Manchester Area League Match 5, Heaton Park  – Junior Report…Courtesy of Steve Green

The weather conditions again, were no issue for the young athletes who continue to excel.

Bobby Birkett and Beatrix Soper emerged as winners of the U11 section.

Salford’s Evan Grime continued his great form, ten seconds clear of R Harrison Adams in the U13 boys’ race. Sasha Bartalotta, managed to get a five second lead on Oonagh McManus by the tape

Louis Hatton led a Wirral U15 clean sweep, six seconds ahead of Jack Heap, with Oberon Kearney in third. Freya Murdoch, and Megumi Hoshiko fought out a classic duel, with Murdoch prevailing by three seconds

Stockport’s Henry Pickard took the U17 Boys’ race, approximately 100m to the good, from Alex Poulston.  Emilia Platt of East Cheshire was one of the most convincing winners of the day, around 200m ahead of Grace Tobin.