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Fight Night at the KC Stadium was a real proved to be a massive hit with the 350 people who attended. The show was promoted by Glen Smurthwaite saw fighters from the Seconds Out Gym, Hull step into the ring and compete with fighters from Leeds and Newark. Jimmy Phelan who trains fighters from the gym was delighted with the show and the turn, he said; “Events like this give…
Beverley RUFC embark upon the long trek to Cumbria on Saturday for their National League fixture against Penrith RFC. They will need to shake off the blues following last weekends comprehensive defeat by a strong Birkenhead Park side, which pushed them perilously close to the relegation zone. Having beaten the Cumbrians by 30 points to nil last November, and drawing the game at Penrith last season, the Beavers can approach…
The 2011 Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships were held at Cofton Park, Birmingham last Saturday. Among the thousands of runners from all over the country there were a number from Beverley Athletic club who had been selected to run for Humberside. Competing against the best in the country is a great experience and with 200 – 300 runners in each race there was a great atmosphere. Beverley’s Julie Donald ran in the…
The final race of the 2010 / 2011 East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place at Sewerby on Sunday. With only a few points separating the top 3 clubs, Beverley Athletic Club, City of Hull and Scarborough, in both the men’s and ladies’ team competitions, there was a lot at stake. Despite some notable absentees there was a good turnout from Beverley Athletic Club and the men managed to overtake City…
There were some superb performances from the Beverley Athletic Club Juniors at the Barton & District A.C 31st Open Cross Country Meeting held at Baysgarth Park, Barton upon Humber on Sunday 27th February 2011. As this event always attracts both local and out of County athletes, the competition is extremely tough. The Beverley juniors certainly rose to this challenge, and did not go home disappointed. With near perfect running conditions,…
Tickton Cougars Under 10s extended their unbeaten run to 27 games with two excellent results against Hessle. The Cougars dominated the first game to win 2-0, then had to dig deep for a deserved 1-1 draw in the second game. With Thomas ‘The Engine’ Collingwood claiming the man-of the match award, manager Pip Pearson told HU17.net: “I’m delighted with the lads’ performance today.” HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail…
The Eager Beaver were held at home by the Red Lion. The Eager Beaver were missing key players and Rob West despite not been fully fit started the game for the home side. Final Score: Eager Beaver 2 The Red Lion 2 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1286] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
Beverley RUFC U17s were beaten by Barnsley in the Yorkshire Cup. The visitors boasted a bigger pack and that proved to be enough despite the Beavers giving a very good accountant of themselves in a tough match. Final Score Beverley RUFC 10 Barnsley 25 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1285] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
Beverley Town’s Under 9’s performed well to earn two draws with Hessle Rangers. Town’s youngsters did very well against Hessle Rangers who are unbeaten in the league drawing the first game 0 – 0 and the second match 1 – 1, Zac Toes scored was on target for the home side. Match 1 – Beverley Town 0 Hessle Rangers 0 Match 2 – Beverley Town 1 Hessle Rangers 1 HU17.net…
Molescroft FC were beaten 3 – 0 by East Hull at Longcroft School. The defeat means the Tigers have just 7 points from their eleven matches and stay in the bottom three of the league. Final Score: Molescroft Tigers 0 East Hull COMM.FC 3 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1283] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture…
What turned out to be a thrilling match had a very shaky start for Beverley Braves. Dockers piled on the pressure a soon as the whistle blew and a stunned Beverley could not contain the home side. Within just a few minutes Beverley found themselves 6 points down as they were caught off guard and could not contain any of the fantastic runs from the strong Dockers lads. Dylan Clifford…
Today the Shanghai massive made the arduous journey in covoy accross what seemed like 3 counties to take on Dee street , despite the absence of their inspiring line leader Robert Northern due to family commitments this turned out to be another captivating sunday morning stroll in the park for the Humber Colts. Dee Street started the liveliest and held the upper hand in the early exchanges and took the…
Beverley Town put six past visitors Hedon Rangers at Longcroft School this weekend. The win moves Beverley up to 7th in the Myton U14 League though some 23 points behind league leaders Costello Cobras. Final Score: Beverley Town 6 Hedon Rangers 2 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=1282] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to…
This was a hard fought competitive cup game and was a credit to both teams involved. Town twice pegged Hessle back with goals from George Cooper and Alex Marsh canceling out finishes from Ben Hinchliffe. All square after normal time Hessle regained the lead when Hinchliffe completed his hat-trick. Beverley pressed for an equaliser but Hessle held on to make the final. Final Score: Beverley Town Warriors 2 Hessle Sporting…
The Blue and Golds progressed to second round of the Council Cup and were good value for their win which could have been by a much bigger margin. The referee disallowed at least four touchdowns two of which were very borderline forward passes. On a very cold afternoon the hosts started brightly with Craig Hamlet diving over wide out following some slick handling. Rob Thompson added the difficult conversion. There…
Beverley Town Reserves were beaten by top of the table side South Cave. Cave won the match with two penalties in the second half. Beverley stay 8th in the East Riding County League Premier Division despite losing. Next week Beverley Town Reserves face bottom of the league North Cave Reserves. Pictures by Paul Linton HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size…
The Barrel Walkington bounced back from their shock defeat to beat title rivals Sculcoates Amateurs 1 – 0 at Longcroft School. Oli Burns got the all important goal from the penalty spot after an incident that saw Sculcoates reduced to ten men following an alleged head butt. The win keeps the Barrel top of the East Riding County League Division One with 35 points, next week they play at home…
A point was all that was needed for Hodgsons in order to gain promotion to the Humber Premier League, and they got just that. In what proved to be a very tough match, the tanners had to come from behind not once, but twice. Without leading scorer Adam Foster a start was given to Jordan Dexter. Danny Piwinski failed a late fitness test which meant Karl Wallis was able to…