Local sporting news featuring football, rugby union, rugby league new from Beverley’s key clubs
Beverley Town were well beaten this week in the Humber Premier League by Malet Lambert. Town who have enjoyed a spell of form in recent times played well though were just unable to score as they crashed to a three nil defeat. Beverley Town just couldn’t get into this game, although they played the better football at times, they never found a way to break through a well organised Malet…
Another excellent victory over fellow strugglers took Beverley RUFC to relative safety from relegation. But not quite. One more win from their last two games would be enough to ensure survival although this will not be necessary if Waterloo are defeated at Middlesbrough next week. Otherwise even now it could still be a very tight finish. With so much at stake this was always going to be a dog-eats-dog encounter. …
The blue and golds grabbed 2 more precious league points in a patchy performance at the Beverley Leisure Centre in which they just about demonstrated their superiority. Disaster struck in the first minute of the game when a sloppy pass was intercepted by the visitors who scored beside the posts. The hosts did however force a line drop out with the restart kick but failed to get over the line…
Beverley Town Reserves suffered a 4 -1 defeat at the Norwood Recreation Ground. Manager Phil Mosses was less then impressed with his keeper, David Butt who let ‘Two slip through his fingers’ the gaffer said: “Butt has done a Gomez, TWICE!” “It is fair to say he is having a bad day, I have never seen anything like it.” Final Score: Beverley Town Reserves 1 Wawne Ferry 4 HU17.net Picture…
Beverley RUFC 2nd XV eased past the Scarborough Vikings at Beaver Park beating the visitors 53 – 7. Stand in Captain Ian Archibald who scored a try himself was full of praise for the team who will now face either Bridlington or Morton in next Sunday’s final at Driffield. Archibald said: “I am delighted with the result though the job is only half done, no one remembers the runner up…
Molescroft Rangers took a massive step towards promotion by winning their game at the Beverley Leisure Centre 4 – 1. Sam Dixon opened the scoring inside 10 minutes after breaking the offside trap to coolly place the ball past the on rushing keeper. Despite dominating the game Rangers were soon pinned back after Billy Pardoe ‘punched the ball’ in his own box resulting in a penalty that was converted. Rangers…
Beverley Leisure Complex will be running a series of women’s ‘Back to Netball’ sessions from May. The informal sessions are ideal for anyone who enjoyed playing netball at school, stopped playing and would like to start again or for those looking for a fun, new activity. Run in partnership with England Netball, the ‘Back to Netball’ sessions provide a gentle introduction to the sport for female players and cover basic…
Last week (April 12th) saw nearly 200 pupils from 29 primary schools come together at Burton Constable Hall near Sproatley for the final of this year’s East Riding Schools Orienteering Championships . The event was the culmination of a joint project between the two School Sport Partnerships that cover all the East Riding schools and the local orienteering club HALO (Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers). Over 500 pupils from 45 schools,…
Lucas Meagor of Beverley Athletic Club completed the first of his series of four marathons in four weeks last weekend in Paris. Running in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Meagor completed the 26.1 mile course in 3 hours 53 minutes and 9 seconds. With the temperature around 25 Celsius conditions were amongst the hottest he had experienced in a race and he was grateful for the shade around the course. He…
Punters enjoyed an afternoon at Beverley Racecourse with a card that featured champion Jockey Paul Hanagan, Silvester De Sousa and Julie Burke who is was awarded this Kyne-Wilson Scholarship. Burk picked up a credible second in the 3.10 Get Married At Beverley Racecourse Handicap on Red Kestral. Racing returns to Beverley Racecourse on the 4th May 2011, the Mayday Raceday Meeting. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
Hull College Centre of Excellence hosted a Northampton who are currently on a mini tour. The visitors presented the Hull College Girls with a signed Northampton FC shirt as gesture of good will. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1389] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size
Beverley RUFC are off on their travels across the Pennines once again on Saturday for their crucial encounter with fellow relegation strugglers Waterloo. They certainly did themselves a power of good last week with a very impressive performance at Middlesbrough where they eased their problems with a 27 – 11 victory. Welcome as this performance and result was, a look at the relative statistics for Waterloo and Middlesbrough suggests that…
Beverley RUFC face a massive weekend with fixtures that will go a long way to deciding the fate of their two senior teams. The first XV achieved a hugely positive result last weekend at Middlesbrough, digging deep and playing some positive rugby to beat the hosts 27-17. But they need to build on this when they travel to Waterloo at the weekend in a game that, should they win, will…
Beverley Town CC pace ace Alex Morrell believes his side can enjoy a season to remember – if the entire team pulls together. Morrell enjoyed a successful season in the top flight of the York and District Senior League last year, picking up 26 wickets at an average of just under 30, playing mostly on the flat, batsman-friendly Norwood Recreation Ground. This included two five wicket hauls, his best return…
Members of Beverley Athletic Club made their annual trip to Coniston in the Lake District last weekend to run one of the most scenic road races in the country. The Coniston 14 follows the 13.875 miles of road which circle Coniston Water and runners are rewarded with stunning views of the lake and the surrounding mountains. The route was extended to 16.7 miles last year to avoid a bridge on…
A team of six ladies from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Sutton Park near Birmingham last weekend to take part in the National 6 Stage Road Relay Championships. After qualifying at the Northern Championships at Catterick Garrison last month Beverley was the only club from East Yorkshire to field a team in the Nationals. Competing against some of the best road runners in the country, they finished in a commendable…
Beverley RUFC U14s were beaten by touring side Oadly Wyggs from Leicester 12 – 22. In an entertaining match from start to finish, the home side never gave up against a team that had three players from the Leicester Tigers Academy. Final Score: Beverley RUFC 12 Oadly Wyggs 22 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1386] HU17.net Picture Gallery:…
A strong contingent of local players couldn’t stop the East Riding County League representative losing in the final of the British Legion Cup recently. Six players – five from champions-elect Hodgsons and one from Beverley Town – were in the ERCL team that narrowly lost 2-0 to a Hull Mens Sunday League Select XI. The team was managed by Hodgsons FC inspirational boss Lee Hastings, along with Forum FC’s Jamie…