GLORY was bestowed on youngsters from St Oswald's CE Primary School after winning the battle for Marston Moor.

The Fulford school youngsters were crowned rugby kings and queens after beating their counterparts from St Olave's by four tries to two in the final of the Marston Moor Cup.

The competition, now in its second year, formed part of the International York 9s Tournament and was organised by a partnership involving the festival's organisers, the City of York Council and the York City Knights.

Nine teams took part in the tag-rugby tournament with some excellent rugby being played.

Joining St Oswald's and St Olave's in the last four were youngsters from Our Lady's RC Primary and Westfield Primary, with the team from Tang Hall unfortunate to miss out on a semi-final berth.

In the first semi-final, St Olave's saw off the challenge of Westfield and in the second St Oswald's beat Our Lady's, both games being keenly contested matches.

St Oswald's only claimed their final spot after winning by the odd try in five, and despite a man of the match performance from Our Lady's player Joel Johnson.

The final was played as a curtain raiser to the main final of the York 9s, with St Oswald's winning courtesy of tries from Oliver Shipley, Lee Potter, Joe Hudson and Murray McCusker.

Athletics

The York/Selby Schools Individual Athletics Championships Finals will be held at Huntington Stadium on Thursday, June 26 starting at 1.45pm.

Each school with ten or more competitors is required to provide at least two competent adult officials, schools with nine or less competitors are required to provide one official.

All competitors should wear their respective school numbers. Track competitors should wear numbers front and back.

Field competitors need only wear a number on the front.

Competitors may enter a maximum of one track event plus one field event plus one relay.

If, in the opinion of the organiser, it would be dangerous to permit athletes to compete without spikes in any given event then only those competitors with the appropriate footwear will be allowed to compete.

It should be noted that 6mm spikes are the maximum length permitted.

It is hoped that results will be received in time for them to be included in the School Sports Report next Wednesday.

Tennis

The latest results from the British Schools Tennis Team Competition are as follows - Under-13s Girls: St Olave's 6, Pocklington 0; Pocklington 6, The Mount 0; The Mount 6, Queen Ethelburga's 0.

Under-15s Girls: St Peter's 5, Pocklington 1; St Peter's 4, Queen Ethelburga's 2; Queen Margaret's 6, Queen Ethelburga's 0; Bootham 6, St Peter's 0; The Mount 4, Pocklington 2.

Under-13s Boys: Pocklington 5, Joseph Rowntree 1; St Olave's 6, Tadcaster 0; Pocklington 4, Tadcaster 2.

Under-15s Boys: Pocklington 6, Tadcaster 'B' 0; Pocklington 5, Joseph Rowntree 1.

It has not been possible to print five results as the result sheets were not completely filled in.

All matches must be played by Friday, June 27, and results must be sent in imediately afterwards.

The presentation of trophies will take place in the week starting June 30, at a venue and on a day yet to be arranged.

Cricket

This week's schools' cricket league fixtures are as follows - Under-13s Group 'A': Millthorpe v Manor; Barlby v Sherburn; Bootham v Joseph Rowntree; Minster v Tadcaster.

Under-15s Group 'A': Joseph Rowntree v Bootham; Sherburn v Barlby; Manor v Millthorpe; Tadcaster has a free week.

Under-13s Group 'B': Fulford v Archbishop's; Oaklands v Lowfield; Burnholme v Huntington; All Saints has a free week.

Under-15s Group 'B': Huntington v Burnholme; Archbishop's v Fulford. Both All Saints and Oaklands have a free week.

The semi-finals of both the U12 and U14 Cup competitions are due to be completed next Thursday, July 3.

Cricket results received - Under-13s League 'A': Minster (30-0) bt Sherburn (26 all out) by 10 wickets; Manor (128-3) bt Minster (48 all out) by 80 runs; Manor (34-3) bt Sherburn (33 all out) by 7 wickets; Joseph Rowntree (29-3) bt Sherburn (28 all out) by 7 wickets; Minster (85-5) bt Joseph Rowntree (37 all out) by 48 runs; Minster (100-3) bt Barlby (80-9) by 20 runs; Millthorpe (80) bt Minster (49) by 31 runs; Tadcaster (56-8) bt Sherburn (50 all out) by 6 runs; Bootham bt Sherburn; Millthorpe bt Bootham; Manor bt Bootham.

Under-13s League 'B': Archbishop's (133-3) bt Lowfield (62 all out) by 71 runs; Archbishop's (45-5) bt Huntington (44-6) by five wickets; Oaklands (54-5) bt All Saints (53-6) by 5 wickets; Archbishop's (63-9) bt Oaklands (38-4) by 25 runs. Both Burnholme and Fulford have withdrawn from U13 League 'B'.

Under-15s League 'A': Barlby (98-8) bt Tadcaster (51 all out) by 47 runs; Manor (17-0) bt Sherburn (16 all out) by 10 wickets; Sherburn (71-5) bt Joseph Rowntree (50 all out) by 21 runs; Barlby (98-6) bt Sherburn (97-6) by 4 wickets; Barlby (76-6) bt Joseph Rowntree (75-8) by 4 wickets; Millthorpe (130-9) bt Bootham (97 all out) by 33 runs; Tadcaster (40-0) bt Sherburn (39 all out) by 10 wickets. Bootham bt Barlby by 5 runs; Bootham bt Sherburn; Manor bt Bootham.

Under-15s League 'B': Burnholme (85-3) bt Archbishop's (84-5) by 7 wickets; Burnholme (56-7) bt Oaklands (55 all out) by 3 wickets; Fulford (131-8) bt Oaklands (71 all out) by 60 runs. Fulford bt Burnholme by 5 wickets.

Primary Schools: St Aelred's 48, Hempland 228; Clifton Without 167, Park Grove 162; Clifton Without 109, Robert Wilkinson 259.

The Primary Schools Cricket Final will be played at the Heworth Cricket Club on Wednesday, July 9.

Will schools please sent in results quickly to Jonathan Green at Archbishop of York's School, Bishopthorpe.

Updated: 09:23 Wednesday, June 25, 2003