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SPORT

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Our partnership with the Huish Tigers junior
Basketball national league club has continued to grow, 01-02 House Basketball
03 County and National
Millfield Basketball has enjoyed another successful providing Millfield students with additional high- success for Lower Sixth
and dynamic year, participating in a wide range level playing opportunities outside the school Oliver
04 Lower Sixth Oliver
of competitive formats. Our teams competed in environment.
national schools’ tournaments across several age
groups, the South West Winter League (SWWL)
for senior players, and the Southwest regional Clay Shooting
U14 and U16 club competitions. Both club teams The school shooting teams have had another
delivered strong performances against well- outstanding year, achieving notable success in
established opposition from across the region. local and national competitions. With students
Importantly, these events allowed us to integrate from all year groups working together, the teams
younger players into the squads, giving them have demonstrated exceptional skill, discipline,
valuable experience that will greatly benefit their sportsmanship, and teamwork. Several individuals
development in the seasons ahead. earned top rankings, and the teams rank highly
overall at all competitions. This year also saw
An exciting development this year was the students from Years 9 and 10 stepping up and
inclusion of several girls' fixtures, a significant step showing great promise, ensuring a bright future for
in the ongoing development of girls’ basketball the squad. The team's achievements have brought
at Millfield. We look forward to expanding this pride to the school and set a high standard for years
programme further with even more to come. Lower Sixth Oliver has also achieved
fixtures in the coming year. some exceptional personal successes in the trap
discipline.

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