grassroots sports p. 2 feb. 21
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.ASTLE Universityt James Atkinsonpresent Team Engian international flychampionship this
Inals will take placeugh Owel, Ireland,enMaye and3l and~eature top namesEngland, Scotland,and Ireland.
will be the firstr-level event for At-ii, 19, who has corn-
and won multiplechampionships at
and internationallycluding six caps forEngland.first-year marine bistudent said: “1 have
friends from theit team and we have
practicing togetherweral competitions.is terrific to be a part
e squad and! hope towithin the top three
England.
ANGLING
“1 started fly fishing withmy grandfather when Iwas seven.
“My father is also an avidfisherman and I am verygrateful for the support hehas always given me.
“Fly fishing requirestime, travel and resourceand without his commitment I would not be wherelam now7
Fly fishing contests arehighly competitive andphysically demanding.
The event on LoughOwel will start with a two-day practice session, followed by the final round- with eight hours fishingtime per day.
Anglers will receivepoints for their daily catchand participants with thehighest scores will advance to the next stage tintil a winner emerges.
Lancaster-born Atkin
THUMBRIA Universityinto the 2014 BUCS Boxampionships guaranteedper points haul after eighte club’s fighters madet’s Sheffield finals.
ck of the bouts is an allumbria affair as captainMartin goes head-to-headteam-mate Alex Killeen in
der-8lkgs division.th at least one gold medaling back to Sport Central,
are high more of the Steely’s top titles will be en routeryneside later tonight.
plied Sport and Exercisece student Martin said:
ce I joined the club in myyear we have gone fromgth to strength, increasingbership and successes.
ce 2012 we have steadilyed the number of med
n in BUCS with this yearg our greatest success.Having seven of our boxersugh the finals is a phenomachievement and it is thetime we have had an allumbria bout for gold.
I am looking forward to afight against Alex and
of us want to come out on
son thrives in competitiveenvironments and hasdeveloped a personal approach to competing andwinning.
He added: “It is crucialto stay in control.
“Dwelling on mistakesand missed opportunitieswill only impact your concentration and you needto be 100% alert during thecompeudon.~’
The accomplished angler has already baggedmajor fishing honours.
These include the BrownBowl and NationalRivers titles in 2012.
He also clinched eamgold at an internationalevent in Ireland and wacrowned northern youthstillwaters champion in2012.
Atldnson is also the onlyjunior to win the Lock StyleInternational and was fifthin an England nationalqualifier lastyeat
host another top-class competition inApril.
The Ulsterman said: “Theclub has the potential to makeNorthumbria the top boxinguniversity in the country incoming years.
“We have been workingtowards laying a solid foundation but in Sheffield we can
Northunibria’s gold medalprospects are: Josh Johal(under-57kg5), Dale Martin andAlex Killeen (under-8lkgs),John Young (under-86kgS),Sambu Kanteh (under-9lkgs),Hannah Burn (under-57kg5),Lucy Murray (under-67kgs) andTake Slater (under-60kgs).
Murray doubles up as cluband
IN BRIEF
League hasnew vacancyAN extra vacancy hasappeared in Division Fiveof the North East MidweekCricket League for 2014after Boldon CC decidednot to follow up theirapplication to join.
Any team interestedshould contact league secretary Don Cadey on 07986307 688.
Predators areon the prowlCITY Predators hostNESLC Aztecs in DivisionOne of the Northumberalnd Volleyball AssociationLeague on Sunday (11.00).
On the same dayTynedale Reivers take onTynedale Outlaws in Division Two (6.00) while inthe Ladies Division predators welcome NewcastleUniversity (1 i.oo).
Warriors areon the roadWHITLEY Warriors visitManchester tomorrow(4.40) in the North Under-18 League.
The Hillheads club’sunder-16s, meanwhile,are at Caventty44.~W.._a.a’~a.
ONICLE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21,2014
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Angler James Atkinson who hopes to net the top honours at an international fishing competition in May
loves well and truly offTN’s bid for fight glory
TheTeam Northumbria boxingJqUad which hopes for knockout success in tonight’s BUCS championship finals In Sheffield
Northumbria University sportscholarship, will compete forthe under-6okgs open class(elite) medal and we have anumber of other gold medalhopes.
“These are exciting times forTeam Northumbria boxing.”
Coach Mark Telford stagedthe club’s first home show in
Team Northumbria vice-president’s internship.
Northumbria University headof Sport Cohn Stromsoy said: “1am very proud of all of our boxers and they deserve their success under Mark after workingso hard.
“Boxing at Northumbria is agenuine sporting success