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01
June 2009
There was intense competition among Clackmannanshire primary pupils at the Clackmannanshire Primary Schools Sports Association (CPSSA) Athletics Championships held at the Grangemouth Stadium on Tuesday 26 May 2009. Everyone of the 19 primary schools were represented with a total of 600 pupils from P6 and P7 participating.
This is the seventh year this event has taken place at the excellent facility at Grangemouth. The track events included the 100m, 200m, 400m and a 4x100m relay, the field events consisted of long jump, high jump and turbo javelin. For the third year the event had an additional support needs (ASN) section in which a record 20 athletes competed. For the ASN participants there was the 60m walk, 100m sprint, javelin and long jump.
This year the event saw one Clackmannanshire record broken, with Laura Clarke of Alva Primary Schools achieving a time of 2min 45.74secs in the 800m P7 Girls to break the old record by some 8 seconds. Laura and the Alva Girls relay team scooped the P7 Girls relay and as a result Laura collected the female athlete of the day award. The boys award went to two athletes from Strathdevon Primary: Aaron Furzer and Michael Ross. Aaron was successful in his 400m event and Michael came first in the 100m, whilst both boys were part of the successful 4x100m relay team.
Throughout the event athletes accumulated points for their school and trophies were awarded to the winning and runner up schools. This year the school team first overall was Alva Primary who amassed a fantastic total of 115 points. In second place were Strathdevon Primary with a creditable team total of 83 points, pipping third placed Tillicoultry Primary with 80 points. There was a small schools award and this was shared with Muckhart Primary and St Bernadettes Primary, ending on the same number of team points.
On the day Councillor McGill, spokesperson for Sport and Leisure, presented medals and shields and observed much of the performances. "This is a great turn out," he said. "I am delighted to see all of Clackmannanshire's primary schools represented today. The children appeared to be enjoying a really positive experience and it is a credit to Clackmannanshire Council's Sports Development team that this event was so well organised. The children themselves have obviously been working hard over the last few months to prepare for this event, and my congratulations go to them, their teachers and coaches because they behaved wonderfully and performed to a very high standard."
Also in attendance was Sandy Robertson, SportCentral Athletics Development Manager who commented: "It was a delight to be at this event. I was so impressed by the standard of performance. The participant's determination and drive shown throughout each event was there for all to see and personally I thought that there was a lot of promising potential on show. I hope they will continue to develop as athletes."
This summer, for those interested in athletics, there is the ZEST Aviva Star:Track week from 13 to 17 July from 10.30am to 3pm with half days costing £25 for the week and full days £40 for the week. Anyone interested in this or athletics in general can contact Ryan Martin on 01259 222355.
Results:
4x100m Relay
P6 GIRLS 1st: Alva 1:05:69 2nd: Strathdevon 1:06:53 3rd: Tillicoultry 1:08:14
P6 BOYS 1st: Strathdevon 1:04:65 2nd: Tillicoultry1:03:43 3rd: Alva 1:06:51
P7 GIRLS 1st: Alva 1:01:82 2nd: Strathdevon 1:01:25 3rd: Tillicoultry 1:02:87
P7 BOYS 1st: St Serf's 1:03:13 2nd: Sunnyside 1:03:65 3rd: Alva 1:04:78
100M
P6 GIRLS 1st: Bobbie Lee, Alva 15:54 2nd: Laureen Donnelly St Bernadette's 16:34
3rd: Lisa Wilson Muckhart 16:98
P6 BOYS 1st: Michael Ross Strathdevon 14:19 2nd: Cameron McGrorgy Tillicoultry 14:57 3rd: Nathan McShane Alva 15:11
P7 GIRLS 1st: Emma Crow Park 14:47 2nd: Iona Black St John's 14:97 3rd: Shannon Brennon Craigbank 15:71
P7 BOYS 1st: Eric Mitusch Menstrie 13:50 2nd: Daniel Adam St Serf's 13:63 3rd: Keiron Brandreth Alva 13:95
200M
P6 GIRLS 1st: Stephanie Lyon Abercromby 33:81 2nd: Janie Stevenson Alva 34:34
3rd: Megan Crews Craigbank 36:01
P6 BOYS 1st: Lewis Goor Tillicoultry 31:93 2nd: Luke Mahur Strathdevon 32:66
3rd: Connair McKee Alva 33.15 3rd: Jack Stewart St John's
P7 GIRLS 1st: Emily McClymont Alva 30:81 2nd: Chloe Nibloe Tillicoultry 33:47 3rd: Hayley Black Banchory 34:92
P7 BOYS 1st: Cameron McCart Sunnyside 30:72 2nd: Craig Snaddon Banchory 32:47
3rd: Ross Campbell Menstrie 33:51
400M
P6 GIRLS 1st: Megan Ely Strathdevon 1:20:16 2nd: Alison Grant Alva 1:21:97
3rd: Shamsa Scott-Angell Tillicoultry 1:23:48
P6 BOYS 1st: Arron Furzer Strathdevon 1:15:09 2nd: Ewan Neil Claremont 1:18:03
3rd: Lorin Stone St Mungo's 1:20:74
P7 GIRLS 1st: Eilidh McKay Sunnyside 1:14:15 2nd: Lauren Till Alva 1:15:35 3rd: Sophie Green St Bernadette's 1:17:67
P7 BOYS 1st: Edvinas Leginas Banchory 1:09:84 2nd: Jamie Smith Alva 1:11:31
3rd: Jonathan Clark Tillicoultry 1:12:09
800M
P6 BOYS 1st: Mark Finlayson Abercromby 2:51:04 2nd: Keiron Potter Strathdevon 2:53:50 3rd: Andrew Duthie Muckhart 2:55:07
P6 GIRLS 1st: Amy Gullen Muckhart 3:02:65 2nd: Olivia Betton Alva 3:17:00 3rd: Louise Baird Menstrie 3:21:08
P7 GIRLS 1st: Laura Clark Alva 2:45:74 *NR 2nd: Roisin Bonucchi Strathdevon 2:53:25 3rd: Eilidh McCorquedale Clackmannan 2:56:18
P7 BOYS 1st: Liam McLaren Menstrie 2:48:19 2nd: Mark Higgins Strathdevon 2:50:16
3rd: Stuart Snadden Abercromby 2:52:19
High Jump
P6 GIRLS 1st: Emily Downs Tillicoultry 112m 2nd: Gillian Reid Claremont 112m
3rd: Heather Breignan Alva 108m
P6 BOYS 1st: Jamie Allan Sunnyside 110m 2nd: Cameron Taylor Strathdevon 108m
3rd: Ross Richardson Alva 105m
P7 GIRLS 1st: Lisa Watson Tillicoultry 2nd: Hannah Verable Claremont 3rd: Rebecca Hay St John's
P7 BOYS 1st: Dillon Allan Sunnyside 126m 2nd:Ross Stewart Craigbank 122m 3rd: Ross Green St John's 120m
Javelin
P6 GIRLS 1st: Paige Drylie Alva 11.20m 2nd: Alex Sinclair St Bernadette's 10.60m
3rd: Kaitlyn Goldie Park 10.00m
P6 BOYS 1st: Scott Duncan Alva 20m 50 2nd: Kieran Rennie St Serf's 19m 09 3rd: Robert Burns Strathdevon 18m 80
P7 GIRLS 1st: Sophie McGarrigle Strathdevon 15.50m 2nd: Nicole Gray Tillicoultry 14.70m 3rd: Natasha Gray Banchory 14.30m
P7 BOYS 1st: Johnny Harrison Sunnyside 20m 85 2nd: David Shaw Tillicoultry 20m 67
3rd: Robert Dunsmore Strathdevon 19m 34
Long Jump
P6 GIRLS 1st: Abbe Burrell Alva 2.64m 2nd: Morgan Wright Sunnyside 2.47m 3rd: Iona Preston Menstrie 2.37m
P6 BOYS 1st: Sandy MacDonald Tillicoultry 3.39m 2nd: Corrie MacDonald Craigbank 3.26m 3rd: Brandon Cooper Sunnyside 3.10m
P7 GIRLS 1st: Shauni Dewar Alva 3.26m 2nd: Katrina Glancy Sunnyside 3.18m 3rd: Clare Kenny Banchory 3.14m
P7 BOYS 1st: Paul Harrower Craigbank 3.54m 2nd: Connor Horne Clackmannan 3.43m 3rd: Juraj Kollar St John's 3.41m
ASN
60m Walk 1st: Connor Whannell Menstrie 32.18 2nd: Lee Duncan Clackmannan 36.57
60m Wheelchair 1st: Jade Elliott St John's 33.14 2nd: Jamie Fotheringham St John's 39.7
100M P4/5 GIRLS 1st: Morgan Thomson Tillicoultry 22.1
100M P6/7 GIRLS 1st: Claire Robertson Fishcross 19.4 2nd: Sheree McCabe St Serf's 21.4 3rd: Claire Bridges Strathdevon 22.05
100M SPRINT P6/7 BOYS 1st: Michael Powrie Tillicoultry 24.56 2nd: Kyle Wardlaw Abercromby 27.8 3rd: Connor Whannell Menstrie 41.7
100M P4/5 BOYS 1st: Ross McIntyre Clackmannan 17.4 2nd: Declan Ramage Clackmannan 20.07 3rd: Gavin McGregor Clackmannan 23.14
100M P6/7 BOYS 1st: Callum Wylie Clackmannan 2nd: Bailey Richardson Abercromby
3rd: Ben McCluckie St John's
Long Jump P4/5 GIRLS 1st: Morgan Thomson Tillicoultry 1.50m
Long Jump P6/7 GIRLS 1st: Claire Robertson (PD) Fishcross 1.64m 2nd: Claire Bridges Strathdevon 1.50m 3rd: Sheree McCabe St Serf's 1.43m
Long Jump P4/5 BOYS 1st: Ross McIntyre Clackmannan 2.87m 2nd: Gavin McGregor Clackmannan 2.79m 3rd: John Heaver Park 2.37m
Long Jump P6/7 BOYS 1st: Callum Wylie Clackmannan 2.83m 2nd: Bailey Richardson Abercromby 2.60m 3rd: Ben McCluckie St John's 2.09m
Javelin P4/5 BOY BALL 1st: Kyle Wardlaw Abercromby 9.77m 2nd: Gavin McGregor Clackmannan 8.87m 3rd: John Heaver Park 7.52m
P4/5 BOYS JAVELIN 1st: Declan Ramage Clackmannan 9.15m 2nd: Michael Powrie Tillicoultry 6.65m 3rd: Connor Whannell Menstrie 3.60m Javelin
P6/7 GIRLS 1st: Claire Bridges Strathdevon 6.9m 2nd: Sheree McCabe St Serf's 4.3m
3rd: Claire Robertson Fishcross 4.2m
Javelin P4/5 GIRLS 1st: Morgan Thomson Tillicoultry 7m 2nd: Kaitlyn Gray Park 4.10m Javelin P6/7 BOYS 1st: Lee Duncan Clackmannan 9.89m 2nd: Jamie Fotheringham St John's 4.32m
P6/7 BOYS JAVELIN 1st: Bailey Richardson Abercromby 11.45m 2nd: Callum Wylie Clackmannan 9.63m 3rd: Ross Mellor Sunnyside 7.51m