CRAIG Sparkes and Lewis Wilby, from Long Stratton, came joint ninth in the International Kite Snowboarding Masters competition held in France recently.

CRAIG Sparkes and Lewis Wilby, from Long Stratton, came joint ninth in the International Kite Snowboarding Masters competition held in France recently. Craig said: 'This was our first time snow kiting - and with only a few weeks' snowboarding in the past - so we were really stoked with the result!'

The 21-year-olds had made good use of the snowfall before Christmas for training.