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VECTIS RUGBY CLUB CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING SEASON
Vectis Rugby Football Club is celebrating an exceptional 2024/25 season, marked by a significant rise in membership, growing community engagement and an increasingly bright future for rugby on the Isle of Wight. The season concluded with a successful festival held...
Read moreDetailsSAMMI KEEN IS CROWNED ISLE OF WIGHT LADIES GOLF CHAMPION
50 competitors took part in the Isle of Wight Ladies Golf Association (IWLGA) Ladies Championships at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club on 12th and 13th May. Sammi Keen from Freshwater Bay and Emma Powell from Ryde were the finalists of...
Read moreDetailsWORKWEAR ISLAND CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH CLOSE TO RAISING £2,000 TARGET
With just a week to go until the highly anticipated Workwear Island Charity Football Match, excitement is building as the event edges closer to its £2,000 fundraising target on JustGiving. Taking place on Sunday 25th May, at Brading Football Club,...
Read moreDetailsISLANDER THOMAS TURNEY SCOOPS SILVER AT PICKLEBALL ENGLISH NATIONAL SINGLES
Isle of Wight pickleball player Thomas Turney took silver at the English National Pickleball Singles Championships held at Loughborough University on 3rd and 4th May. Thomas won all 4 of his group matches in his category (Men's Open), before receiving...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR 1STS IN FIRST LEAGUE DEFEAT OF 175TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN
Ventnor lost their second game in their 2025 Southern Premier Cricket League campaign on 10th May - beaten by Rowledge by 39 runs. After winning the toss, the visiting side put themselves into bat, amassing a total of 261/5. Opener...
Read moreDetailsBEMBRIDGE YOUTH FC WIN HAMPSHIRE FA GRASSROOTS CLUB OF YEAR ACCOLADE
Bembridge Youth FC have been awarded the title of Grassroots Club of the Year by the Hampshire Football Association. The East Wight side are one of over a thousand clubs affiliated to the association in Hampshire and the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsCONNOR KELLY CROSSES THE MEDINA TO JOIN EAST COWES VICS
Cowes Sports winger Connor Kelly has left the Yachtsmen to join the Isle of Wight's only other Wessex Premier side, East Cowes Victoria. Connor Kelly joined Cowes Sports in the Summer of 2023 from Newport. In the 2023/24 season, he...
Read moreDetailsHARRIERS QUAD IMPRESS IN TESTING ALTON 10-MILER
A team of 4 Ryde Harriers travelled to Hampshire on Saturday (11th May) to take part in the Alton 10 Mile Road Race, with standout performances from Chris Newnham and Gary Marshall on a challenging, hilly course. In sunny but...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT GYMNASTS SHINE AFTER MOVING TO PORTSMOUTH CLUB
A group of dedicated gymnasts from the Isle of Wight are celebrating recent competition success after making the move to Portsmouth Gymnastics Club (PGC) last year, following the decision by their previous club to step away from competitive gymnastics. Now...
Read moreDetails4 GOLDS AND 3 SILVERS FOR SHANKLIN & SANDOWN ROWING CLUB AT BALL CUP SOUTH
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club Junior squad returned to the iconic Olympic Venue of Dorney Lake, for the annual Ball Cup South Regatta on Sunday, taking a record-breaking clutch of 4 gold and 3 silver medals. Gold winning performances came from...
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