Staffordshire Inter-Schools Cross-Country Competition

During half term, there was another opportunity for our runners to take part in more cross-country. Each year there is an inter-schools competition hosted by Staffordshire Schools Athletics Association, inviting any pupils in Years 7-9 to compete against the best young athletes in the county. Each of the four races were extremely competitive with more than 175 pupils taking part in the event.

Six pupils from LCS were able to take part in the event and test themselves against the best athletes from the across the county. Will was the only LCS pupil in the Year 8/9 boys race and had a strong run against some top athletes. We also had five Year 7 boys who competed and they achieved strong runs, with Leo our highest placed finish in 12th place. He was backed up well by Billy who finished in 17th place and we also had Henry, Harry and Henry competing from LCS. All the boys did extremely well in this tough competition, with more than 40 runners in each of the races.

The big success of the day came in the team results, as the Year 7 boys team came out as winners with the lowest overall points total from their five finishing positions. Unfortunately, all the boys had left before the presentation, but they were able to receive their medals and trophy when they returned to school.

Mr Mayne