Following an overnight ferry crossing, students and staff arrived at Toverland Theme Park to begin what would be an exciting and rewarding sports tour. Despite mixed weather conditions, everyone made the most of the opportunity and thoroughly enjoyed a fantastic day exploring the rides and attractions. Tuesday marked the start of the sporting schedule. Both…
Year 7 Netball Well done to our Year 7 Netball teams who took part in the Carlisle District Tournament on Wednesday. They competed in a round robin of games against seven other teams from the Carlisle area. Our A team took a few matches to settle into the tournament, and despite some excellent defending and…
Our Table Cricket Team headed to Durham Cricket Ground on Monday for the Lord’s Taverners North-East Regional Table Cricket Finals and the chance to win a place in the National Finals at Lord’s. There were eight teams competing from across Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham, split into two pools. Our team began well winning their…
Our Year 9 and Year 10 Netball and Football teams are busy preparing for their upcoming sports tour to Holland during the first week of the Easter holidays. Students will be taking part in high‑quality coaching sessions delivered by Norwich City Foundation and Elite Netball Academy, before competing in tournaments against other schools. The excitement…
Six teams from Cumbria met to compete in the Lord’s Taverners County Table Cricket Finals in Penrith on Wednesday. The competition was played as a round robin with all teams playing each other once and places being decided on the number of wins and losses for each team. Our players were both excited and nervous…
New Age Kurling With the Winter Olympics just beginning, five of our students headed to Penrith for the County New Age Kurling finals on Friday. The sports hall was buzzing with students from all over Cumbria. Primary and secondary school competitions were held alongside each other each with eight teams in each. Our team played…
Year 7 Football Well Done to all the year 7 students who represented the school football team yesterday. In cold, wet and dark conditions all students worked extremely hard for their team. Awesome effort lads!
Sixth Form Football Our Sixth Form football team enjoyed a great game with QEGS this week, holding on for a 4-3 victory through the final minutes. Man of the Match was Angus Peace who scored a first half hat trick! A shout out also goes to Dan Cattermole for his performance in goals, saving a…
Cross Country A huge well done to all WHS runners who took part in the Cumbria County Cross Country Championships at Cartmel. It was a tough, wet and cold day, but every single athlete showed incredible resilience, determination, and team spirit throughout the course. We are especially proud to celebrate our top finishers, who delivered exceptional…
Cross Country A group of our Year 7 and 8 cross country runners had an amazing experience on Wednesday when they took part in the annual Rawthey Run at Sedbergh School. Over 40 schools from all over the Northwest took part in boys and girls races in U11 and U13 categories. With over 600 runners,…