LACROSSE: Stockport completed a double with victory in the Senior Flags final.

The North of England League Premier Division champions beat Heaton Mersey 14-10 at Rochdale.

Co-captains Paul Fullerton and Chris Bland led from the front for Stockport with hat-tricks, while James Morris (2) Owen Jones (2), Richard Wilson (2), Keith Gosnay and Thomas Gosnay were also on the scoresheet.

Midfielder Sam Dunwoodie hit a hat-trick for Mersey, Chris Battersby and Dan Heighway grabbed doubles, with Andy Ellison, American attacker Matt Florio and Steve Grace also on the mark.

GOLF: Rachel Connor confirmed her growing reputation as one of the country's exciting young talents when she finished top England player in the St Leonards Under-16 Open Championship in Scotland.

The 14-year-old, whose father Brian is professional at Manchester Golf Club, finished third two shots behind winner Krystle Caithness.

BASKETBALL: Manchester Mystics season is over after they lost 87-83 at Solent Stars in the England First Division play-off quarter-finals. Stockport Lapwings went down to Nottingham Wildcats.

MOTOR SPORT: Alderley Edge's Natalie Barratt finished 11th in the Production class at the World Rally Championships in New Zealand.

GOLF: Bramhall' s centenary celebrations get into full swing on May 8 with the flag-raising ceremony and the club are asking past and present members to relate their memories.

"We are staging a variety of functions throughout the season," said spokesman Peter Blackburn.

Neighbours Stockport, along with Chapel-en-le-Frith, are also marking their centenaries.

And Lymm, who celebrate theirs next year, have a full programme of events at the planning stage.

ROWING: Manchester and Salford universities have been given a massive boost before their annual boat race.

Henri Lloyd, the Manchester-based clothing brand, has boosted the teams by donating a five-figure sum towards the event.

The deal, which includes funding for kit and clothing over the next three years, is welcome news for the universities and the 34-year-old race.

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