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Last night saw the conclusion of the 2010 summer leagues, with a gathering of players from the Beverley darts and dominos leagues. A good turnout at Hodgsons, saw the playing of the finals of the Tom Anderson four man darts and the Bob Wilson domino pairs. Following a pie and peas supper, generously sponsored by Hodgsons, we were entertained by Mancunian comedian Bobby Bender. Then it was down to the…
Molescroft Terriers faced a tough test as they entertained Sculcoates in the cup at Thurlow. The Terriers went into the game as massive under dogs and were given the option to forfeit the tie though manager Dave Bur opted to play. Molescroft lost the game 6 – 0 though they fought hard throughout. The result could have been much worse without the heroics of Terriers keeper Will Dodds. Coach Glynn…
West Hull started off very well in this 1st round cup match putting Inter Beaver under pressure from the start. Beaver fought back with some good passing, with a great deal of string pulling done by Scott-Jon Tyler. West hull took the lead after Beaver lost the ball, four on two was easy as they took the lead. Good performances from Chris Wilson, Stew Scott and Adam Pardoe. Chris Wilson…
Molescroft Mohicans made it through the 2nd round of the cup with a home with against East Hull Community. Skipper Liam Hall was given man of the match for his four goals that included two spot kicks in the 10 – 2 win. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=980] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below…
BeverleyTown 9’s continued their good form winning one of the two games they played. The opposition, Elloughton Blackburn Swifts put up a god contest and won the second match 1 – 0 at Longcroft School this Sunday. Results – Match One: Beverley Town 1 Elloughton Blackburn Swifts 0 Match Two; Beverley Town 0 Elloughton Blackburn Swifts 1 HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…
Longcroft student Jessica Chapman, age 12, is due to compete in the biathlon World Championships held in Dubai this month (October). From her outstanding hard work and determination to train and succeed, her positions in events prior to this fantastic achievement have been brilliant. With a record of two 6th places and two 4th places in her previous 4 biathlons, her results seem to be improving giving her all the…
As the scoreline suggests this game was mission impossible. The blue and golds travelled to Leeds last Saturday against a side which would certainly not be out of place in the Premier Division of the National Conference if they possessed the facilities to be there. They were physically bigger and oused class and ability from one to thirteen boasting a number of ex professionals in their ranks. There was no…
Beverley Town progressed into the next round of the East Riding Senior Cup in this pulsating game at Longcroft. Both teams were focused on winning the game and getting one over their rivals, and from the first whistle to the last this was a very keenly fought contest. Both teams started with a high tempo, trying to get control of the game and carve out an early opening. Towns Jonny…
Beverley 2nd’s came into this game full of confidence after last week’s win over Goole , they got off to the perfect start with two early tries. The Hullensian Hawks were not going to give up just yet, and hit back with two tries of their own and then had the nerve to take the lead 17-14. But with minutes to spare Beverley restored their lead to make the half…
Molescroft made it through to the next round of the Country Cup against a well organised and useful Nafferton Old Boys side winning on penalties after the game finished 2-2 in normal and extra time. Molescroft started the game at a terrific pace and took the lead five minutes in through top scorer Spruce who scored from close range for his seventh goal in five games. Molescroft were fortunate to…
Mill Lane United came from behind to beat St Georges this Saturday and Broadgates in the East Yorkshire County League Division 1. United took an early lead through John Riley though St Georges replied with two goals of their own. Terry Jackson levelled things up for the home side with a simple close range finish to level the scores at 2 – 2. Shaun Foster then restored United’s lead before…
Another tight encounter for Beverley and yet another grandstand finish. They were never more than a single score behind and were desperately unlucky not to snatch victory in the frantic final minutes. Chester, top of the table with five wins out of five and averaging over thirty points a game, might have been looking for an easy ride here. Not only did they ultimately have to rely on the boot…
Beverley Town knocked Hodgsons FC out of the East Riding Senior Cup this afternoon with a single goal in the 89th minute. The match drew a large crowd who were treated to well contested match that on balance Town deserved to win. The goal was scored by Micheal O’Connell making up for missing a simple chance score as his shot bounced back of the post. Town applied more pressure breaking…
Hull College Girls School of Excellence hosted their Sunderland counterparts at Longcroft School this morning. In total four games were played between the sides at U10, U12, U14 and U16 age groups which featured the future stars of women’s football. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size [nggallery id=972] HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the…
With bragging rights up for grabs Saturdays East Riding Senior Cup match between Hodgsons FC and Beverley Town promises to be a match played with intent by both sides from the start. Lee Hastings, Chairman of Hodgsons FC talked ahead of the game on how he feels the match will pan out and the players to watch out for. “I think it will be a fairly evenly balanced match. I…
The blue and golds will embark on their extremely tough tie in the 2nd round of the BARLA Yorkshire Cup this Saturday. They will travel to Leeds to play Queens. Coach Rich Shaw commented ” People are expecting us to suffer a heavy defeat or even concede the tie but we are determined to come away with our pride intact. ” So far this season the Beverley have not exactly…
It was a very wet start to the 2010 / 2011 East Yorkshire Cross-Country League on Sunday as athletes from local running clubs made their annual trip to Bishop Wilton. Finishing times for many of them were slower than last year due to the boggy conditions. The race was won by Steve Rennie of City of Hull in 40.16 and the first lady was Katy Rawnsley of Scarborough AC in…
Rob Snaith of Beverley Athletic Club has started a winning streak by coming first in a race for the second time in a month. His confidence was boosted by winning the Ryedale 10- mile race in September and now he is celebrating after winning his first marathon. On Sunday he completed the 26.2mile course at Mablethorpe in 2 hours 45 minutes and 54 seconds. Competing in only his third marathon,…