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POWERBOATS TO RACE AROUND THE ISLE OF WIGHT IN OPENING ROUND OF OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
20 powerboat teams from across the UK and Sweden will compete in a 60-mile Round the Island offshore powerboat race this Saturday (18th May). Crews will be competing in the opening round of the 2024 UKOPRA Offshore Championship. Although the...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT CRICKET SEASON BEGINS WITH VICTORIES FOR ST HELENS AND VENTNOR
Northwood v Ventnor St Helens beat Northwood and Ventnor 3rds overcame Freshwater in Division 1 on the opening day of the Isle of Wight cricket season on Saturday (11th May). Isle of Wight Division 1 St Helens 213/7 Northwood 212/8...
Read moreDetailsHAMPSHIRE CUP VICTORY FOR SANDOWN & SHANKLIN RFC AFTER BATTERING PETERSFIELD
Sandown & Shanklin RFC Vets clinched the Hampshire Vets Cup in style at the weekend, overpowering Petersfield RFC Vets 22 - 80 in a thrilling match. Centre Luke Chandler stole the show with a remarkable display, crossing the try line...
Read moreDetailsPODIUM PLACES APLENTY FOR DUO OF ISLAND ROWING CLUBS
Both Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club and Ryde Rowing Club enjoyed a successful time on the water at the Ball Cup in Eton recently. Juniors from Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club juniors travelled to Dorney Lake for the Ball Cup on Sunday...
Read moreDetailsVICS CENTRE FORWARD CHARLIE MARSEK CROSSES MEDINA TO BECOME A YACHTSMAN
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...
Read moreDetailsRYDE HARRIERS ENJOY SUCCESS AT MAINLAND RACES IN THE MONTH OF MAY
Representatives from Ryde Harries have enjoyed success at events of varying length and pace recently. Harrier Daniel Eckersley had the honour of competing at a special British Milers track meeting celebrating 70 years since Sir Roger Bannister ran the first-ever...
Read moreDetailsFINANCIAL SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR ESSENTIAL SURGERY FOR COWES SPORTS’ PLAYER RYAN OATLEY
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...
Read moreDetailsBEV LOWRIE AND CHRISTINE O’BRIEN WIN MCCLELLAND TROPHY
Bev Lowrie and Christine O'Brien have won the McClelland Trophy at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club on 9th May. The McClelland Trophies were donated to the Ladies’ Section in 2018 by Margaret McClelland, Shanklin and Sandown’s longest serving lady member....
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN RETAIN GOLD CUP IN TENSE AND DRAMATIC FINAL AT WESTWOOD PARK
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...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT DISABILITY TEAM START SEASON WITH WIN AGAINST DORSET
The Isle of Wight Cricket Board disability team have opened their season with victory against Dorset at Northwood Cricket Club. After losing the toss, the Isle of Wight started their new competition with the bat. In an innings that was...
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