With dodgeball being such a popular primary school sport these days teams which were too late to secure a space in the main competitions this year took part in a supplementary event that catered for both the year 3+4 and 5+6 age groups at The Bridge leisure centre’s indoor athletics facility.
Castlewood, Shelley and Allstars (mixed schools) teams contested the year 3+4 section in a double round-robin format. Shelley and Allstars went toe to toe both beating Castlewood 6-0 before drawing with each other 2-2. In the reverse games the two drew again 1-1 but despite Shelley completing an unbeaten record by drawing with Castlewood 2-2 it was the Allstars team who took the title by beating Castlewood 3-1.
Seven teams contested the year 5+6 event, including four from Steyning. Castlewood B won the Group A of three teams with two conclusive wins and Steyning A also qualified for the second phase Upper Tier with a 3-2 win over its C team. Steyning’s B and D teams both qualified up from Group B at the expense of Shelley and Castlewood A.
In the Upper Tier Steyning D beat its A team 4-2 to progress to the final against a Castlewood B team that won its semi against Steyning B by a hair’s breadth. In the final Steyning D’s triumph over Castlewood B never looked in doubt as the 3-0 scoreline reflects. Steyning B walloped its A team 4-0 to take third and Shelley emerged as top dogs in the Lower Tier.
RESULTS
YEAR 3+4 COMPETITION | YEAR 5+6 COMPETITION | |||
SINGLE GROUP | GROUP A | GROUP B | ||
Castlewood Shelley Allstars | Steyning A Castlewood B Steyning C | Castlewood A Shelley Steyning B Steyning D | ||
| COURT 1 | COURT 2 | ||
4.03-4.10 | Castlewood 0 v 6 Shelley | Match 1 – Castlewood A 0 v 4 Steyning B | ||
4.12-4.19 | Castlewood 0 v 6 Allstars | Steyning A 0 v 5 Castlewood B | ||
4.21-4.28 | Match 2 – Steyning D 3 v 2 Shelley | Steyning A 3 v 2 Steyning C | ||
4.30-4.37 | Allstars 2 v 2 Shelley | Winner of Match 1 v Winner of Match 2 Steyning B 0 v 1 Steyning D | ||
4.39-4.46 | Castlewood B 4 v 0 Steyning C | Loser of Match 1 v Loser of Match 2 Castlewood A 0 v 3 Shelley | ||
4.48-4.55 | Shelley 2 v 2 Castlewood | YEAR 5+6 UPPER GROUP Match 3 – 1st Group A v 2nd Group B Castlewood B 3 v 3 Steyning B (Castlewood win) | ||
4.57-5.04 | YEAR 5+6 UPPER GROUP Match 4 – 1st Group B v 2nd Group A Steyning D 4 v 2 Steyning A | YEAR 5+6 LOWER GROUP 3rd Group A v 3rd Group B Steyning C 0 v 3 Shelley | ||
5.06-5.13 | Allstars 3 v 1 Castlewood | YEAR 5+6 UPPER GROUP Loser Match 3 v Loser Match 4 Steyning B 4 v 0 Steyning A | ||
5.15-5.22 | Shelley 1 v 1 Allstars | YEAR 5+6 LOWER GROUP 3rd Group B v 4th Group B Shelley 4 v 1 Castlewood A | ||
5.23-5.30 | YEAR 5+6 LOWER GROUP 3rd Group A v 4th Group B Steyning C 5 v 0 Castlewood A | YEAR 5+6 UPPER GROUP Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4 Castlewood B 0 v 3 Steyning D | ||
FINAL POSITIONS | ||||
YEAR 3+4 COMPETITION | YEAR 5+6 UPPER GROUP | YEAR 5+6 LOWER GROUP | ||
1st Allstars – 16 points 2nd Shelley – 14 points 3rd Castlewood – 6 points | 1st Steyning D 2nd Castlewood B 3rd Steyning B 4th Steyning A | 1st Shelley – 10 points 1st Steyning C – 6 points 1st Castlewood A – 2 points | ||