STRATFORD Fencing Club took two first places in this year's Leon Paul League.

Chris Horner, aged 16 from Warwick School, won the Under 17 league and Michael Stone, aged 14 from KES, won the Under 15 league.

Will Garrity, of Chipping Campden, was fourth in the Under 17s and Richard Brenda, aged 14 from Alcester High School was fourth in the Under 15 category ahead of a pack of fellow club members.

In the final league competition of the season, at Loughborough this weekend, Chris Horner easily beat Philip Shepherd-Foster from Malvern College in the Under 17 final.

Chris won all his preliminary rounds and was the clear favourite for the competition.

Michael Stone had a more difficult time. After the early rounds he knocked out fellow club members James Broad (14 from Alcester HS) and Michael Rogers (14 from Kineton HS), but was then outpaced in the final by Christopher Markall and finished in second place.

In a long fight between Alcester twins Thomas and Richard Brenda, both 14 and from Alcester High, the latter was always trailing his brother until he managed to level the score at 14 all.

He then won the next point and the match to finish in third..

Thomas finished fifth behind Michael Rogers in joint third. James Broad was eighth in a competition dominated by the Stratford Club.