STAYING ON TRACK - Free2Read

Issue 48 Cheshire Independent 27Independent LOCAL SPORTRUGBY YOUNGSTERS BREAKNEW GROUND IN CANADATHE King’s School’s senior rugbysquads gave emerging young Canadiansa lesson in fluent runningrugby on the ground breaking tourof the Prairies and Rockies.The Macclesfield school took 49 youngmen and six staff on a the trip of a lifetime, taking in both top city and provincialsides and winning nine of their tengames, scoring 397 points and concedingonly 68.Their toughest test came againstwhen the King’s under-17 developmentside met the full Alberta under-18 side,a single province that would consumehalf of Europe.King’s were down 20–0 at half time,but regrouped magnificently to loseby only 20 – 5. King’s under-18s howeverwere not to be denied and won37–0 against an under-19 AlbertaBarbarians side, featuring some overage players.The opening games had seen King’sbeat other top provinces, with the under-17s easing past Ontario 33-17, with theunder-18s mounting a gritty rearguardaction to win 26-24 against the Ontariounder-19 side.South Saskatchewan did not presenta stern challenge with 77-0 and58-0 victories for King’s. Nor couldNorth Saskatchewan match the MaccBowling couple arewedded to successPOYNTON husband and wife Tommyand Pauline Johnstone are celebratingafter winning their local bowling club’sspecial Mr and Mrs tournament.The competition, which was hostedby Poynton Sports Club, attractedentries from across Cheshire.Tommy and Pauline pocketed the£100 first prize given by sponsorsAbney, Garsden McDonald solicitors ofCheadle Hulme.Organisers Kevin and Kenny Flannerywere over-subscribed when they invited32 couples to take part in the club’ssecond Mr and Mrs competition.Kevin said: “We did it on a first-comefirst-served basis. It was so successfulwe might consider increasing thesize next year.”On a rare sunny day, there was a carnivalatmosphere around the greenas Tommy and Pauline battled theirway to the final, beating Christine andMike Gee, from the Grapes, 21-16.Club plays the generation gamePOYNTON Sports Club’s bowls team recordeda remarkable hat-trick of wins in theAdshead Cup with a side which spanned sixgenerations.Each year since they won the trophy in2010, the 10-man team has been more heavilyhandicapped by the Alderley and DistrictBowls League - but each time they have risento the occasion.In the final - played on the neutral green at TheWaggon and Horses, Handforth -Poynton gave a34-point start to opponents Great Moor ConservativeClub, but still secured a comfortable victory.The victorious team’s ages ranged from 26to 70 - with representatives from everydecade in between.Canadian adventure: The King’s squad is pictured at Lake Louise near Banffmen with King’s producing 39-0 and41-0 wins at under-17 and then under-18 level.Travelling from the East to the WestCoast throughout their 15 day trip,and seeing some of Canada’s great naturalsights, the final games saw theunder-17s beat the Fraser Valley Westside 39-7 and the under-18s the under-19 Vancouver Guardians by 42-0.Tommy, who met Pauline at a bowlsmatch, is a winner of the prestigiousWaterloo Cup, the bowls equivalent ofWimbledon.He said: “It was a great day out. Winningwas the icing on the cake.”Crowning glory: (left to right) organisersKevin and Jenny Flannery; losingfinalists Michael and Christine Gee;Gareth Roberts (representing sponsorsAbney, Garsden McDonald); and trophywinners Pauline and Tommy JohnstonePictured after their triumph (left toright) are Kevin Flannery, aged 70,his son Darren Flannery (38), BenHolbrook (26), Steve Allen (61), PaulDooley (49), Billy Burn (54), LeeFletcher (29), Mike Heald (31), PaulMason (63) and Neil Thelwall (49).King’s Head of Rugby Guy Masonsaid: “Jack Sadler emerged as anothersuperb leader of men and due tohis many outstanding performancesin Canada he will Captain the sidenext season.“Johnny Kenny had a brilliant tourand will no doubt wish to continue inthis manner as he tries to get back intothe England squad.”Tytherington pair aim fornational successTYTHERINGON Clubgolfers Gill Singh andCarole Ryder have madeit to the final of a prestigiousnational pairscompetition.Gill, who plays off 15 andCarole, who has a handicapof five, qualified from190,000 entrants to makeit into the last 16 of theDaily Mail Silver ChallengeTrophy.They’ll compete in theJust champion for SGS cricketersAT a rainy and windsweptBroughton Hall, StockportGrammar U14s defeatedBirkenhead School to win theTaverners Cup.The victory made themCheshire champions and meansthey qualify for the Northernround of the National championshipsnext season.With SGS, pictured, openingthe batting, a steady openingstand saw them in a good position,thanks to an excellent inningsfrom George Francis with 39.Wickets tumbled as the batsmantried to add quick runs,meaning a final target of 110 felta little disappointing and SGSwould have to turn things aroundwhen they bowled.Seb Croft got things off to agood start with three early wickets,but as the rain swept in, thespectators watched nervously asPenalty shootout hitsthe spot for King’sKING’S Junior Division footballersperfected their penaltiesto lift the Macclesfield PrimarySchools’Football Trophy.With seconds runningdown, the King’s boys hadscored a spectacular equaliserto draw level against archrivals St Albans 1-1 in an endto end to final.Towering Number NineIsaac Salisbury nodded onfor the slippery Remy Millerto feint past the coverdefence and pick out thebottom corner from theedge of the box.Then after a stalemate periodof extra time, Miller andTom Davies slotted home theirfinals this month in a twodaycompetition at TheForest of Arden.They won their final roundat Tytherington against apair from Shropshire, clinchingthe match on the 17th.Carole and Gill played, pictured,played a total of sevenrounds to make the final 16.Carole said: “We are bothreally excited to be representingTytherington at thenational finals.”spot kicks to lift the trophy. Inthe semi-final King’s beat StJohn’s 5-0 with two from Salisbury,two from MurrayRedpath and another fromskipper Miller.The round robin games hadbeen a tough test againstsome outstanding teams witha 1-1 draw against St. Albans,a 2-0 win over Upton Priory, a5-0 victory over Hollinhey anda scoreless draw with Whirley.King’s Junior Division FootballCoach Mike Walton said:“The Macclesfield PrimarySchools’Trophy is our FA Cupand always provides somefabulous matches played infantastic spirit.”Up for the cup: Pictured from left to right with Mr Waltonare: Tom Davies, Adam Humphreys, Isaac Salisbury,Murray Redpath, Oliver Payne, Jamie Shuttleworth, RemyMiller, Josh Green and Charlie Wardthere was just one run in it at thehalf way stage.However, Alfie Earith steppedup with a superb four wicketburst, all but guaranteeing anSGS victory. Arjun Takiar thendismissed the final Birkenheadbatsman, bowling them out for 70and ensuring that the celebrationscould begin.