THE strong men and women from Parr's Engine Hotel stole the show in the St Helens Arm-Wrestling Championships.

They claimed the team championship and included the champion of champions in heavyweight John Mayor.

RESULTS

Local Class, ladies: 1 Jayne Doyle (Coach and Horses, Rainhill); 2 Jill Taylor (The Engine, Parr); 3 Paula Bracken (The Bee Hive, Parr); 4 Joanne Lynam (The Engine).

Men's Lightweight: 1 Phil Seddon (Coach and Horses); 2 Paul Van Den Hoek (Travellers Rest); 3 Paul Birkett (Travellers); 4 Danny Atherton (Bee Hive).

Middleweight: 1 Mike Kavanagh (Coach and Horses); 2 Steve Norcross (Engine); 3 Ian Brennen (Engine); 4 Shaun McCallum (The Whitehouse, Sutton).

Heavyweight: 1 John Mayor (Engine); 2 Dave Bowes (Whitehouse); 3 Andy Smallshaw (Coach and Horses); 4 Greame Bannister (Whitehouse).

Champion of Champions: John Mayor

Professional Class Ladies: First Dionne Taylor (Manchester).

75kg class: 1 Steve Rogers (Wigan); 2 Les Crompton (Preston); 3 Dave Shaw (Wigan).

90kg class: 1 Eric Atherton (Parr); 2 Dale Aston (Preston); 3 Mark Sumner (Wigan).

90kg+ class: 1 Paul Mitchell (Wigan); 2 Paul Maiden (Leigh); 3 Dave Shea (Preston).

Team result: 1 The Engine 36 pts; 2 The Coach and Horses 34 pts.

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