142 SUTTON COLDFIELD OBSERVER, Friday, August 15, 2014 SSX-eO1-S2 [SSX] visit our website suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk Paget pegged back by Sutton SWIMMING ROUND-UP as derby clash ends all square FOOTBALL PAGET RANGERS 2 Brilliant Boldmere make it a FAIRFIELD VILLA 3 PAGET RANGERS 2 Midland League Division Two SUTTON UNITED 2 Midland League Division Two PAGET opened their Midland League season with a narrow decade of regional final spots PAGET fell foul of their in- defeat against last season’s di- ability to hold on a two-goal visional runners-up Fairfield. lead as they drew 2-2 with local Vi l l a ’s John Pykett opened By STEVE HARLOW star Kitty McAteer winning ning both 50m breaststroke victories for the 11 Yr/u girls rivals Sutton United. the scoring with a fierce shot Swimming correspondent the 25m butterfly in a PB time and freestyle (31.50secs PB), of Holly Bloor, Abbey Turn- Paget were first on the score across Maguire in the Paget of 20.46secs. while Nadya Stirling achieved bull, Mollie Goldstone and sheet after six minutes when goal after just three minutes. A FINE performance in the Lauren Knight won the 25m two PBs and two seconds in Erin Davies. the energetic Terry Carpenter Connor Collins doubled third and final round of the breaststroke (21.28secs PB) both 50m backstroke and but- Swimming up an age group, fed Marcus Brown who made Fa i r f i e l d ’s lead after 18 Division One Nuneaton and while Lowri Bevan also won t e r fly. Davies impressively yet again no mistake with a right-foot minutes when he shot home District Junior League moved the 25m Freestyle (16.82secs Joined by Charlotte Jones won the 50m breaststroke. shot beyond Billy Spink in the from the edge of the penalty Boldmere Swimming Club’sA PB) and touched second in the and Irisha Powell, the four eas- The 11-year boys nearly Sutton goal. a re a . team up to second place ahead 25m backstroke. ily won both medley and free- matched the girls’relay per- Sutton responded immedi- However, Paget began to of September’s regional final. Niamh Mold made up the style relays, the latter in a formance but Acer Woolley, ately with Joseph Lavill fight back and Marcus Brown Competing at Stafford quartet to win both freestyle cracking club record of Jamie Dark, Ben Smith and twice firing over when well- had a cross-shot well saved by against Cannock Phoenix, and medley relays. 1 . 0 3 . 4 0 m i n s. William Cooper came a close placed. the Fairfield keeper. City of Hereford, Bilston, Per- In the boys’9-year age The 10 Yr/u boys’quartet of second in the medley relay. Jack Skinner also lobbed Pa- Brown was becoming more shore and hosts Stafford Apex, group, gala star Charlie Wood Oliver Carless, Ellis Taylor, Acer won the 50m freestyle get keeper Maguire but hit the of a threat and was twice Boldmere claimed 46 out of 51 won the 25m backstroke and Luke Butcher and Daniel in a PB time of 32.06secs with bar and Paget’s Morris wasted thwarted by the Fairfield top three finishes with an im- came third in the 25m breast- Banks likewise also took max- two seconds for Smith in both some good work by shooting ‘kee per. pressive 29 wins, 36 personal stroke in a PB of 23.59secs. imum points from both their 50m back and fly and the same well wide. Rangers did pull a goal back bests and three club records. Xander Heeks won the 25m re l ay s. for Will Cooper in the breast- Paget extended their lead just before the break as Ash- With the six league points freestyle also with a PB of Carless narrowly missed out s t ro ke. after the break, netting in the fall headed home from a Mark gained, the A team now sit in 1 7 . 9 7 s e c s. on a 50m freestyle and back- G i rl s ’captain Lily Wood had 71st minute as Danny Cullen Bennett corner. second place in the league and Sam Woodhall and Pierce stroke double when he was a fantastic night with two su- forced the ball home for his There were no goals after have booked themselves a O’Dwyer made up the relay just touched out in the back. per displays in the 12 Yr/u 50m first Paget goal. the break though as Paget’s place in the regional final on foursome, taking first in the Taylor took first in the 50m backstroke and freestyle, not Sutton pressed forward but Brown fired wide and then September 13 for the 10th con- freestyle relay and second in fly in a PB of 16.52secs and only winning both in PB times Ashfall then wasted a good saw a shot deflected into the secutive year. the medley. Butcher claimed second in the but setting two club records of chance to extend Paget’s lead goalkee per’s arms. The 9-year-old girls domin- Erin Davies (10Yr/u) was b re a s t s t ro ke. 33.45secs and an unbelievable when Spink saved at his feet. Morris then shot straight at ated their category with gala once again in fine form, win- There were two more relay 28.94secs respectively. Sutton pulled a goal back the keeper after a slick Alice Oliver won the fly and through substitute Sam Sim- passing move by Paget and Harriet Gordon set a PB tak- monds after 78 minutes. Pykett broke through only to ing second in the breast- Sutton immediately pressed shoot wide of the Paget goal. s t ro ke. for the equaliser and scored At the other end, Fairfield Joining the threesome, Alex when, after Morris had substitute Harris-James saw Bartley helped secure two su- cleared off the line, Lavill shot his shot saved at point blank per wins in both medley and home powerfully with nine range by Maguire who then freestyle relays. minutes to go. had to save from Collins. In the 12 Yr/u boys’age group, both Woolley and Smith swam up to support cap- Little Sutton Netball Club held a Heartbreaking exits tain James Goodwin and Toby very successful fun day last Chiles. Against tough oppos- Friday –and another one is for debutant Mann ition they managed third in already planned for next the medley relay with Chiles weekend. Lots of girls aged 8- SNOOKER finishing second with a PB in 13 from across Sutton had a the breaststroke. great day with team games, MITCHELL Mann endured a In Division Two, the B team drills and matches. The next fun baptism of fire in his first com- finished the 2014 season five day takes place on Friday, petitive week as a snooker pro places higher in the league August 22 at Arthur Terry suffering a pair of narrow than last year in 15th position. 9.30am-3.30pm. To book a first-round exits in World Their third round Stars of the place and for price info, email Snooker ranking events. Gala were Beatrice Adams and [email protected] Mann entered the first Hitesh Jhall. event, the Riga Open In Division Three, the C (European Tour One) in team maintained their 12th- Latvia, knowing a win in his place league position. Stars of first game would likely book (l-r): Boldmere gala stars Kitty McAteer, Beatrice Adams, Jack Redman, Hitesh Jhall and Charlie Wood the Gala were Holly Clutter- him a meeting with former with medals sponsored by Appella Fitness. Picture by Steve Harlow. buck and Jack Redman. three-time world champion John Higgins. That looked to be on the cards when Mann led Gary Kearney shines in Swansea Wilson 3-0 but the latter fought Fab five for super Simmonds back to win the next two STREETLY School’s para swim- frames and completed the mer Tully Kearney was once Tully Kearney ELEANOR Simmonds turnaround with breaks of 125 again in record-breaking form broke a world bagged five medals –t h re e Ellie Simmonds and 60 to triumph 4-3. at the ASA Welsh Nationals. record at the gold and two silver –and added five And Mann would suffer fi- The Boldmere Swimming Welsh nationals smashed one of her own more European nal-frame heartbreak in his Club member –who won a in Swansea world records at the IPC medals to her second game on the Tour at the bronze medal at the IPC World European Swimming Cham- collection Shanghai Masters qualifiers Championships in Montreal pionships in Holland last in Barnsley on Tuesday, losing last year on her senior inter- ing on from the recent British we e k . 5-4 to Alex Davies. national debut –was in great Gas International Meet in Simmonds won gold in the ley that pleased the Mann trailed 3-1 as Davies form on the second day of com- M a n ch e s t e r. SB6 100m breaststroke, the Boldmere Swimming Club FOOTBALLS H O RT S knocked in a break but runs of petition at the Welsh National In her signature event, the SM6 200m individual med- life member the most. 81 and 54 helped the Erdington Pool in Swansea. 400m freestyle, Kearney fin- ley –beating her previous Simmonds said: “I knew I man turn the match on his She broke the SM10 world ished in 4.45.79mins in the world record by 0.34secs as was on course for a world COLRON CALL: Colron under-8s head as he led 4-3.