House are the golden boys

HITTING THE FRONT . . . eventual winner Jamie Smith (Crompton House) leads the Year 10 1500m final

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THE teams from Crompton House won both the boys and the girls overall gold medals at the Oldham Schools' Track Athletics Championships, which were staged at the Radclyffe Sports complex.

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In the boys' event, Crompton House won three of the four year group categories, though the Year 10 top-billing was shared with the team from Newman.

Newman won the Year Nine age group outright.

Boys' results -

Year Seven: 1, Crompton House; 2, Oasis; 3, Newman. Year Eight: 1, Crompton House; 2, Saddleworth; 3, Oasis. Year Nine: 1, Newman; 2, Saddleworth; 3, Crompton House. Year 10: 1, Newman and Crompton House; 3, Oasis.

Overall winners: Crompton House.

Next week the focus switches to the girls' tournament.

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