ATHLETICS

Fife AC junior Ben Sandilands celebrated his call up to the Scotland team for next months Antrim International Cross-Country, winning the Pitreavie AAC Jingle Bell Race, writes our athletics correspondent.

The U15 athlete clocked 16 minutes 28 seconds over the 4.5km course around the Pitreavie playing fields, 18 seconds clear of PH Racing over-40 veteran Tommy Lawrence.

Leading female Jemma Jamieson (Pitreavie) placed eighth overall in 17 minutes 47 seconds.

Results – B Sandilands (Fife AC) 1st junior 16.28, T Lawrence (PH Racing) 1st veteran 16.46, E Wilkins (Dunfermline T & F) 1st over-60 17.05, M Karpowicz M (Portobello RC) 17.15, L Blair (Pitreavie) 2nd junior 17.37, A McGowan (Carnegie) 2nd veteran 17.46, B Doyle (Pitreavie) 3rd junior 17.46, Jemma Jamieson (Pitreavie) 17.47, N McLure (Carnegie) 1st over-50 17.55, M McLure (Dunfermline

T & F) 4th junior 18.02 … 87 P RieuClarke (Fife AC) 1st over-70 30.13. Women – J Jamieson (Pitreavie) 1st junior 17.47, K Kennedy (PH Racing) 1st veteran 18.15, A Barr (Pitreavie) 2nd junior 19.09, L Blair (Pitreavie) 3rd junior 19.26, K Lancaster (Dunfermline T & F) 4th junior 19.51, 6 G Hewitt (Unatt) 21.12, L Millar (Pitreavie) 2nd veteran 21.27, G Lindsay (Unatt) 21.57, C Murphy (Unatt) 3rd veteran 22.04, S Allan (Unatt) 4th veteran. 22.23, P Pattison (Pitreavie) 1st over-60 22.27.