Glasgow City State Schools XC Championships

Well what a day in Cambuslang! 

Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu had teams entered for each age group category for both boys and girls races in the first ever Glasgow City State Schools Cross-Country Championships.

Team victories came in:

S1/2 Boys

S1/2 Girls

S3/4 Boys

S5/6 Boys

S5/6 Girls

And we finished 2nd in the S3/4 Girls race.

We also had individual medal winners with:

Mark S1/2 Gold

Michael S1/3 Bronze

Daibhidh S3/4 Gold

Coll S3/4 Silver

Henry S3/4 Bronze

Isla S5/6 Bronze

Finlay S5/6 Silver

Joel S5/6 Bronze

That was a day to remember! Definitely one of the school highlights from the last 12 years. 

Glasgow Schools’ Giant Heptathlon Champions

Congratulations to the S1/2 Giant Heptathlon Team for winning these years Glasgow Schools’ Championships at the Emirates! What an exciting day of athletics for all the competitors involved. This years victory makes it 4 in a row for SGG which is absolutely outstanding! This years victory was hard earned. Our team was the youngest ever and up against the toughest opponents but the team were solid and performed well throughout the day. Not only did we retain the trophy we also had a number of medal winners in a variety of disciplines. Mark MacNeil was top male performer on the day, he medalled in the following events:

Gold in the 600m

Gold in the Shot Put

4th in the 60m Hurdles

Bronze in the Long Jump

4th in the triple jump.

Other medal winners

Zac Menzies 60m Bronze

Mairi Stephen 600m Gold

Daisy Gildea 600m Bronze

Thea Walker Shot Put Gold

The girls relay team also finished in 2nd place in the final.

Well done team. You have made history - the only school to win 4 titles on the trot. What a fantastic achievement! 

Glasgow Schools’ Giant Heptathlon

It’s been a while since this has been on but the Glasgow Schools’ Giant Heptathlon Competition is back. Teams from each school are made up of 14 pupils - 7 boys and 7 girls. Each pupils score goes towards the teams total. After the 7 events are up there’s also a relay race which is always a highlight.  This year we have a young team taking part, your youngest ever but they are all very much looking forward to it. The Emirates is the venue for the competition which means our pupils will be getting to compete where all the pros race which is an exciting opportunity.

All pupils take part in all 7 events:

60m

600m

60m Hurdles

Shot Putt

Javelin

Long Jump

Standing Triple Jump

Good luck to the team

Scottish Schools’ Cross-Country Championships

What another fantastic day at Hopetoun House estate for the Scottish Schools’ Cross-Country Championships. We had our best year ever in terms of more top 50/100 place finishes and Daibhidh finished inside the top 10 - in 7th place and has secured his place in the Scottish Schools Cross-Country team! The first pupil from the school to finish in the top 10 in this event and the first pupil  to represent his country in the cross-country international. Absolutely outstanding! What a day! 

Mairi 47th

Daisy 59th

Alexia 132nd

Niamh 134th

Thea 143rd

Audrey 170th

Marta 174th

13th Team

Oscar 72nd

Michael 74th

Brodie 95th

Finlay 114th

Lachlan 118th

Harris 176th

10th Team

Olwen 66th

Eilidh 70th

Casey 100th

Shreya 103rd

7th Team

Daibhidh 7th - school best performance 

Lyle 50th

Angus 81st

Donald 83rd

8th Team

Coll 86th

Gabriel 94th

Auran 130th

Finlay 15th

Joel 21st 

Daniel 59th

Cameron 62nd

4th Team

Scottish Cup Semi Finalists

Good luck to the S1 Netball Team who play in the semi final of the Scottish Netball Cup tomorrow night! What an absolutely amazing achievement getting this far! The last state school in the competition. 

S1S REACH SCOTTISH CUP SEMI FINALS

Unbelievably the S1 Netball team have reached the Scottish Cup Semi Finals. The first S1 Team to reach the Cup semis and only the 4th SGG to reach this stage! A big congratulations to the team on what has been a very impressive run in the competition! Everyone is very proud of the girl’s achievements. 

S2 Netballers Reach Scottish Cup Quarter Finals

Congratulations to the S2 Netball Team for reaching the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals. This has been some year for the netball teams with 3 teams reaching the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals across three different age groups and our seniors getting to the last 16. Make no mistake this will be hard to beat not just for SGG but for any state school across the country. A big well done to all the players involved and good luck to the S2s in the Quarter Finals and the S1’s in the Semi Finals. 

SGG Cross-Country Medal Winners

Here are the podiums for the SGG Cross-Country Championships! A big well done to our medal winners. More photos and videos to come of all 3 races. 

S3s through to the Scottish Shield Quarter Finals

What a nail biting game! The S2/3 Netball Team progressed through to the Scottish Shield Quarter Finals after winning by one goal! Well done to the team who pulled off their best performance to date against a well drilled team with huge potential. 

Sports Fixtures

Over the next few weeks we have the biggest set of sporting fixtures our school has ever had! Good luck to all our sports teams. 

SGG Cross-Country Championships

Here we go folks! It’s nearly time for the SGG Cross-Country Championships! Good luck to all competitiors! There will be mud! 

S1s through to Scottish Cup Quarter Finals

Congratulations to the S1 Netball Team who have progressed through to the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals! The final 8! What a magnificent achievement to get this far for the S1s! The first time an S1 team has progressed this far in the competition. They now face Biggar High at home with the game to be played before the end of February.