Warren Whitmore - Digital News Reporter
Warren is Island Echo's sports reporter, predominately covering football matches across Wessex League and Divisions 1 and 2 of the Isle of Wight League. He also researches and writes all heritage stories, which have quickly become a reader favourite. Warren is fluent in 3 languages.
VICS SCRAPE NARROW WIN TO PULL AWAY FROM DROP ZONE
East Cowes Vics have eased their relegation worries after a scrappy 1-0 victory over midtable Petersfield United. The East Cowes side made 2 changes to the side that had lost the mid-week derby 4-0 against Newport. The front 2 for...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT TAKE 4-0 WIN OVER VICS IN LOCAL DERBY
East Cowes Vics are dangerously close to a relegation spot following a defeat by Newport IW FC in a local derby on Tuesday night. Newport IW FC made 2 changes to the side that had an unlucky 3-3 draw against...
Read moreDetailsPORT SQUANDER 3 GOAL LEAD IN FRANTIC FINAL 5 MINUTES
Newport IW FC manager, Andy Sampson, warned of complacency after a recent 7-1 win, but his side had not listened to his advice as they threw away a 3 goal advantage in the final 5 minutes of this weekend's match...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT RUN RIOT IN THIRD SUCCESSIVE VICTORY
Photo by Graham Brown Newport IW FC ran riot in Saturday’s game against a weak New Milton side - and could have achieved a double-digit score. Newport fielded an unchanged side to the one that had managed an impressive 3-1...
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN SUNK BY PORCHESTER
The Yachtsmen, second-from-bottom in the Wessex Premier, conceded two penalties as they went down 1-3 to third place Porchester on Saturday, 4th January, a side they had beaten 2-1 in August. Cowes Sports 1 AFC Portchester 3 Cowes made 3...
Read moreDetailsEAST COWES VICS DREW WITH MIDTABLE WHITCHURCH UNITED
In Wessex League One, East Cowes Vics drew with midtable Whitchurch United in an even, but sometimes scrappy, contest at Beatrice Avenue. East Cowes Vics 1-1 Whitchurch United Second-from-bottom Vics had the luxury of fielding an unchanged side to the...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT RECORDED THEIR FIRST WIN OF 2020 IN WESSEX LEAGUE ONE AT ALTON
Photo: Peter Westhorpe Newport recorded their first win of 2020 in Wessex League One on the artificial surface at Alton against a 2nd placed Alton side who had won their last 8 games. Alton 1-3 Newport IW Andy Sampson had...
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN SUNK IN FINAL MINUTE AGAINST LYMINGTON TOWN
Cowes Sports FC lost by a last-minute goal to Lymington Town on Saturday (28th December) - a team who had already beaten them 0-4 twice this season in both the FA Cup and Wessex Premier League. The Yachtsmen made the...
Read moreDetailsVICS GAIN FIRST HOME LEAGUE VICTORY OF THE SEASON
In the bottom-of-the-table ‘6 point’ clash at Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes Vics vanquished the only side below them in the Wessex League One table, Folland Sports, to record their first home league win of the season. Vics made 2 changes...
Read moreDetailsNEWPORT AND EAST COWES VICS SET FOR BOXING DAY DERBY
After all Wessex League games were washed out over the weekend, football returns to Beatrice Avenue on Boxing Day with a much anticipated clash between 2 of the big 3 Island teams: East Cowes Vics and Newport IW FC. The...
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