Sporting talent to the fore

AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME: Adam Howard (left), Danny Yates, Kristian Bell, Daniel Bridge, Shomari Simmonds and Kerry Hopkins.

SIX pupils from Counthill School have excelled in their chosen sports.

The sextet have either attracted the attention of national selectors or have enjoyed medal success.

Kerry Hopkins, a member of Oldham Netball Club and Northern Thunder, has attended an England under-17s training camp at Loughborough.

Rugby league stars of the future Daniel Bridge and Kristian Bell played for England under-16s against France.

Danny Yates, another fine rugby league prospect, pulled on an England under-15s shirt against Wales.

Shomari Simmonds has been selected for the England under-16s basketball team, while Adam Howard has carried all before him on the local and national cross-country scene.