MAXIMUM EFFORT Max Raike of River Oaks Public School (cruises to the finish line during the senior boys 4x100 heats in the Harker Senior Relays at Nelson High School. River Oaks earned the win in the final.

E.J. James and River Oaks recorded the only wins for Oakville at the Halton District School Board's Harker Relay Meet at Nelson Stadium on Tuesday.

E.J. James narrowly edged Oakville rival Forest Trail in the intermediate mixed 4x400-metre relay. E.J. James' winning time of four minutes, 31.52 seconds was just nine-one hundredths of a second ahead of Forest Trail.

Forest Trail also finished second in the intermediate girls' 4x100m, helping it finish second to Georgetown's Centennial in the overall intermediate standings.

River Oaks won the senior boys' 4x100-metre relay in a time of 50.70 seconds. The victory helped River Oaks finish tied for second in the senior boys' division with 10 points. Burlington's Pineland had 18 points to take first.

Joshua Creek finished in the top six in all three junior races but was edged by Stewarttown 12-11 in the overall junior standings.

The following are the winners and top-six Oakville finishers from each race as well as the overall standings:

Junior girls: 1. Stewarttown 59.41; 3. Joshua Creek 59.56; 4. Montclair 1:00.38; Forest Trail 1:03.97.

Junior boys: 1. Aldershot 56.04; 2. Heritage Glen 58.62; 3. E.J. James 58.74; 4. Forest Trail 59.09; 6. Joshua Creek 1:00.15.

Junior mixed: 1. Silver Creek 4:54.31; 2. Pine Grove 4:55.45; 3. Joshua Creek 4:55.63; 4. Forest Trail 4:56.50; 6. E.J. James 5:00.53.

Junior standings: 1. Stewarttown 12; 2. Joshua Creek 11; 6. Forest Trail 7; 6. Heritage Glen 7; Pine Grove 7.

Intermediate Girls: 1. C.R. Beaudoin 56.72; 2. Forest Trail 57.15; 6. Pilgrim Wood 59.15.

Intermediate Boys: 1. Centennial 52.56; 2. Heritage Glen 54.30; 3. Pine Grove 54.35; 5. E.J. James 55.54.

Intermediate Mixed: 1. E.J. James 4:31.52; 2. Forest Trail 4:31.61; 6. Heritage Glen 4:43.27.

Intermediate standings: 1. Centennial 18; 2. Forest Trail 14; 3. E.J. James 12; 5. Heritage Glen 8.

Senior girls: 1. Silver Creek 57.06; 3. Montclair 57.46; 4. Falgarwood 57.67.

Senior boys: 1. River Oaks 50.70; 3. Pine Grove 52.20.

Senior mixed: 1. Pineland 4:26.93; 2. Pilgrim Wood 4:27.25; 4. Montclair 4:27.83.

Senior standings: 1. Pineland 12; 2. River Oaks 10; 4. Montclair 8; 5. Pilgrim Wood 7.