Winning Sports Teams - Youth Games 2010

More than 280 athletes from across Hambleton and Richmondshire put their sporting talents to the test this month.

They took part in the annual North Yorkshire Youth Games held this year at Queen Margarets School in Escrick and the David Lloyds Tennis Centre in York on July 4.

Twenty seven teams represented the two areas, competing across 11 sports - hockey, girls football, rugby union, netball, gymnastics, cricket, tennis, swimming, sportsability, cheerleading, and pom dance.

And they took seven first places, six runner up positions and seven thirds.

The teams were selected from school festivals, club development squads or open trials with the support of the Sports Governing Bodies, Hambleton and Richmondshire District Councils, Thirsk and Risedale School Sports Partnerships, and the Voluntary Sector Clubs.

“The Games are a fantastic way to get young people active and to encourage them to take part in sport, giving them the opportunity to experience a large-scale sports event whilst fulfilling their sporting potential,” said Councillor Peter Wilkinson, Hambleton District Council’s Cabinet member for Health.

“I was very proud of all the teams they were really inspiring.”

And Councillor Jim Fryer, Richmondshire’s Spokesperson for Healthy Lives added: “This was a great week for recognising sporting achievements - the recent Richmondshire Local Sports Council’s Junior Sports Awards, seeing this number of young people taking part in a countywide event and so many of the Richmondshire and Hambleton youngsters bringing home trophies.”

Hambleton scored more points than any other Local Authority to win the ‘Fair Play’ award in recognition of the general attitude and conduct of the teams and supporters at the event.

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