A Master-ful display by Durham’s rowers
ROWING CLUB STRIKES GOLD AT MASTERS EVENT
HEXHAM claimed a 12-0 victory over Westerhope in the latest round of matches in the Hadrian Golf League.
Others results: Close House 8 Newcastle United 4, Matfen Hall 10 Newbiggin 2, Parklands 7 Slaley Hall 5, Ryton 5 Bedlingtonshire 7, Stocksfield 12 Bellingham 0, Tyneside 4 Ponteland 8 and Wallsend 1 Prudhoe 11. ■■BOMARSUND claimed the Northumberland Cricket League’s Tom Barlow Cup with a 15-run victory over Civil Service.
Batting first, Bomar made 109-5 - Colin Thornton 56 not out - and then restricted Civil Service to 94-8. ■■EPPLETON claimed a sevenwicket win over Dawdon in the Heineken T20 Smash - Dawdon 105-9, Eppleton 108-3.
CHESTER-LE-STREET and Ramside drew 7-7 in Division One of the North Durham Golf League.
Other results: Durham City 14 Wearside 0, Boldon 12 South Shields 2, Seaham 9 Heworth 5. ■■BLUE Flames host Blyth tonight in the last four of the Northumberland Cricket League’s William Birkett Cup.
Whickham take on Blagdon Park in the southern area final of the Enid Farmer Cup. ■■THE first of six weeks of summer coaching courses for four to 16-year-olds organised by Newcastle Community Football will be held from July 24-27.
Venues are Gateshead Power League, Wylam First School and Ponteland’s Richard Coates Middle School.
For more details, go to info@ newcastlecommunityfootball. co.uk. ■■GATESHEAD Storm Rugby League Club have agreed a sponsorship deal for their junior set-up with Teesside-based Diana Kaye Florists. ■■HEATON tennis player Matthew Rice missed out on a place in the final of the HSBC Road to Wimbledon 14 and Under Challenge at the All England Club after failing to progress from the regional qualifier at Ilkley, Yorkshire. ■■ARCOT Hall were 7-5 winners over Tynemouth in the latest round of matches in the Newcastle and District Golf League.
Ponteland were 8-4 victors against Northumberland. ■■GATESHEAD Redheugh Girls have been awarded a £3,000 Grow the Game grant from the Football Foundation.
The grant will enable the club to set up a new team and train new coaches and volunteers. ■■DON’T miss tomorrow night’s Grassroots Sport for a weekend league cricket preview plus the latest university sport. DURHAM Amateur Rowing Club’s Masters were out in force at the British Rowing Masters Championships in Nottingham - returning home with a good haul of medals.
Masters rowing is structured to allow older competitors to race on level terms with those of a similar age group.
This year’s championships was the biggest ever, with 940 entries from 140 clubs.
Durham ARC entered 31 events in all - claiming three gold medals in Championship events on day one as well as two silvers and one bronze and another win at non-championship level.
In difficult conditions on day two there was a silver medal and a further non-championship victory.
The first win on day one came courtesy of the Open Championship Masters D quad of John Lyons, Richard Court, David Muse and Paul Freeman (Cambois RC).
With Gill Prescott absent there was a win in the women’s Masters E coxless quad for a reorganised crew including Eva Rankin with a composite from Exeter, Wycliffe College and Upper Thames Rowing Clubs.
Angela Lund joined the Mixed Masters E/F quad with Helen McMillan, John Appleby and Micky Stevens to secure another gold.
Appleby and Stevens then combined again to take a silver medal in the Masters G double sculls.
Andy Jaggard and John Lund reached the same final, finishing fifth.
A more unexpected success came in the women’s non-championship Masters D-F.
Durham’s coxed four of Jacki Patrickson, Clare Woodward, June Davison and Susan Jackson, coxed superbly by Helen Adair, came from behind to overtake two opponents in the last 250 metres.
The same squad entered a Masters A-C 4+ combination, Aisling Dutton replacing Davison, and did well to take second place.
Joyce Collett competed in the Championship Masters F single sculls as there was no competition in G 1x - winning a bronze medal.
There was also a silver medal in difficult conditions against a strong headwind for Jaggard in the Masters G single sculls.
Paul and Sarah Rutter won a heat of the Mixed Masters E double sculls while Kim Forster and David Muse were second in the final of the Mixed Masters B 2x.
On day two, the Women’s Masters E eight (Sarah Rutter, Kim Forster, Hazel Stainforth, Christine Heppell, Helen Adair, Gabrielle Moore, Sam English, Angela Lund and cox Andy Jaggard) took the silver medal.
Durham’s final triumph came from Ray Dominy, making her first appearance at the National Championships, in the women’s nonchampionship Masters D-F single sculls.
Because insufficient races were completed due to the weather, there was no Victor Ludorum Award for the most successful club overall.
However, DARC was given the accolade of Club of the Day by British Rowing after its day-one performances.