Our Ladys and Ormskirk win Lancs Games places
PUPILS from Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School and Ormskirk School are celebrating double success after securing two of the few remaining places for West Lancashire at the largest youth sporting event in the county, the SPAR Lancashire School Games.
Students from Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School took victory in an inclusive orienteering tournament, while Ormskirk School secured first place in a rounders showdown held at Burscough Priory Science College.
The schools will now go on to represent West Lancashire at the SPAR Lancashire School Games county finals where they will compete against teams from 14 other Lancashire districts to be named county champions in inclusive orienteering and rounders.
Chris Hart, who is the school games organiser for West Lancashire, said: “The SPAR Lancashire School Games is always one of the most highly anticipated events on the county’s school sporting calendar so it’s a real honour for schools to go through and represent West Lancashire.
“I wish the pupils all the very best in Blackpool.”
Now in its tenth year, the SPAR Lancashire School Games comprises two main events designed to give all children the opportunity to participate in competitive sport.
Schools across Lancashire will now battle it out for a place at the SPAR Lancashire School Games county finals, to compete against pupils from 15 county districts to be crowned champions in sports including rounders, tennis, orienteering, netball, athletics and gymnastics. Over 2,400 youngsters are expected to take part in the event at Stanley Park in Blackpool on July 5, a result of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, which inspired thousands of children to participate in competitive sport.
Organised by Lancashire Sport Partnership, the event is implemented by the county’s school games organisers and sponsored by James Hall & Company Ltd, the SPAR distributors for the North of England. It is part of the national £128m school games programme.