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www.abingdon.org.uk 17 The Fencing Club produced a stunning performance at the Public Schools Fencing Championship with Harry Baston-Hall winning the Junior Epee Championship and Captain Rob MacLennan, picking up silver in the Senior Epee Championship. Jacob Drew won bronze medals for both the Epee and Foil Championshipsfor his age group. Ed Scott-Payne was presented with the Mount Haes Champion at Arms Trophy for his points across the competition and earned a silver medal in the U15 Foil Championship. Additionally, the strength in depth of the squad resulted in four team trophies. The Football Club has grown in strength this year with the U15 Bs unbeaten and all U14 sides winning against Reading. The Club secured its best ever block win over Hampton with the U16 As winning 2-1, whilst the 2nd XI beat St Edward’s 1st XI 2-0. The 1sts were victorious over Berkhamsted, Haileybury and Radley to name only 3, in what has been an excellent season for the Club. Abingdon hosted the last round of the Squash Nationals in a triple header against King Edward’s Birmingham and Wycliffe School. Having won against KES, the Abingdon team played extremely well and fought hard against the Wycliffe Squash Academy, the eventual winners, and the top squash school in the country. The last match of the term saw a thrilling victory against Radley, a fitting end to a very successful season. The Boat Club brought the winter head racing season to a successful climax with 120 boys travelling to London to race in the two big national events, the Schools’ Head of the River and the National Sculling Head. The 1st VIII came 4th in the country in the Championship 8s event, with the 2nd VIII coming 8th in their category. All the boys can be really proud of the way they rose to the occasion and produced their best. And now it’s back to regular training to prepare the engine for sprint season. Abingdon Sport Canoe Polo The team competed in the third round of the British Canoeing Southwest tournament, winning 4 out of 5 games. Squash Club