KELLY BAKER has powered her way into the spotlight after back-to-back appearances.

The West Cheshire AC youngster smashed her shot put personal best twice at weekend meetings held at Liverpool and Connah's Quay. She finished second with a put of 8.95m for in the under-15s girls event at Liverpool as well as winning the discus (23.69m) and claiming second spot in the hammer (23.37m).

Kelly then scored a hat-trick of personal bests as part of the West Cheshire AC squad at the opening round of the Cheshire Track & Field League, at Connah's Quay. She bettered her shot put best to 9.17m for victory, as well as clearing a new high jump best of 1.35m for a B string win, and had sprinted to a new 100m best of 14.3 earlier in the day.

Kelly was backed up at Deeside Stadium by Alice Jennings who finished third in the high jump with 1.45m, Laura Rigby who clocked 13.7 in the 100m and cleared 1.20m in the high jump.

Alice McMahon (14.0), Olivia Montez-Brown (14.3), and a new 100m best from Lucy Earl (14.3) was complemented by Olivia's 1.30m high jump clearance.

Glenys Potter made her season track debut and posted 15.7 in the ladies 100m. Amy Williams (14.0), Laura Jones (14.9), Gemma Chatterton (15.1), Charlotte Williamson (15.5), Erin McFadden (15.4), Sally Pickering (15.5), Emma Moss (15.7), Tess Corr (16.8), and Sophie Thompson (16.8) represented West Cheshire in the under-13s girls 100m.

FIXTURES this weekend include the North Wales 10 Miles Championships, at Wrexham, on Saturday, and the London Marathon on Sunday.

The West Cheshire AC Schools Track & Field Cup takes place at Cheshire Oaks High School, Ellesmere Port, on April 29 (4pm), on the same date as the final round of the Borders Road Running League, at Wrexham (7.15pm).