Masterton runner wins masters

Masterton's Tony Price won his age group masters title at the North Island cross-country championships in Taupo on Saturday.
Price had almost 30secs to spare from his nearest rival in the men's 55-60yrs division, covering the 6km in 22mins 18secs, 1sec inside the old course record for his age group.
Another local to shine was Tom Quinn who contested the men's 16yrs grade. He was always well placed in a quality line-up racing over 5km and finished 16th in a time of 18mins.
Meanwhile, race seven of the Trust House cross-country series was held at Jim and Barbara Barr's farm at Mauriceville on Sunday with Graeme Butcher recording fastest time over the 6km course.
Results

A grade (6km): Graeme Butcher 26.56, Brendon Murray 28.25, Tom Burgess 28.59, Malcolm MacDonald 30.57, Matt Mills 32.04, Lloyd Millar 33.20, Neil Cameron 33.40, Craig Roberts 34.19, Norman Chu 35.07.
B grade (6km): Michael Duthie 31.50, Steve Brown 32.21, Brian Sanders 32.33, Sue Bankier 33.20, Stevie Paine 33.31, Ray Haste 33.54, Andrew Shackleton 34.23, Lesley Graham 35.06, Bevan Brown 37.45, William Blake 37.47, Denise Baker 38.26, David Farlow 40.37.
C grade (6km): Chris van Gerven 36.12, Ben van Gerven 36.52, Richard Clatworthy 36.59, Gail Edwards 38.28, David Nathan 40.22.
D grade (6km): Ash Milne 37.24, Rachel Gawith 39.53, Judy Brown 40.22, Franky Spite 42.21, Robert Ruffe-Thomas 43.35, Jim Barr 44.08, Brenda Farley 44.30, Sharon Clatworthy 47.36, Melanie Nathan 47.39, Robyn Chesmar 48.14, Helen McCaffrey 48.50, Claudia Baechie 50.56, Deirdre Hare 53.50, Graeme Roberts 58.05.
E grade (6km): Tessa Mills 55.11, Michael Teahan 56.33, Rachel Reid 60.28, Fleur Blake 74.18, Karen Teahan 74.19.
Juniors (4km): Liam Hare 21.57, Jacob Skinner 23.43, Alix Haste 26.00, Claudia Green 26.18, Emma Brown 26.41, Sophie Nathan 32.50, Ruby Morrison 39.25.
Intermediates (2km): Lachlan Chesmar 10.47, Matt Gillan 10.53, Cameron Clatworthy 11.52, Ben Clatworthy 11.58, Holly Bird 12.06, Chelsea Rogers 12.06, Jessica Duthie 12.17, Bianca Green 12.29, Charlie Nathan 12.43, Hannah Moore 13.35, Lily Moore 14.07, Patrick Wootton 14.24, William Clatworthy 14.33, Samantha Duthie 14.34, Chris Blake 14.46.
Midget grade: Ethan Wallace 5.57, Luke Bird 6.08, Sydney Blackburn 6.26, Xavier Matthews 6.48, Jas Moore 6.51, Abigail McCaffrey 7.07, Jamie Blackburn 7.49, Emily Murray 7.57, Eva Wootton 8.28, Abby Matthews 8.58, Acacia Blake 10.57, Jack Murray 11.02, Megan McCaffrey 11.03, Olivia Lintern 12.04.
The next race in the Trust House series will be at Barber's Longridge Farm at Wainuioru on Sunday, July 17.
The Ruamahunga Ramblers held their races over a gentle undulating course on Saturday.
Results
2.6km: Michael Hyman 12.20, Sarah Pitney 15.06, Hamish Wood 15.58, Fergus Pitney 17.54, Damien Wood 22.23.
5.2km: Marshall Pitney 29.19, Steve Pitney 38.46, Kate Pitney 42.44, Michael Scott 47.00.
7.8km: John Sage 36.04, Michael Duthie 36.38, Steve Britland 38.20, Ray Wallis 49.40, Steve Britland (walker) 58.37.
Next Saturday 's event will be open handicap races at John Sage's farm on the Carterton to Gladstone road.