Poole & East Dorset Cross Country League 2006

Congratulations to the individual and team winners:

Minor Boys Year 6/7

Individuals Teams

1^st C. Young (Sandford) 1^st Broadstone Middle

2^nd B. Mogg (B. Powell & St. P) 2^nd B.Powell & St. Peter’s

3^rd S. Parker (Ferndown) 3^rd Sandford

Minor Girls Year 6/7

Individuals Teams

1^st P. Notley (St. Mary’s 1^st B. Powell & St. Peter’s

2^nd L. Cortauld (St. Michael’s 2^nd Broadstone Middle

3^rd R. Brenton (Broadstone) 3^rd St. Mary’s

Junior Boys Year 8/9

Individuals Teams

1^st M. Dear (Poole High) 1^st Poole High

2^nd J. Partridge (Corfe Hills) 2^nd Poole Grammar

3^rd A. Carpenter (Poole High) 3^rd Corfe Hills

Junior Girls Year 8/9

Individuals Teams

1^st S. Notley (St. Edward’s) 1^st Poole High

2^nd D. Shrosbree (St. Michael’s) 2^nd Parkstone Grammar

3^rd J. Vickers (Poole High) 3^rd St. Edward’s

Intermediate Boys Year 10/11

Individuals Teams

1^st G. Shrosbree (Q. Elizabeth) 1^st Corfe Hills

2^nd J. Farrow (Corfe Hills) 2^nd Poole Grammar

3^rd R. Ineson (Corfe Hills) 3^rd St. Edward’s

Intermediate Girls Year 10/11

Individuals Teams

1^st B. Neal (Corfe Hills) 1^st Parkstone Grammar

2^nd H. Farmer (Corfe Hills) 2^nd Corfe Hills

3^rd K. Harvey (Purbeck)

Senior Boys Year 12/13

Individuals Teams

1^st R. Trew (Corfe Hills) 1^st Poole Grammar

2^nd M. Clark (Poole Grammar) 2^nd Canford

3^rd T. Shakespeare (Canford) 3^rd Corfe Hills

Senior Girls Year 12/13

Individuals Teams

1^st H. Hughes (Parkstone) 1^st Parkstone Grammar

2^nd H. O’Neile (Parkstone)

3^rd J. Sampson (Parkstone)

In all, 825 different children have competed (483 boys and 342 girls) while 388 competed at least three of the races (215 boys and 173 girls). The number taking part in at least three races was a record. This is a tremendous participation rate; my thanks to all staff in schools for encouraging their pupils to take part.

Thanks to the various authorities for allowing us to use our three non-school venues: Baiter Park, Sandbanks and Canford Park Arena, and to Rob Hayter and Andy Ogilvie of Ferndown Upper for staging the final race which incorporated the Poole & East Dorset Championships. Grateful thanks to colleagues who helped manage the large numbers of pupils at each of the races: Jerry Orme, Dave Kirk and Andrew Fearnley (timekeepers), Caroline Barrett (finish tickets), Fiona McKinley, Chris Branford (funnel), John James (course marking).

Details will be sent out soon to all those runners who are selected to represent Poole & East Dorset in the Dorset Schools’ Championships at Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, on February 3^rd 2007. The teams will be posted on the Dorset Schools’ web site (www.dsaa.org.uk) and the Poole & East Dorset Schools’ web site (www.pedssa.org.uk) where full details of the league races, including the overall results, can be found.

The traditional race in France in December did not happen this year. It is hoped that something similar will take place later in the year.

Peter Fryer

Canford School

17th December 2006