News: Sports News

Lancashire Schools Cup Football Success

Congratulations to our Year 7 boys football team who have progressed from the group stage of the Lancashire Schools Cup.

South Ribble Cross Country Competition

A huge well done to all the Year 7, 8 and 9 students, who represented Balshaw's at the South Ribble Cross Country competition, on Saturday 16th November

Boccia Challenge

Once again our competitors and leaders made us all proud, being shining examples of Balshavians at our Boccia event on Wednesday 30th October.

Superb Swimming!

On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November, 2024, two of our fantastic students competed at the Swim England North West Winter Regional Championships. To get to compete at this event is an achievement in itself as the age category is U16 and requires swimmers to achieve extremely quick qualifying times!

Year 10 & 11 Girls' Football Team Success!

Our Year 10 and 11 girls' football team were in 7-a-side action on Monday 4th November at Leyland St.Mary's.

Great Start for our Year 7 Girls' Football Team

Our Year 7 girls had their first football fixture on Thursday 31st November.

Panathlon Multi Sports Challenge

We hosted a Panathlon Multi Sports Challenge on Wednesday 9th October.

Year 9 Fabulous Football

Our Year 9 boys' football team have had back to back games recently!

Amazing Athletics

A big well done to our U16 athletes who travelled to UCLAN sports arena to compete in the South Ribble Schools competition.

First Fixture for New Year 7 Football Squad

We had almost 80 Year 7 students turn up to our trials for our Year 7 football team, which was amazing, but also very difficult to select an initial squad from! After three weeks of successive trials a squad of 13 was selected for our first fixture against Leyland St Marys in the South Ribble Schools League. 

Sam Shines on the International Golf Stage

We are very proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Sam W, a Year 11, who has recently made a significant mark in the world of golf.

Superstar Phoebe

We are delighted to share the news that Phoebe L, in Year 8, has been a real superstar in the fabulous world of cheerleading.

Brilliant BMX Year for Finley!

We are immensely proud of Finley, in Year 9, who we know has been competing in BMX competitions since he was 5 years old!

Cricket Friendly Success!

Our Year 7 & 8 Cricket team played in their first hardball fixture on 8th July. They played against a mixed Hutton team with both A and B team players fielding for the opposition.

Sam's Golfing Success

We were delighted to hear that Sam, in Year 10, has achieved great success with his golf recently by coming first in the National Championships at Lincoln Golf Club.

Year 8 Boys' Football Team 3rd in the League!

On Thursday 23rd May, our Year 8 boys played out their final fixture of the football season against Leyland St.Mary’s.

South Ribble U13s Cricket Success

Our Year 7 and 8 Cricket team were in action, on Thursday 13th June, at Penwortham Priory.

South Ribble U14 Girls' 11-a-side Football Champions!

Our U14 girls' football team took part in the South Ribble Cup this year, with this being the first year the competition has been held as a South Ribble High School community.

Lancashire Cup Champions!

On Tuesday 7th May, our Year 11 boys' football team produced an unbelievable fighting spirit in the Lancashire County Cup football final.

Lancashire Cup Finalists!

On Monday 29th April, our Year 11 boys’ football team, were in action and they beat Archbishop Temple 3-1.

Nifty Netball!

Congratulations and a big well done to our Year 9 Netball team who were Runners Up in the District Netball Tournament at All Hallows.

Sophie's Superb Hockey Success

We were delighted to hear that Sophie R, in Year 7, has recently been selected to play for Lancashire U12 hockey squad.

Beth's Biathlon Brilliance

Beth A, in Year 9, has been continuing with her superstar swimming and has now added running to her skillset!

Year 7 Netball Tournament

On Thursday 21st March, our Year 7 netball teams took part in their first district tournament and performed really well.

Year 8 and 9 Girls' Football Team Progress!

On Thursday 21st March, Balshaw's hosted Lostock Hall in the Under 14s girls' Lancashire Cup quarter-finals.

Amazing Athletics!

On Monday 4th March, our Year 7 & 8 girls took part in the District Schools Sportshall Athletics Champs at All Hallows.

Year 8 Boys' South Ribble Cup Progress

Our Year 8 boys’ football team played in the South Ribble Cup on Monday 4th March.

Year 7 Girls' Football Friendly

On Thursday 29th February, our Year 7 girls’ football team played in a friendly against Leyland St Mary’s.

South Ribble Netball Champions!

During the week beginning 19th February, the Year 11s competed in the South Ribble netball tournament.

Year 8 and 9 Girls' Football Team Success

On Thursday 22nd February, our Year 8 and 9 girls’ football team played in their first ever South Ribble cup game.

Girls' 5-a-side Succcess

Our girls’ football teams have been very busy representing school in the South Ribble 5-a-side indoor tournaments at All Hallow's recently.

Lancashire County Cross Country Championships

It was a pleasure to go and support a number of our students on Saturday morning, as they represented South Ribble at the Lancashire County Cross Country Championships. 

Year 11 Football Team Progress in the Lancashire Cup

Our Year 11 boys’ football team faced a local derby in the Lancashire Cup on Monday 5th February, taking on All Hallows in the last 16 of the County Cup.

U13s Basketball Team Success

On the 30th January our U13s basketball team attended the South Ribble tournament organised at Worden High School.

Kiera's American Football Success!

We were delighted to hear from former Balshavian Kiera recently when she shared exciting news about her American football success!

Great Gymnastics!

On Wednesday 24th January, 18 of our students competed in the South Ribble Schools Floor and Vault Gymnastics Championships at Worden Academy.

U16 Girls' Football Team Progress in the Lancashire Cup

On Thursday 18th January, our U16s girls’ football team were in action in the quarter final of the Lancashire Cup against Bishop Rawstorne.

Sam Selected for American Football GB Squad!

Congratulations to Sam C, in Year 11, who has been selected for the American Football U17 Great Britain squad.

Year 7 Girls Through to Semi-finals of the Lancashire Cup!

After an impressive 3-0 win away at Bowland, we are delighted to say that our Year 7 girls’ football team made it through to the semi-finals of the Lancashire cup, on Thursday 11th January.

U14s Basketball Lancashire Cup

Well done to our U14s Basketball team, who travelled over to St Michaels in Chorley, to compete in the Lancashire Schools Cup.

Sam Waddington Wins Prestigious Sanderson Golf Trophy

We are very proud of Sam W, in Year 10, who was recently awarded the Sanderson Golf Trophy.

Year 7 Girls' Football Team - Lancashire Cup Progress

Our Year 7 girls' football team were in Lancashire cup action, on Thursday 7th December, in what were very difficult weather conditions!

South Ribble District Cross Country

On Saturday 18th November, almost 40 of our students turned out to represent Balshaw's at the South Ribble District Cross Country.

Year 8 Boys' South Ribble Football Tournament Success

Our Year 8 boys’ football team played incredibly well in the Year 8 South Ribble A team tournament on Monday 4th December.

Superb Staff Football Fundraiser!

On Tuesday 28th November, our amazing staff took part in a charity football match after school.

Year 8 Boys' Football Team in the Lancashire Cup

Well done to our Year 8 boys' football team as they have progressed again into the next round of the Lancashire cup.

Spectacular Swimming!

We are very proud of Honor, in Year 9, who has been very busy with her swim competitions recently.

Mia's Marvellous Gymnastics

Mia is an amazing gymnast and she took part in a competition in Leicester, on the 11th and 12th of November.

Year 7 Boys' 7-a-side Team

Our Year 7 boys’ football team were in action again on Monday 20th November, when they took part in the South Ribble 7-a-side competition. 

Year 7 & 8 PNE Football Tournament

On Thursday 16th of November, a group of our Year 7 girls and Year 8 girls took part in a PNE Tournament at Playfootball, Tag Lane.

Year 11 Boys' Football Team - Lancashire Schools Cup Result

Our Year 11 boys’ football team fought a very tough battle against Carr Hill High School in the Lancashire Schools Cup on Wednesday 15th November.

U14 Girls - Lancashire Cup Win!

Our under 14 girls' football team played in the second round of the Lancashire Cup on Wednesday 15th November.

Year 10 and 11 Girls' 7-a-side Team

Our girls took part in a Year 10 and 11 girls’ 7-a-side tournament at Leyland St. Mary’s on Tuesday 14th November.

Year 7 Girls' 7-a-side Team

A huge well done to our Year 7 girls' 7-a-side football team. They played against Leyland St Mary's, on Wednesday 8th November, in their first tournament as a group.

Lancashire Cup Success for Year 10 & 11 Girls' Football Team

Our Year 10/11 girls' football team participated in round one of the Lancashire cup away at St Bede's, in Ormskirk. 

Lancashire Cup Success for Year 8 Boys!

Our Year 8 boys' football team played in round 1 of the Lancashire Cup on Monday 9th October.

Finley is a BMX Champ!

Nadia is a World Champion Gymnast

We are all incredibly proud of Nadia, in Year 7, who is the most amazing gymnast!

Year 8 Rounders - South Ribble Tournament

A huge well done to the Year 8 rounders team who persevered through an extremely wet evening, winning 4 out of 5 of their matches and coming 3rd overall in the South Ribble tournament.

Lancashire Schools Track & Field Championships

On Saturday 10th June, Ethan C represented the South Ribble district at the 2023 Lancashire Schools Track & Field Championships at Stanley Park Arena, Blackpool.

Ollie's Cricketing Success

We are extremely proud of OIlie S, in Year 7, who plays for the Cheshire County Cricket Team.

Balshaw's Cricket Trip to watch Lancashire T20

On Thursday 25th May we took a group of Year 7 and 8 students over to Emirates Old Trafford to watch a live Twenty Twenty cricket fixture.

Year 7 & 8 Rugby

Our Year 7 and 8 rugby team were in action on Wednesday 24th May against Holy Cross.

James Represents the District Football Team

Congratulations to James B in Year 10, who as part of the U15 South Ribble District team, won the league this year.

Year 7 Rotary Cup Tournament at UCLan Sports Arena

On Thursday 18th May, 7 of our Year 7 boys along with 7 of our Year 7 girls, from the respective school football teams, took part in the Year 7 Rotary Cup Tournament at UCLan Sports Arena. 

Year 7 Netball Team South Ribble Champions!

A huge well done to these 11 superstars who are South Ribble Tournament CHAMPIONS!

Year 7 Football Team Success

The Year 7 football team were in South Ribble Cup action on Tuesday 18th April.

Year 10 Boys Through to the Semi Finals of the Lancashire County Cup!

Our Year 10 boys team have reached the final four in Lancashire after another nail biting extra time game.

South Ribble Schools Gymnastics Championships

In February, our Gymnastics team competed in the South Ribble Schools Floor and Vault Championships at Worden Academy.

Our Year 10 Netball Team are South Ribble Champions!

A massive well done to the Year 10 netball team who are South Ribble Champions!

Swimming Superstar!

Beth A, in Year 8, is a really is a dedicated swimming superstar and has taken part in three county swimming competitions already this year and won lots of medals!

Year 10 Boys Through to Lancashire County Quarter Finals

An unbelievable performance from our Year 10 boys has put them through to the quarter finals of the Lancashire County Cup.

South Ribble Netball Coaching

Thank you so much to Laura and Liz from South Ribble Netball club for a fantastic session with our Year 7 netballers!

U13 Boys Basketball Team

Well done to our U13s basketball team who took part in their first basketball fixtures. They played 4 fixtures winning 3 of them in what was a fantastic start to the season.

Year 7 Netball

Well done to the Year 7 netball team who played in the first round of the South Ribble league on Monday 30th January at All Hallows’.

Fabulous Football!

Our girls have been really busy with their fabulous football skills recently.

Indoor Athletics

Well done to our boys Indoor Athletics team who competed at the South Ribble competition held at All Hallows.

Great Gymnastics!

Congratulations to Mia, in Year 7, who recently took part in a gymnastics competition in Leicester and won two medals.

Cross Country Event

On Saturday 19th November, a group of our students represented Balshaw’s in a cross country competition at Hutton Grammar.

Year 7 Boys' Football Team

Our Year 7 boys' football team have been busy taking part in South Ribble league fixtures against Wellfield, All Hallows and Penwortham Priory.

South Ribble Athletics Championships - June 2022

On Friday 24th June our U14s Athletics team travelled to Stanley Park to compete at the South Ribble Athletics competition.

Year 8 Rounders

A huge well done to the Year 8 rounders team who competed in the South Ribble tournament on Monday 27th June.

Year 7 Rounders - South Ribble Tournament

Congratulations to our Year 7 Rounders team for finishing in 3rd place finish in the South Ribble Tournament in June.

Year 9 Rounders

A very impressive performance by the following Year 9 girls, they were undefeated in all 5 of their matches and are now South Ribble Champions!

Golf

Josh R, in Year 10, and Sam W, in Year 8, played in the English Schools Golf Association competition on Monday 25th April at Dunscar, along with 55 other young people.

Lancashire Cup Final

Unfortunately, our girls were beaten 7-2 by a very good Haslingden side in the Lancashire Cup Final. 

Congratulations Will

A huge well done to one of our students that came 2nd place while racing at Haydock Park.

Year 9 Sports Leaders

Congratulations and a huge well done to our Year 9 Sports Leaders who officiated the Year 5 & 6 Leyland Primary Schools' Football Tournament on Tuesday 17th May.

Year 7 and 8 Girls Football Team

The Year 7 and 8 girls' football team took part in a 7-a-side competition, held by grassroots team, Euxton Girls.

Year 9 are South Ribble Cup Winners!!

Year 9 Play in the South Ribble Netball Tournament

Our Year 9’s played in the South Ribble Netball tournament in March at All Hallows.

Year 8 Netball Success!

A huge well done to the Year 8 netball team!

Year 7 and 8 Boys Indoor Athletics Competition

Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics Competition

Well done to the Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Indoor Athletics team who came 3rd and 4th respectively out of 9 schools at the recent South Ribble Schools' Indoor Athletics Championships.

U13 Girls 7-a-side Competition

On Thursday 10th March, nine of our under 13 girls took part in a 7-a-side competition.

U14 Girls' Football Team are Through to the Lancashire Cup Final!

Year 7 Netball News

More success for our Year 7 girls, who won their second match against Penwortham Girls High School team this week.

Year 7 Netball News

U13s Girls' Football Team

The under 13's 6-a-side football team took part in a Blackburn Rovers community trust football tournament on Monday 13th December.

U14s Girls' Football Team

The under 14s girls' football team have been in good form in the past two rounds of the Lancashire cup, in Round 1, beating Ormskirk 17-1, and then in Round 2 beating a good Bowland side, 7-4.

Our Year 9 Netball Team Win Again!

South Ribble Cross Country Competition

A huge well done and thank you to all our students who represented Balshaw's on Saturday 20th November.

More Wins For Year 9 Football Team!

It's been another successful few weeks for our Year 9 football squad who have won two more important fixtures.

Netball News

U13 Girls Take Part in South Ribble Tournament

On Tuesday 9th November, our under 13 girls took part in a South Ribble 6-a-side tournament.

Clayton House Win Year 7 Inter-house Benchball

Overall Sport Inter-House Leaderboard for Half Term 1

Cuerden House Win Year 8 and 9 Inter-house Football

Year 9 Boys Win Again!

After their success in the second round of the English Schools cup last week, our Year 9 boys faced Bishop Rawstorne in the first round of the Lancashire County Cup, this week.

Farington House are Interhouse Football Winners!

Year 9 Football Team - English Schools Cup 2nd Round Win!

On Wednesday 6th October, our Year 9 boys' football team travelled over to Manchester Grammar School to play them in the second round of the English Schools Cup. 

Balshaw’s Success at Golf Championship

On Monday 19th April, the Lancashire Schools Golf Championships were held at Pleasington Golf Club. Over 50 golfers took part.

Nifty Netball from our Year 7 Girls

A huge well done to the super talented Year 7 netball team who won their first ever school match on Tuesday 21st January against Leyland St Mary's.

Year 7 Boys' Football Team Through Another Round of the Lancashire Cup

Our Year 7 team travelled over to Colne, in December, to play against Fishermoore High School.

Year 7 Boys Football Win

Congratulations to the Year 7 boys' 7-a-side squad who have won the initial group stage of the Lancashire County Cup beating Worden and All Hallows.