EASINGWOLD School pupils Beth Peaker and Oliver Beckerlegge are set for a dream trip to South Africa as part of the UKPA national Under-16s polocrosse side.

The duo, members of the York and Ainsty South Pony Club and the Pennine Polocrosse Club, will be taking on their counter-parts from Zimbabwe and hosts South Africa.

Teenage saddle stars Peaker, 14, and 16-year-old Beckerlegge will make international debuts in July and remain excited about the opportunity to represent their country at polocrosse - the hybrid sport formed from polo and lacrosse.

Anyone who can help sponsor the pair or is willing to donate either money on prizes that can be raffle to raise funds, should contact Yvonne Bird on 01904 763680.

CRICKET

Tomorrow's schools' fixtures are:

Under 13 Group 'A': Minster v Barlby, Millthorpe v Bootham, Manor v Joseph Rowntree, Tadcaster v Sherburn.

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

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

Under 15 Group 'B': Huntington v Archbishop's, Burnholme v Fulford, Archbishop's v All Saints.

TENNIS

Next week's York schools' tennis fixtures are:

State Schools' Tennis League

Girls: Millthorpe v Sherburn, Tadcaster v Manor, Joseph Rowntree v All Saints, Fulford v Huntington.

Boys: Sherburn v Millthorpe, Manor v Tadcaster, All Saints v Joseph Rowntree, Huntington v Fulford.

British Schools Tennis League

Under 13 Girls: Bootham v St Olave's, Pocklington v The Mount, Queen Margaret's v Queen Ethelburga's.

Under 15 Girls: Bootham v St Peter's, Pocklington v The Mount, Queen Margaret's v Queen Ethelburga's.

On the right track

YORK athletes qualified for the Yorkshire Championships by winning their events at the npower Active Disport athletics meeting at Huntington Stadium.

Pupils from Galtres School and Fulford Cross School took part in the regional event for people with learning disabilities.

The York athletes who go through to the Yorkshire Championships at South Leeds Stadium on June 12 included Galtres School pupils 16-year-old Hannah Jaques, who won gold in the over-15 50 metres sprint and the long jump, and 15-year-old Rosanna Vilarrubi, who won the over-15 softball throw.

Gemma D'Elia, 15, came fourth in the over-15 50m sprint, while 16-year-old Lauren McGill was third in the over-15 softball throwing competition.

Fulford Cross pupils also had their share of success, 14-year-old Nicola Austin winning the under-15 standing long jump, and 13-year-old Claire Davy coming second in the same event.

Kevin Rodgers, npower's community relations manager for the Yorkshire region, said: "The key aim of our npower Active programme of events, run by the Federation of Disability Sports and supported by Sportsmatch, is to make sport more accessible for people with disabilities.

"Disport athletics gives young people the chance to have a go even if they've never tried it before, allowing them to develop their talents and abilities, which they may be unable to do otherwise."

Updated: 11:35 Wednesday, June 04, 2003