Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
On a wet and windy spring morning Mill Lane United welcomed Hessle Sporting for the final match of their East Riding Girls Football League campaign. With the league title already in the bag.
The East Riding Girls Football League match took place at a windswept Beverley Leisure Centre and both teams took a few minutes to get settled. Mill Lane United were the first team to adapt to the conditions and they soon began pressing the home team
Beverley Town Reserves were knocked out of the Dean Cup as they were beaten 2 – 0 at the Norwood Recreation Ground. A goal in each half by the visitors Greyhound FC sealed the fate of the Beverley side who were unable to find the target.
Hull RUFC Hosted The Simon Smith Charity shield at their home ground on Chantland Avenue. The match featured players who had played against Simon Smith who sadly passed away at the age of 38 from motor neurone disease.
Match reports from the Beverley Braves Under 9s and Under 10s. Both sides faced tricky away fixtures, the U9s may have been beaten but the U10s picked up their second win of the season with a fine performance against Hull Wyke.
Members of Beverley Athletic Club are celebrating after achieving a record number of personal bests in a marathon in the inaugural Hull Marathon which took place last Sunday.
Beverley Athletic Club’s Chris Woolner was proud to fly the flag for his club in the Caribbean last Saturday when he ran the Grand Bahama Classic 10k. Chris is the First Officer on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Athletics returned to the Beverley Westwood as the Champagne League held a 3.7 mile race on the historic pastures. In total 145 runners took part in the race which was won by Stuart Carmichael.
There was a record turnout of more than 1800 runners at the Coniston 14 race in the Lake Distract last Saturday, 14 of them from Beverley Athletic Club.
Beverley RUFC cross the Pennines on Saturday to face Rossendale RUFC in their penultimate National League 3(North) match for this season.
Mill Lane United are looking for new female players to join their successful girls teams. The club who play in East Riding Girls Football League are seeking players to join in the following age groups.
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is backing the campaign to bring the opening stages of the 2016 Tour de France to Yorkshire. The cycling race is the world’s largest annual sporting even
The blue and golds yet again are without a fixture this weekend due the playing of the Council Trophy semi-finals. They have just one scheduled league fixture remaining against GW Horners which they are not sure when or if this fixture
Beverley Town Cricket Club played their first pre season friendly versus a strong Driffield Town CC team. Beverley batted first and quickly lost 3 wickets to be 15-3. New signing Cooke 31 and Ian Gillyon 39 batted
Inter Beaver came from behind to beat FC Force United at Thurlow Avenue on Easter Sunday. Trailing 3 – 2 at half time the Beverley side put in a much stronger second half performance to clinch
Hodgsons FC good run was brought to an end as they were 6 – 3 in the Humber Premier League by Westella & Willerby. Jordan Callis and Callum Stone got a two goals each while Michael Pecora
Molescroft Rangers Reserves were beaten by East Riding County League title hopefuls Skirlaugh Reserves. Playing at the Beverley Leisure Centre Rangers were torn apart throughout the game as Skirlaugh went goal crazy.
A single goal from Mike Martin was enough to secure all three points and a victory for Hodgsons FC as they beat Molescroft Rangers 1 – 0 at the Beverley Leisure Centre.