Sports Results
Will and Jess are champions...again
On a cold and blustery late January afternoon at Scarisbrick Hall College near Ormskirk, the Abbey Gate College Cross country runners did themselves proud in heavy, tiring conditions. Jessica Thomas was first to triumph in the Junior Girls race leading from the gun and quickly... read more
Year 10 'Dodgeballers' come 3rd.
The Chester and District Dodgeball Tournaments drew to a close for 2012 with the Year 10/11 Tournament at Blacon High School on 26th January. Unfortunately due to other commitments a couple of teams were unable to attend but this did not detract from the standard of... read more
Continued Success in the Indoor Athletics
Wednesday 25th saw the Year 8 boys and girls athletics team attend the Chester and District Indoor Athletics Competition at Queens Park High School. Nine schools turned up to take part in the event making the atmosphere extremely vibrant and lively; one that clearly inspired... read more
Aldford Tag Rugby Success
Tuesday 24th January saw the Aldford Rugby Team get their season underway in style against a well drilled and well thought of Redcourt St Anselm’s school team. The squad made their way up the Wirral courtesy of Mr Sutton as we approached the school the weather cleared but it was clear that the pitches would not suit our free flowing attacking Rugby. Game 1: Redcourt J6 7-7 Ald... read more
Dodgeball Runners-Up
Monday 16th January saw the Year 7 Dodgeball squad head off to Blacon High School for the Chester & District Dodgeball Championships. Organised in conjunction with Ben Hoyle the UK Dodgeball Association Development Officer the tournament went smoothly. Abbey Gate Colle... read more
The athletics season is underway!
In readiness for the Athletics season teams of nine boys and girls from Year 7 had an early season outing in the adapted Chester & District Sportshall Athletics at Christleton High School. The event incorporates various relay races off rebounder boards at each end of... read more
Year 10 Boys are Chester and District Table Tennis Champions
Four year 10 pupils Alistair Marks, Joshua Kresynak, James Faulkner and Joshua Mullock triumphed last week in the Chester & District Table Tennis Championships. Playing seeded singles, all the boys excelled showing a full range of attacking and defensive strategies to... read more
Cheshire Schools' Cross Country Success
Congratulations to the 7 Abbey Gate College runners who made it through to the Cheshire Schools’ Cross Country Championships that was held at Whitby High School on Saturday 14th January. Will Parsons and Will Tomlinson competed in the Junior Boys race while Jonatho... read more
Hockey - Chester and District Semi-Finalists
The Year 8 girls participated in the Chester and District Indoor Hockey tournament held at Christleton High School on 12th January. We were a little slow to adapt to the subtle differences to the rules from outdoor hockey but once in our stride, played confidently against Tarporley High School and finished the game with a 2-0 win. Our next performance against Bishop Heber was somewhat... read more
Rugby - Year 7 v Bishop Heber - Lost 25 - 12
On a crisp December’s morning the unbeaten Year 7 Rugby Squad made the short trip to Bishop Heber in Malpas. This was to be a true test of the team’s ability and spirit as they came up against one of the best Rugby schools in the area. Knowing they were in for a... read more