Report by Mike Hack
Astley & Tyldesley hosted the final round 6 of the Northern Fours & Junior League series on Sunday. Riders braved the dreadful wet and windy conditions, with rain falling heavier as the meeting progressed.
In the Fours League match, Sheffield held off a strong challenge from Bury, to win the match by a single point, with Hull a further five points adrift. Hull’s Jack Lister raced to a 16 points maximum score. Sheffield took the overall title win, finishing seven points clear of runners-up Hull, with Astley Tyldesley in third place.
Northern Fours League Round 6 result
Sheffield 50 Bury 49 Hull 44 Astley & Tyldesley 32 Heckmondwike 24 Stockport 0.
Sheffield: Pawel Idziorek 15, Oliver Banyard 9, Matt Parrott 9, Kielan Burton 9, Ed Morton 8.
Bury: Reece Pollitt 14, Mike Baldock 14, Eryk Motala 11, Danny Taylor 10.
Hull: Jack Lister 16, Lewis Foxley 15, Harry Gibson 9, Kacey Bennett 2, Sophia Temple 2.
A&T: John White 12, Frank White 11, Riley Candy 5, Steve Harris 4.
Heckmondwike: Elliot Long 7, Darren Kent 7, Justin Naylor 4, Lee Warhurst 3, Dave O’Callaghan 3.
Referee – Graham Lush.
Despite a wide disparity in ages of riders fielded, four teams finished very close with their overall scores in the Junior League match. A&T secured a narrow win, finishing three points ahead of Hull, with Heckmondwike and Sheffield level, a further four points behind. This was Hull’s first defeat of the season, as they took the overall title win, finishing seven points clear of runners-up, A&T.
Northern Junior League Round 6 result
Astley & Tyldesley 80 Hull 77 Heckmondwike 73 Sheffield 73 Bury 0 Stockport 0.
U-10s: James Jackson (A&T) 16, Jack Challinor (A&T) 15, Alexis Woodcock (Hull) 14, Harry Jackson (A&T) 13, Leighton Aird (A&T) 12.
U-13s: Harry Gibson (Hull) 16, Jayden Bennett (Hull) 15, Riley Candy (A&T) 14. Joseph Green (Heckmondwike) 13, Lincoln Ackroyd (Sheffield) 12, Sophia Temple (Hull) 11, Elijah Rechembei (A&T) 10, Aaliyah Temple (Hull) 9.
U-16s: Oliver Banyard (Sheffield) 16, Elliot Long (Heckmondwike) 13.
Div. 2: Darren Kent (Heckmondwike) 15, Will Banyard (Sheffield) 15, Justin Naylor (Heckmondwike) 12, Lee Warhurst (Heckmondwike) 10, Dave O’Callaghan (Heckmondwike) 10.
Women: Lacey Ackroyd (Sheffield) 15, Laura Watson (Sheffield) 15, Kacey Bennett (Hull) 12.
Referees – Catherine White and Graham Lush.
Sheffield’s Pawel Idziorek raced to a 16 points maximum in the Division 1 Grand Prix match. Despite the atrocious conditions, Pawel recorded the fastest time of the season at Gin Pit, 42.41 seconds, in heat 1.
Div. 1 GP: Pawel Idziorek (Sheffield) 16, Jack Lister (Hull) 13, Kielan Burton (Sheffield) 10.
Throughout the meeting, presentations were made by the Regional Treasurer, Graham Lush, to the overall league winners and to the top three riders in each GP series.
Final Fours League standings
Sheffield 35, Hull 28, Astley & Tyldesley 19, Bury 18, Heckmondwike 14, Stockport 7.
Final Junior League standings
Hull 35, Astley & Tyldesley 28, Heckmondwike 22.5 (424), Sheffield 22.5 (417), Stockport 8, Bury 1.
Final GP standings
U-10s: Alexis Woodcock (Hull) 85, Alex Lawless (A&T) 64, James Jackson (A&T) 46.
U-13s: Harry Gibson (Hull) 96, Joseph Green (Heckmondwike) 77, Elwood Harrison (Hull) 72.
U-16s: Elliot Long (Heckmondwike) 84, Oliver Banyard (Sheffield) 76, Oscar Belt (A&T) 68.
U-19s: John White (A&T) 48, Joe Brownell (Heckmondwike) 29.
Div.2: Darren Kent (Heckmondwike) 90, Will Banyard (Sheffield) 62, Justin Naylor (Heckmondwike) 61.
Women: Laura Watson (Sheffield) 95, Kacey Bennett (Hull) 80, Lacey Ackroyd (Sheffield) 77.
Div. 1: Pawel Idziorek (Sheffield) 79, Jack Lister (Hull) 50, Kielan Burton (Sheffield) 46.
