The Chester and Ellesmere Port-based club's senior Northern Track and Field League squad won their opening round staged at Stanney, Ellesmere Port, but the club's Youth Athletes League team suffered a heavy defeat in the Northern Premier Division outing at Blackburn.

Dave McKay headed the Northern League charge with a hat-trick of throwing victories after hitting 11.73m in the shot, 40.85m in the hammer, and 65.06m in the javelin.

He was supported by B shot winner, Richard Stocker (10.30m), B hammer winner, Andrew McKay (38.67m), and B discus winner, Carl Van Schie (36.13m).

Nicola Gore continued the successful throwing theme by clinching victories from the discus (37.84m), shot (10.78m), and B Javelin (26.94m), alongside Emily Fisher who won the javelin with a new personal best of 34.02m.

Sian Kelman (5.08m) and Emily Clarke (4.74m) won their long jump competitions, and Sian was second in the triple jump (9.87m) while Emily won the B triple jump (9.61m).

Sam Galley (12.7) and Shona Valentine (26.3) won the B 100m and B 200m respectively, and Sam and Shona then joined Rachel Stoakley and Sian Kelman to post a time of 51.6 seconds for victory in the 4x100m relay.

MATCH RESULT: 1 West Cheshire 392 points; 2 Preston Harriers 345.5; 3 Liverpool Pembroke Sefton 324.5; 4 Southport Waterloo 324; 5 Lancaster/Morecambe and Kendal 302; 6 Seaton 245.

Meanwhile, Aamir Walwyn strode to success in driving rain with a time of 53.8 seconds in the under 17 men's 400m at Blackburn.

He was joined by Tom Booth who won the 400m hurdles in 62.3.

Oliver Wedgewood won the under 13 boys long jump (4.38m) and Yousef Khalifa won the B event with 3.77m, while Chris McCartney won the B shot (4.06m).

Bryony Potter (26.5) teamed up with Sam Galley (27.4) for under 17 ladies 200m wins, and Emily Fisher won the under 17 ladies javelin with 34.42m.

Alice McMahon (13.1) and Leah Ferrie (13.2) posted a double victory in the under 15 girls 100m, and Alice won the B 200m in 27.5.

Alice Jennings (7.91m) and Jenni Potter (6.66m) hit top places in the under 15 girls shot.

Laura Rigby won the under 13 girls 150m sprint with 21.3 seconds, while Kelly Baker (6.90m) and Kate Dodd (5.30m) teamed up for top marks in the under 13 girls shot.

MATCH RESULT: 1 Liverpool Harriers 516 points; 2 Leeds City 393.5; 3 Blackburn Harriers 322; 4 West Cheshire 248.

And Louis Humphreys was West Cheshire AC's first finisher at the final round of the Borders Road Running League at Shotton.

The under 20 junior posted 22 minutes 38 seconds for 23rd place, just four seconds clear of Vincent Van-Woerkom (25th in 22:32), followed by Gary Roberts (36th in 23:01), Graham Jenkins (40th in 23:09), Gary Withers (52nd in 23:32), Andrew Clague (70th in 24:13), Paul Price (82nd in 24:40), Dave Hough (169th in 27:51).

Sacha Kendall-Woods was 55th lady in 31:48, Steve Russell-Ingram (246th in 32:30), Steve Armstrong (248th in 32:38), and David Herrington (259th in 34:20).

* Fixtures this weekend include the Cheshire Track and Field Championships, on Saturday and Sunday, at Stanney Oaks, Ellesmere Port, (10.30am start), and the Christleton 5k Road Race on Friday.

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