2006 / winter 2007 Results [latest first]

Waltheof Centre, Sheffield, 17th March 2007

This was the last tournament of the indoor season for us, and although cold and windy, the weather was pleasant and dry.

3 of our teams were entered, The Kellington Spitfires, captained by Roger, the Kellington Sapphire Blues, captained by John and the Kellington Crusaders, captained by Alison and Kate. Both the Spitfires and the Crusaders took a long time to settle down, as inexperienced dogs were running in each of these teams, and it wasn't until the afternoon sessions that we saw them at their best. Unfortunately that was too late to put them into the rosettes, but the Spitfires managed a best time of 20.89seconds. The Sapphire Blues were seeded 1st in their division [Div 4], and got into their stride straight away, winning all their races and taking 1st place. All 3 teams are now looking forward to the traditional start of the next season, when we compete at the Carlton Towers Game Fair at Easter.

Waltheof Centre, Sheffield, 13th January 2007

Although strictly speaking, this was the 1st tournament for the teams of 2007, it was the last of the winter tournaments for our teams, so is included with the 2006 results.

3 teams ran at the tournament, the Spitfires, the Hurricanes and the Crusaders, and all enjoyed a good day. The Hurricanes came 1st in Division 3, with a fastest time of 20.58 and the Spitfires came 2nd in division 2 with a fastest time of 20.68 - it looks as though these 2 teams are going to be enjoying keen competition throughout the coming season to get the fastest times within the club. The Crusaders were running with 2 dogs short and only managed a 5th place in Division 5, but nevertheless enjoyed their day. It was Bugsy's 1st tournament, and after the initial shock of seeing so many dogs making so much noise in an enclosed space [he'd never run indoors before] he settled down and ran well, though it was obvious he preferred Sue as box loader to Roger - he should prove to be an excellent height dog as the outdoor season unfolds.

Rachel and Leo gained their 1st certificate, Flyball Dog, with 200 points.

Anglesey Showground - 9th December

Kellington took 2 teams to Anglesey - the Kellington Hurricanes and the Kellington Power Racers. The Power Racers came 5th in Division 2 with a best time of 19.82 and the Kellington Hurricanes had a best time of 20.80, also coming 5th, this time in Division 3. The weekend proved to be a good opener for the Christmas season, with the teams enjoying a pleasant meal together after the day's racing.

Newark, 25th November

With both the Kellington Power Racers and the Kellington Sapphire Blues running in Division 2, helpers in the ring were a little stretched. Kellington Power Racers came 2nd, with a best time of 20.58 seconds, while the Sapphire Blues managed a best time of 20.73 seconds, coming 6th.

In Division 3, the Kellington Krawlers came 5th with a best time of 24.39 seconds.

Selby College, 11th November

It was a cold, damp and very muddy day outside the Sports Hall, but inside, as is usual at indoor tournaments, it was full of excited dogs and their handlers, extremely noisy and quite a comfortable temperature. Both Kellington teams were seeded last in their divisions, but nevertheless, did very well, with the Kellington Power Racers coming 2nd in Division 2 and the Kellington Krawlers taking 1st place in Division 3. The 250 points she earned meant that Sasha [Kellington Power Racers] achieved her Flyball Dog Advanced at this competition.

Waltheof Centre, Sheffield, 21st October

This was the 1st indoor tournament of the winter season for the Kellington teams, and things went according to prediction , in that the Power Racers were seeded 5th in their division, and achieved 5th place, unfortunately just out of the rosettes. The Kellington Krawlers were seeded 1st in their division, and were delighted to take 1st place.

The next outings will be at Selby College [11th November ] and Newark [25/26th November], followed by a trip to Anglesey in December.

Penny Farm, Blackpool, 9th &10th September

For the Kellington Flyball Club, this was the last tournament of the outdoor season, and what a contrast in the weather from the previous weekend at Sheffield! This time the organisers were favoured with a very pleasant weekend.

On the Sunday, the Power Racers won their division, Division 4, with a best time of 19.82 seconds.

The Sapphire Blues raced on the Saturday, achieving a best time of 21.11 seconds, which although faster than the winners, only achieved a 5th place. They did however collect quite a few points between them, so were quite satisfied.

Sheffield/Sherwood Foresters - September 1st and 2nd

This tournament was held at the Redmires Playing fields, Lodge Moor, Sheffield. The venue is beautiful, high up on the very edge of Sheffield, overlooking the Derbyshire countryside and part of the city of Sheffield. It's surrounded by lovely woodland and countryside walks with a pub serving excellent food more or less on site. Unfortunately the weather was not just inclement, it was appalling.

We arrived on Friday afternoon and had the pleasure of erecting our tents and awnings in a howling gale, but it was sunny and when the wind dropped dogs and owners could really enjoy the site. Saturday morning dawned - still dry but very overcast and windy. As those coming just for the day began to arrive, the rain began to fall and the wind began to rise. The Power Racers won all 3 of their morning races, and the Sapphire Blues won 2 out of their 3, losing only to the Hillam Hot Dogs in the 5th leg.

The starters division followed and during this time the weather took a real turn for the worse - gazebos, tents and awnings collapsed and 2 of the Portaloos overturned - fortunately they were unoccupied at the time. The decision was taken to abandon racing - very rare in Flyball, and 1st place rosettes were given to the teams with the fastest time in each division. The Sapphire Blues were absolutely delighted to be awarded 1st place for their just sub 20 second time

Drax, August 26th, 27th and 28th

This was our own tournament, and should have been held at our home ground at the Drax Power Station Social Club. However, the arrival that weekend of several hundred climate change protestors, intent on closing down the Drax Power Station meant that we had to change venue at very short notice. Our thanks must go to Dave at the Social Club, who found us an alternative venue at the Royal Oak at Hirst Courtney and to Steve, the landlord who did everything he could to enable the tournament to go ahead. Not least should we thank the residents of Hirst Courtney for putting up with the inevitable disturbance that a flyball tournament creates when held at the centre of a quiet residential village, and our fellow flyballers who cheerfully accepted the much smaller venue and subsequent restrictions of no gazebos and no barbeques. In fact , many flyballers said how much they'd enjoyed the venue.

We were very fortunate with the weather. Although we had heavy rain overnight, it remained generally dry during the tournament, which did help to keep the central track passable, so all vehicles and caravans got away without too much difficulty.

We had 2 division teams and a starter team running on the Saturday - Kellington Power Racers took 1st place in Division 3, with a fastest time of 19.75 and Kellington Krawlers came 2nd in Division 5 with a fastest time of 21.05.

The Starter team was not placed, but nevertheless we were delighted with the performance of all our inexperienced dogs over the weekend, both in the Divisions and in the Starters on both the Saturday and the Sunday.

On the Sunday, it was the turn of the Sapphire Blues in Division 4, who came 4th with a best time of 21.97. Arkwright, at his very 1st tournament - never having run in Starters, surprised everyone. At practices he'd sometimes been a bit difficult to catch and tended to run out from time to time, but after his initial run when he discovered the other team, he settled down and ran really well.

On Monday, it was the turn of the Kellington Hurricanes. They finished the day in 5th position, with a best time of 20.59

At the presentations, Keith and Angus were both surprised and delighted to be presented with Angus's Silver [10,000 point] landmark award. The team also gave Keith a cake.

All these photos have been sent in by Ian, a new member.

Cassie

Daisy May

The Summer Championships, 2006

	The Kellington Power Racers were invited to attend the 2006 BFA Summer Championships held at Daventry on the 19th & 20th August, 2006	The 2 pictures are of Zak leaving the box on his return with the ball. [Photographs by Nick Ridley Photography]
As we prepared to leave on the Friday morning, Kellington was being battered by a ferocious thunder storm - the thought that Flyballers are mad came to mind. Things did improve, though, and some of us managed to get our tents and awnings erected without getting too wet. It was a first time at the venue, and we were pleased to find the exercise area was excellent, and for some reason, our corner of the camping area was full of familiar faces from the Northern Flyball scene. Saturday morning was fine and sunny - we were racing in Division 7, which was the 3rd division on. We'd met 3 of the teams before, Nuneaton Dodgers, Nuneaton Kestrels and Doncaster Northern Stars, but 2 of the teams were from the South, the Barkshire Bambinos and the Basset Hotdogs [from Swindon]. Racing was very close, but we won all 3 of our morning races, so were in a strong position for the start of the afternoon's racing. Unfortunately the weather deteriorated rapidly, and by the time we raced it was raining heavily. We beat the Nuneaton Dodgers - again a very close race, but just lost to the Basset Hotdogs. This meant a 3 way tie for the top 3 places between the Barkshire Bambinos, the Basset Hotdogs and Kellington Power Racers. By this time the racing lanes were very muddy. We went first and beat the Basset Hotdogs, as did the Barkshire Bambinos, leaving everything dependent on our last race, which resulted in a dead heat. The rerun was extremely close, but the Barkshire Bandit's dog just made it back across the line first. Our best time of the day was 19.69 seconds. We returned to our camp extremely wet and muddy - Zak had turned from a white dog to a red/brown dog with just a white saddle where his harness had been - but taking 2nd place with such exciting and close run racing made the soaking well worth while.

2005

On the weekend of 13th/14th August, 2005, the team travelled to Dundee, where they enjoyed a most successful weekend - Reports and picture gallery to follow shortly. Meanwhile, try this link to see a slideshow of photos taken over the weekend

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On Sunday, August 7th, the Kellington Power Racers were delighted to come 1st in Division 2 at the Tykes tournament held on York Racecourse, especially as they started off as the bottom seed in the division.

Click here to see a short video of their day.

The starter team also ran, and included Milly, a Border Terrier from the Hillam Hot Dogs, who was looking for a run. Special mention must be made of Scooby - not only her 1st tournament, but only the 3rd time she'd seen flyball at all. As you can see, she did very well. The team didn't make it into the rosettes, but nevertheless can count it as a very successful day out.

Click here to see a short video of the starter team's efforts.

Photos taken on the day, sent in by John Parker, Hillam Hot Dogs

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