ATHLETICS: VALE Royal AC's middle-distance rising star, Tom Carter, has been selected to run for Britain again this weekend.
Carter ran in the European Under-23s Championship in Poland and was just edged out of the medals.
The weekend's event in Ashford, Kent, is an invitation meet.
Carter was last year's winner of the Vale Royal 'Pie and Peas' Race, a five-miler in Moulton, which is on Wednesday next week.
The race starts at 7.30pm and the club welcomes entries of any standard on the night at The Lion. A field of 200 is expected.
Cheshire Tigers girls' team retained second spot in the National League on Sunday.
The composite squad from West Cheshire AC, Vale Royal AC and Crewe & Nantwich AC showed their strength at the Bebington Oval in the third round of the National Under-20 Junior Track and Field League.
They were runners-up behind league leaders Wigan.
Vale Royal's Nicky Archer showed impressive pace to clinch victory in the 3,000m with a time of 11 minutes 28.4 seconds. Clubmate Fiona Rudkin claimed second spot in the 800m.
Match result: Wigan AC 207 points; Tigers 176; Wirral 121; Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 93; Southport Waterloo 79; Warrington 74; Macclesfield Harriers 48.
Overall: Wigan AC 687 points; Tigers AC 571.5; Liverpool PS 456; Wirral 381; Warrington 333; Waterloo 240; Macc 170.
The Tigers' depleted men's squad produced a series of quality performances.
Winsford-based Stephen Butterfield equalled his personal best of 11.1 seconds in the 100m for a decisive and deserved victory.
Stephen Mitchell clocked 4:40.9 in his 1,500m debut for the Tigers.
Match result: Trafford 267; Waterloo 201; Warrington 188; Liverpool PS 186; Wirral 136; Tigers 98; Macc 18; Wigan 0.
Overall: Trafford 834; Liverpool PS 681; Warrington 562; Waterloo 488; Wirral 423.5; Tigers 370; Macc 302; Wigan 182.
