Peter Shaw
Our U13 & U15 YDL League team won the final match of the NW Premier League at Bebbington and are now NW champions and have qualified for the northern final where they will attempt to win the northern title for the 11th time in 13 years.
The individual highlight came from BASIL ZOLA who set a new club record of 6.47m to win the U15 boy’s long jump. Basil was a real hero competing in four events, winning two and finishing 2nd in a third. Another club record was set in the U13 girls sprint relay when our winning team of SETIRA REID, HOLLY GARNER, TIA GROVER and THEA BROWN recording 52.4 seconds. Thea was a real action hero competing in four events and winning three.
Our sprinters and hurdlers were in great form with team victories in three relay events, SUCCESS EDUAN and NATACHI NWOSU both scored sprint double victories. Other victories came from SETIRA REID, THEA BROWN and MAX CUNNINGHAM. THEO MAY made a great debut for the club finishing 2nd in both sprints and then teaming up with JOSHUA EME, TOLUWALASE ADEYEMI and NY JACKSON to win the U13 boy’s relay. FAVOUR JOSEPH and HERMIONE MASON ran fast times and finished runners up in the U15 girls 300m races. SAMMY BREINGAN again made a tremendous contribution by competing in four sprint races /relays.
Our vaulters and jumpers were in great form with victories from BASIL ZOLA, RUARI Mc DONALD, ELLIE WOLFENDEN, THEA BROWN and MOHAMMED COLE. Unfortunately Mohammed was injured during the event and we wish him a speedy recovery. Our throwers had a great day with victories from MACKENA BRADSHAW, ANNABEL AMADIN, JASMINE RICHARDSON, ELLA GILLESPIE, MIA WALKER and RYAN VIGERSTAFF (on his club debut).
Our middle distance runners again made a massive contribution with many PB’s, in races of an exceptionally high standard. Twins ELLIOT & EVAN SAVAGE were in tremendous form with Elliot winning the 800m by a margin of 9 seconds in 2:01.7 whilst Elliot, who recently set a club 1500m record of 4:14.71, won his 1500m by a comfortable margin. SARA & AVA CLOUGH made it a double twin victory day by winning their U13 1200m events. Further victories came from TAYLOR EDWARDS, FREDDIE MEREDITH and ELLIE GILDART. JASMINE REED ran a great race to finish 2nd over 1500m whilst LIBBY HILL, ANNABELLE BYGRAVE and OSCAR SCHOFIELD ran PB’s over 800m OSCAR was recently runners up in the British Triathle (swim-run-shoot event) and is due to compete in the European Championships in Madeira. We wish him well. WILL PARKER ran PB’s to finish runner up over both 300m and 800m and then teamed up with ELLIOT, EVAN and SAMMY for a comfortable victory in the long relay.
YDL 3 Bebbington
Photos courtsey of Carl Worthington.