Akers sets out to defend hammer and discus titles

RACHEL AKERS (Scariff CC), who won both the senior girls discus and hammer at the Kit Kat Irish schools championships in Tullamore last year, begins to defend her titles at CIT in Bishopstown tomorrow at the Kit Kat Munster schools championships, starting at 9.30am.

The Scariff girl holds all the hammer records and appears set to make a huge impact in the event over the coming years.

Among the athletes bringing down the curtain on their school sporting careers is Andrew Ledwith (North Mon) who had a superb run in the junior race at the world cross-country championships in Brussels last March.