... the Basingstoke U11 individual table tennis competition took place at Aldworth school with 4 boys and 4 girls representing St Mary’s.  This year it was great to see a full competition of 16 boys and 16 girls taking part which made for a very busy and exciting morning!  After many hard fought matches, with the majority of our children finishing in the top half, we ended up with 3 St Mary’s pupils in the semi finals, which is a fantastic achievement as the standard was exceptionally high.  Huge congratulations to Rudi and Sophie who won bronze medals and Isabella who won a silver medal and qualification to the County Final in Southampton on 1^st February.  It was an absolute pleasure to spend time with our children who were so enthusiastic, sporting, fun and supportive of each other.  A special mention must also go to Cormac who won the plate competition and Sophie who is only a Year 4 and a very exciting talent for the future!  Congratulations to all our 8 players – Rudi, Sam, Cormac, Aidan, Harleen, Sophie, Stela & Isabella.  We would like to wish Isabella the best of luck for the County Final next week.