Author: Barry

NW Sportshall League Round 1

October 2016 – Kingsway, Widnes

U 11 Girls

The U 11 girls managed to finish third on the day with 164 points which is a solid start to the Sportshall season and leaves the girls in fourth place overall in the NW League, the top 5 teams qualify the finals in January.  Two girls were competing for the club for the first time and they did really well on the day.  Charlotte Cochrane competed in the 4 lap with a time of 71.30 secs, triple jumped 3.63 m and managed 4.00 m in the chest push.  Betsi Salihi ran the 2 lap in 31.60 seconds, triple jumped 3.88 m and managed 30 cm in the vertical jump which was a really good result.  Olivia Byrom won the 2 lap event in a time of 27.60 secs, won the speed bounce with 47 and achieved 1.83 m in the long jump to finish second.  Rebecca Durrance competed in the 2 lap with a time of 30.2 secs, achieved 1.75 m in the long jump and 4.14 m in the triple jump, Amelia Lamb ran the 4 lap in 69.50 secs, achieved 39 in the speed bounce and chest pushed 4.25 m.  Beri Salihi competed in the Long jump and achieved 1.82 m to finish second, a meagre 1 cm behind Olivia, triple jumped 4.46 m and achieved 36 cm in the vertical jump.  The relay team of Olivia, Beri, Amelia and Rebecca brought the baton home in third place with a time of 119.30 secs.

U 13 Girls

The U 13 girls managed to finish first on the day with 184 points which is a fantastic start to the Sportshall season and leaves the girls in second place overall in the NW League, the top 5 teams qualify the finals in January.  The team managed to secure the maximum 24 points on offer for each event in 4 of the 8 events, the Relay, Shot Putt, 2 Lap and Speed Bounce which was a superb effort.  Elizabeth Greenall competed in the 2 lap with a time of 27.70 secs, won the standing long Jump with 2.14 m and won the shot putt with a throw of 6.50 m.  Celine Virton competed in the 2 lap and won with a time of 27.20 secs, won the speed bounce with 83 and threw the shot putt 6.09 m.  Holly Scott competed in the 6 lap and finished second with a time of 97.20 secs, competed in the speed bounce with 73 and in the vertical jump achieved 38 cm.  Chloe Ledger competed for the club for the first time and did very well.  She competed in the 2 Lap with a time of 33.70 secs, Vertical jumped 27 cm and standing triple jumped 4.42 m.  Jasmine Scott was also competing for the club for the first time and did very well also. Jasmine competed in the 6 lap with a time of 104.30 secs, vertical jumped 35 cm and standing triple jumped 5.05 m.  Niamh Abbot competed in the Speed bounce with 71, Standing Long Jump with 1.71 m and standing triple jump with 5.18 m.  Hollie Brussels competed in the 6 lap with a time of 105.20 secs, speed bounce with 63 and standing long jump with 1.59 m.  The relay team of Celine, Elizabeth, Holly and Jasmine brought the baton home in first place with a time of 112.50 secs.

U 11 Boys

There were only three U11 boys who competed but they still managed to finish 2^nd on the day with 123 points which leaves them in 6^th place in the overall league, the top 5 teams qualify the finals in January.  Ryan Morris competed for the club for the 1^st time and did really well, running the 2 lap in 32.60 secs, chest pushing 4.25 m and achieving 26 cm in the vertical jump.  Thomas Durrance performed really well winning the 4 lap in a time 65.20 secs, winning the speed bounce with 49 and finishing 2^nd in the long jump with 1.78 m.  Jacob Roberts also performed really well, winning the 2 lap in 28.40 secs, winning the chest push with 5.25 m and finishing 2^nd in the triple jump with an effort of 4.32 m.  As there were just 3 lads, entering a relay team was not possible.

U 13 Boys

The lads did really well seeing as there were just 4 of them in finishing second on the day with 156 points, this leaving them in fourth place overall in the NW league, the top 5 teams qualify the finals in January.  Max Harrison competed in the long jump and achieved 1.89 m, the triple jump with 5.08 m and in the vertical jump, achieved 34 cm.  Aidan Lamb ran the 2 lap in 27.80 secs, achieved 5.50 m in the shot putt and competed in the speed bounce with 67.  Adam Beardsworth ran the 6 lap in 96.00 secs, achieved 62 in the speed bounce and triple jumped 4.74 m.  Daniel Johnson completed the 2 lap in 30.10 secs, long jumped 1.77 m and achieved 29 cm in the vertical jump.  The lads joined forces for the relay and brought the baton home in second place with a time of 116.30 secs.

U 15 Boys

Nathan Harrison competed and as an U15, he could enter 4 events.  Nathan ran the 2 lap in 27.60 secs, Long jumped 2.01 m, achieved 40 cm in the vertical jump and threw 7.36 m in the shot putt.

Despite racing the previous day four of the Senior Men ran in the second St Helens Striders 5 mile.  Matthew Crehan lead the race from start to finish, followed by Tom Griffiths and Steve Anders completing a Sutton clean sweep.  Karen Harrison was the only one of our women spotted but will confirm once results are available.

Two of St Helens Sutton A.C.’s  male veterans tackled the Snowdonia marathon at the weekend.  This challenging course begins just outside Llanberis and sees competitors climb 1,100ft to the top of Llanberis Pass before looping down through Beddgelert and Waunfawr.

Participants also have to tackle a rapid climb of around 1,200ft at Bwlch y Groes before finishing back in Llanberis.

The marathon, first held in 1982, has grown to become one of the most iconic sporting events in Wales and entries this year sold out in 12 hours (Entries open Jan 1st).

This is definitely not a race to enter for a fast time with the winner only clocking 2 hrs. 35 min.. Andrew Wilson (V45) finished an excellent 21st in a field of 1500 runners in a time of 2 hrs.59 min.49 secs. and Ian Robert (V40) was 606th with a time of 4 hrs.2 min.3 secs..

Two of the club’s senior ladies competed in the Manchester Half Marathon which starts on Chester Road near the Ship Canal and finishes in Old Trafford but is mainly run through Salford and Sale. Gemma Connolly ran her fastest half for five years being the fifth lady finisher with a time of 1 hr.19 min.43 secs.. Karen Harrison (L45) finished 31st in her class recording 2 hrs.08 min.56 secs..

Nine members of St Helens Sutton A.C. took part in the Rainford 10km road race which starts and finishes outside Rainford Technology College. Steve Anders continues in his current good form taking second place with a time of 35 min.   19.3 secs.. There was also a second placing for veteran John Greenall (M50) for his run of 38 min.28.1 secs. and third in her group was senior lady Rachel Beesley who ran 45 min.3.9 secs.. Dorothy Fairhurst (F60)’s time of 62 min.18.1 secs. was good enough for her to take second place in her age group. Other club runners were Christopher Coatsworth (M40), 45 min.39.6 secs. (16th. in class), Amy Corfield (SL), 46 min.53.6 secs. (7th in class), Jane Ashcroft (F40), 56 min.42.2 secs. (11th in class), Sara Odonoghue (F40), 57 min.51.2 secs. (13th in class) and Jane Makin (F40), 72 min.43.8 secs..

Lorraine Kelly Swan (F40) ran in the Natterjack Seaside 10km. road race which starts in Southport’s Princes Park, finishing 722nd in a large field with a time of 63 min.53 secs.

Ian Conway, competing in the last Wrexham Throws competition of the season putt the shot 8.44m. and threw the hammer 21.24m., both pleasing performances.

St Helens Sutton A.C. had teams in Sunday’s Northern Road Relays which started at, and then circled, the Etihad stadium in Manchester. The club had 13 representatives, including the Under13yrs. Boys. On their first leg, Michael Dobson finished in 27th. place running the 3.3km. course in a time of in 11 min.05 secs, then Charlie Young finished 33 rd. in 13 min.56 secs.. On the third and final leg, Max Young ran 13 min.48 secs. for the team to finish in 28th. place For the “B team” Harley Chadwick finished 33rd in 11 min50 secs.. .

In the U15yrs. Boys event, Michael Brussels led the team off to a good start finishing in 31 st. spot in 10 min.52 secs., Liam Houghton moved up a place with his run of 11 min.55 secs. and Charlie Roberts brought the team home with an 11 min.01 secs. run for the team to finish 30th overall. For the Senior men, Matt Crehan opened finishing 41st in 17 min.56 secs., Steve Anders held the position finishing in 18 min.44 sec.. Ian Hayburn dropped to 48th in 19 min.56 secs.. Jake Healy finished in 58th spot in 21 min.30 secs., Ian Costello ran 21 min.02 secs. but still dropped to 64th and Jamie White ran the last leg and finished 64th in 20 min.27 secs.. The team was 63rd overall in the race of 6.4km. stages.