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Morpeth Harriersare now taking entries for the annual Morpeth 10k Road Race, which this year is being held on the usual two lap circular route around Tranwell Woods (South West of Morpeth), on Tuesday, August 7.

Morpeth CC 1sts went down to a narrow nine run defeat at the hands of Cowgate 1sts in the Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League on Saturday.

Rory Leonard of Morpeth Harriers was only a few strides away from an England Athletics silver medal, when he was sensationally tripped at the weekend.

A weekend of cloudy weather didn’t dampen spirits at Belsay Horse Trials which were held at the weekend.

Late withdrawals, and general no shows, let down the Morpeth Harriers Senior Track and Field squad at their second round Northern Athletics League match at Jarrow’s Monkton Stadium on Sunday.

Morpeth 1sts overcame the challenge of near neighbours Ponteland when the teams met in the Northumberland & Tyneside Cricket League on Saturday.

Morpeth Harriers’ throws specialist Andrew Knight was in form again at the NE Grand Prix meeting at Jarrow.

Morpeth schoolgirl Tillie Ball was selected to ride for England at Royal Windsor in the Pony Club trials event.

Morpeth 1sts had a good 75 run away win over Annfield Plain 1sts in the Northumberland & Tyneside Cricket League on Saturday.

Two Morpeth Harriers were in action at the high-profile Highgate Harriers Night of 10,000m PB’s on Saturday evening, held at the Parliament Hill Athletics Track, on Hampstead Heath in London.

Morpeth 1sts recorded a 16-run home win over Leadgate 1sts in the Northumberland & Tyneside Cricket League on Saturday.

A group of eight riders from Morpeth RDA (Riding for the Disabled) have qualified for the RDA National Championships.

Morpeth 1sts won by 113 runs when they travelled to take on Blyth 1sts in the Northumberland & Tyneside Cricket League Division 2 on Saturday.

The annual North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships were held at Middlesbrough Sports Village at the weekend.

Morpeth 1sts raced to an eight wicket win away to Tillside 1sts in the Northumberland & Tyneside Cricket League on Saturday.

In their opening 2018 North Eastern Youth Development League Division 1 fixture, held at Middlesbrough Sports Village on Sunday, Morpeth Harriers finished in third place.

In his first outing in a Morpeth Harriers vest, and his first track 10,000m race, new club acquisition Mark Long certainly made himself known, not only to his new club colleagues, but also the north east athletics fraternity, as he carved out a superb win over 25 laps at Monkton Stadium on Wednesday evening, to clinch the area championship.

Morpeth’s Ross Charlton triumphed on Saturday at the British Under 17 Boys Tetrathlon, held at Bath University.

Despite feeling a little unwell over recent days, Morpeth Harrier Laura Weightman, still managed to pull out all the stops to claim a superb Commonwealth Games bronze medal for England in the Women’s 5000m.