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THE search is on to find the top individual table tennis players in schools throughout Greater Manchester.

And the best youngsters will get the chance to represent Greater Manchester in the English Schools Table Tennis Association zone finals - and even through to the national finals.

The first round of the competition is being organised by the Greater Manchester Schools’ TTA on Sunday, February 8.

The event will be held at Stockport TT Club, the Armoury TA Centre, Greek

Date published: 06/01/2009

Cross country success

RUNNING for fun: Lyndhurst school pupils

Youngsters from Lyndhurst Primary School were in excellent form at the Hathershaw cluster schools cross-country festival, organised by Lorna Philip, director of sport, with help from sports...

Date published: 06/01/2009

Danny delivers telling late blow

BOUNDARY Park Juniors under-14s left it late to poach maximum points in their Tameside and District Junior League clash against Wythenshawe Town.

The game appeared to be heading for a 2-2 draw, but Danny Gilmartin popped up in the last minute to score a dramatic winner.

Connor Hughes and Nathan Goodwill-Bagan got the other Park goals.

o HEYDEN Clarke scored the...

Date published: 17/12/2008

Rangers target prestigious final

THE last four of the North-West Counties Cup awaits Saddleworth Rangers under-14s following a convincing 40-12 win at Ince Rose Bridge.

A rampaging run from Jack Connor sent in man-of-the-match Chris Bolton and Ben White, off Ryan Maneely’s superb offload, was next in to increase the lead, also converting his own try.

After Connor had crossed under the posts,...

Date published: 17/12/2008

Tourists trounced

FAILSWORTH’S Xavier Parisi (right) takes on the Waverley defence.

A TOURING team from Australia was taught a footballing lesson by Year 11 pupils from Failsworth School and Sports College.

Waverley College, from New South Wales, were beaten 7-0 in the...

Date published: 17/12/2008

Runs in the family

BLUE COAT STARS: Year nine race winner Emma Peters is flanked by runner-up Katie Thompson (left) and Danielle Howe, who finished third.

CROMPTON House all but swept the board as they were crowned overall Oldham Schools’ Cross-Country champions once again.

Only Blue Coat, with victory in the girls Year Nine...

Date published: 17/12/2008

Bringing skill to schools

AMIR KHAN with youngsters at Hopwood Hall.

ROCHDALE and Oldham are at the forefront of a new initiative to bring boxing into secondary schools.

The Schools Amateur Boxing Association (SABA) and Hopwood Hall College are joining...

Date published: 11/12/2008

Athletic hold nerve in cup cracker

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: Jimmy Greaves (back, left), Milo Garratt-Simpson, George Whiteside-Burns, Joe Mikietyn, Alex Knight, Lucas Kavanagh, Callum Pollard, Luke Smith. Ethan Rigney (front, left), George Lengden, Lewis Unwin, Joe Gregory, Christian Thickett, Thomas Gray.

OLDHAM Athletic Girls under-13s showed a terrific attitude to defeat Heyside Angels Clarets 4-3 on penalties in the Oldham Girls League Knock-out Cup.

Behind to a Sarah Hardman goal,...

Date published: 10/12/2008

Just Champion!

Heyside: William Maloney (back, left), Callum Hendrick, Bradley Flint. Lewis Bardsley (front, left), Corey Heaton, Corey Pearson.

SADDLEWORTH ‘A’ made up for their disappointment of 12 months ago as they swept to the Oldham Cricket Development Group under-nines Indoor League title.

The race for league...

Date published: 10/12/2008

Up and Running

. . . AND THEY’RE OFF: The girls in the Years Three and Four race cross the start line at Alexandra Park in the third and final round of the Oldham Primary Schools Cross-Country League.

THORP Primary hot-footed their way to Oldham Schools Cross-Country League glory.

The youngsters were crowned overall champions after dominating the third and final round at Alexandra...

Date published: 10/12/2008

Talented teenagers on Mersey beat

FA honour for Heyside chairman Heyside Juniors chairman Steve Grice has been named administrator of the year for Charter Standard clubs in the Manchester FA region. Steve joined Heyside as a player in 1990 and currently coaches the Heyside Angels under-12s team in the Oldham Girls League.

SADDLEWORTH School Year Nines are setting their sights on the English Schools’ FA Cup.

The teenagers are through to the last 64 in their very first attempt at winning the...

Date published: 03/12/2008

Saints’ dozen show true grit

DESPITE arriving at the home of Leigh East with only 12 fit players, Oldham St Anne’s under-15s managed to squeeze an 18-16 victory.

Saints took the game to their opponents and scored through Jarred Ward and Nick Ryan to open up an 8-0 lead.

Easts hit back just before half-time to leave the visitors ahead by two as the teams switched ends.

After Nathan Hughes...

Date published: 03/12/2008

Shaw Juniors revel in a trophy treble

ON PARADE: Tom Dalton (Glodwick under-15s), Adam Sunderland (Austerlands under-17s), James Greenwood (Austerlands under-17s), Adam Hayes (Greenfield under-17s), Michael Bird (Uppermill under-15s), Drew Fullalove (Shaw under-15s), Graham Sinclair (Shaw under-13s), Tom Woolley (Saddleworth ‘A’ under-13s). Youth cricket

SHAW scooped three of the six team awards at the 2008 Saddleworth and District Cricket League junior section presentation evening held at Uppermill CC.

The club’s under-15s...

Date published: 03/12/2008

Early joy turns to despair

OLDHAM Schools under-15s slipped to their fourth Greater Manchester Schools’ League defeat in a row when they went down 3-2 at The Lancaster Club.

With only a point to their name so far this season, they had high hopes of a first win when Saddleworth’s Matthew Ralph put them ahead in the 10th minute.

But Macclesfield were level almost immediately, before...

Date published: 27/11/2008

Gutsy ’Head storm clear

WATERHEAD under-15s moved clear of local rivals Oldham St Anne’s at the head of the North-West Counties Youth League division one table, thanks to a 22-6 win in a tough game against Leigh East.

The Leigh side, second bottom of the table, opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a converted try, before the home side hit back with an unconverted Jonathan Fouldes effort to...

Date published: 26/11/2008

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