NEWS
"WOMBWELL SHINE IN TRACK RELAYS "
28/06/2010 - REPORT BY JANETTE TOMLINS - The South Yorkshire track relay championships were held on Tuesday 15thDecember at Doncaster. The members of Wombwell Sporting AC competed wellwith whothe most successful team being the veteran womens 4 x 100m - led offby Diane Chandler who handed over to Colleen Molyneux who ran strongly tohand in 2nd place to Amanda Hunt who overtake the team in front and built upa large lead before handing over to Diane Rowson who ran strongly tomaintain the lead winning in 68.3s - with the second team finishing 71.8s.The under 13 girls 4 x 100team Olivia Deveney, Hannah Lincoln, Katie Belshawand megan Burnage were 2nd in their heat in 60.1s and 6th in the final in61.2s. This was a good effort as 3 of the team are eligible to compete inthis age grpou next year. These team were well supported by the otherathletes:Results: U15 girls 4 x 100 heats : 4, R Thorp, B Rowson, H Taylor, RRobinson 63.0. Girls 11-15 3x800m: 9, K Belshaw, E Copley, S Rowson 9.37.8.Senior men 4 x 100 team was a composite team with a gest runner in the team:4, S Barnsley, A Hughes, T Mallon, a Murray49.5
"WOMBWELL ON COURSE FOR PROMOTION "
28/06/2010 - The senior Wombwell team are on course for promotion after finishing 2nd and 3rd in the first two fixtures of the Northern League. The top two teams will be promoted into League 3. At the moment the standings are as follows: Grantham 12, Wombwell 9, Goole 7, Hallamshire 5, Longwood 4, Grimsby 4. It is possible for Wombwell to stay in the 2nd spot if we get two 3rd place finishes from the last two fixtures. The next two fixtures are 4th July and 31st July. Please come and help us win promotion! We CAN do it!
"GAIL GOING STRONG "
28/03/2010 - Check out the marathon page where we are following Gail Colville on her journey to the London Marathon. Over the coming years the page will be used to follow our marathon runners all around the country as they battle over gruelling 26 mile courses.
28/03/2010 - There is a new false start rule which will come into effect from 1st April 2010. Any senior athlete who performs a false start will be disqualified immediately. This rule is controversial and I'm sure will be a topic for debate in our forum..
05/12/2009 - The first ever Wombwell Challenge is almost over. One more race is left but we have 2 clear winners. Gail Colville is an impressive 80 points clear of 2nd place in the Women's event. Adrian Lucas has just scraped clear of Dave Allemby in the Men's event by 26 points. The event has been a success with 16 members competing in at least one of the races in the series. The last event is Ward Green 6 on Boxing Day. The 2010 series will start with our own Wombwell 5 mile Road Race in February. Well done to the winners!
"YOUNG ATHLETES REPORT FROM JANETTE TOMLINS "
30/11/2009 - Members from Wombwell Sporting A C acquitted themselves well when competing the South Yorkshire Indoor series at the English Institute of Sport atSheffield on Saturday 28th November. Two members were placed 5th in theirevents; Samantha Rowson in the under 15 girls 600m in a time of 2.35.8 andThomas Murray in the under 15 boys 600m in a time of 2.57.5. Rebecca Thorpfinished 6th in 2 events in the under 15 age group, in 600m with a time of2.38.9 and high jump with a clearance of 1.10m. Competing in the under 15girls 200m Holly Taylor and Beth Rowson set personal best performances:Holly finished 17th in a time of 32.4 an improvement of 1.1s whilst Bethfinished 19th in a time of 33.6 an improvement of 2.5s. Matthew Pindercompeted indoors for the first time in the under 13 boys section runningwell to finish 10th in 600m in a time 2.06.3 and clearing 1.00m in the highjump to finish in 17th position.Other results:Girls 8-11: 150m: 16, E Burnage 28.9. Foam javelin: 18, E Burnage 6.50m.Girls 11-13: 150m: 13=, M Burnage and H Lincoln 23.9; 15, K Belshaw 24.1;27, O Devenny 26.5. 600m: 12, K Belshaw 2.11.6; 14, M Burnage 2.12.9; 18, HLincoln 2.17.1; 24, O Devenney 2.22.9. High jump: 23' K Belshaw 1.00m.Girls13-15: 200m: 22, R Thorp 39.2. 400m: 10, H Taylor 78.4; 12, S Rowson.High jump: 9, B Rowson 1.10m; 10, S Rowson 1.00m Boys 13-15: 200m: 15, TMurray 41.5. High jump: 10, T Murray 1.10m.
"CROSS COUNTRY REPORT FROM JANETTE TOMLINS "
30/11/2009 - Members from Wombwell Sporting A C competed in the third cross contry leaguefixture at Cantley Park on Sunday 22nd November over courses which weredemanding although relatively fast. The best placed athlete was SamanthaJohnson in U20 ladies section where she was 6th - running with senior andveteran ladies over a 6000m course she finished in 17th place. This leavesSamantha in 3rd place overall in U20 section in the league. In the U13 girls3,000m race Samantha Rowson was running well but a fall made it impossiblefor her to finish the course. Dave Allemby running following a back injurywas 108th in the U20/Senior and Veteran men 10,000m race and 20th in vet 50category. All members ran well on the day to contribute to the club's score.Other results: U11 girls: 1500m: 25, O Devenney 9.39; 27, K Belshaw 9.43;29, H Lincoln 9.54; 32, E Lucas 10.10. U13 girls: 3,00m: 27, C Gray 21.30;30, H Taylor 22.21. U17Men: 6,000m: 11, T Mallon 34.37. U20/Senior/Vet men10,000m: 88, A Lucas(V40) 51.07; 126, S Wilson 1.00.48.Standings after 3 fixtures: U11 girls:19, O Devenny; 24=, H Lincoln and KBelshaw; 35, E Lucas. U13 Girls: 27, C Gray; 29, S Rowson, 31, H Taylor. U17men: 10, T Mallon. Senior men: 63, S Wilson. Vetmen40: 21, A Lucas.The final league fixture incorporating the championsips is on Sunday 13thDecember at Penistone..
"CROSS COUNTRY SEASON KICKS OFF IN STYLE "
25.10.2009 - 12 members of Wombwell competed in the first South Yorkshire Cross Country race of the season today. If these numbers are kept up, we will have a very good chance of promotion into League 1. Matthew Pindar put in a very good debut performance in the Boys Under 11 finishing 7th. Samantha Johnson also did extremely well finishing 12th in the Senior Ladies race of 45 runners.
"WOMBWELL PRESENTATION EVENING "
23.10.2009 - Wombwell Presentation Night 2009 was a huge success with around 70 members attending. The deserved winners of the awards were: Sports Personality: Michael Stanton. Angela Thorpe Acheivement Award: Adam Murray. Coaches Award: Charlotte Grey. Top Female Athlete: Hannah Lincoln. Top Male Athlete: Adam Murray. Loyalty to Club: Katie Homson & .... (Adams Nan?)
"WOMBWELL CLOSE TO 4TH IN LAST NORTHERN LEAGUE "
02.08.2009 - Wombwell Sporting AC missed out on 4th place overall in the Northern League by the narrowest of margins. The provisional reaults show that Wombwell missed out on 4th place by 13 points. We had to beat Longwood by 2 clear positions or 60 match points. This proved a little bit difficult during the day, but Wombwell gave them a fight. Adam Murray ran well in the 200m and showed good potential in the men's High Jump. Darren Naylor won the 3,000m steeplechase. Sisters Adele Murray and Coleen Molyneux competed well for the club in the throwing events with some pb's and vital points. Samantha Johnson gave us a thrilling finish in the women's 800m just missing out on 3rd spot to Longwood's Jordaine Allison right on the line. Scott Wilson, Dave Allemby, Lee Silcock and Andy Hughes also competed and gave some good performances throughout the day. The men's 4 x 100m relay squad of Adam Murray, Andy Hughes, Lee Silcock and Darren Naylor did the job of beating Longwood with a clear margin. A special thanks must also go to Janette Tomlins who has dedicated much of her time throughout the season and officiated at every league event without fail. We must remember that we also get points for officials and this is important if we want to improve for next year. This season has been a stepping stone to bigger and better things and if Wombwell can build on the strengths of the season there is no reason why we we cant fight for promotion in 2010..
"WOMBWELL FINISHES IN 4th PLACE OVERALL AHEAD OF BARNSLEY AC "
18.07.2009 - The South Yorkshire Track and Field season is now over and Wombwell has finished in 4th place overall ahead of Barnsley AC and Hallamshire Harriers. There were some good debut performances by some of our new members. Wombwell had a team of over THIRTY athletes (the strongest team in a long time).. Going into the final fixture Wombwell had a job to do, to stay in front of Bansley AC and beat them for the first time in well over 15 years but by the end of the day we had beaten them by 200 points. There were some good debut performances by some of our new members.. notable good performances were by Sam Ackroyd in the U11 600m, Matthew Pinder and Hannah Lincoln in the U11 80m, Emma Lucas in the Cricket Ball. All members performed well and every member was vital to our huge success. I just hope the team continues to grow and improve, and maybe next year we may even finish in the top three??
"WOMBWELL FINISHED 3rd PLACE IN NORTHERN LEAGUE "
05.07.2009 - Wombwell SAC today finished 3rd place in the Northern Track & Field League. 3rd place is the best result we have had in this league since the Men's and Women's League merged in 2003. We beat Hull Achilles, Grimsby AC and Longwood Harriers. In the previous two fixture, Wombwell could only manage 5th and 6th place, so a 3rd place is amazing! Well done to: Amanda Hunt, Carl Hulett, Lee Silcock, Adam Murray, Samantha Johnson, Scott Wilson, Dave Allemby, Rachel Yarwood, Adele Murray, Andy Hughes, Gail Colville, Darren Naylor and the new team mascot Benj!. A special thanks to Janette Tomlins and everyone who helped with officiating..
"WOMBWELL CLIMBING SOUTH YORKSHIRE LEAGUE TABLE "
05.07.2009 -Wombwell SAC have recently climbed to 4th in the South Yorkshire League Table. One or two of the other teams have struggled to get athletes to competitions. Wombwell however, has had strong turnouts at every South Yorkshire League fixture and this is the reason why we are in 4th place and closing the gap on the big three who havent struggled with numbers(City of Sheffield, Rotherham Harriers, Doncaster AC). This is good news for Wombwell who were this time last year stuck in a distant 6th place with no hope of climbing the league.. We have one fixture to go (one for all age groups). Please try and get there so we can hold on to 4th place and maybe close the gap on 3rd! Well done to everyone who has competed this season!
"WOMBWELL FINISH 2ND AND ARE NOW IN FRONT OF BARNSLEY AC "
23.06.2009 - A strong senior Wombwell Team today finished 2nd in the South Yorkshire Track and Field League. This is now two 2nd places in a row with only the mighty Doncaster in front of us. This now moves us in front of Barnsley AC by 80 points! With one meeting to go and all age groups involved, it leaves a thrilling nailbiter of a meeting. Will we do it??
"AN IMPRESSIVE 26 WOMBWELL ATHLETES COMPETE IN RELAYS "
16.06.2009 - Today 2 bronze medals were won by the Senior Women's Team as a massive 26 athletes competed for the club! The 4 x 100m and the 4 x 400m teams of Gail Colville (captain), Amanda Hunt, Katie Homson, Natalie Woodward and Samantha Johnson battled their way to two medals.. The club was also represented by three girls teams, one boys team and a Senior Mens team. Wombwell also finished ahead of Barnsley AC! 26 Athletes is the most we have had competing at one competition for many years. And with a few of the regular runners missing, things will only get better. Well done everybody!
"WOMBWELL TEAM 12th IN 73 MILE BOUNDARY RELAY "
07.06.2009 - A mixed team from Wombwell today took part in the Barnsley Boundary 50 mile relay, The conditions were bad but the team battled on through the rain. The team members competing were Adrian Lucas, Gail Colville, Scott Wilson, Adam Murray, Tony Colville, Dave Allemby, Rachel Yarwood, Katie Homson and Andrew King. Well done to all runners and all the support from the families along the route!
"WILSON 4 HOURS 26 MINS IN EDINBURGH MARATHON "
01.06.2009 - Scott Wilson yesterday competed in the Edinburgh Marathon in scorching temperatures (are you crazy?). Scott finished the challenging course in 4 hours 26 minutes. Well done Scott!
"IMPRESSIVE 2nd FOR WOMBWELL IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE "
19.05.09 - In the South Yorkshire Track and Field League, the Wombwell Senior team stormed to a very impressive 2nd place among the 10 teams competing. We finished 104 points in front of Barnsley AC (3rd). With a good medal haul (which includes some Golds), is this a sign of things to come for the club..