York College student Adam Lee will be hoping for better luck than last year when he competes at the English Schools Athletics Championships in Exeter this week.

Lee, 17, from Selby, suffered injury on his first throw in last year's event and will want to do better this time round when he again represents the North Yorkshire region at under-18s (Senior Boys) level starting tomorrow and through until Sunday.

Lee, who is currently studying for 'A' Levels in Geography and Physics and is hoping to study Computing and Critical Thinking next year, is also a keen rugby player, and only took up javelin throwing 18 months ago.

He said: "I hope to better my performance this year."

NETBALL

Joseph Rowntree's girls have again excelled.

Their under-14 team of Emily Fowler (captain), Sarah McQuade, Michelle McQuade, Katie Ellis, Heather Welsh, Katie Caffrey, Kathryn Cordell, Jenni Bailey, Charlotte Tattersall and Georgina Roberts recently travelled to the Redbridge Sports Centre in Essex for the national netball finals.

They won four games on their way to finishing fourth in section one, which placed them eighth in England - the highest a Jo-Ro U14 netball team has ever achieved.

The team got their challenge underway with a fine 10-7 win over Croydon before losing to Wirrall Girls GS 8-5 and Broxbourne 9-8, two teams who went on to reach the semi-finals.

They also beat Farringdon 11-7, Carfe Hills 12-8 and Higham High School 7-6 while losing to Crestwood 7-6 and Nottingham 13-7.

Michelle McQuade was voted player of the tournament by team-mates, spectators and parents.

Katie Caffrey was among six York girls who attended the first England netball talent camp.

The others were Helen Birdsall, Marion Willis, Nicola Bailey and Emily Fowler (all Joseph Rowntree) and Claire Gillick (All Saints).

Bailey, Caffrey and Gillick have been asked to attend a further camp on July 14 and 15 at Leeds University.

FOOTBALL

York and District Schools girls' football competition: league 'A'/'B' combined results (due to late withdrawal of three teams 'A' and 'B' were combined to make one league):

Appleton Roebuck 1, Copmanthorpe 2; New Earswick 2, Lakeside 1; Appleton Roebuck 0, Osbaldwick 0; New Earswick 0, Copmanthorpe 2; Lakeside 1, Osbaldwick 0; Appleton Roebuck 1, New Earswick 0; Copmanthorpe 3, Lakeside 0; New Earswick 2, Osbaldwick 0; Appleton Roebuck 1, Lakeside 0; Copmanthorpe 6, Osbaldwick 0.

Group A/B Final League: Copmanthorpe 13 goals scored, 1 goal against, 12 pts; Appleton Roebuck 3, 2, 7; New Earswick 4, 4, 6; Lakeside 2, 6, 3; Osbaldwick 0, 9, 1.

Top scorer competition: Emma Coates (Copmanthorpe) 7, Alex Braithwaite (Copmanthorpe) 3, Danni Wheatley (New Earswick) 2, Holly Cowgill (Appleton Roebuck) 2, Charlotte Dodsworth (Copmanthorpe) 2.

ORIENTEERING

The latest orienteering results from the meeting at Allerthorpe are:

Boys

Year 10: Matthew Keeble (Ful) 30 pts, Robert Barnes (JR) 29, Michael Bingham (Arch) 28.

Year 9: Dan Wilkinson (CL) 30 pts, Dan Noble (CL) 29, James Jackson (CL) 28, Kai Crawshaw (CL) 26, Russell Baldwin (Arch) 27.

Year 8: Tom Sorby (CL) 30.

Year 7: Stuart Hooton (JR) 30 pts, Stephen Nickson (CL) 28, Philip Graves (Arch) 29, Kieran Grayson (CL) 27, Chris Robson (CL) 27.

Year 6: Richard Horrocks (Ham) 29 pts, Josh Cripps (Ham) 30.

Year 5: Matthew Farrar (Ham) 30 pts, Louis Crawley (Ham) 29.

Year 4: Stuart Gascoigne (Ham) 30 pts, Jon Hooton (Ralph B) 29.

Year 3: Ryan Crawley (Ham) 29 pts, Ben Cripps (Ham) 30.

Girls

Year 12: Deborah Medd (Mo) 27 pts, Lucy Holden (Mo) 30, Becky Penty (Mo) 29, S Lawler (Mo) 28, Nathalie Oddy (Mo) 26.

Year 10: Laura Lancaster (Mo) 30 pts, Emma Blane (Mo) 29, Anna Dugdale (Bar) 25, Abbi Hope-Urwin (Mo) 28, Nicola Cowie (Bar) 26, Lizzy Jackson (Mo) 27, Alice Unwin (Mo) 22, Larissa Hansford (Mo) 22, Alice Lewin (Mo) 19, Emma Titterington (Mo) 23, Rosie Swaby (Mo) 24, Ashley Holmes (Mo) 19, Eloise Chamier (Mo) 20, Freja Madeley (Mo) 21.

Year 9: Andrea Jones (Bar) 30 pts, Amy Heron (Bar) 27, Fiona Edwards (Bar) 28, Rachel Iveson (Bar) 30, Kathryn Hooton (JR) 29.

Year 7: Emily Andrews (Mo) 29 pts, Florence Marsden (Mo) 29, Helen Buss (Mo) 30, Sarah Herrington (CL) 27, Rebecca Bartram (Mo) 28, Kia Carlton (CL) 27.

Year 6: Clare Davey (Ham) 29 pts, Amy Brown (Ham) 30, Rachael Denton (Sher Hun) 27, Amie Kitchen (Sher Hun) 27, Hayley Bell (Ham) 28, Louise Cowie (Ricc) 26.

Year 5: Alice Leake (Ham) 30, Harriet Andrews (Ham) 29.

The last event was being held at Hollicarrs, about a mile south of Escrick on the A19.

Summer League positions (after four events)

Boys Primary: 1 Hambleton 534 pts, 2 Sherburn High 386, 3 Ralph Butterfield 87, 4 Brayton Junior 56.

Boys Secondary: Canon Lee 482 pts, Jo Rowntree 176, Fulford 90, AHS 84, Barlby High 58.

Girls Primary: Hambleton 498 pts, Sherburn H 378, Riccall 209, Brayton Junior 132.

Girls Secondary: The Mount 518 pts, Barlby High 501, Canon Lee 188, Jo Rowntree 56.

CRICKET

U13 League 'A': All Saints beat Bootham by 97 runs; All Saints beat Burnholme by nine wkts; All Saints beat Sherburn by seven wkts; Burnholme beat Bootham by 57 runs; Sherburn beat Bootham; Burnholme beat Millthorpe by four wkts; Tadcaster beat Sherburn by six wkts.

U13 League 'B': Archbishop's beat Barlby by 24 runs; Fulford beat Archbishop's by five wkts; Joseph Rowntrees beat Archbishop's by five wkts; Lowfield beat Barlby (conceded); Fulford beat Lowfield by 29 runs; Manor beat Huntington by five wkts.

U15 League 'A': Bootham beat All Saints by eight wkts; Sherburn beat All Saints by nine wkts; Sherburn beat Millthorpe by four wkts.

U15 League 'B': Barlby beat Archbishop's by 32 runs; Fulford beat Archbishop's by 45 runs; Manor beat Archbishop's by eight wickets; Manor beat Huntington by 66 runs; Fulford beat Lowfield by 91 runs; Manor beat Huntington by 66 runs.

U13 League 'A'

P W L Pts

All Saints 6 6 0 18

Sherburn 6 3 3 12

Burnholme 5 3 3 11

Tadcaster 4 3 1 10

Bootham 6 1 5 8

Oaklands 3 1 2 5

Millthorpe 4 0 4 4

U13 League 'B'

Manor 6 6 0 18

Fulford 6 5 1 16

Huntington 5 3 2 11

Archbishop's 6 2 4 10

Lowfield 6 1 5 8

Jo Rowntree 4 2 2 8

Barlby 4 0 4 4

U15 League 'A'

Bootham 4 4 0 12

Sherburn 3 2 1 7

Oaklands 2 1 1 4

All Saints 3 0 3 3

Millthorpe 2 0 2 2

U15 League 'B'

Manor 6 6 0 18

Fulford 5 3 2 11

Lowfield 6 2 4 10

Jo Rowntree 3 2 1 7

Archbishop's 5 1 4 7

Barlby 4 1 3 6

Huntington 3 1 2 5

U12 Cup results

Round 2: Tadcaster v Archbishop's, Read School beat Manor, Millthorpe beat All Saints, Fulford v Burnholme.

Semi-finals: Tadcaster/Archbishop's v Read School, Millthorpe beat Fulford by four wickets.

Final: Tadcaster/Archbishop's/Read School v Millthorpe.

U14 Cup Results

Round 2: Tadcaster beat Read School, Manor beat Lowfield, Bootham beat Huntington, Sherburn beat Canon Lee.

Semi-finals: Tadcaster v Manor, Bootham v Sherburn.

Updated: 12:18 Wednesday, July 04, 2001