While cleaning up at the county finals, it was hard to see a budding Tyne Valley sprinter reproducing his achievements at the inter county championships.
However, Ovingham Middle School pupil Lewis Cant produced the stand-out performance at the Middlesbrough fixture as excellent displays saw him win both the junior boys' 100m and 200m titles - a year younger than the competition!
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