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SPORT ROUND-UP

SWIMMING: INS H O RT Sutton Coldfield youngster Sydney Jackson TABLE-TENNIS: Sutton Coldfield claimed triple Table Tennis Club had mixed gold at the results from their matches this Midland Age week. Groups and The A team just lost to Championships neighbours Streetly 6-4, in their in Synchronised Premier Division match, with Ken Swimming. Reed keeping a clean sheet by Competing in winning his three singles. George the 12/u age Webb won one singles. group section, The B team also lost to Streetly the 12-year-old 6-4 in Division One, despite Bishop Walsh Purdip Shoker winning his three pupil took gold singles. John Ludford won one. in the figure and The C team won 6-4 over solo section, Colebridge Dinosaurs in Division partnered One. Andy Calloway was in good Jasmin Lockhart form winning his three singles. to win gold in Mike Cooper won one while the duet and Calloway and Andy Choi won the TENNIS: Four Oaks won their Broadhead and Hugh Jaques Four Oaks were 6/2 and 4/1 up helped the City doubles to gain a narrow victory. opening match in the National then beat the same opponents and seemingly in control but of The D Team lost 6-4 to Smith’s Premier Indoor Tennis League who were then beaten 6/2, 4/ Priddle and Hingley clawed their squad to team Wood in Division Two. with a thrilling narrow 3-2 6, 10/6. way back to win the second set gold. Anyone Colin Cleverly was Sutton’s best victory against local rivals Sutton’s first pair Chris Priddle 7/6 and the third set 10/3. interested in player, winning all three of his Sutton Coldfield last weekend. and Matt Hingley had a 6/2,6/ However, the overall victory finding out more singles. Brian Morris won one Arnie Benidor partnered Nathan 0 win over Four Oaks second went to Four Oaks, courtesy of about the sport singles. Ensor defeated Sutton’s second pair. winning four extra games. should visit The E team are still looking for pair Allan Pengelly and Luke The match rested on the Pictured are Hugh Jaques, www.synchro. their first win of the season. They Issajenko 6/2, 6/2. outcome of the battle of the top Richard Broadhead, Arnie org.co.uk for went down 7-3 to F Jacombs in Four Oaks second pair Richard pairs. Benidor and Nathan Ensor. more details. Division Two. Yasser Uddin won two singles and then joined Mohammed Abdinuur to take the doubles. The F team kept their unbeaten record in Division Three this Boldmere swim stars enjoy winning season, winning 7-3 against Streetly. Bob Graham did well to win his three singles while Roy Astle and Ken Lancaster won two singles start to their West Midland defence each. Graham and Astle won their doubles.

Swimming finished third in the 100m place in the 6x2 freestyle re- VOLLEYBALL: The Birmingham b a ck s t ro ke. l ay. Metropolitan Volleyball Club In the relays, the team Finally, the C team claimed a played their first games of the DEFENDING Arena National achieved a phenomenal 12 fine victory in Division Three season. League Premi- wins out of 16 races, including at Nottingham, with Adam On Saturday, Team Bracebridge er Division title holders five club records and several Hall getting them off to a flying played an away match at Redhill Boldmere A made a spectac- individual leg records for Dav- start by winning the open Volleyball Club in Stourbridge. ular start to the new season ies, Price, Dixon, Smith and 200m individual medley in a They lost 3-0 with scores of with a dominant display in the Ly n ch . three-second personal best. 25-19, 25-22, 25-18. Dave opening gala. B o l d m e re ’s B team, mean- Hall also won the 100m back- Hodgetts was the star man. They won the first meeting while, newly-promoted to the stroke and breaststroke, while Then on Sunday, Team Wyndley of the season by a massive 81 Premier, finished fifth in their Daniel Lynch-Davies tri- played a home match against points ahead of second-placed meeting at Leamington Spa, umphed in the 15/u 100m back- Nuneaton Volleyball Club. Gloucester City A with a su- setting 13 personal bests in the stroke and girls’gala star The clash went to five sets to perb team performance that p ro c e s s. Sarah Kelly won the open decide the winner, with a final featured 31 victories out of 50 B oy s ’gala star Kai Alexan- 100m backstroke, as well as score of 21-25, 25-22, 25-21, r a c e s. der swam up an age group in coming second in the butter- 18-25, 15-12 to Wyndley. Sally Gala star Kate Davies the 15/u category, coming f l y. Davies was the star player. claimed club records in the second in the 100m backstroke There were second place fin- g i rl s ’100m breaststroke and with a personal best, while ishes for David Thomas (11/u SQUASH: Sutton Coldfield held backstroke, plus in the back- g i rl s ’gala star Erin Davies 50m backstroke PB), John its first Squash Sanction stroke leg of the 13/u girls shone in the relays on her Curtis (15/u 100m breast- junior event last weekend. medley relay. She also swam league debut. stroke PB), Katherina Hall The standard of play throughout up in the girls’15/u relay and Luke Davies won both the (13/u 100m breaststroke), the day was exceptional as was gained unofficial personal open 200m IM and 100m breast- Maia Boyle (13/u 100m back- the effort and sportsmanship on bests in all relay legs. stroke, while Steven Wilson stroke), Defne Balu (11/u 50m display from all players. Ben Smith clinched gold in triumphed in the open 100m breaststroke), Lynch-Davies A special mention must go to the 11yr/u 50m backstroke and Gala stars Sarah Kelly, Ben Forrest, Tom Bloor, Kai Alexander, Kate backstroke and came second (100m freesryle) and Camilla Sutton’s own Harry Lucas for freestyle along, while James Davies and Erin Davies. Picture by Steve Harlow. in the open 100m freestyle. Chatfield (100m freestyle). picking up the boys’under-13 Goodwin triumphed in the Leo Karski took first in the Picking up bronzes were title. 50m butterfly. Toby Chiles took stroke and Matt Price in the butterfly in a personal best of 13/u 100m fly and came third Cameron Billingsley (13/u 100 Sutton Squash Club claimed second place in the 50m breast- 100m fly. 58.51secs, Josh Wincott set a in the freestyle, while Ben breaststroke PB), Harrison victory over West Warwicks last stroke in a personal best of Georgina Dolan claimed club record of 1.06.11mins for Campbell won the 15/u 100m Batchelor (11/u 50m freestyle), weekend. 4 1 . 7 7 s e c s. bronze in the 13 yr/u girls’ second place in the 100m freestyle and came third in the Jon Tanner (open 100m fly), Ian Sherwin was battling the Harriet Gordon won the 100m freestyle, while Rachel breaststroke and came third in butterfly in a personal best. Holly Bloor (11/u 50m fly) and after effects of a half marathon 11yr/u 50m breaststroke with Wilson swam a club record of the 200m individual medley, In his league debut, William Charlie Payne (open 100m free- the day before and went down a personal best of 41.80secs 1.06.56mins in the 15yr/u 100m while Bradley Lynch took an- Cooper (11/u) took third place style). 3-1. and came second in the back- butterfly and Lydia Barnsley other first place in the 100m in the 50m breaststroke, while Other personal bests on the Marcus Hayes was on the wrong stroke, while Alice Oliver and set a personal best f re e s t y l e. there were personal bests for night went to Amelia Van end of two close games against Lily Wood claimed gold in the (1.27.23mins) in the 100m In the female open category Roan Griffiths, Rebecca Ilott, Loan, Max Southgate, Lewis Brian Harvey but Sutton hit back 50m butterfly and freestyle re- b re a s t s t ro ke. Emma Smith smashed her Ellen Ratcliffe, Hannah Turn- Myers, Jake Markidis, Will as Barry Talbot beat Olga Ertlova s p e c t ive ly. In the 15 yr/u boys’eve n t s, own 200m individual medley bull, Anya Mee and Jamie Burley, Chester Powell (2), Lily 3-1. There was no stopping the Jake Dixon took two first club record by 2.5secs in D a rk . Massey and Beatrice Adams. Chris Hall from Sutton secured a 13/u boys. places in the 100m butterfly 2.16.98mins and continued her In the relays, Boldmere’s Second place in the final 3-0 win over West Warwicks They won all their individu- and backstroke while Ben winning form by coming first squad of Adam Kelly, Luke event, the men’s open cannon head coach Jon Tate to even the al races in personal bests – Stanford won the 100m free- in the 100m butterfly. Davies, Josh Holsey and relay, thanks to the team of scores up. b oy s ’gala star Tom Bloor in style and came third in the Alex Dolan took second in Steven Wilson won the open Tanner, Hall, Payne, Lynch- Sutton’s Jaymie Haycocks then the 100m breaststroke b re a s t s t ro ke. the 100m breaststroke as did m e n’s medley race, with Kai Davies, Curtis and boys’g ala defeated Nathan Lake 3-0 to (1.17.98mins), Archie Lang- In the men’s open category, Givenchy Sneekes in the 100m Alexander and Ben Campbell star Ben Forrest, ensured secure Sutton’s first win on the ston (1.08.90) in the 100m back- Joey Stanger won the 100m freestyle, while Holly Lynch assisting them to another first B o l d m e re ’s overall victory. season.

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