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.ASTLE University
t James Atkinson
present Team Eng
ian international fly
championship this
Inals will take place
ugh Owel, Ireland,
enMaye and3l and
~eature top names
England, Scotland,
and Ireland.
will be the first
r-level event for At-
ii, 19, who has corn-
and won multiple
championships at
and internationally
cluding six caps for
England.
first-year marine bi
student said: “1 have
friends from the
it team and we have
practicing together
weral competitions.
is terrific to be a part
e squad and! hope to
within the top three
England.
ANGLING
“1 started fly fishingwith
my grandfather when I
was seven.
“Myfather is also an avid
fisherman and I am very
grateful for the support he
has always given me.
“Fly fishing requires
time, travel and resource
and without his commit
ment I would not be where
lam now7
Fly fishing contests are
highly competitive and
physically demanding.
The event on Lough
Owel will start with a two-
day practice session, fol
lowed by the final round
- with eight hours fishing
time per day.
Anglers will receive
points for their daily catch
and participants with the
highest scores will ad
vance to the next stage tin
til a winner emerges.
Lancaster-born Atkin
THUMBRIA University
into the 2014 BUCS Box
ampionships guaranteed
per points haul after eight
e club’s fighters made
t’s Sheffield finals.
ck of the bouts is an all
umbria affair as captain
Martin goes head-to-head
team-mate Alex Killeen in
der-8lkgs division.
th at least one gold medal
ing back to Sport Central,
are high more ofthe Steel
y’s top titles will be en route
ryneside later tonight.
plied Sport and Exercise
ce student Martin said:
ce I joined the club in my
year we have gone from
gth to strength, increasing
bership and successes.
ce 2012 we have steadily
ed the number of med
n in BUCS with this year
g our greatest success.
Having seven of our boxers
ugh the finals is a phenom
achievement and it is the
time we have had an all
umbria bout for gold.
I am looking forward to a
fight against Alex and
of us want to come out on
son thrives in competitive
environments and has
developed a personal ap
proach to competing and
winning.
He added: “It is crucial
to stay in control.
“Dwelling on mistakes
and missed opportunities
will only impact your con
centration and you need
to be 100% alert during the
compeudon.~’
The accomplished an
gler has already bagged
major fishing honours.
These includethe Brown
Bowl and National
Rivers titles in 2012.
He also clinched eam
gold at an international
event in Ireland and wa
crowned northern youth
stillwaters champion in
2012.
Atldnson is also the only
junior towin the LockStyle
International and was fifth
in an England national
qualifier lastyeat
host another top-class competi
tion inApril.
The Ulsterman said: “The
club has the potential to make
Northumbria the top boxing
university in the country in
coming years.
“We have been working
towards laying a solid founda
tion but in Sheffield we can
Northunibria’s gold medal
prospects are: Josh Johal
(under-57kg5), Dale Martin and
Alex Killeen (under-8lkgs),
John Young (under-86kgS),
Sambu Kanteh (under-9lkgs),
Hannah Burn (under-57kg5),
Lucy Murray (under-67kgs) and
Take Slater (under-60kgs).
Murray doubles up as club
and
IN BRIEF
League has
newvacancy
AN extra vacancy has
appeared in Division Five
ofthe North East Midweek
Cricket League for 2014
after Boldon CC decided
not to follow up their
application to join.
Any team interested
should contact league sec
retaryDon Cadey on 07986
307 688.
Predatorsare
onthe prowl
CITY Predators host
NESLC Aztecs in Division
One of the Northumberal
nd Volleyball Association
League on Sunday (11.00).
On the same day
Tynedale Reivers take on
Tynedale Outlaws in Divi
sion Two (6.00) while in
the Ladies Division preda
tors welcome Newcastle
University (1 i.oo).
Warriors are
on the road
WHITLEY Warriors visit
Manchester tomorrow
(4.40) in the North Under-
18 League.
The Hillheads club’s
under-16s, meanwhile,
are at Caventty44.~W.._a.a’~a.
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kinson is fishing for the
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Angler James Atkinson who hopes to net the top honours at an international fishing competition in May
loveswell and trulyoff
TN’s bidforfight glory
TheTeam Northumbria boxingJqUad which hopes for knockout success in tonight’s BUCS championship finals In Sheffield
Northumbria University sport
scholarship, will compete for
the under-6okgs open class
(elite) medal and we have a
number of other gold medal
hopes.
“These are exciting times for
Team Northumbria boxing.”
Coach Mark Telford staged
the club’s first home show in
Team Northumbria vice-presi
dent’s internship.
Northumbria University head
of Sport Cohn Stromsoy said: “1
am very proud of all of our box
ers and they deserve their suc
cess under Mark after working
so hard.
“Boxing at Northumbria is a
genuine sporting success