Cross Country at HBS

It was a blustery afternoon with sharp showers as the cross country team set off for Hitchin Boy’s School. There were four categories in which to compete. Both year 5 boys and girls had to complete half a mile and year 6 girls and boys had to complete a mile. The course was walked by … Read more

The netballers were away at St. Andrew’s

Both of the netball teams walked down to St. Andrew's to play their second away fixture. Playing the game in four rotations of five minutes each was a new experience for the girls. Once again the 'away' experience was a little overwhelming for some of the A-team girls and our marking and spacing out on … Read more

Boy’s football team lose in the semi-final on penalties

William Ransom boy's football team took part in the ESFA tournament at Whitehill tonight. The eight Hitchin teams were divided into two groups. In  group two,  Wilshere Dacre failed to turn up so only   Ickleford and Highover played William Ransom. The first game against Highover was 0-0 at  half time  but a goal from Ben, who was … Read more

Home to Our Lady for the netball teams

On Wednesday 8th October the netball teams played Our Lady at William Ransom. Despite it being a blustery night the girls from both teams and both schools played some great netball. In the first half Our Lady scored 3 out of their 6 attempts and William Ransom scored 6 out of their 9 attempts. With … Read more

Wix first round

Whitehill was the venue for the first round of the Wix Cup and a friendly for the B-team. William Ransom A-team footballers lost to Whitehill 2-1 in their away Wix Cup match last Thursday 2nd October. After a closely fought game which could have gone either way Whitehill scored a late goal which takes them through … Read more

The netball season has started

The A and B netball teams played their first game of the season away at Whitehill. This was the second game for Whitehill and they were clearly more aware of where they should be on the court and what they should be doing. The A-team lost 4-1. They had lots of opportunities especially in the … Read more

Cross Country at Princess Helena

On Monday 29th September William Ransom was invited by Princess Helena College to take part in their cross country event. The children in years 5 and 6 were invited to ‘trials’ in school where they ran a mile which was 5 times around our school field. Every child who ‘tried out’ managed to run the … Read more

Early Season Football Rally

On Saturday 27th September William Ransom A-team footballers took part in the Early Season Rally at Whitehill School. This rally divides the Hitchin schools into two leagues and each school usually plays about four short games with no finals, shields or recognition of a final winner. It is just a chance for the schools to … Read more

The competitive football season is under way

A first League game for our A-Team footballers and a ‘friendly’ for the B-Team at home against St. Andrew’s.  The William Ransom boys looked quite small in comparison to St. Andrew’s boys but what they lacked in height they made up for in energy and commitment to the game. The A-team conceded an early goal, … Read more