Beverley Sport

Future’s Bright As Hundreds Of Youngsters Enjoy Fun Run

May 8, 2011

Hundreds of young athletes showed the future of middle distance running is bright in Beverley and East Yorkshire today. The town’s young runners turned out in force for the B&A Scaffolding 2k Fun Run, which took place in the grounds of Beverley Leisure Centre, ahead of the Hall Construction Beverley 10k. Beverley Athletic Club runners were to the fore in the race, with Jessica Chapman, who was named talented performer…

Grantham 63 Not Enough As Beverley Seconds Fall Short

May 8, 2011

Beverley Town Cricket Club 2nd XI just couldn’t keep up with the scoring rate as they secured a losing draw at home to Londesborough Park at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They looked to be in pole position midway through their innings as they set about chasing 200 off a rain-reduced 41 overs. But when they lost Olly Grantham – bowled by a ball he admits he misjudged –…

Beverley Town 3rds Stutter To Losing Draw

May 8, 2011

It was a chastening day for Beverley Town Cricket Club 3rd XI at the Norwood Recreation Ground on Saturday. They were comprehensively outplayed by visitors Sutton On Hull CC, who eased to a winning draw to effectively win by 85 runs. Adam Nicholson was the pick of the home bowlers, picking up 4-41 off 10 overs in a rain-reduced 40 over clash. Other solid performances came from Kieran O’Brian (2-32)…

Beavers Retain League Status With Home Win

May 8, 2011

Beverley RUFC preserved their place in League Three North with a fine win in this dramatic relegation showdown. Beverley RUFC needed two points to ensure their survival; only a victory would do for Middlesbrough. In the end it was all fairly emphatic once Beverley RUFC had got the bit between their teeth. Early on they looked distinctly edgy and for twenty minutes they struggled to get their act together. Graham…

Acko Double Sees Colts End With 5-1 Victory

May 8, 2011

Daniel Atkinson bagged a quickfire double as the Humber Colts brought another successful season to an end today. In a distinctly end-of-season encounter, the Colts proved far too good for Schooner FC on their home ground and the big local crowd cheered their team to a 5-1 victory. The match was notable for a rare appearance from boss Tony Henderson. He brought himself on midway through the second half, but…

Tickton Come From Behind to Beat Rangers

May 7, 2011

AFC Tickton approached today’s match in a buoyant mood after last weeks victory over local rivals Mill Lane, and they were almost rewarded with a goal in the opening 30 seconds. Lottie Tuisawau launched the ball forward from the kick off and a deft touch by Lily Brunton placed it perfectly in the path of Lauren Stubbs whose low shot was deflected wide. The game then became quite open and…

Molescroft U11s End Season With 8-0 Springhead Demolition Job

May 5, 2011

Molescroft FC under-11s completed the 2010/11 season with a fantastic 8-0 victory against Springhead under 11s at Longcroft School. With the league title secured in the previous match, it would have been excused if the Molescroft players had taken the foot off the throttle and taken this fixture lightly – but not so. All the players have been a credit to the manager and coaching staff this season with a…

Respectable Finish For Steve Evins in Keswick

May 5, 2011

It was a beautiful sunny day for last weekend’s Keswick half-marathon and Beverley Athletic Club’s Steve Evins thoroughly enjoyed the scenic race. Despite running the London Marathon only two weeks before, Evins put in a strong performance on the challenging course in the Lake District. The first six miles through the Newland Valley were particularly hilly and the second half of the race took runners on the undulating road around…

3 Peaks Fell Race Completed by Two Local Runners

May 5, 2011

Two brave athletes from Beverley Athletic Club took part in the challenging 3 Peaks Fell Race last Saturday. The tough 23.3 mile course starts and finishes in Horton in Ribblesdale and includes 5279 feet of steep ascents and descents of the 3 Peaks – Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. According to Stuart Little “It’s best described as three fell races with a long trail section between the first two peaks.” It…

Royal Standard Golf Day

May 4, 2011

To get away from the Royal Wedding some of the regulars of the Royal Standard pub headed out to the Beverley Westwood for game of golf. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1445] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

Jagger: Golf Day Gives Tanners Chance to Beat Town at Something

May 4, 2011

Beverley Town Football Club are once again running their highly successful golf day. The last event was held in 2009 and was very well supported by local businesses and golfers from the Beverley area. Organiser Rich Jagger is hoping this years event will be even more popular he said: ” The last event went really well, and we are hoping we can build on that success this year. We had…

Beavers Host Middlesbrough in Relegation Decider

May 4, 2011

Beverley RUFC stage one of the most important matches of recent years on Saturday when they host Middlesbrough in the National League 3 (North) relegation decider. The Beavers are 4 points clear of Middlesbrough and will survive and send Middlesbrough down if they win. Having beaten them soundly at Middlesbrough only 3 weeks ago, Beverley ought to be quietly confident but, anything can go wrong in what amounts to a…

Family Day @ Beverley Racecourse

May 3, 2011

Thousands of people turned out to enjoy the horse racing at another successful Family Day at Beverley Racecourse. On the track top jockey Paul Hanagan and Silvestre De Sousa were both in action as the Westwood course once again provided a great days entertainment for all. The next meeting at Beverley Racecourse is on the Tuesday 10th May, doors open at midday with the first race ‘The TurfTV Betting Shop…

Late Penalty Ends Tickton’s Unbeaten Run

May 3, 2011

AFC Tickton went into this game on a run of 5 games unbeaten, however today that run came to an end, when Priory panthers snatched a late penalty and win the game 2-1. Both teams started brightly in the first half, but neither team could get the upper hand in the first 45 minutes as both teams were evenly matched. In the second half Priory panthers broke the dead lock…

Rangers Hang On For Home Win Against Marist

May 3, 2011

It was Marist that started the game on top and had two or three really good chances to take an early lead. But those early misses proved costly when a 25 yard strike hit the back of the net to put Molescroft Rangers one goal up, and things got even better as Molescroft went two up soon after with another good finish. This was hard on Marist who had passed…

Blue & Golds Beaten in Final Home Fixture

May 2, 2011

The blue and golds ended their league season at the Beverley Leisure Centre in dissapointing style. Not for the first time this season, they let a winning position slip when they led 24-14 midway through the second half having clawed their way back from an initial 10-0 defecit. The visitors were quick out of the traps with two tries in the first 10 minutes. The fightback began when Steve Davidson’s…

Holly Bentham Wins Gold @ Goole Judo Open

May 2, 2011

Sunday 1st of May saw the highly competitive Goole judo open competition take place, an event which attracted entrants from as far a field as London. However it was Beverley girl, Holly Bentham who triumphed in the Under 12 years old, less than 48kg category, taking the gold medal. Holly powered into action allowing her to build on her similar success at last year’s event by producing some of the…

Lucas Meagor Completes Third Marathon

May 2, 2011

Last Sunday Lucas Meagor of Beverley Athletic Club completed the third of his series of four marathons in four weeks in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. After running the first 21km of the race in Limerick in 1:39:06 he slowed down in the second half of the race and finished in 3:46:05 – his fastest time in the series so far. The final race takes place in Skopje, Macedonia, on Sunday.

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