ATHLETICS

MINI TOUR OF FIFE A total of 168 junior athletes contested the third race in the five-day Mini Tour of Fife at Kellie Law Farm, Arncroach, writes our athletics correspondent.

Anna Hedley (Fife AC) clocked the fastest time over the 2.75-mile course, while Ross Wyse (Fife AC U15) and Ben Macdermid (Dundee Hawkhill U18) topped the male rankings. Leading results were as follow. U9 (1.25 miles): girls – 1 N Luxford (unatt) 10.03, 2 E Wallard (unatt) 10.12, 3 M Staal (unatt) 10.33, 4 I Pratt (unatt) 10.35, 5 T Russell (Kirkton of Largo Primary) 10.55, 6 A Mackenzie (Lomond HR) 10.20; boys – 1 B Anderson (Strathkinness Primary) 9.04, 2 C Maitland (unatt) 10.01, 3 S Flett (E Fife Tri) 10.07, 4 F Lorimer (E Fife Tri) 10.26, 5 F Melville (unatt) 10.27, 6 C Lumsden (Anster Haddies) 10.39. U11 (1.25 miles): girls – 1 I Thoms (Fife AC) 7.54, 2 F Hedley (Fife AC) 8.40, 3 T Young (unatt) 8.46, 4 W Scott (Dundee Hawkhill) 8.50, 5 K Duncan (Fife AC) 8.51, 6 E Russell (Fife AC) 9.05; boys – 1 C Gibson (Dundee Hawkhill) 7.50, 2 R Maitland (unatt) 8.24, 3 M Pennachio (Fife AC) 8.27, 4 K Lumsden (unatt) 8.37, 5 A Duncan (Fife AC) 8.38, 6 A Williamson (unatt) 8.54. U13 (2.25 miles): girls – 1 I Hedley (Fife AC) 15.48, 2 R Methven (Fife AC) 16.25, 3 E Thoms (Fife AC) 16.28, 4 L Manning (Dundee Hawkhill) 16.08, 5 K Lorimer (E Fife Tri) 17.09, 6 I Manning (Dundee Hawkhill) 17.28; boys – 1 A Douglas (Perth Strathtay H) 14.50, 2 L Wyse (Fife AC) 15.20, 3 H Struck (unatt) 15.32, 4 J Taylor (Dundee Hawkhill) 15.33, 5 J Placentino (Dundee Hawkhill) 15.36, 6 G Penacchio (Fife AC) 16.19. U15 (2.75 miles): girls – 1 A Hedley (Fife AC) 18.30, 2 L Smith (Fife AC) 22.24, 3 H Brown (Fife AC) 22.27, 4 I Lorimer (E Fife Tri) 24.57, 5 G Booth (Fife AC) 25.13, 6 E Smith (unatt) 28.09; boys – 1 R Wyse (Fife AC) 18.52, 2 T Scott (Dundee Hawkhill) 19.37, 3 M Sanderson (Bell Baxter High) 19.51, 4 J Shively (unatt) 20.26, 5 J Harris (unatt) 20.58, 6 H Barr (Fife AC) 21.33. U18 boys: 1 B Macdermid (Dundee Hawkhill) 19.33, 2 A Thomson (Fife AC) 20.06, 3 A Howe (unatt) 21.39, 4 A Kennovin (unatt) 22.14.

Picture: Chris Wallard. Ben Macdermid (Dundee Hawkhill) heading the U18 rankings at Arncroach.