PITREAVIE athletes returned from the weekend's East of Scotland District Championships in Grangemouth with a fair haul of medals - including a number of golds.

And there was even a championship record for sprinter Billy Doyle.

Having already picked up a bronze medal in the under-15 boys' 200m, recording a time of 24.34s, Billy went on to win the 300m in a new championship best time of 37.79s.

Bethany McAndrew, meanwhile, secured double gold. She won the under-17 women's 80m hurdles in 11.89s and also took the long jump title with a leap of 5.03m.

Pitreavie's pole vaulters collected four gold medals between them.

Kara Bradbeer took the senior women's title with 3.57m, Craig Moriarty won the under-20 men's competition with 3.77m, Alana Dunsmore cleared 2.77m to win the under-17 women's gold medal, and Dylan Thomson won the under-17 men's event with a clearance of 3.67m.

Three high jumpers also won their competitions.

Samuel Turnbull took the under-13 boys' high jump gold with a clearance of 1.46m, while Ryan Woods cleared 1.80m to take the under-17 men's title.

Amy Gullen won the under-20 women's title by the narrowest of margins from clubmate Erin Graham - with both clearing 1.58m, Amy took gold due to fewer failures.

Ross Birrell collected silver medals in the under-13 boys' 200m (28.58s) and 100m (13.86s), before winning the long jump with 4.27m; and Sarah Coutts won gold in the under-15 girls' 1500m in a time of 4:52.66.

In the under-17 men's 400m, Ben Grant took the title in 51.62s. Declan Brennan, bronze medallist in the 200m in a time of 22.70s, was also a 400m winner, taking the senior men's title in 49.19s.

Ben Potrykus won the senior men's 800m in 1:56.65, and took bronze in the 1500m in 4:04.69.

Taylor Roy won the under-20 men's 110m hurdles in 15.25s, and took the silver in the 200m in 23.26s; and there was also a gold for Lisa O'Neill in the under-20 women's javelin after throwing 36.18m.

Cameron Keelan picked up a silver medal in the under-15 boys' 80m hurdles, finishing in a time of 12.03s; Alex Johnston's time of 2:03.73 earned him silver in the under-17 men's 800m; and Sean Redpath took silver in the triple jump with 10.48m.

Lucy McRoberts collected silver in the under-17 girls' 300m, recording a time of 42.38s; and there was also silver for Kirsten McIntee in the senior women's triple jump with 10.10m.

Skye Marshall, James Adam and Kerrin De-Pear each picked up a couple of bronze medals.

Skye's medals came in the under-15 girls' high jump (1.43m) and 300m (42.92s); James picked his medals in the 1500m (4:17.84) and 800m (2:03.75); and Kerrin's medals came in the 400m hurdles (73.85s) and the high jump (1.43s).

There were further bronze medals for Conor Gourley (under-13 boys' 1500m, 4:58.97), Louise Conway (under-13 girls' 70m hurdles, 12.11s), Lewis Dow (under-15 boys' 800m, 2:08.71), Jennifer Brydon (under-17 women's 300m hurdles, 50.16s) and Niamh Guest (under-20 women's 100m hurdles, 15.61s). 

(Dunfermline Press report 19th May, 2016)