ASTLEY and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club’s youngsters have won the Northern League Division Three title for the fourth successive year!
All depended on the season finale at Bury on Sunday, with both teams level having lost one match apiece.
A&T made a strong start, leading 37-31 after the first round of races.
This extended to 74-60 at the halfway stage, with Team Green finishing as convincing 145-122 winners.
John White raced to a 16 points maximum score in the under 10s category, with teammates Nathan Holt and Charlie Burgess dropping one point each.
In the under 13s category, Emily Burgess was unlucky not to race unbeaten, finishing third last time out.
All 14 riders put in a great show of determination to seal the repeat title win.
Scorers: John White 16, Charlie Burgess 15, Nathan Holt 15, Emily Burgess 14, Jack Murray 13, Danny Pickup 13, Frank White 11, Aiden Green 10, Tom Beeley 8, Daniel Holt 8, Noah Taylor 7, Josh Parkinson 6, Lucy Grantham 5, Freddie Cox 4.
Earlier in the day, A&T suffered heavy defeats in the Division One and Division Two matches.
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