Middle distance legend and broadcaster, Steve Cram, visited Hummersknott Academy last week to speak to a specially selected group of Academy students, made up from their successful cross country team and a small group of budding sports stars from Abbey and Mowden Primary Schools. The group included several of our Junior Harriers including Abbey pupils […]
A quick re-cap. It seems an age ago now when the preliminary rounds of this competition started in October, with over 1500 teams from 500 English schools. They all competed against other local schools from their County and for those that can’t remember, our local round was held at Preston Park. The leading teams from
Wyvern School played host once again for the annual Darlington Schools XC Championships. Hundreds of young athletes from Wyvern, Carmel, Hummersknott, Longfield, St. Aiden’s, Polam and the Education Village met on a cool, autumn afternoon to battle it out in a bid to qualify for the County Championships next year. It goes without saying that
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Now the schools’ cross country season is well under way, some of our juniors were back in action again last week. After a successful 1st round, teams from Hummersknott and Carmel progressed to the Regional Final of the English Schools Cross Country Cup, with the aim of making it to the Final on 24th November.
Several of our Junior Harriers were back in action again for the next round of the English Schools Track & Field Cup. This was the B final, for those schools that didn’t quite make the A final, which takes place next week at Middlesbrough. I’m sure a day out of school was welcomed by all,
Hundreds of young hopefuls turned out at a wintery Barnard Castle School for the Durham County Schools Cross Country Championships on Saturday. A host of our DHAC Juniors competed as they pounded the snow and ice in a bid to represent their County. It was a tough day, and the conditions got the better of
It’s been a busy week for cross country! Last Wednesday saw a host of junior Harriers taking part in the town’s Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships. This was the third competition in five days for some of them! However, they still managed to provide an impressive show of strength as they dominated the order of
