Berkhamsted bring home Under 13 National Championship

Berkhamsted brought home the final silverware of the 2025 National Schools Lacrosse Championships by storming to the Under 13 crown on the final day of competition.

They produced a dominant display to defeat Guildford High 6-2 in the final and round off a superb day of lacrosse that saw them dominate the competition from start to finish.

Despite this being the first time out at the National Schools Championships for our Under 13 teams, Berkhamsted took to it straight away with an emphatic performance in the pool stages, winning all four games, scoring 23 and conceding none.

Wins against North London Collegiate (6-0), Benenden (2-0), Godstowe (8-0), and Godolphin (7-0), put Berko in pole position to be competing for silverware come the end of the day.

However, they were really tested in their first knockout match against St Pauls with a 2-2 scoreline seeing them advance on the ‘first goal scored’ rule.

However, that would be by far the closest any opposition team would come to stopping Berkhamsted’s run as an 8-1 quarter final win against Claremont Fan Court was then followed by an equally impressive 6-1 semi final victory over Birkenhead.

The final opponents Guildford High had a strong start to the day too, beating Habs Girls 5-0, Downe House and St Helen & St Katharine 3-1, and St Albans 7-1, though they did lose a tight match against Putney High 0-1.

Their knockout games were tight contests, defeating Wycombe Abbey 2-1 in Last 16 and St Catherine’s 3-2 in the quarter final, before a big 5-1 win against St George’s Harpenden gave them confidence going into the final.

However, Berkhamsted continued their formidable goal scoring form right through to the final and despite Guildford’s best efforts it was the Hertfordshire school that ran out 6-2 winners and 2025 champions.

Other Day 4 Finals:

U14 Championship: St Catherine’s 1-0 Downe House
U14 Division 1: St Helen & St Katharine 4-1 Godolphin
U13 Division 1: Haileybury 2-1 St Helen & St Katharine