The Year 7 football teams have made an excellent start to the season, with a series of competitive and high-quality fixtures that have seen fantastic participation across the year group. The opening match of the season was the traditional Douglas derby against Ballakermeen High School, with four te…
The Year 10 girls took on KWC in their second netball match of the year. The girls showed great discipline and teamwork, moving the ball calmly and supporting each other throughout the game. Their composure and effort never dropped, even when faced with a challenging score line. At the shooting end…
The Year 9 Football teams travelled away to Ballakermeen for their first ever 11-a-side fixtures. It proved to be a valuable learning experience and an encouraging afternoon for both squads. The A team took some time to adapt to the larger pitch and increased space, finding themselves 2–0 down earl…
The Year 10s kicked off the football season with the Douglas derby vs Ballakermeen. With this group of players previously winning the Year 8 and Year 9 competitions, it was an exciting team to watch play football again. This was demonstrated just 15 seconds into the game, when Captain Ffinlo Thomas…
St. Ninians faced a strong Castle Rushen side in the IOMSSA Intermediates Basketball Final. With an unchanged squad from the semi-final, the Saints were hoping to replicate the high-intensity performance that had seen them overcome King William’s College. In the opening quarter, however, the Saints…
This year’s Senior Basketball Final was very much St. Ninian's’ game to lose. Unbeaten throughout the season and returning as last year’s champions, the Saints came in as clear favourites, but QEII were never going to make it easy. The opening quarter showed signs of nerves from both sides. QEII se…
St. Ninian's Junior Basketball team faced QEII in the semi-final and having lost to them in the league campaign, we knew we were in for a tough game. The 1st quarter was entertaining, but for the wrong reasons. Both teams were unable to make good opportunities count, not due to good defending but b…
Our Year 7 boys took part in the Island Basketball Tournament at Bemahague at the end of last term, competing against all secondary schools from across the island. Despite limited fixture opportunities this year due to combined age-group competitions, the boys prepared well and played five closely…
The Autumn Term ended with the Interschools Cross-Country Championships at Ramsey Grammar School, the course was tough and all of our athletes handled the conditions very well and performed exceptionally. A special mention to our Senior Boys and Intermediate Girls teams who both finished in 1st pla…