ASTLEY & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club recorded convincing wins against the Northumbria Vikings in the Northern League fixture at Cramlington to keep title hopes alive in all three divisions.

Stockport and A&T are still level on points at the top of Division One, with one match remaining, so a play-off is a distinct possibility to determine this year's league champions.

The first two races were drawn in the Division One match, before A&T took a 7-3 in heat three.

The visitors then took control, banging in maximum scores in 12 of the 18 races, to run out convincing 115-65 winners.

Reece Pollitt and Max Evans, along with reserves Ciaran Collins and Emily Burgess, raced unbeaten by an opponent, with Paul Graham losing only to Jason Keith in heat eight.

Northern League Division One match result: Northumbria 65 Astley & Tyldesley 115.

A&T scorers: Paul Graham 22 (plus 1 bonus), Reece Pollitt 21 (3), Max Evans 17 (3), Kyle Holland 16 (3), Mick Knowles 16 (2), Mark Grantham 12 (2), Ciaran Collins 7 (1), Emily Burgess 4.

It was a similar tale in the Division Two match, with A&T taking the lead after a shared first race.

A&T took maximum points in 12 of the 15 races to win the match 100-50 on the track, adjusted to 100-43, as A&T loaned the home team a rider to make the numbers up.

Matt Snell, Emily Burgess, Max Evans and Mick Knowles, along with reserve Will Evans, all raced unbeaten.

One point separates Bury and A&T at the top of Division Two, so the winner of their meeting on September 3 will take the title.

Northern League Division Two match result: Northumbria 43 Astley & Tyldesley 100 A&T scorers: Matt Snell 20, Emily Burgess 19 (1), Mark Grantham 14 (1), Max Evans 13 (3), Mick Knowles 13 (3), Lee Phillips 11 (4), Will Evans 7 (1), Duncan Whalley 3.

A&T took their 15th consecutive win in Division Three in Cramlington to clinch the league title for the fifth year running, with a match to spare!

Six-years-old Aiden Green and Duncan Whalley both raced to 16 points maximum scores.

A&T will be looking to win the final match of the season at home to Bury in Division Three, to complete the campaign with a 100 per cent record.

Northern League Division Three match result: Northumbria 19 Astley & Tyldesley 51.

A&T scorers: Aiden Green 16, Duncan Whalley 16, Lucy Grantham 11, Sabrina Evans 8.

Meanwhile, six A&T riders were participating in the third national round of the Little League and British Youth & Junior League competition on Saturday.

In the u8s event, Aiden Green scored 10 points in the qualifiers, with Frank White scoring 13 points. In the B Final, Aiden and Frank came 2nd and 4th respectively.

Next up was Duncan Whalley in the u10s match. He scored 10 points in the qualifiers and finished 4th in the C Final.

In the u12s category, Charlie Burgess scored 9 points in the qualifiers, before taking 2nd place in the D Final. Series leader John White was formidable in his heats, losing just once to score 15 points. John took a storming win in the A Final and with one round remaining, leads the series by 8 points.

Last up was the Girls match. Emily Burgess scored an impressive 14 points in the qualifiers, before taking 4th place in the A Final.

Astley & Tyldesley hosted the first of this year's Manchester League Individual Finals evenings, with the u-10 and u-16 Championships on Wednesday.

A&T's impressive squad of u-10 riders dominated proceedings. Duncan Whalley raced to a 16 points maximum score to take the title. He beat his nearest rival, first year rider Fraser Brundrett, in heat 9. Fraser won his other three races to take a well deserved runner-up spot. 6 years old Aiden Green took 3rd place against riders much older and bigger than him.

The u-16 Final was a close fought battle between Stockport's Michael Preston and A&T rider Max Evans. There was a last race decider for the title between these two unbeaten riders. Preston made the start and held off a series of strong challenges from Evans over the four laps, to take the race win and the overall title, with Evans runner-up. Stockport's Devon Campbell was third.