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YACHTSMEN MOVE TO WITHIN 1 POINT OF PLAYOFF PLACE
Cowes Sports were held to a draw at Westwood Park by league leaders Shaftesbury. The Yachtsmen showed character by twice coming back from behind in an entertaining game. The 1st chance of the game fell to Cowes in the 8th...
Read moreDetailsYACHTSMEN TO TAKE ON WESSEX LEAGUE LEADERS SHAFTESBURY AT WESTWOOD PARK TODAY
Cowes Sports will be seeking their 8th successive victory against league leaders Shaftesbury at Westwood Park this afternoon. Shaftesbury are likely to include the Wessex Premier's leading scorer - former Portsmouth striker Brett Pitman - in their line up. Pitman...
Read moreDetailsPORT HELD AT HOME BY COPTERMEN IN GAME MARRED BY CONTROVERSIAL RED CARD
Newport were held at home by Fleetlands in a scrappy game that ended with 4 bookings and a sending off following a mass brawl between the 2 sides at Beatrice Avenue on Tuesday evening. Fleetlands had the better of the...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN A PLAY CLOSE-FOUGHT THRILLER AGAINST RYDE B
Scott Lawson Ryde A In the final matches in local table tennis' Division 1 before the Christmas break, Shanklin A played in a thriller against Ryde B. Ryde’s Alex Rorke was untroubled in any of his games, but teammate and...
Read moreDetailsHIGH PARK FC SUSPENDED FROM ISLE OF WIGHT DIVISION 1 FOOTBALL
High Park Football Club have been suspended from Division 1 of the Harwoods Isle of Wight League for alleged violent conduct - thought to be the only such suspension of a local team in almost 40 years. This decision follows...
Read moreDetailsUNFORGETTABLE HALF-VOLLEY SEES GEORGE CARTER-KNIGHT HANDED GRASSROOTS GOAL OF THE YEAR
Cowes Sports player George Carter-Knight has earned the accolade for 'Grassroots Goal of the Year'. George scored his unforgettable half-volley in the Wessex Premier League game against Brockenhurst FC in mid-August. The Cowes Sports No 10 said of his goal:...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT RFC RAISE OVER £1,500 FOR SERIOUSLY INJURED RUGBY PLAYER LUKE ORTON
Luke Orton Isle of Wight RFC has raised over £1,500 to support rugby player Luke Orton after his serious injury at the Summer Beach 7s. Present and past players and exiles from the club were joined by players from the...
Read moreDetailsJANE AND GAYNOR WIN MCCLELLAND TROPHY AT SHANKLIN & SANDOWN GOLF CLUB
Jane Wilson and Gaynor Oliver have won the McClelland Trophy at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club. The McClelland Trophies were donated in 2018 by Margaret McClelland, Shanklin and Sandown’s longest-serving playing member. This fun 9-hole Greensomes Stableford competition is played...
Read moreDetailsALEX TRANSFORMS VICS FROM PERENNIAL NO HOPERS TO TOP 6 WESSEX DIV 1 SIDE
East Cowes Vics manager Alex Smith has now been in the Beatrice Avenue hot seat for a year - and what a year it has been! Alex began his tenure at Vics with a baptism of fire - a home...
Read moreDetails7TH SUCCESSIVE WIN FOR YACHTSMEN SEES COWES JUST 2 POINTS OFF PLAY OFF POSITION
The Yachtsmen have closed in on the playoff positions by beating Hamble at the Abbey this afternoon (Saturday). The Yachtsmen began the game poorly. First, Ed Hatt was forced to make a 1-handed save in the 7th minute to prevent...
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