School Sport: Easingwold School ski star in English squad

The 14-year-old Easingwold School pupil, from Clifton, York, has been selected for the English Youth Alpine squad.

Lee will train with the squad in February and will represent his country in the British and English Championships in Austria two months later.

The call-up follows a rich seam of form during the plastic slope season which has seen the teenager claim a number of top spots as well as a series of high-flying positions in open-age categories.

His list of achievements this season include (open-age standing in brackets):

European Junior One champion (6th); Welsh Open Junior One champion (4th); Welsh National Junior champion (5th); third in the British Championships (8th); second in the Scottish Championships (5th); first junior Celtic Cup, Llandudno; first junior Gloucester Qualifier; North East Junior One champion.

Lee began skiing around seven years ago with Harrogate Ski Club but now trains at Silksworth near Sunderland.

He is a member of the Easingwold School open team that have won through to the British finals of the English Schools' Ski Association downhill racing competition.

As reported in the Evening Press, Lee and his team mates won the national final at Swadincote, Derbyshire, to book their place in the British finals in Scotland next month.

Last year Lee and school pal Ian Stirk were selected to represent the ESSA in the Schools' World Cup in the Czech Republic.

RUGBY LEAGUE

York's young rugby league players are showing rapid improvement.

After a lot of schools' development work and last season's re-forming of the Under-11 side, progress is now being made on the pitch.

York travelled to Bradford Schools and came away with a 24-18 victory, outscoring their hosts five tries to three.

The excellent York defence was the key to victory with some superb tackling by Danny Allan, Eddie Bedingham and the inexperienced Tom Speck catching the eye.

Allan scored two tries, one being a great full-length of the pitch effort involving most of the team. David Richmond also scored two tries in his best ever display for the schools team. Matthew Fairclough, who worked hard in a good half-back combination with Ross Varley, also scored a try.

Training was taking place this afternoon at Our Lady's School.

RUGBY UNION

The big-hitters of schools Rugby Union in the North East and Yorkshire swing into action in the next round of the Daily Mail Schools Under 18 Cup with, St Peter's, York, expected to make an impact.

Seeded St Peter's, York face an interesting round three tie when they entertain Dame Allans from Fenham, who beat competition newcomers Gosforth High 62-7 to earn a trip south.

North Round Three Pairings: Yarm v Bingley GS, Kings Tynemouth v RGS Newcastle, St Ambrose v Manchester GS, Hall Cross./Stockport v QEGS Wakefield, Widness 6th Form College/St Edward's, Liverpool v RGS Lancaster, Ullswater Coll/St Bees v Rossall, Winstanley Coll v Rishworth, Bradford GS v QEGS, Blackburn/Queen Elizabeth's, Kirkby Lonsdale, St Peter's, York v Dame Allans, Barnard Castle v QEGS, Penrith, Leeds GS v Hymers College, Ripon GS v Durham, Wirrall GS v Merchant Taylors, Hutton/Arnold v Crossley Heath, Rydal Penrhos v Birkenhead, King Edward's and Queen Mary's, Lytham v William Hulme GS.

FOOTBALL

The schools' soccer fixtures for this week which are mainly cup ties are due to be completed by Saturday, October 23.

They are:

Primary 'B' League: Huntington v St Wilfrid's; English Martyrs v Acomb; Hob Moor v Poppleton Road.

Primary Cup Round 1: Lakeside/St Oswald's v Wigginton 'A'; Hob Moor v Kingsway 'A'; Westfield/Headlands 'B' v St Aelred's 'A'/Headlands 'A'; Bishopthorpe v St Mary's/Appleton Roebuck; Woodthorpe 'B'/Poppleton Road v Osbaldwick/Wigginton 'B'; Copmanthorpe'A'/Park Grovev Dringhouses or /Huntington; Hempland 'A'/Rbt Wilkinson v English Martyrs; Tang Hall 'B'/Knavesmire 'A' v Skelton 'A'.

Harry Pannell (U15) Trophy Round 1: Barlby v Archbishop's; Lowfield v Selby; Oaklands v Manor; Tadcaster v All Saints; Millthorpe v Canon Lee; Byes: Fulford, Huntington, Joseph Rowntree. Already played: Barlby 7, Archbishop's 3.

Wilf Meek (U14) Cup Round 1: Burnholme v Oaklands; All Saints v Tadcaster; Fulford v Sherburn; Manor v Selby; Archbishop's v Huntington; Barlby v Millthorpe. Byes: Canon Lee and Barlby. Already played: Barlby 6, Millthorpe 3.

Intermediate (U13) Cup Round 1: Barlby v Joseph Rowntree; Sherburn v Millthorpe; Manor v Canon Lee; All Saints v Burnholme; Fulford v Selby; Archbishop's v Lowfield; Huntington v Tadcaster. Bye: Oaklands. Already played: Barlby 4, Joseph Rowntree 0.

U12 Trophy Round 1: Joseph Rowntree v Brayton; Lowfield v Millthorpe; Huntington v Barlby; Burnholme v Fulford; Oaklands v All Saints; Archbishop's v Canon Lee; Manor v Tadcaster. Bye: Selby. Already played: Lowfield 0, Millthorpe 7.

Results

Wilf Meek (U14) Cup Round 1: Fulford 5 Robson 3, Bayley 1, Bean 1), Sherburn 2; Burnholme 10, Oaklands 2.

Intermediate (U13) Cup Round 1: Fulford 0, Selby 6 (Matthew Hoyle 3).

U12 Trophy Round 1: Burnholme 6, Fulford 3; Burnholme 6 (John Flint 5), Fulford 3.

Primary Cup Round 1: Bishopthorpe 11 (David Richmond 4), Knavesmire 'B' 0; Carr 2, Hob Moor 2; Hob Moor 2, Carr 2 (replay); Hob Moor 3, Carr 0 (2nd replay); Tang Hall 'B' 1, Knavesmire 'A' 6; Hempland 4, Rbt Wilkinson 1.

U14 League: Burnholme 10, Oaklands 2; Oaklands 6, Millthorpe 7.

Primary League: St Lawrence's 4, Appleton Roebuck 2 (Richards 2); Skelton 8, Knavesmire 1 ('A' team); Skelton 3, Knavesmire 1 ('B' team); Headlands 0, Kingsway 3 (Howarth, Hunt, Holding) ('A' team); Headlands 1, Kingsway 4 (Clancey 2, Sculthorpe 1, Blythe 1) ('B' team); Lakeside 5, Tang Hall 1 ('A' team); Lakeside 0, Tang Hall 2 ('B' team); Lakeside 5, Ralph Butterfield 2 ('A' team); Scarcroft 1, Huntington 3; Scarcroft 2, Acomb 1; Scarcroft 2, English Martyrs 1; Clifton 3 (M Warriner 3), Riverside 2; Appleton Roebuck 7, St Barnabas 1; Hempland 6 (Andrew Bilton 3); Carr 2 ('A' team); Hempland 3 (Daniel James 3); Carr 0 ('B' team).

A number of schools have not sent in their results as yet. Will all schools please ring in their results to York 791416 of all matches played to date by this coming Saturday.

The qualifying competition for the ESFA/Wagon Wheels Indoor five-a-side competition for U12 teams will be held at the end of November at Lowfield School and Joseph Rowntree Schools.

Ten schools will be taking part - All Saints, Archbishop's, Burnholme, Fulford, Huntington, Joseph Rowntree, Lowfield, Manor, Millthorpe and Tadcaster.

Four City Boys' teams are in action on Saturday, October 30, - the U12s and U13s are at home to Spen Valley and the U14s and U15s are at Sunderland.

Under 15s: A Walton, R Taylor, A Bewick, G Law, N Willis, J Cairns (all Tadcaster), J McIlroy, T Vasey, M Wash (all Joseph Rowntree); N Balderson, M Corr, A Tegetmeier (all Millthorpe), C Atkinson (Oaklands), M McKenzie (Lowfield); A Welburn, C Johnson (both Huntington); A Bardy, W Moore, T Walker (all All Saints); A Adkin (Burnholme); B Small (Fulford); L Banfield (Barlby).

Under 14s: N Briggs, J Roughley (both Barlby); A Denton, J Bradley, M Holmes, A Fishwick (all Millthorpe); L Grant, D Franks, A Brabbs, D Ali (all Huntington); I Dean, A Arthur (both Fulford); D Pickles (Manor); N Sharp (Archbishop's); T Walters (Joseph Rowntree); C Anderson (Selby High); S Farthing, P Appleton (both Tadcaster); A Fisher, B Harrison, M Yore, J Goodman (all All Saints); D Rhodes (Oaklands).

Under 13s: T Heslop, C Smith, J Kew (all All Saints); A Reid (Manor); D Porter, C Dean (both Selby High); P Dodd, C Chandler, A Flint (all Huntington); D Hartas, G Newton, L Olsson (all Canon Lee); A Wood, D Huntington (both Barlby); A Monger, O Hutchinson (both Fulford); S Pinder (Brayton); N Kamara, L Bootland (both Millthorpe); G Hird (Archbishop's).

Under 12s: J Siswick (Joseph Rowntree); M Quarton (Archbishop's); M Marley, I Williamson, J Marley (all Fulford); L Gargan (Burnholme); B Ledgeway, N Ferguson, I Gavin (all All Saints); A Evans, B Bellah (both Lowfield); M Featherstone (Tadcaster); Ben Hopkins (Brayton); M Bell (Millthorpe).

City Boys U11s beat Wakefield 2-0 last week with goals by Mark Holt and Jack Scott. York's Under 12s beat Wakefield 2-1 by the same score, but the Under 13s lost 2-0 to their Wakefield rivals.

Under 11s: Andy Fowler, John Clark (Lakeside); Josh Tattersall, John Castle, Matthew Davis (al Dunnington); Chris Green, Jack Scott, Mike Peace, Johnny Heseltine, Peter Brown (all Copmanthorpe); William Howes, Chas Wrigley (both Rufforth); Tim Bolt, Michael Warriner, James Ellerby (all Clifton); Aman Dhesi, Jason Heslop (both Huntington); Sam Woodward, Adam Holt (both Dringhouses); Nick Marchant (St Aelred's); Daniel Phillis (Riverside); Jamie Green (Skelton); Joseph Fitzpatrick (English Martyrs); Mark Holt (Woodthorpe); Scott Milling (Poppleton Road).

The first Under 11s training session (at a venue to be confirmed) will be held on Saturday, October 30, from 10.30am to noon. If any player is unavailable for training he should contact Adam Cooper on 01904 769523 or e-mail yorkboys-u11@hotmail.com

TENNIS

The St Peter's School, York, girl's team lost 4-0 to Bradford GS in the semi-final of the Under 15 HBC Midland Bank League competition. Bradford reached the national final last year.

St Peter's had early beaten a team representing Kirklees with the loss of only two games.

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