The Summer Festival of the Sainsbury’s School Games in Merseyside took place in July at Wavertree Sports Park in Liverpool. County level competitions took place in a variety of sports where young people represented their school or borough. 86 Schools from across Merseyside were able to take part in this event which followed a range of intra and inter schools competitions, set up by the Merseyside School Games Organisers. Over 1,000 young people took part in the summer festival which is organised by the Merseyside
School Games Operations Group.
Teams were also rewarded for demonstrating fair play with a spirit of the games trophy. The spirit of the games values were: determination, honesty, passion, respect, self-belief and team work.
Olivia Jeffery from St Ambrose Barlow Catholic High School in Netherton, won the competition to name the mascot with more than 650 entries submitting designs for the Merseyside School Games mascot competition.
The new Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Erica Kemp, with some tennis stars
Phoebe Mitchell and Erin Scott, Rainford Brook Lodge
Lydia Shields and Paige Cannon James (Lister Primary) with Jigstar
Farnworth’s medal winning swimming team
Netball action
Jigstart with its designer, St Ambrose Barlow’s Olivia Jeffery
Plantation Primary School swimming team
Churchtown Primary School
More hockey
Reece Sumner, Farnworth School, powers to victory in the backstroke
Lucy Horman, Our Lady Start of the Sea Primary School, is all smiles in the pool
Councillor Shaun Osborne, Mayor of Halton, with Autumn Topping, a Games’ ambassador
The netball competition was particularly entertaining
Excellent sportsmanship was shown throughout the day
Leonie Pascall, St Michael’s in the Hamlet, throws for glory
Lap one in the 600m race
The weather didn’t slow the runners down
St Bridget’s Grace McFarlane (left) just pips Great Crosby’s Alice Bird to the gold medal in the 600m
Pewit Hall’s netball team
Ellis Carroll, Park Brow, Kirkby, hits a winning backhand
The standing long jump competition
Sophie Dowdswell, De La Salle, bursts through to score in tag rugby
Students from The Heath School with Jigstar
St Bridget’s Primary School
St Aidan’s, hockey champions
Our Lady of Lourdes prepare for a netball semi final