Hartlepool Sixth Form is relaunching its Basketball Academy in partnership with leading North East club Huskies Basketball. Students with a talent and interest in the sport who are applying for the 2023-24 academic year will be able to combine their full-time studies with an elite training programme delivered by the Huskies professional coaches alongside playing … Continued
Former Hartlepool Sixth Form student Matthew Ridley has signed his first professional contract with English Football League club Sutton United. The young defender excelled in his studies and on the pitch during his two years at sixth form which saw him secure a prestigious scholarship in the USA. After graduating from the University of Nevada … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form students are celebrating after an impressive showing at the Association of Colleges (AoC) National Championships. Having reached the finals by winning a series of regional qualifiers, the sixth form’s young sports stars travelled to Nottingham to compete against athletes from colleges across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Students battled it out for … Continued
A former Hartlepool Sixth Form student has achieved his dream of playing basketball in the USA after securing a prestigious scholarship. Killian Bousfield will head to the States where he will study Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at Doane University in Nebraska and represent the Doane Tigers in the NAIA Division 1 intercollegiate league. The 18-year-old power forward gained national recognition while playing for the sixth form’s Basketball Academy and developed into one of the … Continued
The Netball Academy exceeded all expectations this season as they narrowly missed out on the AoC Yorkshire and Humberside Premiership title, qualified for the AoC National Championships and reached the last 16 of the AOC Cup. The players’ hard work and determination saw them as a team and athletes as they competed against some of … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form sport lecturer Danielle Smith has clocked up an amazing 150k throughout June to raise vital funds for Alice House Hospice. No matter the weather Danielle and best friend Chloe McKie, a former student at the Sixth Form, ran a combined 10k each day to reach their target – the equivalent of running … Continued
The Basketball Academy made huge strides this season following promotion to the ABL Northern Conference. Despite a big learning curve in coming to terms with the speed, skill and physicality of a higher division, the team proved it deserved to be playing at this level by winning five of the last six games to finish … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form students visited Teesside University to experience life as an elite athlete studying higher education. The sixth form’s TASS (Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) students and those studying on the Sport and Exercise Science programme spent the day in Middlesbrough learning how undergraduates benefit from the support and expertise on offer through Teesside Sport. … Continued
Hartlepool Sixth Form’s Men’s and Women’s Rugby Academies enjoyed successful seasons in the Association of Colleges Leagues, offering students the opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in the country as well as excelling in their academic studies. Men’s Rugby Academy The men’s side continued to impress, finishing second in the AOC Sport Rugby … Continued
