Football

Despite it only being the first week of June, many of the Island's Wessex League stars have switched allegiances ahead of the 2024-25 season. The most notable transfer is that of East Cowes Vics captain Callum Chase back to Cowes....

Local schoolboys George Holbrook and Kai Grace were part of the winning Eastleigh Tornadoes U16s team at the recent Junior Premier League National Championships. The pair of Medina College students first started playing for the Hampshire-based team at the start...

Tributes are being paid to local football legend John 'Simmo' Simpkins, who passed away recently. John - who played in goal - had stints at both Newport and East Cowes Vics and also played for Salisbury, Basingstoke and Bashley. Following...

Local schoolboy Ashton Cox starred at the Junior Premier League (JPL) National Championships recently. Ashton - who started playing football when he was just 3 years old - plays for Southampton-based Millbrook U14's on a Saturday after being approached by...

Wight Eagles Under-14s goalkeeper, Schyler Gabbard-Jaspers, has been selected to trial for the AFC Wimbledon Pathway Academy and given her first shot towards becoming a professional footballer.  Schyler travelled to New Melton to begin a 3-day trial with AFC Wimbledon...

Mascot 4-year-old Ollie Crates Were you at the Isle of Wight Legends v Saints Legends match on Saturday? Westwood Park was filled to capacity as former (and a few current) Isle of Wight footballers took on a team of well-known...

Jack Barsdell takes on Josh Younie A hat trick from centre forward Charlie Urry ensured victory for Ventnor in the final game of the 2023/24 Isle of Wight football season at the Peter Henry ground on Friday evening. Ventnor began...

Cowes Sports have strengthened their side ahead of the 2024/25 season by signing Charlie Marsek from East Cowes Vics. Charlie had scored 14 goals in 103 appearances for the East Cowes club in his career to date. The young centre...

Cowes Sports FC has set up a GoFundMe page to support defender Ryan Oatley, who was seriously injured in a Wessex Premier game against Moneyfields in early April. Ryan fell onto a fence head-first and requires 2 teeth extractions, a...

Cowes captain John McKie Cowes Sports beat Newport on penalties in the Gold Cup final at Westwood Park on Friday evening. In Steve Brougham's final game in charge of the County Town club, Wessex Division 1 Newport set out to...