Ralph Butterfield will represent York in the rugby league section of the North Yorkshire Youth games later this month.

They beat Wheldrake 20-12 in the final of the York Schools' tag rugby competition.

Wheldrake also qualify for the Games in York on May 23 and will play in the tag rugby section.

A total of 36 schools entered the York event.

It was adopted by York City Knights Rugby League Club who, together with the Sportsmatch scheme, provided each school with a kit bag, six balls, two sets of tags and a set of cones.

Coaching sessions were held in schools between January and March by Mike Kilmartin of the Oaklands Schools Partnership, Neil Gulliver from City of York Council and Tony Gargan (title???) and involved 2,122 children.

The York competition featured ten groups with a dozen schools going through to the finals.

Ralph Butterfield topped group nine, then won their group on finals day before beating Huntington 12-8 in the semi-finals and Wheldrake in the final.

Fixtures and results

The York and District Schools Athletics trials are being held at Huntington Stadium tomorrow, while the regional multi-events competitions are to be held at the South Leeds Stadium on June 26-27.

The seniors and inters' events will be on both days, junior boys on the Saturday, junior girls on the Sunday.

Junior girls and junior boys (yrs 8&9): hurdles, 800metres, long jump, high jump, shot.

Intermediate girls (yrs 10&11): 80m hurdles, 200m, 800m, long jump, high jump, shot, javelin.

Intermediate boys (yrs 10&11): 100m hurdles, 400m, 1500m, long jump, high jump, shot, javelin, discus.

Senior girls (Post 16): 100m hurdles, 200m, 800m, long jump, high jump, shot, javelin.

Senior boys (Post 16): 110m hurdles, 100m, 400m, 1500m, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot, discus, javelin.

Nominations are invited from schools for athletes to represent North Yorkshire on May 22, in this competition in the various age groups.

As the multi-events may be a new venture for some, there will be an opportunity for both boys and girls in the junior and inter age groups to compete in a North Yorkshire Schools' multi-events 'trial' on Saturday, May 22 (11am to 5pm approx) at the Huntington Stadium.

While selection for the North Yorkshire team will not be based solely on this trial it would be useful if all those nominated in the inter and senior age groups were able to attend and compete.

Please note that for the purposes of the 'trial' inter girls will omit the shot and the 200metres and the inter boys will omit the shot and the discus.

CRICKET

Schools' cricket fixtures for tomorrow, are all first round ties in the U12 and U14 cup competitions.

Under-12 round 1: Millthorpe v Fulford, Canon Lee v Sherburn, Archbishop's v Tadcaster, Read, Drax v All Saints, Huntington v Joseph Rowntree, Manor v Burnholme. Byes: Oaklands, Bootham.

Under-14 round 1: Archbishop's v Fulford, Joseph Rowntree v All Saints, Manor v Millthorpe, Oaklands v Huntington. Byes: Bootham, Burnholme, Sherburn, Tadcaster.

The next league games to be played on Thursday, May 20 are as follows:

Group 'A' Under-13: Huntington v Sherburn, Minster v Fulford, Manor v Lowfield, Barlby v Tadcaster.

Group 'A' Under-15: Tadcaster v Barlby, Sherburn v Huntington. Manor and Fulford both have a free week.

Group 'B' Under-13: All Saints v Joseph Rowntree, Oaklands v Archbishop's, Bootham v Burnholme, Millthorpe v Canon Lee.

Group 'B' Under-15: Burnholme v Bootham, Archbishop's v Oaklands, Joseph Rowntree v All Saints. Millthorpe has a free week.

TENNIS

Nestle Schools' tennis league fixtures for next week.

U13 girls: Pocklington v Bootham, Queen Margaret's v The Mount, St Olave's v Queen Ethelburga's.

U15 girls: Pocklington v Bootham, Queen Margaret's v The Mount, St Peter's v Queen Ethelburga's.

U13 boys: Bootham v Pocklington, Tadcaster v Joseph Rowntree. St Olave's has a free week.

U15 boys: Joseph Rowntree v Bootham, Tadcaster v Pocklington.

Results of matches must be sent in immediately to Miss E Hooley, Bootham School, 51 Bootham, York Y030 7BU.

Tag Rugby

Group 1: Osbaldwick 20, Lakeside 'B' 12; Lakeside 'B' 8, Stockton Forest 4; Osbaldwick 16, Stockton Forest 8; Osbaldwick 12, Lakeside 'B' 8; Lakeside 'B' 16, Stockton Forest 12; Osbaldwick 12, Stockton Forest 8.

Updated: 11:19 Wednesday, May 12, 2004