All three West Suffolk Athletic Club female teams boosted their chances of qualifying for the trophy final next month.

The best result came from the Under-17/Senior Women's squad who won their section by 20 points, ahead of strong teams from the City of Norwich and Ipswich Harriers.

West Suffolk's haul of 175 points was the second best of any team this season and will guarantee them a place in the final.

The U-15s stood proudly at the top of the league after two fixtures, but a very poor attendance at the third match dropped them well down the table. On Sunday, they made amends with a score of 92 points to put them in second place overall. This, too, should be enough once all the other results have been collated.

The U-13s stood eighth in the league – the last qualifying position – before taking first place in their match with 96 points. Only exceptional results from other clubs will prevent them qualifying.

It looks as if all the male squads will miss out this year. The U-15s appeared to be in with a chance, but a poor turn-out when a good attendance was most needed, led to them scoring just 28 points and almost certain elimination.

The U-13 boys had one of their best results, scoring 51 points for fourth place. This was too little, too late, as was the case with the U-17 men who scored 48 points for fourth position.

The Senior Women's success was again down to Tania Spurling, who is now at an age where in this league she is not restricted in the number of events she competes in.

Spurling took on nine events, scoring a total of 59 points including those for her part in the sprint relay. Tania's results included five wins in A string and one in B string.

She was always well-supported by others taking on the B string. Carol LeRoy was second in high jump and first in hurdles.

Amy Donegan took first in triple jump. Sarah Ayling-Bate won the A string shot put, and Mel Castle was third in 100 metres.

Away from Tania's events, Helen Waters and Amy Donegan were third and second respectively in 200m, with Helen taking third in 400m .

Amy Donegan and Abi Marriott were third and first respectively in 300m, while in 800m Sarah Colson ran particularly well to be narrowly beaten into second place. Emily Wenman finished second in B string.

Abi and Emily Baker teamed up for double second in 1500m, and Evie Castle ran well to win the U-17 80m hurdles.

Jo Chapman and Sarah Dunkley, who have been away and unable to compete for most of the season, both made their presence felt in the most effective way winning A and B string javelin, Jo by five metres and Sarah, in B string by a full 15m.

The U-15s were rarely out of the top two in their events and, with a full team, will be a match for anyone in the final.

Holly Archer and Grace Waters took double first in 800m, and in the other middle-distance race Justine Anthony finished second.