Wolves & Bilston have secured promotion to Divison Three in the Midland League. At the final meeting held at Birmingham Rowheath on Sunday 3rd August the team finished second on the day and are promoted along with Birmingham Rowheath. Match day results:
1. Birmingham Rowheath 407
2 Wolverhampton & Bilston 339
3 Royal Sutton Coldfield 338
4 Leamington 322.5
5 Newport 302
6 Banbury 281.5
Final League Postion after four matches, league points in brackets:
1 Birmingham Rowheath (22) Promoted
2 Wolverhampton & Bilston (22) Promoted
3 Royal Sutton Coldfield (11)
4 Banbury (10)
5 Leamington (10) Relegated
6 Newport (9) Relegated
Well done and thank you to everyone at the club who contributed in the success of getting the men and women promoted at the first attempt,
Noel Mckakly & Dave Pearce, Team Managers
More success for the club - this time at the National Junior League, which WBAC won by more than 50 points at Solihull on 27th July. The points were as follows:
BAC - 450
Tipton Harriers - 393
City of Stoke - 388
Solihull & Smallheath - 316
Border Olympians - 237
Telford AC - 230
Dudley & Stourbridge - 161
Halesowen - 86
Well done to everyone who took part.
Congratulations to all who took part in the final round of the Young Athletes league at Cannock on July 20th. Wolves & Bilston performed well beyond expectations and won the match for the first time this season. The scores were as follows:
WBAC - 411 points
Cannock & Staffs - 403 points
Cheltenham - 333 points
Mansfield - 294 points
Detailed results and final league positions (this is a PDF) can be downloaded from the UKA website. This is a fantastic achievement for the club having been promoted to Premier League last year, and despite strong competition we have maintained our position in the Premier league by finishing a very respectable 10th out of 16 clubs. Keep up the good work and train hard over the winter so we can do even better next year!
Some of the young athletes went to the English Schools National Championships on July 11th and 12th in Gateshead. It was a weekend of tremendous highs and emotional lows, with some outstanding performances from some of our athletes.
Ann Ika Oqua ran her fastest ever time in the girls 100m qualification race which she won, and improved on that to gain a PB in the final where she came away with a silver medal- a truly amazing performance from her first ever English Schools Championships.
Feron Sawyers took silver in the boys high jump, whilst Alex Nwenwu took silver in the inter boys 100m hurdles.
Ann Ika Oqua and Tannika Burgess gained a gold medal each as part of the girls 4 x 100m relay team.
Benji Pearson got through to the final of the boys javelin and came 10th, whilst Oliver Barnfield also came 10th in the inter boys hammer final.
Tannika Burgess made it through to the final of the long jump, but sadly had three no jumps, a disappointment which she handled with great maturity.
Megan Dixon and Emma Douras also took part in the championships and performed well, but missed out on the finals.
Well done to all!!
Thanks to everyone who took part, and all who helped out at the match on Saturday 5th July, which we hosted at Leamington Spa. We won this round with the following points:
Wolves & Bilston 392
Birmingham Rowheath 374
Banbury 338
Sutton Coldfield 321.5
Leamington 299
Newport 206.5
Next match is on August 3rd at Birmingham Rowheath.
Due to the Wolverhampton Schools using the track on Thursday evening, there will be no training on the track. The runners groups who don’t use the track are unaffected.
Well done to all those athletes who made the effort to make the long trip to Swansea for the fourth round of the YAL. It was a very long day and a tough competition being up against Swansea and Birchfield, but we managed to get through ahead of Charnwood. There are some pics on the WBAC photo gallery.
Birchfield 487
Swansea 396
Wolves & Bilston 275
Charnwood 267
The next event is on our doorstep in Cannock on July 20th, so no excuses about it being too far away. If you’ve been asked to compete for the team please make sure you’re there, this is the last match and it’s crucial that we make this our best performance yet!
A good evening of running was had by all who took part in the Shugborough relays on Wednesday June 18th, with 8 teams of 4 (adults and juniors) from the club taking part. Although the race kicked off under a shower of rain, that soon cleared up and the cooler than usual evening proved to be perfect for those running the 2 mile leg. An enjoyable evening, with the men’s A Team coming in 4th position overall (Craig Walker (09:47) Ian Grindley (10:38) Sean Morgan (10:52) Dave Evans (11:05) Total 0:42:22). The results are available here on the Stafford Harriers website. Pictures available to view on Bryan Dales website.
Formerly the Lucas 10k, sign up now for this popular event!
Goodrich Sports Field, Fordhouses Wolverhampton, A449 just off Junction 2 M54
Sunday, September 14th at 10.00 a.m.
The course starts and finishes on the sports field situated behind the Goodrich factory Fordhouses, Wolverhampton and is a measured 10k all on road and pavements.
Prizes will be given to first three Men and to first three Women in overall race and also first in each age category
Male 40,50,60. Female 35,45,55
Tee shirts provided for all finishers of the main 10k road race.
(Race permit applied for)
Entry : £7.00 Affiliated, £9.00 Unattached. All entries on the day £10.
Fun Run £2 on the day
Download the entry form
Here are the results of the Midland LeaguePer quel motivo, un glossario dei termini del poker è stato incluso in un’appendice come riferimento. Match at Leamington Saturday 7th June. Wolves & Bilston won the second Midland League Match by 17pts.
Wolverhampton & Bilston 368
Birmingham Rowheath 351
Leamington C and AC 312
Newport 296
Royal Sutton Coldfield 291
Banbury Harriers 286
Well done everyone a great performance by the whole team to win the match. The next meeting is also at Leamington on 5th July which we are hosting and we do need help on the day. If you are available on that day contact Noel Mckakly on club nights.
