POCKLINGTON Karate Centre players earned podium places at the Yorkshire Karate Championships at Morley.

Their main successes came in the adult section, with Janine Rogers taking second place in the coloured belt kata section and Steve Walker being marginally beaten into fourth place.

In the adult brown and black belt kata section, Oliver Willison was competing against most of his England team colleagues and finished in third place.

Also in action for Pocklington were junior coloured belt kata players Sally Eastward, Simon Durrant, Jade Aikman and Alistair Playfair, but they missed out on the medals.

Pocklington Karate Centre will soon be celebrating their 30th anniversary and are planning to hold a renunion. Another former students should contact Willison on 01759 302886 or 07786 332090.

Updated: 10:41 Thursday, June 16, 2005