Having qualified for the count finals day having won a competition in Peterborough, we headed off to Cambridge to compete against the best team in the county. 

We started off playing Bushmead, with the games being 7 minutes a half, it meant that the girls didn't need to panic. A few minutes into the half the girls managed to score a great goal, with the final result ending 5-0. We then played Fordham, a very good team, with some excellent players. It was an amazing match to watch, both sides battled to earn a 2-2 draw. We knew we had to win the last game to qualify, and we did so right at the death, we went 1-0 down to turn it around with a 2-1 win. This put us into the semi finals, we played 2nd in the other group due to us winning ours. It started off as a cagey game, but Wistow came out 3-0 winners. This meant we were the finalist. We met with Fordham again. The game finished 2-0 to Fordham who thoroughly deserved the win. 

I couldn't be prouder of the girl's team. Considering half of team had never played football before to now being the second-best team in Cambridgeshire is a massive achievement.

By Mr Cowles

Last Thursday our mixed football team played a game against St John’s. They adapted well to the wet and muddy conditions and ended up winning 3-0.  A special mention should go to Joel who played very well in his first match for the team.  

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On Tuesday 3^rd November, the girls football team walked down to the Idverde Training Ground (POSH’s training pitches) to take part in the city-wide qualifier for the Premier League U11’s Cup. A competition which sees lots of schools compete with some brilliant players from other schools.

The competition was split into two large groups with each group having 9 teams in. The girls had to qualify in the top two to go through to the semi-finals. The girls played 8 group matches, winning all 8! That was impressive. They then went onto to win the semi-final 1-0 and enter the final. The girls played Elton in the final and won 1-0 in a great game of football.

The girls are the first team at Wistow to have won this competition and should be immensely proud of themselves. In March the girls will now represent Peterborough United and play against teams like Watford, Tottenham Hotspurs, MK Dons, Colchester and many more. If they win the southern finals, they then get to play at Wembley during the play-off final against the winners from the North!

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The girls football team had their next league fixture against Braybrook at OWPS. The girls had a quick start, going 2-0 up. They finished proud winners of a 6-1 win. The girls remain unbeaten and have set a great standard for themselves. They have the POSH tournament next week to compete against lots of schools in Peterborough. A great start to this school year for the team.

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On Tuesday 12^th November, the Year 5/6 netball team had their first fixture of the year. The girls had lots of nerves leading up to this event, but they couldn't have made me prouder. In the first quarter, the girls got to grips with marking their players. By the second half, it was amazing to see how much they had already learnt. We scored our first 3 goals in the second half, which was a massive confidence boost. The team showed great perseverance and I was proud of their sportsmanship and respect for Winyates. At our next training session, the girls were already implementing so many of the strategies, tips and tricks they had learnt from their game against Winyates. They are ready and raring to go and play their next game!

By Miss Carters.

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