Tadcaster Grammar School stormed to the Inter Girls race at the North East regional round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup.

As a result they qualified for the national finals in Cheshire on December 7, along with St Peter's School.

There will be 24 teams in action at Cheshire from an original entry of 400 from all over the country.

Emma Macalister-Hall (St Peter's) finished second to a runner from Morpeth, but the Tadcaster scoring quartet, led home by Charlotte Maxted, excelled themselves to achieve a team total of 36, with the second placed team having 62.

Canon Lee ran well to finish fifth in the junior race, despite one of their best runners being unable to run. Vicky Needham finished fourth, having been in second place until misdirected by a marshal.

For Queen Margaret's, Escrick, year seven student Elizabeth Eden had a very good run to finish seventh.

York area results

Intermediate: 2 Emma Macalister-Hall (St P), 6 Charlotte Maxted (Tad), 7 Nicola Lampard (Tad), 10 Nina Batt (Tad), 12 Katie Mellor (St P), 13 Lauren Mason (Tad), 24 Sophie Cuthbertson (St P), 29 Emma Hammill (St P), 37 Hannah Punnett (St P), 38 Rhiannon Parsons (Tad), 39 Kate Hollier (Tad), 47 Kate Ashworth (St P). 64 ran.

Juniors: 4 Vicky Needham (CL) 7 Elizabeth Eden (QM), 9 Jessica Osborne (QM), 17 Nicole Hartley (CL), 31 Ruth Brandon (CL), 35 Georgina Phillips (QM), 36 Sarah Holding (CL), 40 Emma Phillips (QM). 58 ran.

The York Schools Cross Country championships will be on Tuesday, December 10, on Knavesmire. This year the boys' and girls' events will both be held in the afternoon.

There will be training sessions on the course for anyone interested, on Sunday, December 1 and 8 at 11.30am, meeting at Hamilton Panthers FC pavilion on Knavesmire Road.

FOOTBALL

YORK City Boys Under-11 and U-12 matches against Nottingham last Saturday were cancelled because of waterlogged pitches at the Railway Institute ground, New Lane.

York Boys were beaten 4-0 in their Under-15 cup tie against Hambleton/Richmond at Easingwold.

The North Yorkshire six-a-side finals in which Clifton Without and Robert Wilkinson were due to play were also cancelled.

U12 League

Huntington 10, Joseph Rowntree 0; Archbishop's 4, Joseph Rowntree 5.

U13 League

Huntington 7, Joseph Rowntree 0; All Saints 0, Joseph Rowntree 2; Joseph Rowntree 3, Oaklands 1; Joseph Rowntree 7, Lowfield 4.

U14 League

Joseph Rowntree 3, Huntington 0; Archbishop's 4, Joseph Rowntree 5; Tadcaster 2, Joseph Rowntree 2; All Saints 4, Joseph Rowntree 0.

U15 League

Huntington 3, Joseph Rowntree 5; Joseph Rowntree 11, Bootham 2; Joseph Rowntree 5, Archbishop's 3; Tadcaster 1, Joseph Rowntree 2; Joseph Rowntree 2, Oaklands 2; Joseph Rowntree 0, Lowfield 0.

U16 League

Joseph Rowntree 0, Archbishop's 4; Joseph Rowntree 1, Tadcaster 1; Bootham 1, Joseph Rowntree 9; Joseph Rowntree 0, Lowfield 2; Burnholme 3, Joseph Rowntree 4.

U12 Trophy

All Saints 4, Joseph Rowntree 6.

Wilf Meek (U14) Cup

Barlby 3, Joseph Rowntree 1.

Primary Cup

Tang Hall 1, St Wilfrid's 3.

U13 League

Fulford 6, Archbishop's 3.

Primary League

Bishopthorpe 'A' 0, Ralph Butterfield 'A' 2; Bishopthorpe 'B' 1,(J Mulhall), Ralph Butterfield 'B' 2; Poppleton Road 1, Huntington 0; Haxby Road 0, St Wilfrid's 14; Derwent 0, St Wilfrid's 7; English Martyr's 3, St Wilfrid's 0; St Wilfrid's 0, English Martyr's 7; St Wilfrid's 3, Fishergate 1.

Updated: 11:43 Wednesday, November 13, 2002