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Man-of-the-match John McKie In what was dubbed “the greatest comeback since Lazarus” by 1 Cowes fan, the Yachtsmen took all 3 Wessex Premier points against Laverstock & Ford at Westwood Park on Tuesday evening (4th October). Laverstock are the strong,...
Read moreDetailsIsle of Wight senior hockey saw triumph on home turf, as well as overall success, with 3 out of 4 sides victorious on Saturday (1st October). The 1st game of the season for the ladies’ 2XI, was at home to...
Read moreDetailsGary Marshall 105 runners set off from the Isle of Wight Community Club in Cowes for the 66th Isle of Wight Marathon on an overcast, showery Sunday morning (2nd October). Luckily, conditions soon improved with the rain lifting, to be...
Read moreDetailsWight Eagles maintained their unbeaten start to the season when they travelled to Portsmouth to play Meon Milton in the League Cup. The Eagles started the game strongly against a hard-working Meon Milton, who play in the same league as...
Read moreDetailsVentnor secured a narrow 3-point victory in North Hampshire against an Andover 2nd XV in Hampshire Counties 3 on Saturday (1st October). Ventnor travelled to Andover with a strong team, which featured several players starting in unfamiliar positions. Things didn’t...
Read moreDetailsWight Eagles' Ellena Boakes Wight Eagles Ladies top Hampshire County Division 4 after beating Winchester Flyers 2-3 away from home on Sunday 2nd October. The unbeaten Island side are now in 1st place, 1 point above Millbrook who they play...
Read moreDetailsThe ladies of Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club and their invited guests took to the course for their annual Ladies Invitation match on Tuesday 13th September. In a closely fought Am-Am, Club members Ruth Graves and Bev Lowry, together with...
Read moreDetailsAll 4 Isle of Wight teams were victorious against mainland opposition in the Hampshire Trophy on Saturday (1st October). Hayling Island 0-5 Shanklin In the battle of the islands, last year’s beaten finalists Shanklin trounced Hayling Island thanks to a...
Read moreDetailsNewport beat bottom club Fleet Spurs at Smallbrook on Saturday (1st October) thanks to a Joe Butcher hat trick. The Port began their Wessex League 1 fixture against Fleet Spurs with constant pressure and territorial advantage. In the 11th minute,...
Read moreDetailsPort play Fleet Spurs at Smallbrook; the Yachtsmen face Portland United at Westwood Park; Vics travel to Verwood in Dorset this Saturday (1st October). A win for 11th-placed Newport against bottom-of-the-table Spurs could see the County Town side rise as...
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