YDL LOWER MATCH 1 (Liverpool, Wavertree) 3rd May 2025
PETE SHAW
The YDL (Lower) is a National League for the U13 and U15 boys and girls. Sale Harriers are currently in the NW Premier League against Liverpool, The Isle of Man, Preston, Trafford and Wirral. The winner of the league will go to the National final and the bottom 2 will be relegated to the lower division, NW1.
In the U13 girl's events triple Cheshire champion MILLIE JACKSON had a great day on her club debut, winning the 75m, finishing 2nd in the Long Jump and 3rd in the hurdles. The 75m was rated the 4th best performance of the day by any athlete taking part in the match. Double Cheshire Champions LUCY O'BRIEN had a comfortable win over 800min a fast time and also took part in the high jump and javelin. GRACE BROOMES took part in the maximum four events including a win in the hurdles. ALICE HORSFALL was our best performer in the throws finishing runner-up in the Javelin.
In the U13 boy's events JUDE KERINS and LOUIS FOSTER-WILLETTS were our stars taking part in the maximum four events with Jude a comfortable winner in the long jump. County champion ARTHUR O'HARE ran well to finish 3rd in a high class 800m.
The U15 girls’ team is our strongest squad as it was during the cross-country season. We won the sprint relay with ASTRID HEMMINGFIELD, ZURIEL SARUMI, EVA ANWYL and AVA BROOMES and these girls dominated in sprints and hurdles events. Our middle distance squad of BEA SOPER, ROBYN HEYWOOD-WOOD, GRACE HILL, CAITLIN WETTERS, MEGAN BOYER and MADDIE APPLEBY are Northern cross-country champions and, as expected, dominated with four victories and two runners-up slots and teamed up with ISABELLE CONNOLLY to finish 2nd in the 4 x 300m relay. Our hammer throwers gave the club a great start to the day with PHOEBE KERINS and ISOBEL LEAK both winning their events.
In the U15 boys events LEO OGBEIDE ran impressive sprint performances and teamed up with DAN WELLS, MAXIME SARTHOU and ALEXANDER Mc CRINK to win the sprint relay. THIERRY KERR had a great run in the 80m hurdles to finish runner up in a Level 9 performance of 11.85 seconds. NOAH PHILIPPS was a real stalwart taking part in four events including a 3rd place in the 800m. Our hammer throwers did us proud (as they did in the girl's events) with ADAM CORRY-WILSON and ISAAC WRIGLEY finishing 2nd in the A event and 1st in the B.
Liverpool were clear match winners with Sale finishing 4th but not far behind 2nd and 3rd place. Well done to everyone involved especially the officials who contribute to the points tally, Ayo Shonibare, Frank Cordingley, Rebecca Bell, Andrew Webster, James Bailey and Rachel Wrigley. Please let us know if you would like to help at any of the matches. We will lose points if we do not provide enough helpers. An enormous thanks too to CARL WORTHINGTON who as ever brilliantly managed the team.
Future dates stand at the moment as Match 2 Sunday the 1st June at Longford Park, Stretford. Match 3 Sunday 29th of June in Preston. Match 4 Sunday the 20th July at The Oval, Bebbington. The Final will be Saturday the 6th of September 2025