Local Sport STOCKSBRIDGE GOLFERS BACK IN ACTION AFTER a week of no golf due to heavy rain and strong winds, Stocksbridge golfers were glad to be back in action.
same score as J. Sykes (16), D. Haley (13), D. Jones (14) and P. Dickinson (17) who all had a lower number of back nine points.
Wednesday March 20 saw the penultimate round of the Dragons Winter Cup and 29 players were out on the course aiming to improve their league positions.
On Saturday it was also the penultimate round of the Gent’s Winter Cup. A big field of 65 players enjoyed the sunshine and spring like temperatures. Scoring was excellent, helped by the course being in very good condition.
L. Wright (14) was the overall winner with 37 points, beating I. Batty (17) into second place with the same score but with fewer points on the back nine. J. Moss (22) took third place with 36 points, the
A. Finney was the overall winner with a superb 42 points. Playing off a handicap of five he returned a one under par gross score, with three birdies, 13 pars and two
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J. Nadin (26) came in second with the same score, but a lower number of points on the back nine. R. Haythorne (17) came in third with 41 points. Overall 18 players played to their handicap or better, good going in any conditions. Another measure for the standard of golf was the number of twos achieved on the day, a winter high of 12 in total and two of these were eagles on the par four third. A great day of golf all round.
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to a leg fracture and Katie Denton suspended. It was 3-0 at half time with Lauren Turner, Millie Kenyon and Kathryn Mudge all on the mark. After the break it was one-way traffic with Kenyon completing her hat-trick, Turner and Mudge at the double and further strikes by Jenny Selman, Maddie Bishop and Chloe Baldwin completing the rout.
AFTER last week’s setback at fellow title rivals Peterborough United, it was back to winning ways for Oughtibridge War Memorial Ladies as they de-
This Sunday Oughtibridge entertain league leaders Leicester City Women’s Development in a tasty looking molished an inexperienced Le- League Cup semi final. Kick off is 1.30pm down at the War Memorial icester City Ladies 10-1. with a bumper crowd anticipated, It was a much needed morale the pavilion will be open throughout booster after losing Codi Melia for refreshment and entrance is free.
CHURCH IN NARROW DEFEAT IN FRONT OF BUMPER CROWD PENISTONE Church narrowly lost out to fellow title contenders Worksop Town on Saturday, in front of a whopping crowd of 1,628 – the highest ever recorded in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. Church had a mountain to climb after Worksop, who sit at the top of
the table, scored twice in the opening 14 minutes. First it was Craig Mitchell in the sixth minute and then Matthew Sykes in the 14th who both hit wonderful shots to put the Tigers two up. But Church never gave up and responded brilliantly. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find the goals to get
them back in the game, although Andy Ring did score a consolation in the 80th minute. Manager Ian Richards said: “Credit to Worksop in that they scored early. Two world class strikes then defended very well. It’s a results business – people call it the business end – and they got the result.
“I’m extremely proud of our players’ performance. I’m extremely proud of the way they reacted to going 2-0 down early in front of a big crowd. I’m extremely proud of the football that we tried to play and the way they conducted themselves. I think, if people are being honest, we were the better team over the 90 minutes in terms of performance but it’s a hollow victory because it’s all
about three points at this point and that puts them with one and a half hands on that title. “We’ve got seven games left and we’ve got to try to win seven and see. Finish as high as we possibly can because these players deserve to do that and deserve to get that recognition of hopefully finishing top two.”
More success for Penistone on busy weekend IT was a very busy weekend for Penistone Footpath Runners as they took part in events stretching from Birkenhead to Hull via Edale and Langsett. Penistone entered two teams at the Northern road relay championships in Birkenhead. The men’s team consisted of 12 runners and the women’s team six. The men came home in 52nd in a high quality field featuring some of the North’s best athletes. The women finished in 35th and qualified for the national finals in Sutton Park next month. Elsewhere club records were falling a plenty. Those preparing for the marathon season ventured to Hull to compete in the East Hull 20. Gareth won the race and shattered the club record for 20 miles in the process. His time of 1-52-16 was nearly 10 minutes better than the previous mark. Bill Philips in the same race broke the over-70 men’s record in 2-3953 and Rob Davies broke the over-50 men’s record in 2-2300. In the Peak District Phil Hinchliffe took on the chal-
lenging Edale Skyline fell race which is 21 miles and takes in some of the toughest climbs in the area such as Win Hill. Phil completed the course in a very quick 3-3309.
Keith Gordon broke the over70 men’s record for seven miles at Garstang in 57-20, trimming seven minutes off the previous record. On the track Lee Hopkins flew round one lap in 66-5 to claim the club’s over-45 men’s record for 400m. Julian Williams had a strong run to claim 4th place at the Langsett 10k trail race in a time of 48-32. Just up the road from Langsett a number of Penistone runners took on the Windmills 10k in windy conditions. First back for Penistone was Andrew Heppenstall in 36-39 closely followed by veteran Martin Ball in 36-42. Martin was first over-45 man. Becky West completed the Leeds and Liverpool half marathon Canter in 2-01-44. New member Bryan Harrod guided a visually impaired runner around the Wakefield 10k, finishing in 44-28.
Penistone results: Langsett 10k Trail Race - 4, Julian Williams 48-32; 36, Andy Walch 57-57. East Hull 20 Mile Road Race - 1, Gareth Cooke 1-52-16; 79, Rob Davies 2-23-00; 189, Bill Phillips 2-39-34; 198, Hannah Butcher 2-42-36.
Northern Ladies 6 Stage Relays 35th Penistone Footpath Runners - 40, Lesley Parker 33-48; 37, Rachael Mayston 16-48; 36, Jill Carlton 17-24; 36, Julia Cobham 34-40; 37, Jill Scrivens 21-01; 35, Dawn Broom 16–56. Northern Men’s 12 Stage Relays 52nd Penistone Footpath Runners - 52, Charlie Skipper 27-33; 50, Lee Storey 13-49; 50, Shaun Dimelow 28-20; 50, Rob Lees; 50, Matt Robinson 28-43; 52, Peter Knight 15-46; 52, Robin Clough 3012; 52, Simon Pike 14-41; 52, Paul Fryers 16-13; 53, Richard Docker 16-01; 56, Steve Dommett 18-54; 53, John Broom 15-08. Edale Skyline Fell Race, 21 miles - 62, Phil Hinchliffe 3-33-09. Windmill Six Road Race 5, Andrew Heppenstall 3639; 6, Martin Ball 36-42; 115, Caroline Entwistle 51-38. Julian Williams at the Langsett 10k
