Nantwich athletes help Cheshire triumph in sportshall final

Young Nantwich and Crewe athletes helped Cheshire power to victory in the North West counties sportshall finals.

Eleven U11 boys and girls (pictured) from Crewe & Nantwich Athletics Club were chosen to represent Cheshire who competed against, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside.

And both the girls and boys teams for Cheshire stormed to victory in an exciting contest at the Etihad indoor arena, next door to Manchester City’s stadium.

Crewe and Nantwich boys included Oliver Atkinson (Weaver Primary), Drew Bradley (Highfields Primary), Isaac Leydon and Thomas Stokes (Pear Tree Primary), Henry Sandland (The Dingle) and Jake Wilson (Hermitage).

And the victorious girls included Lara Boschi (Weaver), Ruby Bowie (Wistaston Church Lane), Georgia Donald (The Dingle), Pru Lindsey (Pear Tree) and Esther Wilding (Audlem).

They competed in a series of events including obstacle relay, 1+1 and 2+2 relays, hurdles relay, over/under relay, 6-lap parlaaf, 4×1 relay, standing long jump, standing triple jump, vertical jump, balance test, hi-stepper, speed bounce, chest push, javelin and target throw.

Crewe & Nantwich winning performances included:
Esther Wilding – vertical Jump, obstacle relay, 1+1 relay
Ruby Bowie – standing triple jump, hurdles relay, 4×1 relay
Pru Lindsey – javelin, obstacle relay
Lara Boschi – hurdles relay
Georgia Donald – hurdles relay
Isaac Leydon – target throw (joint), obstacle relay, over/under relay
Drew Bradley – vertical jump, hurdles relay
Oliver Atkinson – hurdles relay
Jake Wilson – over/under relay
Henry Sandland – obstacle relay

Certificates were presented to the winners by George Bunner MBE, who created Sportshall athletics competition.

Next Sunday (January 24), Crewe and Nantwich will compete in the North West club finals in Widnes.

They have qualified in each age group, U11, U13, and U15 boys and girls.

They will compete against other clubs such as West Cheshire, Halton and Frodsham, Macclesfield, Wirral, Deeside, and Southport/Waterloo.

(Pictured below, the full Cheshire Under 11s team)