The Northumberland Schools Games handball competition today was won by the Morpeth & Ponteland team who won all five of their matches.
Run by Newcastle Vikings Handball Club, six mixed girls and boys area teams competed for the handball honours in a series of round-robin 2 x 6 minute matches on outdoor grass pitches at the Cramlington Learning Centre.
The Morpeth & Northumberland team went unbeaten to clearly win the gold medals, ahead of silver-medallists Tynedale and the Cramlington & Seaton Valley team in 3rd place. Ashington & Coquet finished 4th, with Blyth & Bedlington 5th and North Northumberland 6th.
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club would like to congratulate all the teams taking part in a fun competition, and to also thank the volunteer students who helped out with the refereeing.
Match Results:
| Ashington & Coquet | 4-1 | Blyth & Bedlington |
| Cramlington & Seaton Valley | 3-6 | Morpeth & Ponteland |
| North Northumberland | 4-4 | Ashington & Coquet |
| Blyth & Bedlington | 1-7 | Tynedale |
| Cramlington & Seaton Valley | 1-4 | Tynedale |
| Morpeth & Ponteland | 10-2 | North Northumberland |
| Ashington & Coquet | 1-6 | Morpeth & Ponteland |
| Blyth & Bedlington | 3-7 | Cramlington & Seaton Valley |
| North Northumberland | 4-6 | Cramlington & Seaton Valley |
| Tynedale | 6-3 | Ashington & Coquet |
| North Northumberland | 2-4 | Cramlington & Seaton Valley |
| Morpeth & Ponteland | 6-3 | Tynedale |
| Ashington & Coquet | 4-5 | Cramlington & Seaton Valley |
| Blyth & Bedlington | 1-7 | Morpeth & Ponteland |
| North Northumberland | 2-7 | Tynedale |
Final Table:
| Pos. | Team | W | D | L | For | Against | +/- | Pts. |
| 1 | Morpeth & Ponteland | 5 | – | – | 35 | 10 | +25 | 15 |
| 2 | Tynedale | 4 | – | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 13 |
| 3 | Cramlington & Seaton Valley | 3 | – | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 11 |
| 4 | Ashington & Coquet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 8 |
| 5 | Blyth & Bedlington | 1 | – | 4 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 7 |
| 6 | North Northumberland | – | 1 | 4 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 6 |