Harriers juniors impress

HARRIERS' junior athletes showed plenty of spirit when they joined a strong field in the North East for the start of the Young Athletes League and National Junior League.
By Paul Rickett
Published 2nd May 2013, 15:17 BST
Updated 11th Jan 2017, 10:06 BST

The two have been combined to form a Youth Development League with upper (U17 and U20) and lower (U13 and U15) age groups. The first of the upper age group matches at a bitterly cold Clairville Stadium, hosted by Middlesboro Mandale AC, on Sunday.

With only a small squad available due to exam commitments, injury and illness, the Harriers were always up against it as they competed against strong teams from City of York, Doncaster, Chesterfield, Middlesbrough Mandale and Kingston upon Hull — all six having been in the Northern Premier Division in recent seasons.

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With many athletes taking on events which are not their fortes, the team battled all day to take fifth place and relegate Kingston upon Hull to last. Local rivals Doncaster proved much stronger than the rest and ran out easy winners.

Final scores Doncaster 508pts, Chesterfield 399, City of York 390, Middlesbrough Mandale 381, Rotherham Harriers 280, Kingston u Hull 268.

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