Fencing Success

So far this year, I have competed in five competitions, three closed and two opens, all over the UK. At the start of the year, I competed in the Sussex closed U18 and Men’s Foil competition, where I won the U18 Foil competition as well as placing 2nd in the Men’s competition. I then competed at the London Cadet competition in London where I where I placed 34th out of roughly 100 of the best Cadet fencers in the UK. In early January, I competed in the Sussex open competition (adults) where I placed 26th out of 60 fencers.

This term, I have won the U16 Sussex Foil competition as well as the South East Regional Competition, and I have qualified for the Nationals which will be held in Sheffield later this year.

James Carroll, Fourth Form

Basketball Victory at last!

History has been made! For the first time ever, the Lancing College Basketball Team has been crowned league champions. After a final nail-biting 51-50 win at Ardingly, the boys finished the season with nine wins and just one loss!

I cannot fault the effort from the team this year, and it has been amazing to watch them learn and grow as a collective. Whilst there have been some outstanding individual performances this season, the standout to me has been the ability of the team to work cohesively under enormous pressure and continue to keep the ‘team first’ mentality that Coach Dominic Baker and I have tried to instil week-in weekout. Well done boys, you should be proud!

Jack Sunderland, Head of Basketball