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Sports Highlights 2008-09 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kenny Huang   
Sunday, 01 March 2009

Sports Highlights 2008-09

 

Cricket

  • Campion boys beat Calabar High School to win the ISSA/Grace Shield “A” League Under-19 competition in 2009, while the under-16 team made it to the quarter finals of the Colts Cricket Competition in 2008.

 

Waterpolo

  • Campion boys won the ASAJ High School Waterpolo Competition for the first time in 2008, taking the trophy away from longstanding champions, Wolmer’s Boys School.

 

Swimming

  • In 2008, the boys again won the Mayberry High School Swim Meet. Although placing second in 2008, the boys have also dominated the ISSA High School Swim Meet for many years. In both competitions, our girls’ team has consistently placed third behind rival all-girl schools, St. Andrew’s and Immaculate.

 

Chess

·         Campionites were the 2008 winners of the annual RBTT Corporate Area Schools Chess Competition and semi-finalists in 2009.

 

Golf

 

·        A Campionite is the Caribbean Junior Golf Champion and was voted Golfer of the Year in the recent national sports awards.

 

Table Tennis

  • Campion girls won the under-19 Urban Cup Competition and placed second in the All-Island Competition in 2008, while the boys’ team made it to the semi-finals of the national competition.

 

Track & Field

  • Campion students have done well in national meets in recent years with students holding the Top Triple Jump title (2008) and Top 800m title (2003-08).

 

Lawn Tennis

  • Both boys’ and girls’ teams consistently win or make it into the final rounds of the National High School Tennis Competition and, in 2008, the boys placed second overall.

 

Badminton

  • The under-15 boys’ team placed second in the All-Island Competition in 2008.

 

Football

  • A marked improvement has been seen in Campion’s football performance in recent years. In 2008, the under-14 team made it to the second round of the Pepsi Cup, while the Colts and Manning Cup teams placed third in their zone.

 

Netball

  • Campion has made it to the semi-final round of the Digicel Urban Under-15 Competition for the last two years and is expected to do even better in 2009.

 

Campion teams also participate in rugby and hockey in national high school competitions.

 

Director of Sports is Mr. Phillpotts-Brown.