The 3 clubs vieing for promotion in company with Leeds,who were already certain,went into an early lead;K&P,Crawley & Southampton generally led throughout,and when home club,Medway & Maidstone made a late run and pushed our opponents out of 2nd place,we were home and dry - though not without alarms.

This was the club's first win in the 24 matches since our return to the BAL in 2003 and was at an opportune moment. The last win at this level,in our previous life as a BAL club - as Polytechnic Harriers,was in 1982 at Costello Stadium,Hull - both the TM and Ant Budarkiewicz were present at both fixtures!! "Ultimate Accolade" was a hug from Leeds' doyen,John Lunn,whose club has also just returned to the BAL after 12 years out,and who actually was the promoter of that match in Hull 26 years ago.

Full results at - www.bal.org.uk - but,in brief,we won the match with 324 pts from Medway 306 & Southampton 305 whilst we caught Leeds at the top of the Divisional Table with 26 League Points,but were 2nd on match points.