Sport

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On Thursday 1st December, Great Crosby girls’ football team faced St Mary’s Preparatory School. This was only our 2nd match as a team.

St Mary’s were a tough opponent. They played fast and furious football. It was obvious from the start that they had some very talented players in their team.

Ten minutes in, St Mary’s took the lead. We re-grouped and strengthed our defence. They threw attack after attack at us and at half-time had increased their goal tally to four.

After a half-time talk, we kicked off with renewed stamina. We spread the play out to the wings. We had shots at their goal, but sadly they ball did not find the back of the net. 

St Mary’s managed to score one more goal making the final score 5-0 to St Mary’s.

We would like to thank our coaches and everyone who came to support us.

We go again after the Christmas break. Onward and upward.

Huge congratulations to Aiobheann, Roman and Lucas who were chosen to represent Sefton in the Merseyside Cross Country Championships on Saturday. All the children showed abundant energy and determination and did Great Crosby and the Borough of Sefton extremely proud. Photos below. 

Great Crosby Lionesses kicked off their first football match against St Nicholas' CE School on Thursday 10th November. Our team consists of some experienced players, some with a little experience and some players who are brand new to the game.

We wore our Jack Riding kit with pride. The adrenaline was pumping. We were ready. 

The first half saw St Nicholas’ team attack our goal but we defended really well. Lilly pulled off some spectacular saves. We settled into the game and kept our positions well. With a stable defense, we tried to push forward and play out through midfield.

At half-time the score was nil-nil.

After a quick team talk, we kicked off for the second half. We had 15 minutes to make our mark. Half way through the second half, St Nick’s surged forward with all their players. There was a lot of players in our goal area. Unfortunately, the ball was scrambled across the line to make the score 1-Nil to St Nicks.

The clock was ticking; we pressed forward, again and again we attacked the goal. With 2 minutes to go, the ball was passed into St Nick’s penalty area and Abi was in the box and slotted home. Our 1st goal! The crowd erupted. It was like we were at Wembley.

The final score was 1-1. We’ll take a point for our first game.

Thanks to St Nick’s for hosting and Mr Burns for referring. 

We move forward and go again.

Congratulations to the girls who represented Great Crosby in a netball tournament. They won four of their five matches and went on to win the tournament at Merchant Taylors’. Their sense of team spirit made them a credit to our school.

On Thursday 3rd November, Great Crosby played Forefield Juniors in a league match.

The game was played on astroturf and was very slippery. At one point it was like we were playing on an ice rink. The game was full-on. The ball was passed from box to box with both teams taking shots at goal. Just before half-time, Shay pulled off an amazing save to keep the score at 0-0.

The second half was as intense as the first. The pitch made the ball run really fast and at times it was hard to keep control as it bounced off the surface.

Try as we might, we just couldn’t find the back of the net. The final whistle blew and the points were shared with a 0-0 draw.

Miss Cain, Forefield’s teacher said it was the best game she had ever refereed. She praised us for our sportsmanship and attitude. She said we are good representatives of our school. We were proud of our performance. Onward and upward – we go again.

Some of our pupils competed in the Y5/6 Sefton Schools’ Cross Country League at Merchant Taylors Playfields. The boys and girls were a delight to accompany and they represented their school marvellously. Their parents, teachers and other supporters were so impressed with their determination and resilience to succeed. All the children turned up enthusiastically despite the drizzle and cold weather and each and every one of them ran their hearts out. There were 40 children running in the Year 5 girls race and our very own Aoibheann from Y4 dazzled everyone by taking the gold medal for first place. Along with our other wonderful Year 5 runners, the girls’ team came 2nd overall and the boys 3rd. In Year 6, we had more fantastic runners. The Year 6 girls’ team came 3rd overall and the boys 4th. Mrs Lloyd and Miss Milward were so proud of you all. Well done and rest up for the next race in March. 

Year 4 children took part in the Multi-Skills Festival. The team were a joy to take & did Great Crosby proud. Their determination, willingness to have a go & enthusiasm were inspirational. Well done in coming 5th out of 14 teams. Thank you to Chesterfield High School's staff & pupils.  

Great Crosby boys played St Edmund's and St Thomas' Primary School at home. Right from the start, we pressed forward. Within the first few minutes, Declan chased down a ball that was destined to go out, but managed to pull it back and fire a shot into the goal. Fired on by this goal, Declan ran the forward line and added to his goal tally with 2 more goals giving him his first hat-trick. At half time we were 3 nil up.

Our coaches substituted Haaland, I mean Declan, Malik and Reuben and on came Conor, Zac and Bobby. Our passing out from the back was excellent. Soon Conor with 2 goals, Bobby with one and a smasher from our captain Archie completed a 7 nil win.

As a team, we played really well and supported each other. We are looking forward to our next game on Thursday against Ursuline. We would like to thank Mr Nilsen for referring the game and Mrs Richards and Mrs DeMott for organising and coaching us. We would also like to thank our supporters who cheered us on. 

Onward and upward.

Great Crosby hosted the 2nd Jack Riding Memorial Shield on. Our boys welcomed St Nicholas, Waterloo, Valewood, Forefield and Ursuline Primary Schools. Mr and Mrs Riding joined the teams and enjoyed exciting football. Great Crosby  Greens and St Nicholas made it through to the final. The teams played out a 0-0 draw. After discussions it was decided that both teams share the shield. Thanks for all who came and supported the teams respectfully. Thanks to Billy, Callum and Harry for refereeing and keeping order. See you all next year.  

Great Crosby boys played in The Griffiths Cup Final against St Nicholas at Valewood Primary. It was a really hot day and the intensity of the weather was matched with the intensity of our effort. In the first half, we dominated the attack and at 6 minutes went ahead again by the header from Jacob. We bombarded their goal but their goalie was really good and we just could not get a second. In the last seconds before the half time whistle, St Nicholas’s scored to make it 1-1. It was the worst time for us to concede. The second half started and again, their number 9 broke through and scored straight away. It was really hard to come back from this. We did try to equalize but again they scored making the final score 3-1 to St Nicks. We are really proud of our achievements this season. And, as we always do, at the end of every game, together we say…. WE ARE GREEEEAAAT CROSBY! 

Great Crosby boys played in the Championship Cup at The Grange Primary school. In our first match, the team pulled together and dominated all areas of the pitch. The attackers pushed forward and scored 2 goals in succession. 2-0 win - we got off to a great start. In the second match, we played Thomas Gray Primary. Again, the team played beautiful football and again played an attacking game. We had lots of possession and scored 3 goals. Again, we kept a clean sheet and were 3-0 victors. Our 3rd match was a different game. We came up against English Martyrs whose game record read 10 played, 10 wins. They truly did turn out to be a formidable team. We fought hard to keep their forwards at bay. Sadly, they were able to break through twice to go 2 – 0 up. We did not let that phase us. We dug deep and pulled a goal back. It was a hard fought match and we really rattled our opponents. We felt we could get an equalizer and kept driving forward. Unfortunately, they were able to score one more goal. Making the final score 3-1 to English Martyrs.  The fourth game saw us pull our socks up and not let that defeat get into out heads. This was a very fast end to end game. We had shot, then they had shots. The time was ticking but Great Crosby boys never stop playing until the final whistle and we were not about to do so in this match. In the final minute we were awarded a corner. Oscar, put an in swinger in…. it held in the air… we watched as it made contact with Jacob’s head. It was like slow motion as our eyes followed the ball from his head and over the line. YES! The final whistle blew. We had won. In the last match, we again rallied and fought hard throughout the whole of the match. Sadly, the euphoria we experienced in the fourth match was lost as our opponents scored the only goal of the match. English Martyrs were the overall Champions as they again remained undefeated. Great Crosby were runners up. We would like to thank Miss Bishop and Mrs France who were our coaches. At the end of the end, we felt proud of our achievements. 

Well done and thank you to all our athletes in the Southport and Waterloo AC One Mile Races. We were awarded the overall Fair Play Award. In the year group team competitions, our Y3 boys team came 3rd, our Y4 girls teams were 2nd, Y4 boys and Y5 girls were both 1st and Y6 boys were 3rd. We also had individual placings - 1st in Y3 girls, 1st and 3rd in Y4 boys and 3rd in Y6 girls. 

Year 6 boys played a thrilling Griffiths Cup semi-final vs Ursuline. Half-time saw the scores level at 0-0. Early in the second half, Ursuline took the lead with an amazingly brave header. With 2 minutes to go, Great Crosby were awarded a free kick which Oscar scored to equalise.Nail-biting penalties followed, with Great Crosby winning 3-2. Well played to everyone.The final will be played at Valewood on Thu 9th June at 5.10pm versus either St Nicholas's/Forefield or English Martyrs. 

Our Y5/6 girls played an exhilarating match vs Valewood Primary. It was great to watch such enthusiastic footballers battle for a winning goal. A 0-0 draw was the final result. Well done to both teams & thank you to Valewood made us very welcome.  

 Y6 boys played a really exciting football match against Ursuline. Each player gave 100% effort. The game was riveting with end to end chances. The final score was 3-3. 

Great Crosby boys played a very competitive, end-to-end match against Valewood Primary. Both teams were outstanding and were excellent sportsmen. Each team had opportunities to win the game, but in the end 0-0 was the final score. 

Congratulations to Dylan who won the Northern Schools Trampolining Competition for Year 1-6 Intermediate Boys. Watch his video below and see him with his trophy. 

Well done to all our Year 5 and Year 6 representatives who braved the cold wind to run in the cross-country races at Litherland Sports Park.

Congratulations to Dylan who has won the NW Schools Trampolining Intermediate Boys Competition for Years 1-6, representing Great Crosby in Macclesfield. He really enjoyed the event and has qualified for the next round. Watch his video below.

Great Crosby Year 6 boys played a Griffiths Cup match v Valewood Primary. Both teams played excellent football in an exciting end to end game. A superb strike from distance by Jacob gave Great Crosby a 1-0 1st half lead. The boys withstood some strong Valewood attacks in the 2nd half. Amazing saves by Isaac kept the score at 1-0 at the final whistle. 

 Y6 boys played an energetic football match against St Edmund's and St Thomas'. Our boys were true sportsmen and superb ambassadors for our school well. Well done boys - great match, great result. 

 Well done to our Y6 boys football team who played a well-fought game vs Springwell Park.

 Our boys played with an excellent team spirit & a determination to show their true skills. We are very proud of them.  

Well done to our Y6 girls football team on a great performance this afternoon with excellent teamwork leading to a victory.  Onwards and upwards. Thank you to St Mary's  for an enjoyable match.