RYEDALE School's Year Nine netball team are the district's Under-14 champions.

The youngsters travelled to Scalby School in Scarborough to compete with eight other schools from the region in a round-robin format.

After some hard-fought battles and convincing wins over strong opposition like Scarborough College and Scalby, the Ryedale teenagers came out on top of the pile, three points ahead of second-place Caedmon School.

The team - captain Laura Hackett, Sally Turnbull, Charlotte Coltman, Rebecca Barningham, Emma Sunley, Nicola Parker, Donna Wallis, Bethany Hodgson and Kelly Harper - will now represent the district in the county finals, to be played in November.

The school's tennis team have also savoured district success in the HSBC School's Tennis competition.

The four-strong team of Maria Hackett, Mary Thackray, Rachel Hodgson and Sally Cundill played and beat their counterparts from Scarborough College, Whitby, Malton and Nortonto reach the final, where they saw off the challenge of Scalby School in a high quality game.

The Ryedale team will now play Queen Margaret's School from York in the regional final.

FOOTBALL

All the Cade Trophy six-a-side matches will be played on Thursday, October 3.

They will take place in six groups at different venues with the group winners playing in the finals on Saturday, October 12, at Clifton Green Primary School (9.30am).

The two most successful teams in the finals will qualify for the North Yorkshire finals which are to be held in November.

The six competing groups are as follows - Lakeside: Lakeside, Ralph Butterfield, Rbt Wilkinson, Headlands, Skelton. Organiser: Mr M McDermid

Clifton Green: Clifton Green, Clifton Without, Poppleton Road, St Wilfrid's, Haxby Road, Park Grove. Organiser: Mr D Reed

Hempland: Hempland, New Earswick, Huntington, Tang Hall, St Aelred's, Osbaldwick. Organiser: Mr J Harris

Westfield: Westfield, Acomb, English Martyrs, Scarcroft, Hob Moor. Organiser: Mr C Ellis

Woodthorpe: Woodthorpe, Rufforth, Dringhouses, Riverside, Bishopthorpe. Organiser: Mr M Cuusden

Copmanthorpe: Copmanthorpe, St Mary's, Appleton Roebuck, Barlby Bridge, St George's, Dunnington. Organiser: Mr B Jones

The preliminary round of the Primary Cup must be played by Friday, October 4, while the first round proper must be completed by Friday, October 25..

Preliminary round: Wigginton v English Martyrs, Fishergate v Park Grove, Poppleton Road v Clifton Without, Clifton Green v Rufforth.

First round proper: Osbaldwick v Wigginton/English Martyrs, Hob Moor v Fishergate/Park Grove, Skelton v Poppleton Road/Clifton Without, Copmanthorpe v Clifton Green/Rufforth, Westfield v Appleton Roebuck, Huntington v Robert Wilkinson, Dunnington v Ralph Butterfield, Lakeside v New Earswick, Acomb v Bishopthorpe, Knavesmire v St George's, Haxby Road v St Mary's, Barlby Bridge v Woodthorpe, Tang Hall v St Wilfrid's, Dringhouses v St Aelred's, Riverside v Scarcroft, Hempland v Poppleton Ouse Bank.

Results of all the Cade Trophy matches and the Primary Cup games must be sent in immediately to Peter Wilmott, 217 Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York Y026 5PH. (Tel 01904 791416) as soon as a match has been played.

There will be a training session for the York City Boys Under-11s on Saturday, September 28, at the York College, starting at 9.30am.

Under-11 squad: William Pepper, Murray McAsker (both St Oswald's), Scott Goldsmith (Bishopthorpe), Mike Lawrensen (Appleton Roebuck), Mike Duckworth, Joe Fox (both Clifton Without), Ryan Allison, Billy Gregory (both Robert Wilkinson), George Chambers (Poppleton Ousebank), Joel Dixon (Copmanthorpe), Marco Shepherd (Headlands), Tom Khan (St George's), Joe Dale (English Martyrs), Anthony Chiltern (Dringhouses), Jamie Hopcut (Westfield), Alex Fowler (Lakeside), Tom Chelin (Knavesmire), Tom Corner (St Aelred's), Gary Chapman (Barlby Bridge).

Results - Primary League: Appleton Roebuck 2 (Lawrenson 1, Arnold 1), St Barnabas 1; Ralph Butterfield 'A' 7 (M Byram 3), Woodthorpe 'A' 0; Ralph Butterfield 'B' 9 (J Hebblethwaite 6), Woodthorpe 'B' 0; Clifton Green 'A' 2 (D Holding 1, G Bilsborough 1), Westfield 'A' 0; Clifton Green 'B' 1 (D Benson 1), Westfield 'B' 4; New Earswick 2 (Carling 1, Perkins 1), Poppleton Ouse Bank 2.

Primary Cup, round one: Westfield 0, Appleton Roebuck 0.

ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION

The date of the annual meeting of the York and District Schools' Athletics Association has been changed. It will now be held on Monday, November 4, with a 4.30pm start in the library at Millthorpe High School.

Schools are reminded that attendance at the meeting or a properly received apology is essential for inclusion in the association's activities for 2002/03.

Requests for the affiliation fee will be sent to all schools by the treasurer, David Laud.

A boys team football manager is required as Robbie Andrews retired in the summer.

Updated: 08:53 Wednesday, September 25, 2002