Name: Beth Macleod
Sport/Discipline: Football
Sporting Hero: Arjen Robben
Best Achievement in Sport:

• Scottish Schools U15 and U18 champions
• Ness U14 player of the year

How are you preparing for the games?

• Training T3 times a week Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
• Gym

What are your targets for the games?

• doing the best I can and to improve as a player

What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• Playing football

Name: Christine Mackinnon
Sport/Discipline: Football
Sporting Hero: Jessica Ennis
Best Achievement in Sport: 2014 Scottish Schools Champions


How are you preparing for the games?

• Training Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays

What are your targets for the games?

• To play well

What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• The experience

Name: Cirsty Gillies
Sport/Discipline: Football
Sporting Hero: Alick Wright
Best Achievement in Sport: 2014 Scottish Schools Champions


How are you preparing for the games?

• Training Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Runs twice a week
• Weights one/twice a week
• Circuits once a week

What are your targets for the games?

• To perform to my best
• Ensure I put in a much effort as possible so as not to let the team down
• Enjoy it

What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• Going away to play as a team and represent the island
• Playing at the highest level, most intense level I will see in my footballing career
• Hearing 'happy days' repeatedly whenever the team performs well (Euan)

The Western Isles Track and Field Championships is on Saturday the 6th of June. If you are interested in taking part see Miss Mackenzie in English for more information and entry form.

 

Name: Amanda Nicolson

Nickname: Manda

Sport/Discipline: Football, Leftback
Sporting hero: Catherine Ann Macleod

 

Best Achievement in Sport: Winning Junior Scottish Cup and Senior Scottish Schools Cup.

 

How are you preparing for the island games?

 

Gym sessions, football training twice a week and spin sessions.

 

What are your targets for the games?

• To play the best I can and contribute as much to the team
• To win a medal

What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• atmosphere
• meeting athletes from other places
• seeing new places
• representing the island

 

 

 

Name: Isla Budge
Sport/Discipline: Swimming
Sporting hero: Hannah Miley

Best Sporting Achievement:

Getting selected for the island games swimming team.

How are you preparing for the Island Games?

 Training to swim faster

What are your targets for the games?

To swim fast and get PB's in all events I'm entered in.

What are you most looking forward to at the games?


 Swimming competitions and being part of the Western Isles relay team.

Name: Lucienne Doig
Sport/Discipline: Swimming
Sporting hero: Michael Phelps

Best Sporting Achievement:

Qualifying for the Scottish Schools Swimming Finals 2015

How are you preparing for the Island Games?

 Training hard and getting lots of sleep

What are your targets for the games?

Trying to get PB's I most events

What are you most looking forward to at the games?


The atmosphere and taking part in the opening/ closing ceremonies

Second of our swimmers!


Name: Katie Murray
Sport/Discipline: Swimming
Sporting hero: Michael Phelps


Best Sporting Achievement:


Getting selected for the island games


How are you preparing for the Island Games?


ALOT of training!


What are your targets for the games?


To get as many PB's as possible.


What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• competing
• meeting new people
• watching all the other events

Here is the first of many sports profiles of our talented pupils representing The Western Isles at the NatWest Island Games 2015. First Up we have a real medal contender in Kara Hanlon.

Name: Kara Hanlon

Sport/Discipline: Swimming

Sporting Hero: Adam Peaty

Best achievement in Sport to date:

• Making the commonwealth games qualifying time but narrowly missing out on selection
• Scottish record holder for 50m breaststroke for 16 and 17 year olds
• Double Scottish Junior Champion
• 17/18 year old 200m breaststroke British bronze medallist
• Currently 5th fastest 50m breaststroker in the UK

How are you preparing for the games?

Training in the pool 9 times a week with 3 additional gym sessions. Traveling to Barcelona with Edinburgh University for a training camp and races. this will help give me some experience on the European stage before the games.

What are your targets for the Games?

• To come away with a new personal best
• To reach finals
• To win a medal

What are you most looking forward to at the games?

• Competing against athletes from different islands
• Competing in the relay as we have never had enough swimmers to do so before
• The team spirit of The Western Isles!

Island Games

A number of staff and pupils have been selected to represent The Western Isles at the NatWest Island Games in Jersey this year. Over the next few weeks we will be taking a look at these talented athletes and giving you an insight into their preparation! The games kick off on Saturday the 27th of June and run until Friday the 3rd.


For info on the games see the official website http://www.jersey2015.com/