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Secondary schools to benefit from cricket scheme

12:13pm Friday 26th April 2013

KENT Cricket Board has confirmed £170,000 will be made available to promote the sport in secondary schools across the county.

Kemnal trio retain sabre crown

4:27pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A TRIO of fencers from Kemnal Technology College collected gold for the Sidcup school in the sabre championships at Brunel University.

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Colfe's to host netball contest

4:14pm Thursday 18th April 2013

A LEE school is hosting its first invitational netball championships on Saturday, with 28 prep schools from around the country expected to attend.

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Medals success for Lewisham and Greenwich teams

4:27pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

LEWISHAM bagged three medals at the London Youth Games schools finals.

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Bromley kids go the extra mile at annual cross country event

4:08pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

MORE than1,400 Bromley primary school students braved the cold and muddy conditions to compete in the recently staged borough cross country competition at Crystal Palace for Year 3 to Year 6 pupils.

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Twins head to Spain on England football tour

12:11pm Tuesday 5th March 2013

A PAIR of West Wickham twins have been selected by the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) to represent England on a tour to Madrid.

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Colfe's rugby player scores try on England elite squad debut

3:28pm Wednesday 27th February 2013

A YOUNG rugby player from Eltham has been selected for the U16 England elite squad.

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Kemnal boxer packs a punch

3:37pm Tuesday 5th February 2013

A KEMNAL Technology College student has his heart set on winning a national boxing crown after progressing through to the quarter-finals.

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Rugby team caps memorable campaign with Mole Cup triumph

11:30am Wednesday 19th December 2012

ELTHAM College’s first XV rugby team beat St Olave’s 38-7 last week to lift the inter-school Mole Cup.

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Double success for Bromley schools in table tennis contest

3:41pm Tuesday 11th December 2012

TABLE tennis players from Bromley took top honours in the south London regional final of the Jack Petchey Foundation London schools competition.

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Beckenham student wins national squash contest

11:04am Wednesday 21st November 2012

LANGLEY Park School for Girls student Georgina Kennedy came out on top in a national squash competition.

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National ski success for Eltham College

12:33pm Thursday 11th October 2012

A TEAM of skiers from Eltham College triumphed at the 35th annual English schools national ski finals in Norwich.

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Cricket success for Chislehurst youngsters

3:54pm Tuesday 3rd July 2012

CHISLEHURST Primary School are the Kent kwik-cricket champions after beating Luddenham Primary in the final at Canterbury last week.

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Treble county success for Old Bexley cricketers

12:46pm Thursday 28th June 2012

OLD Bexley Primary School’s girls’ cricket team completed a hat-trick of Kent kwik-cricket county titles.

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Kids get into Olympic spirit at Woolwich

11:06am Tuesday 26th June 2012

PUPILS from Plumstead Manor School got their own unique taste of London 2012 with the clock ticking down to the start of the Olympic Games as they welcomed World Sport Day to Woolwich’s General Gordon Place on Monday.

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Handball side just miss out at national event

5:17pm Monday 25th June 2012

ERITH School’s U13 handball team finished runners up at a national competition.

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Silver for Colfe's aquathlon team at nationals

4:20pm Tuesday 19th June 2012

ATHLETES from Colfe’s School in Lee just missed out on becoming national champions after finishing runners up in the national aquathlon competition at the weekend.

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Skipper honour for Ravenswood rugby league player

12:12pm Thursday 7th June 2012

A RAVENSWOOD School pupil captained London Broncos U15s in a 30-28 victory at Warrington Wolves late last month.

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Priory duo pack a punch at national boxing finals

4:11pm Monday 21st May 2012

A PAIR of young boxers from The Priory School in Orpington enjoyed success at the national junior ABA championship finals.

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Welling school through to tri-golf finals

9:35am Tuesday 22nd May 2012

ST Michael’s School in Welling has made it through to represent the borough at the London Youth Games final after winning through the highly competitive Bexley tri-golf competition at Hurstmere School.

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