Derek Mackenzie, Sade Martin and Donald Morrison who organised the tournament and assisted with the refereeing duties.

Adam Johnson, Derek Mackenzie and Donald Morrison

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HillWalking

Derek Mackenzie, Donald Morrison and Sade Martin, S5, climbed Sron a Sgaoth in wintry conditions on Wednesday 12th January. Well done.

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Athletics and Cross Country – January 2011 Update

536501_s Peigi Mckellar, S2B, was competing at the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Champioships on Saturday 8th January.

This race also incorporated the Scottish Inter District Championships, with teams from the North, East and West competing.

Peigi was the top placed runner from the North district team, coming in 5th place overall.

This is an excellent performance from Peigi against the best athletes in Scotland. You can view the results from the race here.

Well done Peigi

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Indoor Athletic

Alasdair Summers, S5 will be competing in the Scottish Schools Indoor Championships at the Kelvin Hall on the 9th/10th Febuary. He will be competing in the 60m and 200m races. We wish him all the best for the competition.

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Concept 2 Schools Indoor Rowing League

544687_s The sixth season of the incredibly successful Schools Indoor Rowing 544688_s League is now underway and last year’s tournament saw 3,286 teams enter.

Round 2 of the Concept 2 League has finished and here are the results for the various SES teams that are competing this year.

Boys- Teams of 4

S2A – 18th (236 teams)

S2B – 26th

S3 – 6th (232 teams)

S5 – 6th (81 teams)

Girls- Teams of 4

544691_s S2B – 29th (283 teams)

S2A – 60th

S4 – 23rd (191 teams)

Well done to all of the teams. The deadline for round 3 is the 19th December. All competitors are reminded that they can practice at break and lunch times

Click the link to take you to the Concept 2 web site

Concept 2 Schools League

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Highland Schools Swimming Championships

542924_s 10 Sir E. Scott pupils competed at the HIghland Schools Swimming Championships in Inverness on Wenesday 10th November.

With an early start of 5.15am it was always going to be long day but the attitude and beahaviour shown by the squad was exemplary and they were a credit to the school.

As this was the Highland regional Champioships the standard of swimming was extremely high and our swimmers also had to contend with completely different surroundings, including a longer pool, the use of starting blocks and official ‘Omega’ timing pads.

However, all of the swimmers acquitted themselves well and showed a good standard of technique and fitness in their races and sporting their new ‘Harris Swim Club’ tracksuits they certainly looked like a professional squad.

Many thanks must go to Cammy and Maria for their diligent organisation and supervision throughout and also for not falling asleep themselves whilst I was driving.

The squad were:

Samantha, Sade and jamie Martin

Ali Maclennan

Stuart Morrison

Moreen Maclennan

Anna Macleod

Peigi McKellar

Aneeka Toor

Andrew Morrison

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Lewis & Harris 2010 Sportsperson of the Year Award

541316_s S5 Pupil, Alisdair Summers picked up the prestigous prize of U18 Sports person of 2010 at the recent Lewis and Harris Sports Council annual awards.

This award is a reflection of 542925_s the dedication Alisdair has show in performing at the top level in Athletics both on the island and at regional level.

He is the North of Scotland Schools Champion and the Highlands and Islands Regional Champ at 100m and 200m. He also reached the finals of the Aviva 542926_s Scottish Schools Championships in the U17 age category.

Alisdairs PB’s are 11.64 for 100m and 23.64 for 200m.

Click on the link to view all of Alisdairs results.

Well done Alisdair!

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Tall Ships Race 2011

541385_s Donald Morrison, S5 has been accepted for a trainee sailing placement on the Tall Ships Race, 2011 sailing for 12 days on the first leg from Gourock to Lerwick.

As part of his traineeship, he will be undergoing sail training over the next few months on board the BT Challenge vessel ‘Elinca’ which operates out of Stornoway.

The Tall Ships Race is one of the most prestigious events in the Sailing calendar and Donald is to be commended in being accepted as a trainee.

‘Shiver me timbers!’

Click on the link to view the route Donald will be taking

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Athletic Success

Keep on running!

541655_s Seasoned athlete Peigi McKellar continues to dominate in the U13 age group on the athletic track and cross country scene. She has had an excellent summer where she won both 200m and 800m at the Western Isles Track and Field Championhips and won all 3 races of the 2000/10 Cross Country series.