BURY AC's Juniors took seven titles on the last day of the Red Rose League, despite the abysmal conditions at Marl Pits, Rossendale.

The under-15s girls' magnificent trio of Nicola Bott, who was first Bury girl home and second overall, Danielle McDonald in third, and sprinter Chantelle Jacobs, sixth, ran out easy winners and took the sixth title of the day. It was a superb effort, considering they were without some of their top team-mates, who were away on North West team duty.

Individual champion was Stacey Standring with four points. Stacey won her crown with two first places and a second.

The under-13s boys were first to claim a title. David Eyre was first, Jonathon Berry fifth and Luke Rothwell sixth, completing four straight wins for the team.

Their was good support running from John Kenny, who finished 18th, and Richard Farnworth, 20th, putting Bury 34 points clear of their nearest rivals, Rochdale.

Top under-13 boy, David Eyre, made it four out of four with this win, showing his domination of this age group throughout the season. The under-13 girls won their league by a massive 57 points, a remarkable feat as most of the girls had been called up to represent the North West.

The quartet of fourth-placed Louise Mather, Natasha McDonald in ninth spot, Laura Little, who was 10th, and Leigh Morris 12th, were left to fight a rearguard action to ensure the team title. But they turned in a performance their missing team-mates would have been proud of.

Alia Busaileh shared the individual crown with Kate Smith of Bolton. They tied on seven points each.

The under-15s boys had to dig deep into their reserves of energy to claim overall top spot. James Colbeck was third, Gary Stanton ninth and Chris Harreld 13th. Those finishes helped secure victory by 23 points.

Helping their team-mates to the title were Colin Lever, who was 14th, Andrew Politi 18th and Karl Tomany 22nd. All the boys showed real grit to complete such a difficult cross-country course in deteriorating conditions.

Best-placed boy overall from Bury was Luke Harreld in third. Luke is a first year under-15 and can be pleased with his performances, knowing that all his closest rivals move up an age group next season.

There were only two under-17s who could brave the three miles plus course. For the men it was Steve Black, finishing sixth on the day and sixth overall.

For the ladies there was another fine performance from the gritty Katie Stamp, who completed all four races and was fourth overall.

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