Priestnall School made it through to the quarterfinals at the recent National Schools Lacrosse Championships on their first ever appearance at the prestigious event in Aldershot.

After previously playing friendly matches and competing in Northern schools tournaments, the Stockport school entered the Under 15 competition at this year’s National Schools to test themselves against the rest of the country and play against some the top lacrosse schools in the UK.

They ended up winning five of their seven matches at the Championships, drawing against the eventual champions St Swithun’s in their opening game, before just going out to finalists Claremont Fan Court in overtime in their quarterfinal match.

As first-time entrants, England Lacrosse caught up with the coach, teachers and players at the school to find out how they came to form their lacrosse team, why they decided to enter, and how they found their first nationals experience.