ALL the hard work has finally paid off for the Mid Cheshire college basketball team, winners of the South Cheshire and Staffordshire Invitation Cup.

For the last three years they have been Mid Cheshire under-19s finalists, but won top honours at last when they became basketball champions of the area after an extremely successful season.

The team got through the group stages and beat South Cheshire 27-14 in the final. Man of the match Pete Arden scored 13 points.

The congratulations are in order for (left to right, back), coach Glen Hulse, (front) Joe Kerwin, Jonathan Currie, Russell Smith, Sam Barnard, Andy Rushton, Andy Mckay, Steve Banton, Andy Whitby, Pete Arden and Chris Hardman (not pictured).