Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
This the latest defeat in Beverley’s disappointing campaign largely summed up their season. There was no shortage of effort and team spirit but some poor decision
On a day when most other games were called off because of frozen pitches the top 2 teams in the girls u14 league met on the new 5 g pitch at Malet Lambert.
A cracking match and a fine win for Beverley RUFC over second placed Chester who had sustained only four previous defeats this season. It was exciting stuff from start to finish.
Beverley Town have slipped to fifth in the Humber Premier League after being beaten by North Cave 5 – 0 at the Norwood Recreation Ground.
Hodgsons FC were well beaten by North Ferriby United Reserves 7 – 0 at Longcroft School.
Young Athletes from across the East Riding of Yorkshire descended upon Longcroft School in Beverley. They were there to compete in a Cross Country that saw the East Riding take on York Schools. Those who took part included local athlete Jordan Mounsey who recently represented Great Britain at the World Biathle Championships in Bulgaria, Jordan came first by some distance in his age group. [nggallery id=1954]
Beverley Athletic Club has announced that entries are now open for the Hall Construction Beverley 10k, East Yorkshire’s premier 10k road race, which takes place on Sunday 13 May this year.
Despite the gap in the two sides’ league positions, the Beavers should not lack confidence for, if they play with the newly found spirit shown at Lymm last Saturday and eliminate the mistakes that they made, there is no…
Molescroft FC started 2012 with a comfortable 8-1 home win against Pinefleet Wolfreton. The midfield and forwards linked well for Molescroft and kept Pinefleet AFC to the occasional counter attack.
Beverley RUFC Mini section finally got new shirts after two years fund raising and with help of three sponsors. On Sunday at Beaver Park the Mini Section showed off their impressive new shirts posing for a group photo.
Daniel Atkinson: “Ben had taken some abuse from touch line, when he got one and one with the keeper and did an ‘Ali Shuffle’ before scoring, I could not believe what I was seeing!”
Despite a fierce crosswind this was a fast open game in which the result remained in the balance right to the end. Victory could have gone either way. Sadly for Beverley RUFC it did not go theirs and come the end of the season this narrow defeat could prove to have been crucial if they narrowly fail in their battle against relegation. If so it would be a pity. After…
Beverley Town Reserves claimed all three points as they beat Easington United 5 – 0 at the Norwood Recreation Ground registering their first win of the season.
This was a game contested by two desperate sides at the Beverley Leisure Centre last Saturday, and a draw in an error strewn encounter was a fair reflection of the game. Early in the game it was a case of if anything can go wrong it will for the hosts.
A Hat-trick from Courtney Fee helped Mill lane United to a 9 – 0 Emma Johnson, Emma Smith and Sarah Bromwich all scored with Player of the Match Millie O’Neil coming off the bench to grab a brace.
Four goals from Abbie Longley helped Mill Lane United Whites secure a 9 – 0 win over Costello in the East Riding Girls Football League.
Anthony Posa: “I am looking to put the first half of the season behind us and start on Saturday to play with more shape and belief in ourselves.”
The blue and golds resume their Hull & District League season in 2012 this Saturday with a bottom of the table clash at the Beverley Leisure Centre against Lambwath Lions ‘A’, kicking off at 2pm. Beverley ARLC have recorded only one league victory thus far this season and their opponents have lost all of their fixtures. Rich Shaw’s men know that nothing short of victory will be good enough at…