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23 sPOrTs i have been a proud member of the Handsworth grammar school Old Boys swimming club for many years and a dedicated member of the water polo section. i have learnt a huge amount from my time in the water polo club and although my studies have prevented me from playing regularly this year i have had a great deal of enjoyment and fun from playing and training every Friday evening at Handsworth Leisure Centre under the direction of Phil swann and richard. id like to say a public thank you to those gentlemen. we have had a particularly strong year 7 this last year with the boys excelling in a number of team sports. The football team were the aston league champions and also runners up in the aston Cup final. They had a number of outstanding players particularly Franciszek Czech the goalkeeper who plays for the district team in his own age group and also plays in the age group above him. Francis hopes to follow in a long line of Polish goalkeepers playing in the premier league. The year 7 cricket team also won the aston indoor Cricket league and went on to play at edgbaston in the county final. They were also the winners of the warwickshire super 8s competition a new competition designed to ensure more school cricket is played. indeed our indoor cricket teams in years 78 and 9 all reached the warwickshire indoor Cricket Finals at edgbaston. also in football our year 9 team won the aston Cup and League and once again our year 11s won the aston Cup and League. we also continued to field a number of teams in competitive sport in table tennis badminton and basketball where the year 10 team reached the play off stages of the Year 11 competition despite being a year younger than their opposition. OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS Raj Lawrence played for Moseley and greater Birmingham at rugby union Kai Ho is an outstanding gymnast and a member of the earls club in Halesowen. He is part of a regional training squad which trains each month at the national sports Centre in Lilleshall. Josef Fieven is a nationally ranked cyclist both indoors on the velodrome and also outside on the road. Rajveer Mahal is the national Under 16s Mixed Martial arts champion. Kirpal Johal became the national Karate champion in his age group Shoaib Farooque was selected to play cricket for the english Cricket board in effect the england schools team. He is an outstanding batsman and also plays for dartmouth CC and hopes to follow his hero Moeen ali into the england team one day. Adan George follows a long line of footballers at Hgs and is part of the west Bromwich albion academy as well as playing for the school team. Jordan Ricketts is part of the Birchfield Harriers and is an outstanding sprinter and 60m hurdler.we have high hopes for him in the future. Shuja Mehmood who last year was with aston villa as a footballer has unfortunately now been released by villa. However he has continued to represent the west Midlands and has had trials at a number of other clubs. Corey Blacket Taylor who left Hgs two years ago has now established himself in the Under 21 squad at aston villa played for the england Under 17s and we look forward to him progressing at villa Park. Leopold Johnson Another successful year for the school in a full range of sports INDOOR CRICKET The Year 7 8 and 9 indoor Cricket teams have all won their aston League tournaments and as a result will be taking part in the Finals day at edgbaston County Cricket Club. This is a great achievement and we wish them luck. FOOTBALL HONOURS shuja Mehmood in 10H is playing for the district team in the english schools Fa cup. He recently travelled to Chester playing in the national cup and scored a goal in the first half which ensured a victory for aston erdington saltley and sutton. adan george in 8a has been promoted to play for west Bromwich albion academy team. Congratulations TABLE TENNIS SUCCESS Hassan nawaz 10H represented aston villa Football Club Premier4sport in the Midlands Table Tennis Championships in nottingham. His team came 3rd overall. a fantastic achievement. The schools sporting achievements over the last year