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Molescroft Rangers Reserves suffered their fourth defeat in six games as they were beaten by Giberdyke Phoenix 4 – 2 at the Beverley Leisure Centre. The defeat leaves Rangers with just 2 points while Gilberdyke Pheoenix climb up to second spot. Next weekend Rangers host bottom of the league side Hornsea Town in the East Riding County League Division 4 knowing a defeat will see them go bottom. Final Score:…
Molescroft Rangers were beaten 2 – 0 by Hodgsons FC Reserves at the Beverley Leisure Centre thanks to goals from Rob Whiting and Gary Collins. The win sees the Tanners second team climb to fifth in the East Riding County League Division 1. For Molescroft Rangers the defeat leaves them one place off the bottom with just goal difference separating them from the Lord Nelson who also lost this weekend….
AFC Tickton hosted Hessle Rangers and got the shock of their lives in the first game as they went 1-0 down within the first 30 seconds ! A firmly struck corner deflected off Jevon Mills and gave Josh abba no chance , but Mills and Abba were about to change Terriers fortunes for the better . AFC Tickton piled on the pressure and were rewarded with an equaliser just before…
The seasiders came with big expectations but the Bulldogs held firm with Captain Jacob kemp solid in goal & the defensive partnership of Thomas Knight & Ryan Flanagan comfortable at the back. The midfield were creating some great chances and it was Jay Haliday who unleashed his deadly right foot to finish the half 1.0. The second half started with Sam Hunter taking control of the midfield spraying some lovely…
Chalk Lane have opened up a two point lead at the top of the Humber Premier League thanks to draw with St Andrews. Goals from David Blanchard and Glen Leach were enough to secure Lane the point. Next week Chalk Lane host Hessle Rangers who were beaten 1 – 0 by Hodgsons FC at the weekend. Final Score: St Andrews 2 Chalk Lane 2 | Photos by Paul Linton &…
Beverley Braves were under pressure today to not only maintain last week’s performance but also to settle a score as Wyke came confident to the match after a victory in a friendly in the summer months. The coaches knew from the first few minutes whether Beverley were up for the challenge and the answer was a resounding yes as hard tackles hit the away team from the off. They did…
The blue and golds bowed out of the Tom Beautiman Cup at the first round stage. They will rue many a missed chance as they squandered quality possession and field position. They threw almost everything at their opponents in the first 20 minutes but the final decisive pass too often went to ground. It was against the run of play that the visitors took the lead as a result of…
Mill Lane United continue to set the pace at the top of the table after a convincing victory against a hard working Pinfleet side at Broadgates. The Beverley side were slow to start with passes going astray against a battling Pinfleet team who had come to play football against their highflying opponents. With Pinfleet having an equal share of possession Mill Lane United were under more pressure than they were…
Mill Lane United consolidated their grip on second place in the league table with an emphatic win over Cottingham Rangers. Superb passing skills throughout the game saw Connie Forward released time and again into the opponents last quarter to slot in three goals overall in the first fifteen minutes of the match. Excellent running and ball skills by captain Hope Barrett dominated the mid field along with Chloe Davison one…
Against a side with seven wins out of eight this was always going to be a tough game for Beverley RUFC. They stuck at it well in the first half and at the interval trailed only 16-3 but in the second half they were totally outplayed and finally went down to a heavy defeat. After the great spirit shown in recent games when playing against the odds with a makeshift…
Beverley Town were beaten by visitors Reckitts AFC at the Norwood Recreation Ground in a even game of football. The visitors took the lead late on in the first half doubling their lead in the second half to claim all three points. The win sees Ricketts AFC leap frog Town in the Humber Premier League climbing to sixth in the table. Elsewhere St Andrews held league leaders Chalk Lane at…
This match saw the league’s top two sides meet for the first time this season, with both looking to gain a psychological edge in the race for the championship. Mill Lane United knew this would arguably be their hardest game of the season and from the first kick looked to dominate their opponents, with Millie Sharp and Grace Fletcher both looking pumped up for the occasion. For the first twenty…
Beverley Braves under nines rounded off a successful season with a presentation at Hodgsons in Beverley. All the boys received a trophy presented by Hull Kingston Rovers new boy Graeme Horne with further special awards handed out as follows: – Man of Steel – For the first time this was a tie, the top player award shared between William Wallis for his try scoring exploits in particular and Ethan Rowbotham…
Having ended their losing streak with a sketchy win over fellow strugglers Altrincham Kersal last weekend, Beverley RUFC head north to high flying Darlington Mowden Park on Saturday. Whilst their confidence cannot be said to be fully restored yet, last week’s win and bonus point has certainly helped to ease the situation and the return of some of the injured players obviously helped. Dave Worrall, in particular, made a huge…
Over fifty people were attracted to Beverley Westwood on Saturday to try out orienteering. The Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteering club (HALO) had organised seven courses of differing lengths and levels of difficulty. The courses covered all parts of The Westwood and all featured electronic timing. The good turn out was helped by a warm sunny day in addition to articles in HU17.net and posters and banners around The Westwood. Coaching…
Beverley had a stunning start to the match as within a few minutes of the whistle signalling the beginning of play they used their line, first to one wing then across to the other, completely catching out the opposition as Owen Harrison found a gap and dived over to open the scoring. The perfect start for the visiting Braves and just what the coaches ordered. From that moment the Braves…
Beverley Whitestar were unable to overcome Hedon Rangers in their two games this Sunday at the Beverley Leisure Centre. In tight first match the sides shared the spoils with goalless draw while in the second match it was Rangers who came away with the points winning 2 – 1. [nggallery id=1813]
AFC Tickton Pumas played Hedon Rangers colts at Longcroft School Beverley on Sunday in their third league game of the season. The Pumas took the lead soon in to the first half with a confident strike from Alex Wright. The Pumas defence looked solid with Elliot Young in goal, Zac Valentine, Jo Anguish, Harry Swift and Luke Straw all playing at the top of their game. This allowed the centre…