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Hi there and welcome to my pawsome Spring 08 newsletter. We have nearly come to the end of the winter season of Cross Country & Sports Hall Athletics and look forward to the summer season of Fell Running & Track & Field Athletics. We have had some excellent results in the winter with many of you winning medals and being selected to represent your City and County. Please make sure you make a note in your diary of the Bob Smith Junior Race that will be held on Thursday 1st May in Bingley – an event not to be missed. My main event of the year is the 2008 Mascot Gold Cup Steeplechase race at Wetherby on Sunday 27th April – if you are not competing that day perhaps you would like to come along and give me a cheer with the hope that I can retain the ‘Champion Doggie’ title again! Last year it was the biggest Mascot Race in the ‘World’ and I really do want to beat those professional mascots again! – eg…… Bullman, Ronnie the Rhino and Lucas from Leeds United. I hope the summer season is just as successful as the winter season. Keep Running, Jumping and Throwing with the Young Hounds because we’re the best! Enjoy your athletics – I do.

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CD TRACKSTAR

In the early months of 1991 an idea was born at a RAF Cosford Indoor Athletics meeting. Many Bingley Harriers both junior and senior were competing and during one of the breaks a discussion took place. The outcome was the suggestion that Bingley Harriers should have an indoor (Sportshall Athletics) Pulton Cup. An anonymous sponsor donated the trophy and the event was born. Each athlete competes in running, jumping and throwing and the total points scored are then calculated to give age group winners and an overall winner. The inaugural winner of the competition was none other than Joanne Oates who is still competing for the club. There was a new trophy added in 1993 to cater for the under 9's and Under 11's, consequently there are now 2 trophies to be contested each spring. The competition is still enthusiastically attended and long may it remain.

See the previous winners

Q: Why do dogs bury bones in the ground?
A: Because you can't bury them in trees!

Q: Why did the poor dog chase his own tail?
A: He was trying to make both ends meet!

Q: What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a rose?
A: A collie-flower!

Q: Why do dogs wag their tails?
A: "Because no one else will do it for them!"

Q: Why didn't the dog speak to his foot?
A: Because it's not polite to talk back to your paw!

Q: What is the dogs favourite city?
A: New Yorkie!

Q: Who is the dogs favourite comedian?
A: Growlcho Marx!

Q: What did the cowboy say when the bear ate Lassie?
A: "Well, doggone!".

SUMMER
TRAINING TIMES

TUESDAY OUTDOOR TRAINING SESSION’S START ON: TUESDAY 15TH APRIL—BECKFOOT SCHOOL

BRADFORD SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
Please check out the website www.bsaa.org For details of Competitions and results

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
Daniel Netherwood Alfred Seeley Liam Wright Bilbal Khan Holly Margerrison Alexander Williams Christian Sutton Sophie Anderson Georgia Holmes	Rebecca Holmes Elizabeth Ayre George MacDonald Sam Ruthven Hannah Pollard Finnian Padden Caitlin Liddon James Davies

XC AND ROAD RUNNING
CONTACT: MARTIN CRAIG 01274 596992
West Yorkshire Cross Country League – Overall Top ‘10’ Performers
U11G Elizabeth Ayre 5th
U11G Team Bingley 7th
U11B George Bairstow 7th
U13G Jenna Killock 10th
U13G Team Bingley 8th
U13B James Hall 6th
U13B Team Bingley 2nd
U15G Holly Shreeve 2nd
U15G Carly Robertson 3rd
U15G Team Bingley 3rd
U15B Ben Marriott 6th
U17G Holly Craig 6th
U17B Thomas Crowley 1st
U20W Holly Ramsden 5th
U20M Jonathan Brownlee 1st

Yorkshire Cross Country Champs
Top ‘20’ Performers
U13B James Hall 13th
U13B Team Bingley 7th
U20M Jonathan Brownlee 1st
SM Alistair Brownlee 1st
U15G Holly Shreeve 2nd
U15G Carly Robertson 5th
U15G Team Bingley 5th
U17G Holly Craig 17th
SW Lucy Mayho 10th

Northern Cross Country Champs
Top ‘40’ Performers
U20W Lucy Mayho 7th
U20M Alistair Brownlee 1st
U20M Jonathan Brownlee 3rd
U17B Thomas Crowley 36th
U15G Holly Shreeve 2nd
U15G Carly Robertson 10th
U15B Ben Marriott 22nd
U13B Team Bingley 19th

English Cross Country Champs
Top ‘40’ Performers
U17B Thomas Crowley 33rd
U20M Alistair Brownlee 2nd
U20M Jonathan Brownlee 14th
U20W Lucy Mayho 19th

West Yorkshire Schools Representatives @ The English Schools Cross Country Champs – Liverpool
JG Holly Shreeve
IG Carly Robertson
SG Eleanor Kitchen
IB Ben Marriott
SB Jonathan Brownlee
SB Thomas Crowley

FELL / MOUNTAIN RUNNING
CONTACT - ROGER HALL 01274 564183
4th ANNUAL KEN SMITH FELL CHAMPS 08

THIS IS A 12 RACE SERIES, WITH YOUR BEST 7 RESULTS TO COUNT. TO QUALIFY FOR THE SERIES, A RUNNER MUST TAKE PART IN A MINIMUM OF 4 RACES.

AGE CATEGORIES
U8 Boys and Girls
U10 Boys and Girls
U12 Boys and Girls
U14 Boys and Girls
U16 Boys and Girls
U18 Boys and Girls

RACE SERIES
Jan 27 Junior Quarry Races / Stanbury Splash
Feb 24 Ilkley Moor
Apr 19 Newlands (FRA English Junior Champs)
May 26 Shutlingsloe (FRA English Junior Champs)
Jun 8 Stacksteads (FRA English Junior Champs)
Jun 29 Patterdale (FRA Junior English Uphill Champs)
Jul 19 Ingleborough (FRA English Junior Champs)
Jul 20 Oldfield Gala
Aug 2 Hellifield Gala (Yorkshire Champs)
Aug 9 Arncliffe Gala Fell Races
Aug 24 Bradbourne (English Junior Champs)
Sept 21 Stokesley (English Junior Champs)

ALL RACES ARE ENTER ON THE DAY. MOST RACES ALSO HAVE RACES FOR U8’S. – HAVE A GO.

KEN SMITH LATEST STANDINGS (AS AT 29/02/08)

U8G 1st Lucinda Peacock
U8B 1st Daniel Netherwood
U12G 1st Abigail Kershaw
U12B 1st James Hall
U12B 2nd David Peacock
U12B 3rd Joshua Netherwood
U14G 1st Nicole Narey
U16G 1st Emily Peacock
U16B 1st Lewis Wright
U16B 2nd Ben Marriott

SPORTS HALL ATHLETICS
CONTACT CHRISTINE OATES 01274416286
Bradford U11 Team Members
Stacey Rooke, Sophie Anderson, Jenny Russell, Drew Gregory, Lucy Hemsley, Charlie Handby, Luca Zenti, George Bairstow & Alfie Seeley

West Yorkshire U13/U15 Team Members
Hollie Postlethwaite, Katie Ingham, Ayrton Aldridge, Liam Thornton, Andrew Russell, Chris Madugba, Billy Storey, Phillipa Medley, Jessica Mayho, Alex Pringle, Arianna Zenti, Catherine Walker & Matthew Chambers

Club Sports Hall Champs 08 Winners
U9 Girls Amy Clayton
U9 Boys Ben Pedley
U11 Girls Natalie Angus
U11 Boys George Bairstow

Junior CD Trackstar Trophy - Amy Clayton

U13 Girls Hollie Postlethwaite
U13 Boys Ayrton Aldridge
U15 Girls Alex Pringle
U15 Boys Matthew Chambers

CD Trackstar Trophy - Hollie Postlethwaite & Matthew Chambers

TRACK & FIELD /INDOOR ATHLETICS
CONTACT CHRISTINE OATES 01274416286
National Young Athletes League Boys/Girls age 11-16

Sunday 4 th May Chester Le Street
Sunday 18 th May Barnsley
Sunday 1 st June Chester Le Street
Sunday 22 nd June Cleckheaton
Sunday 20th July Cleckheaton (Hosts)

National Junior League Boys & Girls age 15 to 19
Sunday 27 th April Wigan
Sunday 25 th May Preston
Sunday 29 th June Wigan
Sunday 27 th July Cleckheaton (Hosts)

North of England Men's/Women’s League Age 16-Vets
Saturday 3 rd May Preston
Saturday 7th June Preston
Sunday 6 th July Bury
Saturday 19 th July Bal Cup semi, Bolton
Sunday 3 rd August Blackburn TBC
Sunday 17 th August NofE Knock Out Cup Cleck/Black
Saturday 6 th Sept BAL Plate & Cup Final Bedford
Saturday 13 th Sept NofE Knock Out Cup final COM

YOUNG HOUND OF THE MONTH

The Young Hound of the Month Award is for the Young Bingley Harriers age 8 to 20 'Young Hounds' who have excelled athletically at Athletics events during the month. The award winner will receive a goodie bag, a certificate and a replica Hound Dog mascot. The Young Hound of the month will go forward to the annual Young Hound of the year award which will be presented at the Junior Presentation Evening - Watch for details.

April Winner

The April Young Hound of the Month is Ayrton Aldridge.

During the month of April Ayrton represented West Yorkshire at The UK Sports Hall Final held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Ayrton competed in the U13 Boy’s Vertical Jump and did exceptionally well to place 5th overall. Ayrton’s next competition was at the first West Yorkshire Track & Field League of the season held in York. He competed in the Under 15 Boys 100m and came away with a new personal best time and 2nd= place overall. Ayrton also competed in the U15 Boys shot and won the event with a grrrreat throw. Well done Ayrton – pawsome performances.

See previous winners

Young Hound of the Year 2007

Lucy Mayho

This year’s award goes to Lucy Mayho.