Big cup date after 20 years

Sherburn's intermediate (Under-16s) boys' team have become the first from the school to ever reach the final, having won through the North Yorkshire championships in York and the regional North East championships held in Jarrow.

They will now compete at Thames Valley Athletics Stadium in Eton, Berkshire, this Saturday.

Furthermore, four of the squad will also represent North Yorkshire as individuals at the English Schools' Athletics Championships a week later.

Intermediates (U17) Chris Clayton and Ben Westerman will compete in the long jump and hammer respectively, while juniors (U15) Ryan Gill and Simon Walton will take part in the 80m hurdles and 400m respectively.

The team competition will see 15 boys, including one reserve, travel south to compete in 14 events against 11 other schools, all of whom are regional champions.

"We've been entering the competition for 20 years now but never got this far before," said head of PE Wayne Isherwood.

"We were unlucky last year when we were second in the regional finals by seven points but this will be the first time a team from our school has reached the national finals.

"It's a tremendous achievement. Most of our team are mainly school not club athletes, but most of the other competitors we will meet will be club-based. The competition will be very tough but just to be there is an outstanding achievement."

Meanwhile, Sherburn's Clayton and Gill both tasted success in the York/Selby Schools' Athletics Finals were held at the Huntington Stadium last Thursday.

Clayton leapt to success in the long jump, while Gill raced to victory in the hurdles.

There were a number a good performances in the competition, with the leading athletes in each event listed below.

Boys Year 7

Hurdles: 1 J Adams (Tad); 2 K Standing (Car); 3 T Garbutt (Ful); 4 M Farrell (Arch); 100m: 1 C Smith (Oak); 2 T Hodgeson (Sel); 3 J McNaughton (Hun); 4 J Roman (Ma); 200m: 1 S Wildman (Sher); 2 D Harrison (Bar); 3 A Snowball (Bur); 4 B Wright (Mill); 400m: 1 J Williamson (Ma); 2 M Davis (Car); 3 J Gell (JR); 4 J Parmer (AS); 800m: 1 J Binns (Car); 2 N Davies (Tad); 3 S Mcturk (Ma); 4 F McKuscan (Ful); 1500m: 1 M Williams (Car); 2 D Bass (Tad); 3 N Moss (Ma); 4 L Dale (Mill); Relay: 1 Archbishop's 2, Oaklands 3, Sherburn 4. Manor.

Boys Year 8

Hurdles: 1 P Moran (Sher); 2 P Duggan (AS); 3 R Divorty (Arch); 4 M Clark (Ma); 100m: 1 B Webb (Oak); 2 R Bennett (Sher); 3 A Raimes (Ma); 4 A Brooks (Ba); 200m: 1 J Isherwood (Sher); 2 J Castleful (Ful); 3 M Cheraf (Ful); 4 B Hobson (Sel); 400m: 1 T Bresum (Ma); 2 M Holt (Mill); 3 A Hannam (Sher); 4 J Patterson (Tad); 800m: 1 A Smith* (Ma); 2 A Wright (Ful); 3 D Murphy (AS); 4 J Scott (Tad); 1500m: 1 P Graves (Arch); 2 J McGrory (Car); 3 D Raxworthy (Ma); 4 D Brown (Tad); Relay: 1 Manor; 2 Sherburn; 3 Fulford; 4 Tadcaster; Shot: 1 Richardson (Oak); 2 Brooks (Car); 3 Lamb (CL); 4 Wrigley (Tad); Discus: 1 Priestley (Sher); 2 Burke (Sher); 3 Cherif (Arch); 4 Vaughan (Ful); Javelin: 1 A Fowler (CL); 2 R Divorty (Arch); 3 D Forth (JR); 4 M Middleton (Sher); High Jump: 1 P Moran (Sher); 2 North (Ma); 3 A Hannam (Sher); 4 Marshall (Bur); Long Jump: 1 Breslin (Ma); 2 Rhodes (Bar); 3 Rothery (Car); 4 Lewis (Ful); Triple Jump: 1 Wright (Ful); 2 Hobson (Sel); 3 Davies (Ful); 4 Fitzpatrick (AS).

*New Championship best performance.

Boys Year 9

Hurdles: 1 R Gill (Sher); 2 B Caffrey (AS); 3 A Bruce (Hun); 4 C Cook (JR); 100m: 1 M Dickson (Mill); 2 M Vickers (JR); 3 G Hunter (Sher); 4 R Baker (Bar); 200m: 1 C Gummerson (Tad); 2 J Middleton (Sher); 3 E Armstrong (JR); 4 T Cherif (Arch); 400m: 1 B Brannighan (Arch); 2 Broughton (Ful); 3 K Walton (Tad); 4 C McNichol (Mill); 800m: 1 A Hill (Bray); 2 L Mason (Sher); 3 T Bean (Ma); 4 L Keenaghan (AS).

1500m: 1 R McQuarrie (Sher); 2 R Kendrew (Mill); 3 A James (Ma); 4 B Fellows (Tad); Relay: 1 Joseph Rowntree; 2 Sherburn; 3 Tadcaster; 4 Millthorpe; Shot: 1 Bissell (Bar); 2 Lancaster (Ful); 3 Hoyland (Mill); 4 Jackson (Tad); Discus: 1 Drewitt (Sel); 2 French (Bur); 3 Barber (Mill); 4 Benton (Arch); Javelin: 1 Forest (Ful); 2 Collins (Sher); 3 Whiteley (Arch); 4 Gillick (AS); High Jump: 1 Hunter (Sher); 2 Brannigan (Arch); 3 Crouch (Low); 4 Flanghan (AS); Long Jump: 1 Dixon (Mill); 2 Rogers (Bar); 3 Broughton (Ful); 4 Kirkby (Car); Triple Jump: 1 Mason (Sher); 2 Gavin (AS); 3 Kerr (AS); 4 Jackson (Ful).

Boys Year 10

Hurdles: 1 O Sinclair (JR); 2 A Horner (JR); 3 B Holmes (Sher); 4 L Norman (Arch); 100m: 1 L Woodroffle (Ful); 2 N Heseltine (Tad); 3 S Liddle (Sher); 4 J Binns (Ma); 200m: 1 C Clayton (Sher); 2 M Elliott (AS); 3 D Simpson (Tad); 4 T Heslop (AS); 400m: 1 A Monger (Ful); 2 L Usher (Bar); 3 T McIlroy (JR); 4 A Hardy (Arch); 800m: 1 J Pallister (Low); 2 M Lord (Arch); 3 D Deaton (Mill); 4 J Heythorpe (Bar); 1500m: 1 L Gemmell (Sel); 2 G Husband (Ma); 3 C Bell (Tad); 4 J Crossey (Oak); Relay: 1 Sherburn; 2 Tadcaster; 3 Joseph Rowntree; 4 All Saints; Shot: 1 Walters (Tad); 2 Ford (Ma); 3 Westerman (Sher); 4 Grice (Ma); Discus: 1 Thompson (Sher); 2 Holmes (Sher); 3 Gooch (Bur); 4 Norman (Arch); Javelin: 1 Winfield (Sher); 2 A Reid (Ma); 3 Musgrave (Ma); 4 J Henderson (Sel); High Jump: 1 L Lund (Tad); 2 Spry (Tad); 3 Lord (Arch); 4 Thorns (Ma); Long Jump: 1 Clayton (Sher); 2 Heseltine (Tad); 3 McIlroy (JR); 4 Hick (Arch); Triple Jump: 1 Sinclair (JR); 2 Liddle (Sher); 3 Holmes (CL); 4 Keeble (JR).

Girls Year 7

Hurdles: 1 S Land (Car); 2 V Lunn (Ful); 3 S Walton (CL); 4 H Borg (Mill); 100m: 1 S Best (Tad); 2 N Harding (Arch); 3 S Wade (Ful); 4 P Chapman (AS); 200m: 1 M Leckenby (Ma); 2 B Harris (Tad); 3 E Howard (Ful); 4 B Clark (CL); 800m: 1 V Needham (CL); 2 L Bowdan (Arch); 3 N Osbourne (Tad); 4 E Bitterly (Car); 1500m: 1 V Graves (Arch); 2 J Mason (Mo); 3 E Hicks (Low); 4 L Oates (Tad); Relay: 1 Archbishop's; 2 Tadcaster; 3 Manor; 4 Sherburn.

Girls Year 8

Hurdles: 1 A McCabe (Oak); 2 B Raper (Hun); 3 L Stead (Sher); 4 M Wakefield (AS); 100m: 1 R Caffrey (JR); 2 A Hovingham (Ful); 3 S Sawry (Mill); 4 L Hoyle (AS); 200m: 1 R Wright (JR); 2 A Campbell (Tad); 3 M Theobold (Ma); 4 H Morely (Mill); 800m: 1 N Batt (Tad); 2 L Hunter (Mill); 3 J Duxsberry (AS); 4 A Spence (Bar); 1500m: 1 C Maxstead (Tad); 2 P Hetherton (Mo); 3 F McCormick (AS); 4 H Webster (Tad); Relay: 1 Tadcaster; 2 Huntington; 3 Joseph Rowntree; 4 Manor; Shot: 1 Woodhall (Bray); 2 Sellars (Low); 3 Bailey (Bur); 4 Benn (Tad); Discus: 1 Gibbons (Mo); 2 Wheatley (Sher); 3 Clayden (Ma); 4 Starkey (Bur); Javelin: 1 D Gallimore (Arch); 2 L Cole (Sher); 3 E Stead (Sher); 4 M Wakefield (AS); High Jump: 1 Thompson (Sher); 2 Middleton (Bray); 3 Bailey (Ful); 4 Wright (JR); Long Jump: 1 Raper (Hun); 2 Batt (Tad); 3 Hovington (Ful); 4 Caffrey (JR).

Girls Year 9

Hurdles: 1 E Ackroyd (Bur); 2 E Robson (Ma); 3 R Hemblade (Mill); 4 S Osbaldeston (Tad); 100m: 1 J Taylor (Mo); 2 H Howard (Bur); 3 E Delatast (Ma); 4 H Turner (Tad); 200m: 1 J Barnes (Hun); 2 R Porter (Bray); 3 S Mead (Sher); 4 B Smithson (Ful); 800m: 1 L Mason (Tad); 2 K Walsh (Sel); 3 G Evans (Mo); 4 J Feasby (AS); 1500m: 1 N Lampard (Tad); 2 L Woollett (Ful); 3 S Church (Ma); 4 S Cowling (Bo); Relay: 1 The Mount; 2 Manor; 3 Tadcaster; 4 Huntington; Shot: 1 Holden (Bur); 2 Silva (Car); 3 Chalk (Sher); 4 Barton (JR); Discus: 1 Lund (Bur); 2 McNally (Bray); 3 King (Arch); 4 Almack (Ma); Javelin: 1 N Smith (Ma); 2 F Hawksby (Ful); 3 H Weld (Bray); 4 F Kovrlija (Car); High Jump: 1 Taylor (Mo); 2 Lampard (Tad); 3 Jameison (JR); 4 Garnett (JR); Long Jump: 1 H Howard (Bur); 2 R Leckenby (Ma); 3 S Corr (Mill); 4 N Hoy (Bar).

Girls Year 10

Hurdles: 1 H Wood (Tad); 2 C Coop (Sher); 3 E Flower (JR); 4 K Ellis (JR); 100m: 1 K Caffrey (JR); 2 L Kellet (Sel); 3 A Bean (Ma); 4 G Pearson (Tad); 200m: 1 N Boulton (JR); 2 S Mallinson (Ma); 3 K Howdon; 4 H Halloway (Mo); 800m: 1 L Collitt (Tad); 2 F Woodhead (B0); 3 M MacDonald (Tad); 4 E McHail (Arch); 1500m: 1 K Espiner (Sher); 2 H Hetherton (Mo); 3 S Hastings (Arch); Relay: 1 Joseph Rowntree; 2 Tadcaster; 3 Manor; 4 Sherburn; Shot: 1 Mellor (Ful); 2 Rhodes (Bur); 3 Woodhead (Bo); 4 Lickiss (Arch); Discus: 1 McDonald (Sel); 2 Brady (Tad); 3 Selby (Mo); 4 Coulthard (JR);Javelin: 1 D Smith (Oak); 2 F Denan (JR); 3 S Potter (Mo); 4 H Atkinson (CL); High Jump: 1 Roberts (Ful); 2 Bolton (JR); 3 Taylor (Sher); 4 Barnes (Tad); Long Jump: 1 Coop (Sher); 2 Caffrey (JR); 3 Reed (AS); 4 Starr (JR); Triple Jump: 1 E Fowler* (JR); 2 A Bean (MA); 3 R Iveson (Bar); 4 Jolly (Sel).

* = New Championship best performance.

Key to schools: Arch = Archbishop's; AS = All Saints; Bar = Barlby; Bo = Bootham; Bray = Brayton; Bur = Burnholme; CL = Canon Lee; Ful = Fulford; Hun = Huntington; JR = Joseph Rowntree; Low = Lowfield; Ma = Manor; Mill = Millthorpe; Mo = The Mount; Oak = Oaklands; Sel = Selby; Sher = Sherburn; Tad = Tadcaster.

Cricket

The York schools' cricket finals for 2002 have been changed and the new arrangements are:

Monday, July 8, U12 Cup Final at Acomb CC.

Tuesday, July 9, U13 League play-off at Acomb CC.

Wednesday, July 10, U14 Cup Final at Railway Institute.

Friday, July 12, U15 League Play-off at Railway Institute.

In the Primary Schools' cricket competition semi-finals, Bishopthorpe beat Acomb in a high scoring match. The scores were: Bishopthorpe 152 runs, Acomb 132 runs. The other semi-final between Copmanthorpe and Hempland will be played later this week.

The final is to be played during the last week of term on a date to be arranged.

Cricket results

U13A League

Manor (55-3) bt Oaklands (53-2) by seven wickets; Bootham (84-2) bt All Saints (52-6) by 32 runs.

U13 B League

Joseph Rowntree conceded game to Archbishop's; Fulford (79-1) beat Archbishop's (74-6) by nine wickets; Archbishop's (79-9) bt Barlby (68 all out) by 11 runs; Millthorpe (110-7) bt Lowfield (55 all out) by 55 runs.

U15 A League

All Saints bt Bootham.

U15 B League

Barlby conceded game to Joseph Rowntree. Barlby conceded game to Archbishop's; Millthorpe (36 for 5) bt Lowfield (35-9) by five wickets.

U12 Cup

Quarter-final: Archbishop's (63- 1) bt Joseph Rowntree (62- 4) by nine wickets.

Semi-final: Archbishop's (86-6) bt Millthorpe (61 all out) by 25 runs.

U13 Cup

Round two: Manor (43-3) bt Sherburn (40 all out) by seven wickets; All Saints bt Read School, Drax (walk over); Millthorpe (69- 6) bt Fulford (55 all out) by 14 runs; Archbishops (86-6) bt Millthorpe (61 all out) by 25 runs.

Semi-finals: Manor (30-1) bt All Saints (26 all out) by nine wickets; Archbishop's (63-1) bt Joseph Rowntree (62-4) by nine wickets.

U14 Cup

Round two: Manor (97-5) bt Fulford (36 all out) by 61 runs; All Saints beat Sherburn; Burnholme (82-1) bt Bootham (50-2) by 32 runs; Joseph Rowntree (61-2) bt Oaklands (60-5) by eight wickets.

Semi-finals: Manor v All Saints - postponed; Burnholme tied with Joseph Rowntree - match will be replayed tomorrow.

U13 A League

P W T L Pts

Manor 7 6 0 1 19

Tadcaster 6 6 0 0 18

Bootham 5 3 0 2 11

Minster 4 3 0 1 10

All Saints 5 1 0 4 7

Canon Lee 4 1 0 3 6

Oaklands 5 0 0 5 5

Huntington 4 0 0 4 4

U13 B League

Millthorpe 7 5 1 1 18

Archbishop's 7 4 0 3 15

Burnholme 6 4 1 1 15

Barlby 5 4 0 1 13

Fulford 5 3 0 2 11

Sherburn 5 1 0 4 7

Lowfield 6 0 0 6 6

Joseph Rowntree 3 0 0 3 3

U15 A League

Manor 5 5 0 0 15

Bootham 5 2 0 3 9

Tadcaster 4 2 0 2 8

All Saints 3 2 0 1 7

Huntington 3 0 0 3 3

Canon Lee 2 0 0 2 2

Oaklands have withdrawn from the U15 League and their results have been deleted from the league.

U15 B League

Archbishop's 5 5 0 0 15

Fulford 5 5 0 0 15

Millthorpe 6 3 1 2 13

Joseph Rowntree 6 2 0 4 10

Sherburn 6 2 0 4 10

Lowfield 5 1 0 4 7

Barlby 5 0 1 4 6

Annual meetings

The annual meeting of the North Yorkshire Schools' Football Association is to be held tonight, at the Feathers Hotel, Helmsley, starting at 7pm. It is hoped that all schools will be represented.

The annual meeting of the North Yorkshire and York Schools' Sports Association (NYSSA) will be held on Tuesday, July 9, at Thirsk School, starting at 6pm.

It is hoped that all schools and colleges will be represented at this important meeting which will decide which sports operate at county level and the future of county and Area sports in North Yorkshire and the City of York.

Updated: 12:08 Wednesday, July 03, 2002