Two Joseph Rowntree School pupils are one step away from gaining places in the England Under-17 netball squad.

ON TRIAL: Gemma Grant (top) and Debra Slater who have been selected for England Under 17 netball trails.

Debra Slater and Gemma Grant have been selected to take part in final trials on October 16 and 17.

Slater also attended final trials last year but did not make it into the England squad. Grant is now a student at York Technical College. Both were chosen for the final trials after attending the England training academy earlier this summer.

Netball tournaments to be held at Joseph Rowntree School this and next month are: Saturday, September 25 Under-14 'A' and 'B'; Wednesday, September 29 Under-16 and Under-19; Tuesday, October 5 Under-16.

North Yorkshire Under-16 football trials were being held at All Saints ground, Simbalk Lane today, involving York and District boys who represented York City Boys at Under-14 and Under-15 level.

The Parents Teachers' Association Five-a-side Trophy football competition will be held at St Aelred's School on Saturday, September 25. There will be 22 schools taking part, playing on two pitches.

The Cade Trophy six-a-side football competition will be held on Thursday, September 30 at five different venues - Hempland, St Aelred's, Huntington, Kingsway, Copmanthorpe and Appleton Roebuck.

SOCCER

This week's soccer league fixtures are:

U12 League: Burnholme v All Saints; Tadcaster v Archbishop's; Canon Lee v J Rowntree; Fulford v Millthorpe; Lowfield v Huntington; Oaklands v Manor.

U13 League: Burnholme v All Saints; Tadcaster v Archbishop's; Canon Lee v J Rowntree; Fulford v Millthorpe; Lowfield v Huntington; Oaklands v Manor.

U14 League: All Saints v Burnholme; Archbishop's v Tadcaster; J Rowntree v Canon Lee; Millthorpe v Fulford; Manor v Oaklands.

U15 League: Archbishop's v Tadcaster; J Rowntree v Canon Lee; Millthorpe v Fulford; Huntington v Lowfield; Manor v Oaklands.

U16 League: All Saints v Burnholme; J Rowntree v Canon Lee; Fulford v Millthorpe; Sherburn v Tadcaster.

Primary League 'A': Riverside v Westfield; Clifton v Haxby Road; Robert Wilkinson v Dringhouses.

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

Primary League 'C': St Lawrence's v Osbaldwick; Oaken Grove v St Barnabas; Park Grove v Appleton Roebuck.

Primary League 'D': Kingsway v Woodthorpe; Hempland v Carr.

Primary League 'E': Ralph Butterfield v Tang Hall; Fulford v Copmanthorpe; Lakeside v Wigginton.

Primary League 'F': Derwent v St Aelred's; Knavesmire v Skelton.

Primary Schools' Soccer Directory:

School, Acomb (contact) H Robinson, tel 798453, Appleton Roebuck (Derek Angood) 744236, Bishopthorpe (Mrs B Wirtz) 706272, Carr (Howard Beattie) 798996, Clifton (Adam Cooper) 624568, Copmanthorpe (Bryn Jones) 705400, Derwent (Phil Hare) 413231, Dringhouses (Philip Chaffer) 706493, English Martyrs (Chris Mulkeen) 791370, Haxby Road (Dave Barber) 653218, Headlands (Matthew Wain) 0403 685337 (home), Hempland (Brian Callington) 421064, Hob Moor (Graham Scarisbrick) 798282, Huntington (John Fenlass) 768636, Kingsway (David Reed) 627270, Knavesmire (Peter Bibby) 653279, Lakeside (Matthew Wain) 0403 685337 (home), Oaken Grove (to be announced) 769481, Osbaldwick (John Ingleton) 411036, Park Grove (Peter Platts) 659727, Poppleton Road (Mr Dyson) 798789, Ralph Butterfield (Mr Daniel) 768325, Riverside (A Fearn) 01937 832899, Robert Wilkinson (G Brown) 490306, Scracroft (Matthew Wain) 0403 685337 (home), Skelton (Andy Herbert) 470344, St Aelred's (Dave Houghton) 422800, St Barnabas (Mike Berrisford) 653323, St Lawrence's (Dave Boriase) 423900 (home), St Mary's (Chris Girling) 707125, St Oswald's (Malcolm Murphy) 633341, St Wilfrid's (Will Langhamer) 659726, Tang Hall (C Evans/J Reeve) 424765, Westfield (Chris Ellis) 798451, Wigginton (Andrew Smith) 761647, Woodthorpe (John Dale) 705462.

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