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Another knife-edge day for LPS

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton seniors approached the first of the Northern Track and Field matches of the season at Stretford with several members missing due to the clash with the British Universities Championships. The first meeting has usually proved disastrous for LPS but the squad looked marginally stronger on this occasion. What was not taken into […]

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Lisa Gawthorne, Sam Wade, Lauren Wilson

Successful day at Wigan

The first of the summer’s Mid Lancs Track and Field League was held at Wigan and over 40 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes took part. For the seniors the 400m specialists Danny Higham(50.1) and Harry Doran(50.9) looked sharp in spite of a strong head wind in the straight. Ryan Backwell was dominant in the 1500m(4.13.5) and […]

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Merseyside Road Running Grand Prix 2014.

The club has again entered the Merseyside Road Running Grand Prix. There are both individual and team awards, with additional awards for veterans being added this year. Kirsty Longley won the individual women’s award last year, but the general turnout from the club last year was disappointing. Further details including a full list of rules […]

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Lauren has another fantastic weekend

Following some exceptional early season results Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton track star, Lauren Lewis, went even further at the Trafford Medals Meeting. She equalled her personal best at theĀ  Under 13 75m with a 10.2 posting and recorded an astonishing 19.8 for 150m, another club record. Both results take her to the top of the […]

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Lauren Lewis

Lauren is the tops!

This the time of year when track and field aspirants test themselves in various open meetings. Liverpool Pembroke and Sefton mini-star Lauren Lewis was at both the Blackpool and Warrington meets. At the seaside event she set a new club record for the Under 13 80m with 10.9 and at Victoria Park she ran 75m […]

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Dan Slater 'digging deep on the final lap.

Rosie strikes Gold

Canon Slade school in Bolton was the venue on Saturday for this year’s schools cross country international, with thefinest youngsters from England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland competing against one another.With straw covering the deep mud in partsof the course and driving rain throughout the afternoon, conditions were not for the feint hearted.In the intermediate […]

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Rosie Johnson on her way to the silver medal at English schools

Double International selection

For youngsters the peak of cross country running is the English Schools Championships, this year at Castle Donington. Liverpool Pembroke Sefton ace, Rosie Johnson(Merseyside), was expected to do well after a strong performance in the Inter-county event previously but she exceeded expectation by running brilliantly and taking the bronze medal in the Intermediate Girls event. […]

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Lisa Gawthorne and Vicki Jones at the Inter-counties Championships

Rosie recovers pride at Birmingham

Cofton Park, Birmingham provided the usual muddy terrain for the Inter-counties Cross Country Championships. A county representative call-up is still an honour athletes treasure and no fewer than eleven Liverpool Pembroke Sefton runners heeded the call. The most outstanding result came from Under 17 Rosie Johnson(Merseyside) who threw off a disappointing performance in the National […]

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Vicky Jones, Maxine Thompson & Kirsty Mackenzie Kendal March 2014

More girl joy!

The final Mid-Lancs Cross Country League was run in splendid conditions at Kendal. The Liverpool Pembroke Sefton women`s team had to get a solid result to stay in the hunt for league medals. They did more than that with a terrific lead performance from Maxine Thompson who was 12th overall but first Under 20. Also […]

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Superb PB from Danny Higham

Two Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes were at the British Universities Indoor Championships both representing Edge Hill University. Danny Higham easily qualified in his 400m heat with a time of 49.79. He went even quicker in his semi-final heat with a magnificent personal best of 48.42 to qualify for the Final. Here he was up against […]

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