Westcliff High School (U13 boys), King John School (U15 boys), Southend High School (U13 girls) and Coopers Company & Coborn School (U15 girls) took the honours at the ESAA National Schools Track & Field Cup at Chelmsford Athletic Stadium.

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Norwich School have secured the final place in this year’s School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

The Norfolk side became the second team from East Anglia to reach the semi finals with a five wicket victory over Wakefield Girls High School.

After restricting their Yorkshire opponents to 68-8 in 20 overs, Norwich reached 69-5 and a place in finals day at Felsted School in Essex on Monday September 2.

Joining them in September will be Bede’s School, from Sussex, Ipswich School and Somerset champions Millfield. The draw for the semi finals will take place at 3pm tomorrow.

Ipswich School became the third side to reach the final stages of this year’s School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup yesterday.

A tight quarter-final contest against Berkhamsted School saw their Hertfordshire opponents reach a credible 118-5 in their 20 overs.

But an unbeaten 44 from Harriet Pettit saw Ipswich home by five wickets and a place in finals day at Felsted School in Essex on Monday September 2.

The last quarter final tie will take place today between Wakefield Girls High School and Norwich School

A Scottish school saw off the best of their British opponents to be crowned winners of the 2019 National Pop Lacrosse U11 Championships in Sheffield.

Strathblane Primary School, near Glasgow, defeated Hampshire’s Kingscourt School 12-9 in a hard-fought final to take the trophy north of the border.

After topping their pool, Strathblane pipped Honeywell Junior School 11-10 in the quarter finals and St Peter’s Primary School 11-7 semi-final

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Last year’s champions, Hale Prep School, from Altrincham, were looking for a sixth title in seven years but were unable to get past Kingscourt in their semi-final, losing 10-6.

Twenty one teams travelled to Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport for the finals after qualifying through their respective regional tournaments earlier in the year.

Bede’s School have become the first side to reach finals’ day of this year’s sixth School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

The Sussex side stormed into the last four in impressive fashion with a ten wicket demolition of Reigate Grammar School.

Three wickets apiece from Mary Taylor, Freya Kemp and Collins saw their Surrey opponents blitzed for just 39 runs.

Kemp then continued her notable form with the bat with a quick-fire 34 not out to see Bede’s reach finals day at Felsted School in Essex on Monday September 2.

Wakefield Girls High School and Norwich School have claimed the final two places in the quarter finals of this year’s School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

In a low-scoring last sixteen game in Yorkshire, Wakefield’s 87-8 didn’t look strong enough against a decent Shrewsbury side.

But three wickets from Lucy Dimbylow proved decisive as Wakefield bowled out their opponents for 81 to win by six runs and set up a last eight clash with Norwich School, who overcame Wellingborough more comfortably today.

The other quarter finals clashes will see Berkhamsted play Ipswich School, Bede’s School host Reigate Grammar and Godolphin & Latymer take on Millfield.

The semi finals and final will take place at Felsted School in Essex on Monday September 2.

Bede’s School are making their mark on this year’s sixth School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

The Sussex side surged into the quarter finals of the competition after amassing one of the largest totals of this season’s tournament so far against King’s School Canterbury.

Mary Taylor (55) and Freya Kemp (48) laid the foundations for Bede’s impressive 196-3 before Taylor ripped through the Kent champions – claiming five wickets for no runs to bowl them out for just 57.

Bede’s will now host Reigate Grammar School in the last eight after the Surrey side saw off London’s Colfe’s School by 78 runs.

Emily Burke hit 63 off just 35 balls in Reigate’s total of 171-5 before three wickets apiece from Jasmine Foster and Millie Hetherington reduced Colfe’s to 93 all out.

Joining them in the quarter finals will be the equally impressive Berkhamsted School, who put paid to finals’ day hosts Felsted’s chances making the big day.

Incredibly the Essex champions were skittled for just 21 runs with Bethan Miles, who had earlier top scored with 56, taking five wickets as Berkhamsted won by 106 to set up a clash with Ipswich School.

Esmae MacGregor impressed for the Suffolk champions with an unbeaten 80 in their total of 173-1 before their opponents Leys School were restricted to 105-7 in reply.

It’s sadly goodbye to the last state school in this year’s competition as Parkstone Grammar succumbed to the greater firepower of Millfield School.

The Dorset side totalled 94-7 before their Somerset opponents won by nine wickets and will now visit Godolphin & Latymer School in the last eight after the Londoners overcame Dauntey’s School by six wickets.

Wakefield Girls High School and Norwich School have secured the two final places in the sixth School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

Yorkshire’s Wakefield got the better of St Peter’s Catholic High School Wigan by 21 runs in a rain-reduced northern decider while Norwich claimed Norfolk bragging rights after overcoming Wymondham College by seven wickets.

The last 16, to be played this week, will see Wakefield Girls High School v Shrewsbury School; Wellingborough School v Norwich School; Leys School v Ipswich School; Felsted School v Berkhamsted School; King’s School Canterbury v Bede’s School; Reigate Grammar School v Colfe’s School; Godolphin & Latymer School v Dauntsey’s School and Millfield v Parkstone Grammar School.

Spare a thought for young Somerset batsman Niamh Holland in this year’s sixth School Sport Magazine National Schools U15 Girls T20 Cricket Cup.

The talented Wellington School pupil enjoyed an impressive start to the season – scoring 263 runs in just three matches, including an unbeaten 103 against Taunton School, 67 not out against Castle School and 93 against Millfield in their county play-off - but it still wasn’t enough to get her side across the line and into the last 16.

Despite helping Wellington to an impressive 144-5 in their 20 overs, Millfield’s Jess Hazell (48no) and India Owen (41) saw their team home with 14 balls to spare in one of the best games of the tournament so far.

The Somerset champions will now play Parkstone Grammar School for a place in the last eight.

YST National School Sport Week aims to inspire schools to use PE and school sport to promote wellbeing and support the personal development of young people.

Every school will have the opportunity to take part in ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ between June 24-28 to celebrate the power of PE and school sport to improve young people’s wellbeing.

The Youth Sport Trust reckons too many young people are missing out on the life-changing benefits that can be delivered.

Schools can sign up at www.youthsporttrust.org/nssw.