The final North Eastern Harrier League fixture takes place at Alnwick on Saturday where promotions and relegations from the various leagues will come to a conclusion after a long winter season.
There are three divisions in both the men’s and women’s categories, and also leagues for the six young athletes’ age groups.
Sunderland Harriers’ senior men’s team have lifted themselves from the bottom of Division One after a poor start to the six fixtures to second in the table.
With Tyne Bridge Harriers certain to lift the title, the Wearsiders will be out to consolidate their second position.
They are the only club that have never been out of the First Division since the leagues were formed over 20 years ago.
Gosforth and North Shields look in danger of relegation and Wallsend and Birtley are the promotion candidates from Division Two, with Sunderland Strollers in fifth place.
Houghton Harriers are out of the promotion skirmish in Division Three through being too far away from contention in fourth place.
In the women’s Second Division, Sunderland Harriers, after their win at the last league match at Thornley, are in a four-way fight for promotion to Division One.
Morpeth top the league on 15 points with the city club on 16 points.
Just behind are Gosforth Harriers and Heaton Harriers both on 17 points.
The Sunderland team is looking like this: Alice Smith, Vicky Younger and Colleen Compson all from the fast pack; medium pack consists of Vikki Cotton and club debuts’ come from Lauren Flaxen, Amy Callaghan and Rachael Hudson.
Sunderland team manager Eddie Maddison said: “It has come down to the wire with very little between the four clubs in contention....