ATHERTON SC are celebrating success in the annual Bury Invitation Gala.

For the second time in three years their trip along the M66 resulted in overall victory.

The youngsters returned home to Mayfield Street with the Overall Winners Trophy plus the Girls Trophy.

Chadderton took the honours in the Boys Trophy events.

Scores: Atherton 131, Bury & Elton 95, Ramsbottom 90, Chadderton 86, Colne 65, Aquabears 39.

The team: Sarah Green, Sunaya Patel, Danielle Hampson, Katie Quinn, Rebecca Grime, Heather Frederiksen, Rhiann Jackson, Natalie Rimmer, Cheryl Hall, Holly Davies, Hannah Foster, Mirian Collier, Jason Hall, Dean Jones, James Clarke, Iain Howard, Ian Kay, Stephen Winstanley, Geoffrey Earle, Lawrence Carter, Ashley Turner, Stuart Ainscough, Daniel Kings and Ryan Grundy.

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