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What an occasion for the lads to play in a National Schools Rugby Final! SNHS didn't start the game well, not looking after the ball and being a little shy when it came to making a tackle, we found ourselves 2 tries down within the first 5 minutes. The boys were encouraged on by parents, and they r…
Last Friday the Year 9 Rugby team played away at Ramsey hoping to book their spot in the final against Castle Rushen. The Saints seemed tired in the opening moments but scored first through Jacob Dawkins who dived between two Ramsey players to get the ball down, after great work at the breakdown fr…
The Senior Basketball season tipped off in exciting fashion as St Ninian’s began their campaign looking to build on last year’s success. The Saints started a little sluggish, struggling to secure rebounds early on, while QEII came out strong with an aggressive full-court press. However, St Ninian’s…
The Intermediates Basketball team faced QEII in their opening game of the season. The Saints took the lead early on in the first quarter through Eli Birchenough and never looked back. More baskets followed as QEII struggled to deal with the Saints' fast breaks up the court and dominance at both boa…
It was a tough and competitive first Basketball fixture for our Junior boys against QEII. The Saints started the game the stronger and more organised team, with Carter doing an excellent job off both boards and Louis controlling our tempo when on the ball. As the game went on we seemed to tire and…
We had a cracking Year 9 Rugby Douglas Derby before half-term, in a tightly contested affair St. Ninian's came from behind to edge a thrilling game 19-12. Jacob Dawkins scored a hat-trick of tries for the Saints with James Longden kicking two important conversions to maintain the 7 point lead in th…
Before half term the Year 9 girls competed in the Douglas derby vs BHS. This was certainly a game of two halves!! Saints struggled to cope with the constant attacking play from BHS, Elsie Chinn made 2 fantastic saves early on to keep the score at 0-0. Constant pressure from BHS soon resulted in 2 q…
The senior girls went into the final league game before the half term break against a strong Ballakermeen side, who had won all of their games so far, with the saints anticipating a tricky game in the Douglas Derby. With 5 key players missing due to injury and availability, it was important to ease…
The Year 7 Rugby teams played their final fixtures of the half-term in a fiercely contested Douglas derby against Ballakermeen. With all players new to rugby this year, the progress both teams have made is truly commendable. St. Ninian’s made a fast start, with some sharp play from Lucas C at fly-h…