Last week, a selection of Year 7 and 8 pupils from John Kyrle went for athletics trials in Hereford. Seven of them were successful in gaining a place in the Hereford Schools’ athletics squad by either winning their event or coming second.

These seven pupils will now go on to compete at the Hereford and Worcester County finals in Worcester on Wednesday 26th June.

 Year 7: Sofia Alfer - 800m. Year 8: Olivia Cox - 300m, Harry Daunter - 300m, Emily Holmes - LonSee this week’s paper for more stories like this, available in shops and as a Digital Edition now.