The North –v- South Trampoline Competition was great success last with Lorraine Tollan (S1) placing 3rd at Grade 2 and Nicole Watson (S2) placing 3rd at Grade 1. Nicole Watson was also the first individual to receive the ‘Joyce Robertson Memorial Shield for Excellence’ which is very touching and we are all absolutely delighted about.
Category Archives: School Sports
Primary Badminton Programme
Braidhurst S5/6 leadership class are running a four week Badminton programme for Logans, Ladywell and Muir Street primary schools.
Starting on 17th November 2015 the programme will take place every Tue until 8th Dec 2015 from 3:45pm until 4:45pm in the sports barn.
All primary 6 and 7 pupils are invited to attend.
School Sports
School sports this year are planned to take place on Wednesday 4th June.
Netball
Monday 12th April was set to be an exciting day for Braidhurst High School’s S2 and S4 netball team, as the teams consecutively took to the court to play in the North Lanarkshire League final. The S2 girls were first up in what was to be a very close encounter against St Ambrose High School. The game was very close for the first three quarters, with the Braidhurst girls dominating the majority of play. However, in the final quarter, St Ambrose came out very strongly and managed to take further advantage of their narrow lead. Despite some excellent examples of defending by both Amber Waldron and Hannah Gordon, Braidhurst were unable to come out on top. St Ambrose won the game 7-5.
Next up were the S4 girls who were up against St Andrews High School. Again, this game was very close with both teams matching each other goal for goal. However, Braidhurst showed great determination and managed to take a narrow lead in the third quarter with the score 11-10. It was evident that the Braidhurst girls took confidence from this and they continued to apply pressure in the final quarter. Excellent shooting from both Holly Worton and Gillian Scott enabled Braidhurst to maintain a small lead with the final score ending 16-11. The Braidhurst girls rounded off a very successful season by being crowned North Lanarkshire Champions for their age category. A massive well done to both teams for a very successful year for the school netball club!!
UNDER 15’S SCOTTISH SHIELD
For the third consecutive year, Braidhurst’s Scottish Cup heroes lifted the Scottish Cup, this time at under-15 level. Having previously won at under-13 and under-14 level, the boys were favourites to lift the trophy at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium, the venue of last year’s triumph. In their way was a strong Strathaven Academy outfit, who, from the off, presented Braidhurst with more than a few difficulties.
The cup final atmosphere was building as a light warm-up was followed by a team photo for the debut of Braidhurst’s extravagant new pink outfit. Both teams had brought a strong travelling support, adding to the sense of tension at kick-off.
Soon Strathaven were taking advantage of an enforced injury replacement when Braidhurst captain Rico Quitongo hobbled off after a fifty-fifty challenge. As Braidhurst were reorganising their defence, a Strathaven forward pounced on a defensive mix-up between goalkeeper Adam Sinnett and substitute Darren Wilson to open the scoring.
However, Braidhurst’s continual pressing paid dividends just before half-time when, from a Dylan Falconer corner, Jake Hastie volleyed in an equaliser.
The second half proved to be a more cagey affair, before an inspired substitution by the Braidhurst coaches, Madill and Brandon, sent Deryn Lang on to replace the leg-weary Ryan Watt. Within minutes, the excellent Falconer turned provider again, with a chipped pass over the defence for Lang to run onto and finish with aplomb.
Despite a few scares, including a disallowed Strathaven goal for offside, and some good saves by substitute keeper, Sharkey, Braidhurst held on, to record another memorable victory. The team celebrated by wearing their Scottish Cup winners’ shirts to receive their medals and the Shield. Winning the Scottish Cup is always a great achievement, but for this team, winning has become a habit and their three consecutive victories really is something special.
Under 15 Scottish Shield Final
Under 15 Scottish Shield Final
Braidhurst High School 2 – Strathaven Academy 1
Braidhurst High School have won the under 15 Scottish Shield after a hard fought battle with Strathaven Academy. The all Lanarkshire clash saw the Motherwell boys come out on top at a rainy Excelsior Stadium, the home of Airdrionians. Braidhurst started slowly and were lucky not to lose a goal in the opening few minutes, thanks to a wonderful goal line clearance from Jonathon McCabe.
However, their luck didn’t last. The Braidhurst captain, and centre half, Rico Quitongo was injured and had to be replaced by Darren Wilson. He slotted into right back with Dillon McCreath moving into centre half. A mix up between Darren Wilson and goalkeeper Adam Sinnett allowed the Strathaven forward to get a toe to the ball and knock it into the empty net. 1-0 to Strathaven.
This loss of this goal caused even more anxiety amongst the Braidhurst players as their normal excellent touches and passing looked to have deserted them. This allowed Strathaven several more chances to increase their lead. Braidhurst were tenacious, winning themselves a corner. Dylan Flaconer confidently floated the ball into the box where Jake Hastie was waiting. He flicked the ball off his boot past the Strathaven keeper bringing the game level.
Half-Time Braidhurst 1 – Strathaven 1
The second half saw Braidhurst start far stronger. They were soon finding team mates with their passes. Jake Hastie was unlucky not to score again when his header from a corner was cleared off the line by Strathaven. Ryan Watt then had a good chance to score when the ball fell to him at the corner of the box, but his shot was too tame landing in the hands of the keeper. Dylan Falconer’s electric pace was now causing the Strathaven defenders real problems. He sent several delightful crosses into the box but sadly no Braidhurst player could get on the end of it. Ryan Watt was replaced by Deryn Lang. This proved to be a decisive turning-point in the game. Dylan Falconer again turned the Strathaven defender inside out, passing to Jordan Duncan who chipped the ball through to Deryn Lang who smashed the ball past the despairing keeper, sending Braidhurst into a 2-1 lead. Later, Strathaven did have the ball in the Braidhurst net but it was ruled to be offside by the assistant referee, much to the relief of all connected with Braidhurst. Then in the dying minutes of the game Tony Sharkey, who had replaced Adam Sinnett in goal at half time, pulled off a magnificent save, ensuring Braidhurst won the Scottish Shield.
This victory now means that this group of players have won three Scottish Shields in a row, at Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 levels. This is an amazing achievement and one which they should all feel incredibly proud of. Coaches, Andy Madill and Peter Brandon both feel that this is a deserved 3-in-a-row for a very talented group of young players who truly know the meaning of the word team.
Scottish Schools Cup
Braidhurst High under 15 football team will play Strathaven Academy in an all Lanarkshire final of the Scottish Schools Cup on Wednesday 7th May at Airdrie FC stadium with a 7 pm kick off. This is the third year running this particular squad have featured in the final having previously won the under 13 and then the under 14 trophies. This is a truly remarkable achievement and the school would appreciate a good support for the match.
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