TALENTED young sports stars from York schools have received their rewards.

The annual schools' presentation of awards at the Salvation Army Citadel, Gillygate saw trophies and city badges presented by the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby and the Sheriff of York, Janet Greenwood.

A total of 119 young athletes received their badges for seven different sports: cricket, cross-country, football, hockey, netball, rugby league and tennis.

Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, enjoyed a double celebration as two of their students picked up major awards.

Hockey player Mary Jane Simpson won the Parade Trophy for the outstanding school sportswomen and athlete Natalie Cooper took the Wilmott Trophy for the outstanding sixth-form sportswoman.

Simpson has represented North Yorkshire and played for the England Under-18 team.

Nestl Rowntree Athletics Club member Cooper, a long jumper and 200m runner, has competed at the English Scxhools Championships for the last two years and has represented North Yorkshire.

Middle distance runner David McQuarrie won the Woodcock Trophy for being the outstasnding sportsman and the TB Robinson Memorial Trophy went to Artchbishop Holgate's School for their commitment to football.

McQuarrie has won the York and North Yorkshire boys cross-country title in each of ther last four years, leading to his selection for England.

Teacher Mike Kilmartin, who has done a lot of work with youngsters in both cricket and rugby league, was awarded life membership of the York and District Schools Athletic Association.

Colours were awarded to - Primary Cricket: Sarah Milner (PR); Robyn Lancaster Knaggs (CW); Miriam Arrowsmith (OL); Scott Reeves (Bish); Andrew Green (Ac); Daniel Foster, Glen Thompson, Joseph Palmer (all EM); Daniel Fairclough (Hemp).

Boys Cross-Country: Jonathan Readshaw (Read); Ciaran Elliott (AS); Tom Bean (Ma).

Girls Cross-Country: Kim Searle, Katie Boden (both YC); Asha Hibbert, Kerry Waterworth (both CL); Liz Hodgkinson (QM); Karen Espiner (Sher), Joanna Feasby (AS); Rachel Hamblade (Mill); Jenna Strain (Oak).

Senior Football: Oliver Mills, Tom Walters (both JR); James Barratt, David Pickles, Leon Sacks (all Ma); James Sanderson, Adam Fisher, Matthew Yore, Brady Harrison, James Goodman (all AS); Nathan Briggs, Jason Baxter (both Bar); Neil Coleman, Michael Holmes (both Mill); Tom Sellars (Bur); Daniel Franks (Hun); Craig Anderson (Sel); Philip Appleton (Tad).

Primary Football: Daniel Smith, Nick Elsom (both St Aelred's), Callum Atkinson (Ful), Mark Wilson, Danny Penrose (both Dring), Will Holmes, Charles Metcalfe, Scott Nicols (all Dunn), Joshua Hrycaiczuk (Cop), Adam Jones (Bish), Liam Simpson (West), Jamie Williamson (Ruff), Philip Watters (Car), Carl Stewart (PR), Dale Hunt (CG).

Hockey: Laura Heaps, Laura McIntrye, Daisy Cannons, Georgina Robinson, Claire Taylor, Alison Thompson (all St P), Saskia Bradbury, Jessica Barnes, Stephanie Pearson, April Watson (all Hun), Laura Eccles, Jenna Allinson, Cara Greaves (all Bar), Fazana Dewan, Charlene Woodward, Nicola Reed (all JR), Julia King (Ma).

Netball: Amy Bullivant, Laura Chandler, Rebecca Goodhall, Kathryn Macmillan, Elin Morris, Fiona Rogers, Lauren Schofield, Emily Spaven, Samantha Thompson, Cassie Smith (all Hun), Erin Alderson-Tuck (Bo), Lucy Gould, Lisa Halley, Claire Gillick (all All Saints), Michelle McQuode, Jenni Bailey, Katie Ellis, Kathryn Cordell, Katie Caffrey, Helen Birdsall, Lorraine Waudby, Nicola Bailey, Marion Willis (all JR), Sarah Mallinson (Ma).

Tennis: Natasha Barr, Georgina Bracewell, Anna Fitzpatrick, Laura Jarvis, Annabel Lee, Bella Howard (all QM), Rebecca Vines, Kate Empson (both Bo).

Primary Rugby League: Dale Hunt, Matthew Fairclough, Joe Davies, Eddie Beddingham, Elliott Bridges, Lee Rollinson, Daniel Atkinson, Daniel Lofthouse, Luke Watlin, Finn McCusker, Stuart Burke, James Bromwich, Jack Wren, Dominic Nelson.

Key: Ac = Acomb, AS = All Saints, Bar = Barlby, Bish = Bishopthorpe, Bo = Bootham, Bur = Burnholme, Car = Carr, CG = Clifton Green, CL = Canon Lee, Cop = Copmanthorpe, CW = Clifton Without, Drin = Dringhouses, EM = English Martyrs, Ful = Fulford, Hemp = Hempland, Hun = Huntington, J R = J Rowntree, Ma = Manor, Mill = Millthorpe, OL = Our Lady, Oak = Oaklands, PR = Poppleton Road, QM = Queen Margaret's, Read = Read School, Ruff = Rufforth, Sel = Selby, Sher = Sherburn, St Ael = St Aelred's, St P = St Peter's, Tad = Tadcaster, West = Westfield, YC = York College.

BASKETBALL

THE Schools' Basketball League fixtures for next week are:

Under-16 League: Tuesday, November 27, Sherburn v Joseph Rowntree; Wednesday, November 28, Huntington v Burnholme; Thursday, November 29, Fulford v Millthorpe.

U15 League: Monday, November 26, All Saints v Sherburn; Wednesday, November 28, Oaklands v Bootham, Thursday, November 29, Joseph Rowntree v Archbishop's.

U14 League: Monday, November 26 v Sherburn v Bootham; Tuesday, November 27, Archbishop's v Huntington; Tuesday, November 27, Millthorpe v Fulford; Thursday, November 29, Oaklands v All Saints.

U13 League: Monday, November 26, Millthorpe v Sherburn; Monday, November 26, Oaklands v Bootham; Monday, November 26, All Saints v Joseph Rowntree.

All schools should send their results to Colin Raper at Bootham School as soon as matches are played. He can be contacted on 01904 683782 or 623261. The Bootham School fax number is 01904 652106 and his e-mail address is Raperc@bootham.york.sch.uk

U13 League: Oaklands 14, Archbishop's 12; All Saints 52, Bootham 9. U14 League: Archbishop's 72, All Saints 46; Fulford 59, Bootham 17; Bootham 43, All Saints 34. U15 League: Oaklands 62, Joseph Rowntree 16. U16 League: Burnholme 31, Bootham 70; Joseph Rowntree 62, Millthorpe 21; Fulford 68, Burnholme 20.

Updated: 11:41 Wednesday, November 21, 2001