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Under 13 Boys’ Futsal Team Winners

on Thursday, 31 october, the College hosted the South Devon Regional FUTSAl competition.
Teams from Ivybridge, Tavistock,okehampton and Kingsbridge were all represented in the Year 8 Under 13 Boys’
competition. over 60 boys competed in the matches where there were some excellent games and brilliant
individual performances, along with some cracking goals. The winners were Ivybridge Community College, who
will now represent the Southern region in the Devon County Finals in Paignton early next year. **Stop Press** the
Under 15 Boys’ have also qualified for the Regional Futsal finals. Ambition

National Swimming Finalists

The College Swim Teams competed in the regional championships in
September. All the teams did fantastically well out of 260 schools
nationally, finishing in the top 80 in the Junior girls’ and Boys’catagory
and Intermediate girls’ and Boys catagory.
The stars of the competition were the girls’ Intermediate A Team who
qualified for the eSSA Schools National Finals in November at The Aquatic
Centre, home of the olympics in london. The girls qualified in both relay
categories of Medley and Freestyle.
In November the team travelled to london with an early start ready for
competition. The Championships was an amazing experience for all of
the students and such an accolade to compete against the best schools
in the country and being one of only three comprehensive schools at the finals. The students were amazing and
so professional in their attitude, the hours of early morning training were evident, and the girls came a fabulous
24th and 25th in their category, improving on their qualifying position. A massive congratulations to the team
they were a real credit to the College. Ambition

Year 7 Football Teams Continue to Impress In National Cup.

The College National A and National B Football Teams have continued their progress in the eSFA U12 (Year 7)
National Cup competition. Both teams enter the latter stages now, with competition becoming increasingly
high. The National A Team will play at home against the winners of Torquay Academy and St luke’s (scheduled
to be played before Christmas). The National B Team are waiting to find out their opponents for the next round,
with only 32 schools remaining. “The attitude, effort and application from both teams has been outstanding.
Students have shown great commitment and we look forward to the next set of fixtures,” said Mr James,
Manager of the Year 7 Football teams. Ambition