Shimna News

Great to finally take possession of our new Sports Hall today. Key Stage 3 students were the first in, playing football and basketball over the lunch break. The first PE lessons in our fantastic new facility will take place tomorrow.

Earlier today, our U14 Gaelic girls reached the Ulster semi-finals after a resounding victory over Edmund Rice College After a tight first half the teams were separated by a point at the break, with Edmund Rice College leading 1:3 to 1:2. The girls put in a fantastic turn around in the second half dominating the midfield and forward line with Issy tucking home 6 goals and a point for Shimna College. A stellar performance from Grace in defence kept the opposition forwards star

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Last Thursday, our Senior Netballers played a competitive match today against a strong Regent House team, eventually going down 26-19. This was an achievement in itself as many of the girls are in the Intermediate team playing at a senior level. The attacking players were ably led by Mila, who along with Parisa and Bridie, provided the shooters, Hope, Lucy and Anna, with excellent scoring opportunities. The defensive players, Evie, Rachel (captain), Mikaela, Niamh and Lucy, a

Our U14 Girls Gaelic team made the short trip to Bryansford GAC to face off against St. Colman's, Ballynahinch in their Ulster LGFA Championship game. While both teams were guaranteed quarter final places, top spot in the group was at place. The game started with both schools going back and forth for the first 5 minutes with Evie and Katie the scorers for Shimna. Shimna then burst into gear and two quick goals from Robyn gave Shimna a commanding lead. Shimna continued to keep