COVETED top-three places were at stake when runners contested the last Lincolnshire Cross Country League meeting of the 2012 season.
The fourth and final event in the series took place at Caythorpe Court, near Sleaford.
With athletes' best three results from four races to count towards the final standings, it was all to play for.
A smaller than usual contingent of local runners were in action – but there was some success on the day.
Louth AC's Elizabeth Hardcastle was second in the Under-15 girls' race, Cleethorpes AC's Olivia Evans was fourth in the Under-13 girls' event and Grimsby Harrier Lauren Bell was fourth in the Under-17 women's contest.
The combined senior, veteran and Under-20 women's race was won by Lincoln Wellington's Sophie Cowper while Louth's Helen Cladingbowl and Nicola Moss were fourth and fifth respectively.
The senior and veteran men's race was dominated by Nene Valley Harriers, who occupied each of the first three places – with Edgar Sumskis taking the win.
Bill Ward and Maurice Foxon were in action for Wolds Vets and Steve Hunt, Keith Vickers, Pete Crow and Colin Creasey took part for Louth AC.
After results of the four events had been collated and calculated it emerged that Clee AC's Under-13s, both boys and girls, won the silver team medals.
The boys' team featured Ben Plumpton, James Hodgson, Bradley Mortlock and Matthew Church, while the girls comprised Olivia Evans, Katie Hodgson, Megan Davies, Charlotte Redmond and Olivia Redmond.
Evans was also took the overall second-placed individual award and Hodgson was third.
Louth's Elizabeth Hardcastle took first place in the overall Under-15 girls' category, while Clee AC's Beth Barley took the bronze.
Clee AC's Under-15 boys took gold team medals.
Luke Nuttall, Jamie Kirkham, Tom Nuttall, Oliver Myers, Will Portlock and Callum Ely did the business for the blue and golds.
Nutall also won overall individual bronze.
Grimsby Harriers also celebrated some overall league success in the series.
Lauren Bell was second in the Under-17 ladies' league placings, while Jake O'Sullivan came third in the Under-13 boys' competition.
The overall winner of the senior men's showdown was Nene Valley Harriers' Mike Chapman, while his club-mate Nick Grimer took the overall veteran honours.
Ladies series winner was Sophie Cowper, of Lincoln Wellington, ahead of Louth's Helen Cladingbowl. The Ladies veteran champ was Nene Valley's Nicky Morgan, ahead of Louth's Alison McCoy.
