The Year 3/4 football team completed their season as well deserved runners up in the Durham FA Knockout Cup, a competition that started with 64 teams. The final on Wednesday in Chester-le-Street involved Castletown (Sunderland), Lumley (Chester-le-Street) and Seaham (Peterlee) alongside us. The team got off to a slow start loosing 3-1 to eventual winners Seaham with an own goal getting us on the score sheet. The team raised their game after that with a 1-0 win over Lumley curtesy of an Aaran Sutton header he didn’t know too much about!! The final game against Castletown produced the best performance and a 3-1 win, with a goal from Aaran again and 2 from Lewis McNall. An excellent season from all involved and a well deserved final result. Well done!!!!

Congratulations to the Year 5 football team who jointly won the Felling Schools FA knockout cup on Thursday at Gateshead Stadium. After qualifying for the final way back in October the squad finally got the chance to compete against South Street, Wardley and Harlow Green. On a day of very few goals and four evenly matched teams it was always going to be close, and so it proved with just 3 goals scored in the 6 matches. After a winning start against South Street with Cameron Howell getting the goal, two 0-0 draws followed in close games containing lots of good football. It led to a nervous finish, as per usual, with nothing to separate ourselves and Wardley. Congratulations to all involved and hopefully more success will follow next season.

The year 3/4 football team reached the final of the Durham County Cup on Tuesday after a stunning comeback in their final match to top their group. They lined up alongside Colegate, Ousten from Durham and Rickleton in Washington in what was a tough semi final draw.
The first game was a fairly comfortable 3-1 win over Colegate, although it is fair to say that we didn’t play as well as we can. Aaran Sutton, Nick Hall and Lewis McNall with the goals. Next up was Ousten. Twice they took the lead and twice we fought back to grab a well earned 2-2 draw. A screamer of a volley and an own goal helping us on our way.
In the final game we were to play Rickleton, knowing that only a win would get us through. We had improved as a team as the tournament went on and this was by far the best performance. But despite passing the ball well, tackling hard and running their little heart out Rickleton still went in 1-0 up at half time. The second half was a different story and we were soon back on level terms when a Lewis McNall shot was deflected into the net. With a minute to go Aaran Sutton grabbed a winner that only just crossed the line after bouncing off the bar. The last few seconds really dragged but eventually the final whistle went and the final place was booked.

Well done to all – Jamie, Carl, Kieran, Kieran, Nick, Aaran, Megan, Callum and Lewis

The Final will Be played at Red Rose Primary School, County Durham, On Tuesday 13th May.

Well done to all of the children who took part in the Year 5/6 Hockey Tournament at Gateshead Stadium on Thursday. All of the children played very well and we had an excellent afternoon. Team A came third and team B came fifth. Check out our photos!

Team Photo

Team A in Action

Team B in Action

On Tuesday 18th March the year 5/6 girls team got their season underway in the Durham FA U11 Girls knockout cup. The first round featured 2 games at a very cold Colegate. Both games were tough affairs with bruised shins and cut knees to prove it. We defended well and hit Colegate swiftly on the break, creating many chances. Overall this proved too much for Colegate and we ran out 3-1 winners in the first game with Lauren McDonald, Emiline Scott and Kate Thompson scoring. The second game was equally as tough but again the team played brilliantly to win 2-0, Lauren McDonald and Keira Scope with the goals.
So, roll on round 2, on a warmer evening one hopes!!

Download this file to see the latest results and table in the Year 6 Winter Football league

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Well done gymnasts.
Last night Oakfield gymnasts performed at Gateshead Leisure Centre as part of the Gateshead Gymnastics Festival. 25 schools took part. Our girls were fantastic, but I'm bound to say that. They performed brilliantly, looked great thanks to parents and sat patiently as we were last. I was very proud of you all!!!

Well done to all of those children who took part in the basketball tournament at Joseph Swan. We had 2 fantastic teams of year 5 and 6 players and although we didn't win, our children stood out for their outstanding sportmanship skills, attitudes and behaviour. Must mention Daniel W.'s amazing goal from the half way line! The referee was counting down, "3... 2..." and Daniel, knowing we were losing by a goal, decided to have a shot from the half way line, we had nothing to lose. The ref continued, "...1!" and blew his whistle, milli-seconds before the ball went straight through the hoop (basketball rules state that if the ball is in the air when the whistle is blown, goal still counts)! Nice one Daniel!

The Year 5 Football team got their season off to a perfect start last night at Gateshead Stadium. The team took part in the first round of the Felling FA knockout cup on the new artificial pitches, a huge playing surface for 7-a-side football. The competition involved 20 teams split up into 4 groups of 5 with only the winning team from each group progressing to the final. Our year 5’s were drawn alongside Falla Park, Windy Nook, Kells Lane and St Johns.

In all four games the team played some superb football; passing, controlling, making space for themselves and working for each other. Because of this all games seemed to be played largely within the opponent’s halves. This led to a lot of chances being created, and, with a bit of luck (and help from an opposing goalkeeper) we managed to score in all four games. At the other end our defence and goalkeeper managed to keep any danger at bay and were rewarded with four clean sheets. This was no more than they deserved.

Results

Oakfield 1 – St John’s 0 (Lewis Terrell)
Oakfield 1 – Kells Lane 0 (Michael Iveson)
Windy Nook 0 – Oakfield 3 (Lewis Terrell x2, Cameron Howell)
Falla Park 0 – Oakfield 1 (Owen Barker)

Final League Table

School P W D L F A Pts
Oakfield 4 4 0 0 6 0 12
Kells Lane 4 2 1 1 4 1 7
Windy No 4 1 2 1 2 3 5
Falla Park 4 1 1 2 1 2 4
St. Johns 4 0 0 4 0 7 0

A huge WELL DONE to all 9 members of the squad:

Lewis Terrell, Owen Barker, Cameron Howell, Michael Iveson, Michael Richardson,
Joe Pelosi, Joe Donnahue, Kameron Sowerby and Liam Sowerby.

The final will be played sometime in the Summer term!

The year 6 winter football league got underway at the end of October with the first two fixtures in the top division. In all 9 teams are involved with fixtures continuing until Easter (with a long Winter break for dark nights and wet pitches). Each game lasts for 30 minutes in this 7-a-side competition.
I will endeavour to keep all results up to date with a league table when I find the result of other schools.

Results so far

Oakfield 4 - Carr Hill 1 (Daniel Whybrow x2, Toby Walton, Louis Tiplady)
Oakfield 2 - Brighton Ave. 0 (Toby Walton, Daniel Martin)

Goalscorers
Daniel Whybrow – 2
Toby Walton – 2
Louis Tiplady – 1
Daniel Martin – 1

Well done to all the runners who braved the cold and wet on Saturday at gateshead Stadium. Despite the awful weather out teams performed really well so a huge thank you.
Here are the results:
Out of 88 runners

Girls
Amber 12th
Emiline 48th
Kate 49th
Katie 51st
Laura 52nd
Hannah 57th

Boys
Cameron 7th
Daniel 25th
Jack 29th
Jo 35th
Louis 47th
Josh 49th

WELL DONE!!!!

After coming through the group stages unbeaten, the Year 6 football team took their place in the Felling FA 7 a side knockout competition. Standing in the way of glory were teams from Roman Road, Harlow Green and Windy Nook. In a round robin competition all schools played each other, with the winners not only being Gateshead champions, but also going on to the Durham FA stage of the national competition.
In the first game against Windy Nook Oakfield dominated. Chance after chance came and went until at last, with time running out a Louis Tiplady popped up with a deserved winner.
The next two games against Roman Road and Harlow Green were tight with few chances. In both, despite 110% effort, neither team were able to break through and the games ended 0-0.
Final league table;

Harlow Green - 7 pts
Oakfield - 5 pts
Roman Road - 4 pts
Windy Nook - 0 pts

In the end the defence stuck to their task but a lack of goals cost us the championship. Still a good night awaits at the presentations next July when medals all round are in order!!

Tennis coaching will take place on Monday 17th September so please enure your child has their PE kit in school. (Y3-Y5)

On Wednesday night the tear 3/4 football team took part in the semi-final of the County Durham Knockout Cup, and like the year 6 team, showed they have true class. In a league situation, where only the top team qualify any slip up could have proved fatal, but two good wins and an unlucky defeat saw the team through on goal difference. The final will be played next Tuesday 15th May at Red Rose Primary in Chester-le-Street beginning at 3.45pm. So come along to cheer on our youngest footballing sensations.

Well done to: Lewis Terrell, Owen Barker, Cameron Howell, Kameron Barker, Joe Donahue, Michael Richardson, Michael Iveson, Jamie Johnson and Callum Barnes.

Year 3/4 County Durham Knockout Cup – Semi Final scores

West Boldon 1 Oakfield 0

Bullion Lane 0 Oakfield 3 (Lewis Terrell, Kameron Sowerby 2)

Oakfield 2 (Lewis Terrell, Kameron Sowerby) George Washington 1

Oakfield Year 6 football team have been crowned champions of the Felling Schools FA Year 6 Thursday League – Division 1 (that’s the top division!). After a long hard season through rain, sleet, wind and finally sun, the 9 boys who make up the squad finally prevailed. The competition started way back in late September with only one win in the first three games. But since then, and the Winter break, the team has gone from strength to strength, winning all four games against some very strong opposition.
So well done to (in no particular order) Michael McGill, Robert Ashbridge, Cameron Barker, Nick Hay, Luke Playle, Liam White, Harry Robinson, Greg Lindsay and Callum McFarlane.

It doesn’t end there though as the team are also in the final of the Felling FA knockout cup and have the summer league to play for.

Felling Schools FA Year 6 Thursday League – Division 1 – Oakfield results

Oakfield 2 (Michael McGill / Nick Hay) Kells Lane 2

Oakfield 1 (Michael McGill) Harlow Green 0

Oakfield 3 (Sorry, can’t remember scorers) v. Brighton Avenue 3

Bede 0 Oakfield 3 (Michael McGill 2, Robert Ashbridge)

Colegate 0 Oakfield 1 (Michael McGill)

Oakfield 2 (Greg Lindsey & Robert Ashbridge) Kelvin Grove 0

Oakfield 6 (Michael McGill, Luke Playle, Liam White 2, Nick Hay, Harry Robinson) St Aidans 1

It has been a busy sporting term.
Over 60 dancers took part in the Gateshead Dance Festival at Gateshead Leisure Centre. They were fantastic!!!
Y5/6 hockey players competed in a hockey tournament at Gateshead Stadium and came 1st and 3rd of their group. Well done!!
Footballers, both boys and girls continue to challenge other schools. Keep it up.
Our school won the Swimming Gala at Felling Pool thanks to some wonderful swimmers.
Y3 competed in a tennis tournament at Joseph Swan.
We have been entertained by Eduardo Sanchez an acrobat and mime artist.
No doubt will summer bring even more success!!!

Rugby tournament to take place Wednesday 18th October 2006, at Gateshead Fell Rugby Club.