ATHLETICS

SCHOOLS SUCCESS: Balwearie High School celebrated team success at the Scottish Schools Road Championships held at the Falkirk FC Stadium.

The Kirkcaldy school claimed the S3/4 boys’ title courtesy of Ben Sandilands 4th, Iain Mcwhinnie 11th, Gavin Mcwhinnie 15th and Peter Scott 21st, to total a low scoring 51 points ahead of Stewart’s Melville College’s 133.

The S2 boys of Perth High School claimed team silver led home by Lewis Thomson 5th, supported by Finlay Jarvis 17th, Daniel Lidstone 42nd and Allister Johnstone 50th. Dunfermline High School featured prominently among the leading girl’s placings with Megan Kyle taking individual bronze in the S1 girls’ race. Leading results: S1 Girls, 1.5 miles – 1 K Johnson (Preston Lodge) 7.58, 2 P Armstrong (Hazlehead) 8.01, 3 M Kyle (Dunfermline High) 8.13, 7 E Macfarlane (Woodmill High) 8.32. Teams – 1 St Ninian’s 56, 2 Peebles H. 127, 3 Cathkin H. 146.

S1 boys, 1.5 miles – 1 F Ross (Firhill) 7.28, 2 F Curry (HS of Glasgow) 7.37,

3 R Macdonald (Hillpark Sec.) 7.42, 23 D Lidstone (Perth H.) 8.31. Teams – 1 Stewart’s Melville College 73, 2 Hutcheson’s Grammar 125, 3 Albyn School 142, 8 Perth High 192, 13 Balwearie 237.

S2 girls, 1.5 miles – 1 A Maclean (HS of Glasgow) 7.51, 2 V Wright (Lenzie Acad.) 8.01, 3 M Reid (St Matthews Acad.) 8.10, 14 R Ryan (HS of Dundee) 8.42. Teams – 1 HS of Glasgow 43, 2 Hutcheson’s Grammar 96, 3 Glasgow Acad. 125.

S2 boys, 1.5 miles – 1 L Cairns (Fortrose Acad) 7.24, 2 R O’brien (Williamwood) 7.30, 3 A Wright (North Berwick H.) 7.34, 5 L Thomson (Perth H.) 7.45, 8 A Douglas (HS of Dundee) 7.47, 10 C Gourley (St Columba’s, Dunfermline) 7.49, 13 J Grant (Crieff H.) 7.51, 17 F Jarvis (Perth H.) 8.07. Teams – 1 Lenzie Academy 80, 2 Perth High 114, 3 St Ninian’s High 121, 9 HS of Dundee 241, 12 Balwearie 366. S3/4 Girls, two miles – 1 C Gemmell (North Berwick H.) 11.20, 2 I Britton (Balfron H.) 11.43, 3 R Davidson (Glenalmond College) 11.44, 6 D Cumming (Dunfermline H.) 12.01, 22 A Dalglish (HS of Dundee) 13.04. Teams – 1 George Watson’s 109, 2 Glasgow School of Sport 125, 3 Peebles High 139.

S3/4 boys. 2.5 miles – 1 H Armitt (Mearns Castle) 12.30, 2 D Mcnair (Castlehead) 12.30, 3 E Carolan (Shawlands) 12.33, 4 B Sandilands (Balwearie) 12.49, 6 L Dow (Woodmill High) 12.53, 11 I Mcwhinnie (Balwearie) 13.15, 15 G Mcwhinnie (Balwearie) 13.22, 21 P Scott (Balwearie) 13.33. Teams – 1 Balwearie 51, 2 Stewart’s Melville College 133, 3 Lenzie Academy 181, 8 HS of Dundee 280. S5/6 girls, 2.5 miles – 1 H Barnes (Mearns Castle) 13.38, 2 L Mckenna (Williamwood) 13.42, 3 L Dickson (Boroughmuir) 13.48, 7 J Jamieson (Dunfermline High) 14.53. Teams. 1 Albyn School 104, 2 Hutcheson’s Grammar 136.

S5/6 boys, three miles – 1 D Pollock (Cathkin H.) 15.46, 2 B Macmillan (Beaconhurst) 15.49, 3 C Wright (Paisley Grammar) 15.52. Teams – 1 Stewart’s Melville College 53, 2 Bearsden Academy 98, 3 George Watson’s 106.

Results: Aberdeen Proms, 3km – 1 R Simpson (Deeside R) 8.45, 3 P Hadden (unatt.) 9.19. Women – 1 P Hampton (Metro Aberdeen) 11.44, 3 C Macaskill (unatt.) 2nd veteran, 12.21. Chester Marathon – 1 L Biddell (Mercia) 2:26.11, A O’connor (Fife AC) 2:58.07. Women. 1 S Lowery (Sheffield) 2:44.24. Meall nan Tarmachan hill race, near Killin, 9.5km/700m – 1 A Anthony (Ochil HR) 1st veteran. 51.38, 2 S Rawlinson (Lochtayside) 52.11, 3 T Harris 55.43, 4 M Harris 2nd veteran. 57.05, 5 T Knox 57.52, 6 J Knox 1st over 50, 58.19, all Anster Haddies. Women. 1 J Gane (unatt.) 74.55, 7 T Knox (Anster Haddies) 89.44.