World champs bronze
Congratulations
are extended to Worksop's Andrew Pickersgill who has come home from the
World Youth Championships in Italy with a team bronze medal, an honour
that he will surely treasure for the rest of his life.
Accompanying Andrew on the trip was fellow Worksop and District Intermediate
squad member Marc Foy, of Langold, who will also have picked up a bronze
medal for being part of the squad that represented England in these prestigious
Championships that were staged on the river Arno near Pisa last weekend.
Host nation Italy were always going to be favourites on their own waters
and so it proved when they were announced the 2002 World Champions with
just a 15 point penalty, seven points from day one and eight from day
two.
They secured two consecutive individual section winners for a perfect
allocation of two points each.
They also had two squad members with three points and one with five points.
This quality and standard of team fishing will probably never ever be
beaten in future world championship events.
Hungary took the team silver medal – way behind on 41pts – followed
by Team Drennan England with 58pts.
Other leading teams were France 62pts, Portugal 67pts, Spain 73pts, Belgium
80pts.
When you witness the wide gulf between first and seventh team place it
shows just how dominant the five person squad representing Italy were
over the two day event.
Worksop Fund Raiser
Worksop
senior squad member Steve Lowther is in the process of organising a Bank
Holiday team competition on the River Trent at Holme Marsh and Winthorpe.
The event will be a double peg allocation for 16 teams of six and is to
take place on Saturday 26th August.
The entry fee is £30 per team and the draw will take place at the
cattle grid in Holme Marsh at 8.30am and fishing will be from 10.30am
until 3.30pm. Further details can be obtained from Steve on 01909 483381.
Junior Triathlon
Local
youngsters above 10 and under 16 years of age should note that there are
still some tickets available for this year’s junior Triathlon event.
The dates and venues for the 2002 competition are as follows: match one
– Saturday 10th August on Sandhill Lake, match two – Saturday
24th August on the Chesterfield Canal, match three – Saturday 28th
September on the Chesterfield Canal.
The presentation night will be held on Thursday 24th October 2002. Tickets
are available from all three tackle shops and further details are available
from Garry Butt on 01909 770546.
Friday Night Annual Match
Tickets
for the annual junior competition on Sandhill Lake are now available from
all of the local tackle shops.
The event is to take place tonight with a 5pm draw. Youngsters who are
12 years of age and above must be in possession of a current Environment
Agency rod licence and all competitors must be in possession of a WDAA
junior members’ book.
Notice Board
Worksop
Piscatorial members should note that Ivor Jones (01909 482558) will be
taking the names of those wishing to participate in the annual match at
Brampton Straight Mile on 25th August.
Worksop United members wishing to take part in the next match at Sherwood
Forest Farm on the 4th August should submit their names to the secretary
as soon as possible.
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Yours in Sport Glyn |