Athletics
West Cheshire AC celebrated a team success at Stafford Common.
In the second round of the North Staffs Cross Country League, Tamsin O’Keefe (second in five minutes 42 seconds), Anna Crayston (third in 5:48), Lucia Pyne (13th in 6:17), and Molly Jones (19th in 6:29), combined to clinch top spot in the under 13 girls team competition.
Lara Battersby (12th in 6:25), Carys Roberts (13th in 6:26), Scarlett Ross (23rd in 6:47), and Nina Willson (53rd in 8:22), earned West Cheshire AC’s U11 girls fourth team spot.
Katie Clarke finished third with a time of 15:54 in the under 17 women’s race, while Issy Clarke (fifth in 10:38) and Lily Moorhouse (37th in 12:58) completed the under 15 girls event.
Isaac Tait (third in 10:08), Harvey Tegg (fourth in 10:22), Ethan Butler (22nd in 11:03), Charlie Potts (25th in 11:06), Liam Farrell (26th in 11:09), and Alex Smith (57th in 16:47), earned West Cheshire AC second team place in the U13 boys race.
Running
Ellesmere Port Running Club had a number of members in action over the weekend.
At the Snowdonia Marathon on Saturday, Darren Ryder was first home the club with a time of 3:33:34 finishing 229th and 63rd in his category (V40). Next was Matt Whitfield with a time of 3:56:36 finishing 536th and 18th in his category (V55).
The Flintshire 10k saw 11 club members cross the finish line. First home for the club was Elizabeth Renondeau who was second overall lady finishing in 38:34. Next home was Jonathon Cole with 40:19 followed by David Nalder in 41:05, Neil Ringstead (44:42), Steven Edwards (46:17), Kevin Curtis (46:47), Craig Curtis (53:52), Gemma Edwards (59:45), Louse Astbury (1:02:29), Angela Best (1:03:26) and Lauren Morgan (1:03:26).
Representing the club at the Dublin Marathon on Monday, Dave Bennett completed the course in 2:52:09, finishing in 155th overall and 40th in his category.
School Sport
More than 250 school children took part in a tag rugby competition at Hare Lane.
Chester RUFC’s home ground was the venue for the Chester School Sport Partnership’s annual Tag Rugby Megafest, for primary school pupils in Year 3 and Year 4.
The pupils started off with a skills session, which included lessons on passing, tagging, positioning and running. They then took the skills into a games situation.
Students from Christleton High School helped referee the matches.
Claire Smedley, of the Chester SSP, said “It was great to see so many children take part.
“One school team even performed their own version of the Haka, getting into the spirit of the Rugby World Cup.”
Hockey
It’s not easy to keep a clean sheet in the National League as Deeside Ramblers found to their cost when they travelled to Sheffield Hallam and conceded four times in a 4-1 defeat.
Trailing 3-1 at the break, Ramblers left themselves far too much to do and had a single Ben Lamont strike to cheer.
In the Veterans National Knockout, the Ramblers faced old rivals Chester and recorded a fine 3-1 thanks to Mike Halewood, Mike Verity and Hedley Bollard.
Martial Arts
Over three hundred Ju Jitsu martial artists plus family and friends from all over the country descend on Broughton Wings Sports and Social Club Sports facility for the annual 2015 Bushido Academy Northern Championships
