On Thursday our Lacrosse team travelled to Stoke on Trent to play in the National finals. The day started at 6am as we travelled to take on the best teams from Great Britain.

Our first two games were a baptism of fire as we played the eventual winners and runners up. We matched their effort and energy but were ultimately beaten by better teams. The standard of play was incredibly good (as you would expect at the national finals). We played our final group game and won a hard fought game.

The afternoon knock out stages started with a game against our local rivals Redhill. The game was end to end but unfortunately we just couldn’t get the result we needed to progress further in the competition.

We had blood, sweat and tears during the competition. Our commitment and work ethic was as good as any but were beaten by the medal winning teams. This year our team has experienced big wins this year and some defeats against the best teams.

Sport can be cruel. But without the pain of defeat you can’t have the joy of winning.

This team has set the bar very high for the children in years 3,4 and 5 to follow next year.