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SUTTON COLDFIELD OBSERVER, Friday, May 16, 2014
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SPORT ROUND-UP
Brough sprints to
victory at Leicester
INSHORT
Athletics
ROYAL Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club performed well in
the first Young Athletes Competition of the year at
Leicester.
There were first-place finishes for Ethan Brough in the
under-15s 200m (23.9secs) and
Lewis Duvall in the under-13
1,500m (4.57.0mins).
Also triumphing were Georgia Platt in the under-13 800m
B race (2.40.0mins) and Hannah Smith in the under-15 B
hammer throw (19.81m).
Lucy Wood claimed second
in the A hammer event
(20.03m), while Brough also secured second in the 100m
(12.0secs), as did Patience
Clarke in the under-13 75m
(10.8secs).
Rachel White was second in
the under-13 girls 1,200m
(4.26.9mins) and her sister
Caitlin was fourth in the A
event (4.16.6mins).
For the under-13 boys,
James Ward was third in the
shot and 200m B race. Kieron
Higgins got PBs in the 100m
and 200m, as did David Iliffe in
the 100m B race. Iliffe also
reached the coveted 3m mark
in the long jump.
In the under-15 boys’ section, Cameron Harris got PBs
in his B 100m and 200m races,
as did Joe Higgins and Chris
Sissons in their 300m races,
while Jack Griffiths threw
20.42m in the javelin.
In the non-scoring 800m
events, there were wins for
Lucy Ollerenshaw and Emily
Sandbrook and a second-place
finish for Lucy Corker.
JUNIORFOOTBALL
Colron Boys under-11s 3
Cannock Town 1
TWO goals from star man Charlie
Swann and a Jack Allen strike
secured three points for Colron.
SWIMMING: Boldmere
Swimming Club produced 21
personal bests and three new
club records in the 45th
National Arena League Cup
Final at Cardiff.
The Orcas finished last of the
ten finalists but simply
qualifying for the final – as West
Midlands Premier Division
champions – confirmed their top
ten status in England.
The other clubs taking part
were Plymouth Leander,
Stockport Metro, City of Leeds,
Guilford, Hatfield, City of
Peterborough, City of Salford,
Preston and also City of
Liverpool.
Between them they boasted
several Great Britain
internationals and, in
Plymouth’s case, even the
reigning Olympic women’s
100m breaststroke champion
Ruta Meilutyte.
Bradley Lynch was the highest
point scorer for Boldmere with a
second-place finish in the open
100m freestyle behind Ben
Proud, recently picked to
represent England in the
Commonwealth Games.
Jake Dixon set a new club
record and personal best in the
15/u 100m backstroke in a
time of 1.00.94mins to take
third spot, followed by touching
in fifth place in the 100m fly.
In the 15/u 100m free, Ben
Stanford placed fourth, as did
Lily Wood who set a new
personal best in the 50m free
with a cracking 30.33secs
swim.
Alice Dearing took fifth place in
the open 100m fly and Archie
Langston was only just outside
his personal best in the 13/u
100m backstroke to also finish
fifth.
Setting new individual personal
bests on the day were Lydia
Barnsley (15/u) 100m
backstroke, Alice Oliver (11/u)
50m fly, Rachel Wilson (15/u)
100m Fly, Megan Holder (13/u)
100m backstroke and Ben
Campbell (15/u) 100m
breaststroke.
Piovesana aims to raise bar
as she prepares for Nanjing
Judo
By CHRIS BAILEY
Sports reporter
THIS
summer’s
Youth
Olympic Games could be a preview for the future – and
Sutton Coldfield judoka Lulu
Piovesana intends to make a
mark on her peers.
The 17-year-old (pictured)
is a rising star in her chosen
sport after picking up a bronze
medal in the under-63kg category at the Cadet World
Championships in Miami last
year.
NETBALL: Little Sutton
Primary School have
netted some fantastic
successes on the
netball court recently.
The Year 6 purple team
won the Arthur Terry
cluster tournament,
while the yellow team
came third, having been
knocked out in the
semi-final by the purple
team.
The following day, the
year 5 team won the
Sutton Schools
tournament and the
year 6 side did the
same the following
week. Lots of the girls
attend training sessions
run by Little Sutton
Netball Club, a
community netball club
that is run at Arthur
Terry. It runs on a
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Now she is aiming to raise
the bar by fighting her way
onto the podium at the second
edition of the Youth Olympics
in Nanjing in August.
And buoyed by her 2013 success, the Sutton Coldfield
Grammar School for Girls pupil is adamant she can still
perform when the going gets
tougher at under-19 level.
“Getting a bronze medal at
the Cadet World Championships in Miami last year is the
biggest thing I’ve done,” said
Aston Villa Football Club
Saturday morning from
9.30am-12.30pm and is
open to key stage 2
girls regardless of which
school they attend.
Anyone with a daughter
in years 7-11 who would
like to get involved can
call Rachael on 07758
365324 or email
rachaelpimlott@
blueyonder.co.uk for
more details.
Piovesana.
“We had to qualify but I
don’t even know how I managed to do it and there was no
pressure on anyone from the
British team as no-one really
expected us to do it.
“It might be a bit too early
for the Commonwealth Games
this year but I’m hopefully going to the Youth Olympics in
China in August, so that’s my
main event of the year.
“I would like to do better but
to even get a bronze in that
would be a big achievement,
it’s almost as big as the
Olympics but for my age group
which is under-19s, so to even
be there would be great.”
Piovesana can look to fellow
Brit Jade Jones for inspiration
should she fight in Nanjing –
the taekwondo player winning
gold at the inaugural Youth
Olympics in 2010 and then
London 2012.
Closer to home Gemma Gibbons and Karina Bryant won
silver and bronze respectively
at the Olympics in 2012 and –
almost two years on – Piovesana is still feeling the effect of
their success.
“Since 2012 British judo has
really improved, especially juniors now. We’ve never had
gold in the Olympics so hopefully it can be me one day,” she
added.
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FOOTBALL: Sutton Coldfield
Town’s Football Foundation is
seeking new players to add to
their ranks for the 2014/15
season, writes Matt Hall.
The foundation, in partnership
with Birmingham Metropolitan
College, offers opportunities for
16-18 year olds to pursue a
career in football, while ensuring
they gain academic
qualifications.
These opportunities include
Further Education, Sports
Coaching, Fitness Instructing and
Sports Development/
Management.
Successful trialists will represent
Sutton Coldfield in the British
Colleges Football League and the
Midland Floodlit Youth League,
as well as the FA Youth Cup.
Players will train four times a
week, around their academic
studies.
Open training sessions will take
place next Wednesday (May 21),
and June 18, from 4-6pm.
Both trials will take place at
Sutton Coldfield’s Central
Ground.
There will also be a chance for
players and parents to discuss
the academic side with staff
from Birmingham Met College
about the sports courses they
provide.
For more information, or to book
a place email
[email protected]
or call Chris Keogh at Sutton
Coldfield on 079705 50757.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Boldmere
Falcons are looking for new
players, as they prepare to start
up a new under-9s team.
The Boldmere Spitfires will play
their first games in the 2014/15
season.
The club already has 30 teams
and is looking for youngsters
who enjoy playing football.
The trials take place tomorrow
(May 17) from 11.30am at
Boldmere Road (B73 5HQ).
For more information call Ralph
on 07971 043 726 or Neil on
07989 455 498.
BOWLS: Sutton Park beat West
Bromwich Supporters Club by 46
shots in the Warwick League with
Graham Ord (21-3), Alan
Middleton (21-10), Rick Green
(21-11) and Chris Sheehan (2112) in superb form. They then
beat Streetly Sports by 46 shots
thanks to exceptional bowling
from Steve Yarrington (21-7),
Green (21-10), Alan Middleton
(21-10) and Ron Handsaker (2114).
BOWLS: In the Erdington
Wednesday League, Wylde Green
Bowls Club narrowly lost at home
against a strong Streetly Sports
team by 15 points (133-148).
Eddie Slattery (21-11), Val
Homer (21-15), Frank Bartlett
(21-19) and Joan Hargreaves
(21-19) all starred for Wylde
Green. In the Sutton Benevolent
Thursday league, Wylde Green’s
B team had an excellent 168102 win. Frank Bartlett (21-10),
Barrie Jones (21-12), Roger
Green (21-13) and Tony Brown
(21-15) were all in excellent
form.
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