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Year 8 Boys Football

14th February 2013J Ranson

Marden Bridge – 2 : 4 – Marden High

Match Report

In awful conditions, our Year 8 team continued their incredible run of league form with a confident 4-2 win over local rivals down the road, Marden Bridge Middle School.

Year 8 warm-up in near Arctic conditions!

A late flurry of afternoon snow put the match in jeopardy and forced a switch of venue from grass to the outdoor astroturf pitch, but with shovels on hand to clear snow from the lines the game went ahead, and the visitors stormed into an early 2-0 lead, Luke Monaghan dinking a right footed effort over the ‘keeper within minutes of kick off.

After Monaghan went round the keeper but failed to convert, Marden kept pressing, and Louis Adams finished off an excellent team move, tapping home from close range after captain Thomas Stoetzel and Theo Riley combined; Theo unselfishly squaring across goal for Louis to score his second of the season.

The home side soon got their act together though, and after forcing a great save from Aidan McDonald in the Marden goal, which later forced the goalkeeper off through injury, Marden Bridge pulled the game back to 2-2 with two quick fire goals, the first a cool finish slotted home, the second a scrappy effort after some pinball in the box.

Marden held their nerve and restored their lead just before half time when Luke Monaghan got his second of the game, scoring straight from a corner. Oliver Young had a solid first half in a new look defensive midfield position, and sacrificed himself for the team to go in goal in the second half, pulling off a terrific near post save and keeping a clean sheet after replacing Aidan.

Theo’s energetic bursts down the left were difficult to deal with and after coming close himself, he powered through the defence once more to square for Luke to slide home his hat-trick, with sub Ethan Dickinson also ready to tap in.

All in all, it was a good spirited game of football considering the slippery conditions, and the commitment and attitude was superb all round. It also means that the Under 13s are still unbeaten in the league this season with 4 wins out of 4. Well done to all who braved the snow and played their part.

Institute of Physics Lecture

8th February 2013J Ranson

On Thursday Marden were delighted to host a lecture from the Institute of Physics, coordinated by Mr. Swain. Year 9 and 10 students attended the ‘Defying Gravity’ event, as well as many other schools from the North East, and enjoyed a fascinating talk given by astrophysicist Laura Thomas about Gravity and Space Travel.

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World Record Attempt!

8th February 2013J Ranson

Year 8 and 9 students this week took part in an ambitious attempt to get in the Guinness Book of World Records. Mrs. Eastlake coordinated the event, as 26 students wrote lines of a story and passed them round, and the feat was repeated in schools up and down the country in an attempt to write a story with the largest amount of contributors to it. Here are some snaps of them hard at work, linking their stories together…

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Year 8 & 9 Girls Hockey

5th February 2013J Ranson

Three teams were entered last Wednesday was the North Tyneside Under 13 Hockey Tournament at John Spence. In our first game against John Spence A, Marden lost 1-0 against the run of play. In our second we beat John Spence’s B team 2-0 to finish runners up. Well done to all who played.

On Thursday 31st Jan the Under 14 hockey team played Church High at Coach Lane Campus in the County League. After absorbing some initial pressure, our team started to get on top and by half time we were 2-0 up. Church High rallied themselves in the second half and sneaked a goal but Marden stayed calm and saw out the game to win 2-1.

On Thursday 7th February our U14 team play Dame Allans at Coach Lane. Good luck to all the team.

Year 7 Boys Football Result

4th February 2013J Ranson

Marden Bridge – 5 : 2 – Marden High

Match Report

On Friday 1st February, Mr. Prytherch took his Year 7 lads down the road to Marden Bridge Middle School, for a tough game on the full sized astroturf pitch.

After a strong opening fifteen minutes, the home side took the lead against the run of play with their first shot at goal, and suddenly Marden Bridge found the confidence to race into a 3-0 lead by half time. A soft penalty made it 4-0 in the opening few minutes of the second half, before a change in formation allowed Marden to launch a comeback which saw wingers Ben McDermott and Lucas Sutherland pull goals back.

Alas, it wasn’t to be, and as we pressed for a winner, our rivals added another late on to seal a 5-2 victory, but it was a vast improvement on the opening two games for the Year 7s, who had previously lost both games, scoring just one and conceding twelve.

Well done to all in the squad for their effort.