It was a case of sunshine all the way for the two Southend High Schools as they almost totally dominated the senior Borough Sports at Garon Park in hot and sultry weather conditions.

Trailing in her wake - Westcliff High's Nikki Baynes left the rest of the field well behind in the year eight 800 metres

While Southend High for Boys won all the trophies on the day, the Girls were only stopped from achieving a clean sweep by winners Westcliff High and Eastwood pushing them into third place for the Relay Cup.

Southend's overall success in the boys was on 705.3 points -- more than double the tally of runners-up Cecil Jones (352) with Westcliff a close third on 348.

Among the girls, Southend triumphed on 468 with St Bernard's runners-up on 324 and Westcliff third on 318.

Published Tuesday, June 24, 2003

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