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Rugby League: Local boys help Wales become Euro champions

NORTH WALES based players, including Tom Beaumont from Llandudno and Ian Marshall of Colwyn Bay returned with a triumphant Wales squad that won the European Nations Under-18 Rugby League Nations Cup in Prague last week.Read

Running: Golden Welsh treble for Llysfaen competitor

LLYSFAEN runner Tammy Lewis-Jones capped an injury-hit year by securing three gold medals and one bronze at the Welsh 10km Road Race championships at Caernarfon last weekend.Read

Bowls: Llanrwst and Min-y-Don in league decider

THE one outstanding game to be played in Division Two of the Welsh Counties Bowling League, between Llanrwst and Min-y-Don, will decide the final place in next season’s single division league.Read

Badminton: Great Orme pair in UK School Games

GREAT ORME Badminton Club’s Stephanie Marti-Jones and Giorgia Hughes represented Wales against some of the best young players in Great Britain at the UK Schools Games.Read

Athletics: New award for Colwyn Bay AC sprint ace

RACHEL JOHNCOCK from Dolwydellan, who is rapidly moving up the ranks of the athletics world, had her success this year recognised at the Aviva Gateshead Grand Prix last weekend.Read

Running: Swiss marathon success for Dwygyfylchi ace

MOUNTAIN marathon champions Chris Near from Dwygyfylchi and his Eryri club colleague Tim Higginbotham have won the two-day Swiss Mountain marathon for the second year running.Read

Bowls: Deganwy and Llanrwst meet in cup final

THE final of the Welsh Counties Bowling League’s Knockout Cup will between Deganwy Jones Roofing and Llanrwst.Read

Bowls: Deganwy ace wins first WPA title

DANIEL JONES of Deganwy beat Chris Slater (Colwyn Bay Legion) 21-14 in the final of the inaugural Welsh Players Association Ranking competition at Abergele Bowling Club last Sunday.Read

Swimming: Double British gold for Old Colwyn swimmer

BLIND swimmer Rowena Breese-Thomas from Old Colwyn will be heading for Australia next year after winning two gold medals and two silver at the British Transplant Games in Sheffield last week.Read

Bowls: Deganwy man top of the averages

PETER JONES of Deganwy went top of the Division 1 averages in the Welsh Counties Bowling League with a 21-8 win last week, although it couldn’t save his side from a 6-4 defeat at Sunny Rhyl.Read

Golf: Amy makes Wales golf history

NEWLY crowned Welsh girls golf champion Amy Boulden of the Llandudno(Maesdu) Golf Club, has been named in the Welsh Ladies team for the Home internationals at Wrexham next month at the age 14.Read

Golf: Conwy ace helps county clinch title

CONWY’S Lee Jones had the best win of the day as Caernarfonshire clinched the North Wales County Golf Championship with a 7-5 win over Flintshire at Royal St David’s (Harlech) last Sunday.Read

Bowls: Unbeaten Craig-y-Don man Daniel tops averages

DANIEL JONES of Craig-y-Don A went top of the Section A averages in the Colwyn and Llandudno District Bowling League despite his side’s defeat to title-chasing Rhos Park A.Read

Rhos on Sea triathletes grab silver medals

RHOS-ON-SEA husband and wife Rhian and Simon Roxburgh of the Carneddau triathlon Club both won silver medals at the Welsh Sprint Triathlon Championships, run in conjunction with the Tuska Sprint Triathlon at Porthcawl.Read

Bowls king helps Rhos Park promotion push

ANDY BRAY of Rhos Park stayed top of the Division Two averages in the Welsh Counties Bowling League as his 21-16 success made it seven wins out seven wins out of seven for the Division Two leaders.Read

Water sport: Injured Kiteboarder Johara targets world top five

LLANDUDNO’S globetrotting kiteboarder Johara Sykes-Davies is still confident of a top five finish in her first year on the PKRA World Tour – despite suffering a broken foot in their latest event in the Dominican Republic.Read

Bowls: Deganwy, Rhos Park and Llanrwst in cup semi-finals

CRAIG RICHARDSON won 21-9 to lead the way as Division Two leaders Rhos Park reached the semi-finals of the Welsh Counties Bowling League’s Knockout Cup by beating Division One title contenders Esclusham by 12 points at Trefnant.Read

Golf: Conwy and North Wales in Welsh finals

JEFF EVANS won the final deciding match 4 and 3 to give Conwy a 3-2 victory over Rhos-on- Sea in the second preliminary round of the Welsh Team Championship.Read

Bowls: Llandudno seniors open big lead

DAVE WILLIAMS won 21-3 as Llandudno A made it 12 wins out of 12 with another 9-0 maximum at the top of Division B in the Gwynedd Seniors Bowling League on Tuesday.Read

Athletics: Deganwy athelete in British squad for Beijing

DEGANWY athlete Becca Chin is heading for Beijing after her place in the Great Britain squad for the Paralympics in September was confirmed this week.Read