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  • Quartet power past Priory in national tile bid

    SPECTATORS at Pershore's new indoor tennis centre were left in no doubt after Saturday's demolition of the Midlands' most prestigious club, Edgbaston Priory, that they have a team well equipped to reach the finals of the National Doubles Leagues. Club

  • Waghorn’s on to a winner for relieved Robins

    Rothwell Tn 3, Evesham Utd U-16 6 THE relieved Robins recorded their first win of the Junior Premier League season when with Tom Waghorn's hat-trick the difference between the sides. The striker netted three times in the first half after Town had taken

  • Swimmer Joe takes top spot

    JOE Evans from Bretforton opened his 2006/2007 campaign in winning style at the Coventry and District Championships in Nuneaton. Competing in the 13/14 age group for the 50 and 100m events which were decided over heats and finals and in the Open Age

  • Waghorn’s on to a winner for relieved Robins

    Rothwell Tn 3, Evesham Utd U-16 6 THE relieved Robins recorded their first win of the Junior Premier League season when with Tom Waghorn's hat-trick the difference between the sides. The striker netted three times in the first half after Town had taken

  • Moreton make it six of the best in title pursuit

    MORETON Town look set for a second successive promotion in the Birdseye Sports Evesham and District Sunday League after making it six wins from six games with victory at Tewkesbury Town. Former Moreton Wanderers players Ben Shurmer (2) and Chris Mills

  • Misery for Ilmington on a goal-filled Saturday

    MS in the Stratford Alliance featured in matches that realised an amazing 106 goals last weekend. The afternoon's highlight was at Ilmington where the winless home side scored five times against Herald Division Two visitors Welford yet still ended losing

  • Waters is the hero

    PRINCE Henry's Under-14s have sensationally reached the fourth round of the English Schools National Cup after a 2-0 win at Aylestone School from Hereford. Hotshot David Waters took his tally to eight goals for the season with both goals in what was

  • Gregory is hat-trick hero

    KS Athletic 2, Littleton 3 (aet) A HAT-TRICK from Jon Gregory fired Littleton into the third round of the Worcestershire FA Junior Cup. However, the visitors needed extra-time to overcome stubborn opponents who caused the Littleton supporters no end

  • Double despair

    AFTER two successive wins, Pershore Town crashed to a brace of Midland Combination defeats. The odd goal reverses came at the hands of Coventry Sphinx last saturday and at Massey Ferguson on Tuesday when Town were missing strike duo Dean Roberts and

  • Two points dropped after defensive lapse

    Pershore 2, Standard 2 TWO points slipped from Pershore's grasp against beatable opposition last Saturday when, yet again, the first string failed to fire on all cylinders. It could have been so much different! Graeme Rushin created several excellent

  • Cole and Hall net twice as Bretforton win

    Bretforton 4, Clifton 0 BRETFORTON continued their excellent run of form with a comprehensive win last Saturday when they played some excellent hockey. They made a flying start but Andrea Cole's effort after good work from Deb Slatter was disallowed

  • Home defeat after giveaway goals

    Evesham 1, Stone 3 SATURDAY'S hosts were second best in the first half despite a much improved defensive display. The return of Jamie Dodgson provided useful experience in defence and Alun Williams and Frank Lake put in their best performances of the

  • Duo’s track glory

    THE "His and Hers" Caterham racing couple from Hinton-on-the-Green, Sheila Marshall and Nick Frost, scored a double success in their last championship race of the season at the prestigious Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. Marshall won her class

  • Prizes dished out at Broadway

    SPOILS of a busy season were distributed at Broadway Golf Club's annual prize giving evening last Saturday. Club captain John Skinner handed out the men's trophies, while ladies captain Jen Doran was on hand to present prizes to winners of the ladies

  • Runners-up go one better to claim win

    SUNDAY'S fleet at Arden SC struggled to make headway against the fast-flowing Avon on Sunday in two additional handicap races run to complete the year's programme. After winning the first mark of the course the ding-hies took advantage of the flow of

  • Youth awards

    Evesham Youth AC THERE was a splendid tur-nout of almost 100 anglers, relatives and friends for the annual presentation night staged at Evesham WMC last Sunday. The overall trophy winners were Duncan Field, Adam Jelfs, Mathew Kinnersley, Will Beasley

  • Davis leads the way

    Evesham Jubilee Society LAST Saturday saw the annual ten-a-side fixture against Bidford AC. Society members took advantage of the match being held on their home water and successfully retained the trophy for another year scoring 106 penalty points to

  • Face tough task in FA Trophy

    AN ELEVENTH away game out of the last 13 will provide the Robins with little respite after last weekend's humbling. Evesham are back down the M25 for an FA Trophy tie at Dartford, who stand second in Ryman League Division One South but who lost 2-1 at

  • Chairman slams ill discipline

    AN ANGRY Jim Cockerton has pledged to remedy Evesham United's current disciplinary problems in the aftermath of Saturday's defeat at Bromsgrove, writes Mervyn Collins. The club chairman had no dispute with the match referee who he said "applied the letter