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CARTER AND LOUIS GEAR UP TO REPRESENT GREAT BRITAIN IN GB VS FRANCE J16
Shanklin and Sandown Rowing Club’s Carter Horrix and Louis Sheasby will travel to France at the weekend to represent Great Britain in the annual GB v France J16 match. The pair will compete in the boys’ double sculls after winning...
Read moreDetailsFLAG FOOTBALLER LOTTIE LOOKING FOR HELP GETTING TO FINLAND
Local flag footballer Lottie Laidler has been selected to represent Team GB in the World Championships this summer but she needs your help to get there. Having been selected to play for her country, Lottie now needs help to get...
Read moreDetailsTHIRD VICTORY ON THE TROT FOR TABLE TOPPING VENTNOR 2NDS
Mark Fletcher Ventnor 2nds won their 3rd game in succession by emphatically beating 9-man Waterlooville by 8 wickets at Steephill. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Waterlooville could only manage a modest 129 runs before being skittled out...
Read moreDetailsLACKLUSTRE YACHTSMEN SCRAPE PAST VICS AT WESTWOOD PARK WITH LATE JEZ CONWAY STRIKE
Jez Conway Wessex Premier Cowes Sports beat Wessex Division 1 East Cowes Vics in a pre-season derby at Westwood Park on Tuesday evening courtesy of a 90th minute Jez Conway strike. The Yachtsmen have significantly strengthened their side for the...
Read moreDetailsLIZ DUNLOP QUALIFIES FOR TEAM GB AT 2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA
Wight Tri member and IW Talented Athlete Award member, Liz Dunlop, travelled to Cardiff to take on the Team GB 2025 Age Group World Championship qualifying event, at the Cardiff Sprint Triathlon. After the disappointment of missing out on competing...
Read moreDetailsWESTRIDGE GOLF CLUB STAGES ISLE OF WIGHT VERSION OF RYDER CUP
Westridge held their own Isle of Wight Ryder Cup Event on the weekend of 6th and 7th July. 43 members representing Team Europe, Captained by Lady Vice Captain Lorraine Swallow and Team USA, Captained by Club Vice Captain Gordon Debenham,...
Read moreDetailsCLASH WITH FESTIVAL SEES 2025 DATE CHANGE FOR ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
Next year's Round the Island Race will now take place on Saturday 7th June, not 21st June 2025 as previously publicised, due to a major clash in the Island's event calendar. A clash with next year's Isle of Wight Festival...
Read moreDetailsFINAL ROUND OF SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SUNDAY
The Isle of Wight will be host to the final round of the Southern Cross Country Mountain Bike (XC MTB) Championships organised by the Wightlink-Wight Mountain team on Sunday (14th July). This will be the biggest MTB XC event ever...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT ROWER ANNIE CADDICK QUALIFIES FOR PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS
Isle of Wight rower Annie Caddick will represent Great Britain in the PR3 Mixed double sculls in the 2024 Paris Paralympics which start at the end of August. Annie will be competing in this new boat class together with Sam...
Read moreDetailsPODIUM PLACES IN DORSET FOR SHANKLIN SANDOWN ROWING CLUB
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club travelled to Dorset at the weekend for the 8th round of the Hants & Dorset championship season. The club’s best results of the regatta came from Esme Walters who won her heat in only her 2nd...
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