THERE was golden delight for Dane Ghyll and Victoria Academy at the Furness Primary Schools Athletics Championships.

Under the summer sun, both schools shone brightly, with Dane Ghyll claiming seven gold medals and Victoria six, across track and field events.

A field of 222 competitors took over the athletics facility at Furness Academy, with schools from Barrow, Dalton, Ulverston and the South Cumbrian villages taking part.

On the track, Dane Ghyll showed their class, taking seven of the 17 titles on offer for pupils in Years 3 to 6.

They took both the Year 3 races, with Faith Wilson racing over the line first in the girls 50m and Miles Farren doing likewise in the boys event.

Year 5 girls Heidi Mason and Grace Elgey took gold in the 150m and 600m respectively, while Year 6 boys Max Mitchell (150m), James Cresswell (600m) and Finley Corkhill (1,200m) were all successful in their disciplines.

It was in the field where Victoria really impressed, taking four of the six titles up for grabs to the Year 6 pupils.

Both distance throw golds went their way, with Yasmin Shaw the girls champion and Joshua Potter the boys winner. L Hartle added the boys shot putt title and H Richardson the boys standing long jump.

Holy Family had a good afternoon as well, with three golds on the track – all over the 70m sprint distance – and one in the field, while Askam Village School, Chetwynde, St James and Penny Bridge also took titles.

The organisers thanked all the schools for taking part, as well as Furness Academy for the use of their facilities and all the helpers on the afternoon.

RESULTS

Year 3 Girls 50m: 1 F Wilson (DG), 2 A Carruthers (Vic A), 3 G Wilkes (SH).

Year 3 Boys 50m: 1 M Farren (DG), 2 J Robinson (HF), 3 M Fitzsimmons (Vic A).

Year 4 Girls 50m: 1 H Wallis (Ask), 2 E Bangham (PB), 3 R Adams (HF).

Year 4 Boys 50m: 1 L James (Ask) 2 N Williams (Vic A), 3 Harvey Stubbs (LF).

Year 5 Girls 70m: 1 D Herdman (Vic A), 2 N Crowe (Ask), 3 L Macmillan (DG).

Year 5 Girls 150m: 1 H Mason (DG), 2 H Atkinson (Vic A), 3 K Killip (HF).

Year 5 Girls 600m: 1 G Elgey (DG), 2 L Swarbrick (LF), 3 I Mohan (Chet).

Year 5 Boys 70m: 1 T Stephenson (HF), 2 N Mallon (Chet), 3 H Clark (Vic A).

Year 5 Boys 150m: 1 A Pharoah (Chet), 2 L Farren (DG) 3 T Price (Orms).

Year 5 Boys 600m: 1 G Barnard-Mackenzie (St J), 2 J Riley (HF), 3 B Williams (Orms).

Year 6 Girls 70m: 1 M Caine (HF), 2 E Dubka (St J), 3 L Hadley (R).

Year 6 Girls 150m: 1 K J Mossop (Vic A) 2 A Mardel (Chet), 3 K Leitch (DG).

Year 6 Girls 600m: 1 L Brown (Chet), 2 L Clarke (Vic A), 3 S Hooper (HF).

Year 6 Girls 1200m: 1 O Winder (PB), 2 M Furness (DG), 3 S Knaggs (LF).

Year 6 Girls Standing Long Jump: 1 M Copeland (HF), 2 M Gu (DG), 3 L Battersby (LF).

Year 6 Girls Distance Throw: 1 Y Shaw (Vic A), 2 E Mason (Ask), 3 L Furzeland (LF).

Year 6 Girls Shot Putt: 1 B Anderton (St J), 2 R Dickie (Vic A) 3 C Baron (HF).

Year 6 Boys 70m: 1 R Hillman (HF), 2 W Walmsley (Vic A), 3 G Armistead (PB).

Year 6 Boys 150m: 1 M Mitchell (DG), 2 S Street (Vic A), 3 H Peters (HF).

Year 6 Boys 600m: 1 J Cresswell (DG), 2 N Richie (PB), 3 B Mashiter (LF).

Year 6 Boys 1200m: 1 F Corkhill (DG), 2 S Fisher (LF), 3 R Hutton (Vic A).

Year 6 Boys Standing Long Jump: 1 H Richardson (Vic A), 2 R Judge (LF), 3 A Courtman (DG).

Year 6 Boys Distance Throw: 1 J Potter (Vic A), 2 C Troughton (LF), 3 E Pearce (PB).

Year 6 Boys Shot Putt: 1 L Hartle (Vic A), 2 K Deakin (DG), 3 T Earthey (Ask).

School Key: Ask = Askam Village School; Chetwynde = Chetwynde; DG = Dane Ghyll; HF = Holy Family; LF = Low Furness; Orms = Ormsgill; PB = Penny Bridge; R = Roose; SH = Sacred Heart; St J = St James; Vic A = Victoria Academy.