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Kirsty Longley 10k winner and Lisa Gawthrone 5k winner at Port Sunlight

Milton tops UK rankings

In spite of poor conditions at Preston for the second of the Mid-Lancs Track and Field League matches there were some astonishing performances from Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes. Under 15 Joe Milton ran a superb 400m in 53.2 which propels him straight to the top of the current UK rankings. The Birkdale schoolboy is in […]

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Four happy LPS girls take a break from competition

Isle of Man League Match, Halewood 5k, British Universities Champs and sunny Sefton Park all in busy weekend

Six clubs in the Northern T & F League assembled in the Isle of Man for the first of the seasons` matches. Clearly most clubs had treated this seriously and some had gone to extraordinary lengths to be there. Sadly LPS was an exception with a depleted squad and late withdrawals. However, those that made […]

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Lauren enjoys bracing Blackpool

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton were engaged in their first Mid Lancs Track and Field League match at a cold and windy Blackpool. The conditions did not deter club members, many of whom posted personal bests. Without doubt the most outstanding result came from Lauren Lewis, still at primary school, who took three first placings in the […]

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Kirsty at the top of the Quarry on route to victory at Parbold Hill

Rimmer resurgent

After a disappointing Olympics Michael Rimmer is back with a bang. At the British Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham he lined up with some formidable 800m opponents including Abubaker Kaki(Sudan) twice winner of the World Indoor title and Andrew Osagie, Olympic finalist and the man who in 2012 took away from him his outdoor national […]

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Rosie triumphs again!

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton went to Lancaster University for another Mid-Lancs Cross Country League match. Rosie Johnson was again in splendid form taking the Under 15 race and leading Anna Hulme(8), Charlotte Mawdsley(12), Corinne Mawdsley(13) and Jessica Gonzalez-Green(21) to team success. With one match to go they are assured of league victory, an age group the […]

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Results from Sport City

While the harriers were ploughing through the week-end mud the sprinters and jumpers were ensconced in the more hospitable surroundings of Sport City. There were a string of useful 200m performances, Danny Higham (23.16), Adam Thomson (22.76), Jesse Roberts (23.71), Andrew Williams (24.58), Rob Orkney (24.38) and Joe Milton (24.43). Joe`s time takes him into […]

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High jumpers star at Sport City

While their cross country colleagues are getting into their stride Liverpool Pembroke Sefton track and field athletes are contemplating the indoor season, traditionally beginning at Manchester’s Sport City. Three of the club`s high jumpers shone with Under 17 Amelia McLaughlin clearing an impressive 1.70m and U20 Kate Doran also on a highly satisfactory 1.60m. The […]

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Amazing recovery by LPS

Liverpool Pembroke Sefton athletes went to Ellesmere Port for the third Northern League(2W) match trailing five other clubs and facing the distinct possibility of relegation. However, the spirit that has always characterised the club when in difficulty came to the fore and none more so than in the diminutive figure of Kirsty Longley. Following a […]

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Rosie Johnson (499) on her way to victory in the 1500m at Bebington

Busy Weekend for LPS Athletes

England Under 23s Champs On a busy weekend of athletics, the England Athletics U23 Championships took place at Bedford.400m runners, Wayne Ashall (49.4) and Nathan Hilton (49.2)both ran a season’s best in their heats, but this was not enough to gain a place in the final County Schools Championships For those LPS athletes aspiring to […]

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Four flourish at Birmingham

Coaches Ray Twentyman and Trish Farrell took four of their Liverpool Pembroke Sefton sprint squad to Birmingham for the England Athletic Championships. The quartet prospered in spite of the poor conditions. Harry Doran blazed through his 400m heat(48.27) and semi-final(48.03) and was only slightly off the pace in the A final where he finished 6th […]

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