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OVER £10,000 RAISED FOR SERIOUSLY INJURED ISLE OF WIGHT ICE HOCKEY ACE AIDAN DOUGHTY
Over £10,000 has been raised in just 24 hours for Ryde Ice Hockey player Aidan Doughty, who sadly broke his back playing for Basingstoke Bison on Saturday (14th January). 27-year-old Aidan was injured in a match against Telford Tigers in...
Read moreDetailsENTRIES OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR COWES WEEK 2023
Entries for the world's longest-running regatta, Cowes Week, are now open for 2023. At 197 years young, Cowes Week remains 1 of the pre-eminent regattas in the world, and this year the team expect to welcome more than 500 boats...
Read moreDetails4 WINS OUT OF 4 FOR ISLE OF WIGHT HOCKEY TEAMS
All 4 Isle of Wight hockey teams - the Men's and Women's 1st and 2nd XIs - won on Saturday (14th January). The ladies 1XI were up 1st at Smallbrook to face Bournemouth 2s, grateful that the rain had eased....
Read moreDetailsVICS AND PORT TO PLAY VITAL GAMES AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF WESSEX DIV 1 – MIDWEEK FOOTBALL PREVIEW
UPDATE: Both games - Andover Town v East Cowes Vics and Fleetlands v Newport IoW - have been called off due to frozen pitches. East Cowes Vics manager Alex Smith will be looking for his 1st victory at Andover Town...
Read moreDetailsDEPLETED VENTNOR RUGBY SIDE TROUNCED AT ROMSEY
Ventnor RFC lost by a 60-point margin at Romsey on Saturday (14th January). Weather-related transport difficulties, which meant their squad lost 2 players before the day began, do not excuse another tepid display by Ventnor when they travelled to Romsey,...
Read moreDetailsRYDE’S DOMINANCE CONTINUES IN ISLE OF WIGHT TABLE TENNIS DIVISION 1
Pat Thorley The 4 Ryde teams currently occupy the 4 top places in Isle of Wight Division 1 after wins for Ryde A, C and D in the week ending 13th January. Division 1 Ryde D’s junior players performed well...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL: NORTHWOOD ST JOHNS REACH LAST 8 OF HAMPSHIRE TROPHY
Northwood St Johns – the only Isle of Wight team to have played on Saturday – have reached the quarter finals of the Hampshire Trophy after beating Kingswood United on penalties. The game – played on a 4G pitch –...
Read moreDetailsLAST FEW DAYS TO NOMINATE PEOPLE FOR ISLE OF WIGHT SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS AWARDS
Nominations for the Sports Awards close at midnight on Monday 16th January. The Isle of Wight Sports Achievement Awards is an annual event that recognises outstanding achievement or service amongst sportsmen and women of all ages and celebrates our Isle...
Read moreDetailsALL ISLE OF WIGHT WESSEX LEAGUE GAMES OFF
UPDATE: (12:00) All Wessex League games and all but 2 games featuring Island league teams have fallen victim to the weather. There is a full list of Wessex and Island League fixtures this Saturday, however, with heavy rain forecast for Saturday...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT LADIES HOCKEY 1XI SNATCH POINT AT ROMSEY
On a day when 2 other Isle of Wight hockey teams had their games postponed, the ladies 1XI came away with a point from their visit to Romsey. Short, sharp play from Georgia Whittle, Saffron Hart, Sarah Shaw and the...
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