Sunday, April 24, 2011

Football: Stowmarket Town hit back from two down to win

Stowmarket Town 3, 
March Town United 2
Stowmarket Town moved back into the top six of the Ridgeons First Division with a second half comeback and a performance they have been lacking of late. 
Signs were good early on with Wake turning and firing over on the half volley. 
March were rocked and constantly under the cosh. 
Proctor, Luxford and Myhill all saw scrambled efforts miss the target but then the Cambridgeshire outfit took an unlikely lead. 
Lemon down the left fired in a low cross and with three gold and black legs missing the ball, Plumb stabbed in the ball from close range to end a fruity combination. 
Graham, dancing along the by-line, found Proctor but despite the leading scorer's best efforts, March's keeper was equal and managed to block on the line. 
Just seven more minutes had gone when Stow's best chance fell to Myhill. Standing unmarked, just outside the six-yard box, he met Drummond's great cross but an equally great reaction save denied him.  
As Stow missed, March grew in confidence. A long ball over the top saw Juliano outpace Pleasance and seemed to outpace himself as the ball run away, but that did not stop the Stow man diving in and the resulting penalty was neatly dispatched by Day. 
Despite being 2-0 down at half-time, the Suffolk side never lost heart. 
Again Proctor just poked the ball wide before he met Myhill's cross with precision to head home his first. 
Brand, on as sub, weaved a little magic and clipped his free-kick against the bar but that was all the visitors had to show as Stow continued to pile on the pressure. 
A deep ball down the middle was won by Stow captain Graham, bounced high again and Proctor leaped first and highest to loop the ball over the keeper's head. 
At 2-2 there was only one team going to win this one. 
Both subs came on for Stow and Steve Jay mixed up the formation to send Hall and Joseph into his marauding side and it was Joseph who got the winner with a great run and shot into the bottom corner to keep Stow's top six aspirations still in their sight.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Football: Today's local results

Saturday, April 23
Ridgeons League
First Division: Stowmarket Tn 3 March Tn Utd 2.
Reserve League North: Great Yarmouth Tn Res 3 Stowmarket Tn Res 2.

Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League
Senior Division: Melton St Audrys 1 Haughley Utd 1; Old Newton Utd 5 Capel Plough 4.
Division 1: Thurston 5 Stowupland Falcons 0.
Intermediate A: Ipswich Ath Res 3 Old Newton Utd Res 0.
Intermediate B: Capel Plough Res v Stowupland Falcons Res, postponed, Stowupland unable to raise a team; Haughley Utd Res 1 Thurston Res 0.
Division 2: Bramford Road Old Boys 2 Salvation Army 2.
Division 4: Salvation Army Res 4 Stonham Aspal A 1.
Division 5: Trimley Red Devils Res 4 Cedars Park 0.
Division 6: Cedars Park Res 2 Somersham Res 4 (at Somersham).

Golf: Champion hopes for Lesley

Stowmarket golfer Lesley Barnes has reached the grand final of a national competition to find England’s champion club medal player.
Barnes is one of 10 East region players to qualify for the 2011 Volvo and English Women’s Golf Association Grand Medal Final at Droitwich on June 25.
The grand final will be contested by 60 players with 10 representing each of EWGA’s six regions. To qualify for the regional final, each of them returned the best four scores in the Volvo EWGA Medals at their club last year.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Football: This weekend's local fixtures

Saturday, April 23
Ridgeons League (3pm)
First Division: Stowmarket Tn v March Tn Utd.
Reserve League North: Great Yarmouth Tn Res v Stowmarket Tn Res.

Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League (2.30pm)
Senior Division: Melton St Audrys v Haughley Utd, Old Newton Utd v Capel Plough.
Division 1: Thurston v Stowupland Falcons.
Intermediate A: Ipswich Ath Res v Old Newton Utd Res.
Intermediate B: Capel Plough Res v Stowupland Falcons Res, Haughley Utd Res v Thurston Res.
Division 2: Bramford Road Old Boys v Salvation Army.
Division 4: Salvation Army Res v Stonham Aspal A.
Division 5: Trimley Red Devils Res v Cedars Park.
Division 6: Cedars Park Res v Somersham Res (at Somersham).

Sunday, April 24
FCD Bury & District Sunday League (10.30am)
Division 2: Kennett & Kentford v Stow Excelsior.

Flare Recruitment Ipswich Sunday League (10.30am)
Division MB3: Claydon 07 v Wetherden 08.
Division RM4: Ipswich Lions v Riverside.

Norfolk & Suffolk Veterans League (2.15pm)
Suffolk FA Veterans Cup, final: Stowupland Falcons v Kirkley & Pakefield (at Victory Road, Leiston FC).

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Golf: Wood reigns supreme but five-point reductions for Mees and Thrall

John Wood reduced his handicap from eight to five on his way to winning Division One of the April Medal at Stowmarket Golf Centre.
Wood scored a nett 23 to beat Simon Lapthorne (32-8-24) by a single point but Lapthorne also saw his handicap drop by three. Graham Theobald was third, his nett 26 saw his handicap reduced from four to two.
Leading woman was Felicity Groom (40-7-33).
Clive Mees won Division Two, shaving five off his handicap on the way with a gross 34, nett 20, score to win by five points from Pam Willshere (38-13-25).
It was a similar story in Division Three where Linda Thrall knocked her handicap down from 20 to 15 with a nett 20 score, ten ahead of Chris Hockings (68-38-30).

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Badminton: Fightback glory for Stowmarket/Meadlands pair

A pair from rival clubs joined forces to earn victory in the ladies doubles final at the 48th Ipswich and District Badminton League Championships at Northgate Sports Centre.
A third game was needed to decide the outcome but Karen Adderson (Meadlands) and Amanda Newcombe (Stowmarket) prevailed, fighting back from 18-13 down in the decider against Sue Poole and Sarah Gooding (YMCA) to win 10-21, 21-13, 21-19.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Football: Stowmarket Town slip down table

Stowmarket Town fell to seventh in the First Division of the Ridgeons League this evening with a single goal defeat at home to Fakenham Town.

Football: Haughley bounce back but surprise defeat for Old Newton

Haughley United put Saturday's heavy home defeat behind them to record a 2-0 win at East Bergholt United this evening in the Senior Division of the SIL but Old Newton United suffered a shock 3-2 home defeat to bottom club Coplestonians.
Kwame Jones and Aaron Robinson were on target for Haughley as they made it six wins from their last seven games to continue to pull clear of relegation danger.
Aaron Shave missed a penalty for Old Newton, but Adam Rickwood netted a second spot kick, while Matt Huckins was also on target.

Football: Three teams face Tuesday night action

There's a busy night of local football action this evening with all three of the area's senior teams in action.
Stowmarket Town welcome Fakenham Town to Greens Meadow in the Ridgeons League, 7.45pm, while in the Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division, Old Newton United are at home to Coplestonians, while Haughley United travel to East Bergholt United, both 6.15pm.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Football: Radio date for Stowupland Falcons youth teams

Stowmarket Falcons FC's youth section were visited by BBC Radio Suffolk to interview players about women’s and local grassroots football.
In the first interview, Carly U13 assistant manager and Gemma and Charley (U13 players)  were interviewed about girls' and women's football.
It is available on the BBC iPlayer for the next seven days. Click here.
The interview was played during the Mark Murphy breakfast show at about 6.22am. To listen, go 22 minutes into the broadcast.
Club spokesman Neal Smith said: "A great interview, a great advert for the club and our big five-a-side tournament.
"We hope a second interview with some of our older players will be broadcast soon."

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Football: Falcons fly into second cup final

Stowupland Falcons romped into the final of the Norfolk & Suffolk Veterans League Cup with a 4-0 victory over Premier Division runners-up Woodbridge Town this afternoon.
Goals from David Thompson 2, Simon Cutting and Neil Gregory earned the Division One champions a place in the final on May 6 against Norwich Trafford, who needed penalties to beat Kirkley & Pakefield after their 3-3 draw.
Falcons are already through to the final of the Suffolk FA Veterans Cup, where they meet Kirkley & Pakefield next Sunday, as they stay on track for a remarkable trophy treble.

Football: Today's Sunday League results

Sunday, April 17

Flare Recruitment Ipswich Sunday League
Premier Division: Unicorn v Ipswich Thistle, late result.
MB3: Felixstowe Dolphins v Wetherden 08, late result.

FCD Bury Sunday League
Division 2: Stow Excelsior v Kennett & Kentford, match awarded to Stow.
Division 3: Buxhall Utd 3 AFC Hardwick 6.

Norfolk & Suffolk Veterans League
League Cup, semi-final: Stowupland Falcons 4 Woodbridge Town 0.

Football: Double top for Cedars Park

Cedars Park's two teams are top of their respective SIL divisions going into the closing stages of the season.
The first team won 4-0 at East Bergholt United A thanks to goals from Tom Coe, Tom Jacobs, James Kennedy and David Thompson.
That put the Lions a point ahead of Westerfield United at the top of Division Five but from one game more.
And it was the same score for the Reserves at home to Sproughton United in Division Six. Gerry Daly netted a hat-trick to add to Luke Uttley's goal, confirming a top-two finish. 
The Lions second string remain a point clear of Sproughton Sports Reserves with both having two games left to play.

Football: Salvation Army open gap at foot of table


Paul Gunton struck twice to earn Salvation Army a valuable 2-1 victory over Great Blakenham in SIL Division Two and complete a quick-fire double after their 1-0 win at Great Blakenham last week.
It puts the Army five points clear of their second-bottom-placed opponents but from three games more.

Football: Old Newton earn long-awaited victory

Adam Rickwood helped ease Old Newton's fears of being dragged into an SIL Senior Division battle.
His goal was the only one of the game to earn victory at Woodbridge Athletic to end a seven-match winless run.

Football: Haughley's run ends


Haughley United's seven-match unbeaten run came to an end as they crashed to a 5-1 home defeat to Grundisburgh.
Aaron Robinson got Haughley's goal in bizarre fashion when the goalkeeper carried the ball over his own line from a corner but they never looked like adding to their five-match winning run against the SIL leaders.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Football: Today's local results

Saturday, April 16
Ridgeons League
Reserve Division North: Whitton Utd 1 Stowmarket Town 5.

Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League
Senior Division: Haughley Utd 1 Grundisburgh 5, Woodbridge Ath 0 Old Newton Utd 1.
Division 1: Stowupland Falcons 1 Trimley Red Devils 2.
Intermediate Division B: BT Trimley Res 0 Haughley Utd Res 3.
Division 2: Salvation Army 2 Great Blakenham 1.
Division 5: East Bergholt Utd A 0 Cedars Park 4, Old Newton A 1 Coddenham Res 1.
Division 6: Cedars Park Res 4 Sproughton Utd 0.

Football: This weekend's local fixtures

Today
Ridgeons League (3pm)
Reserve Division North: Whitton Utd v Stowmarket Town.


Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League (2.30pm)
Senior Division: Haughley Utd v Grundisburgh, Woodbridge Ath v Old Newton Utd.
Division 1: Stowupland Falcons v Trimley Red Devils.
Intermediate Division B: BT Trimley Res v Haughley Utd Res.
Division 2: Salvation Army v Great Blakenham.
Division 5: East Bergholt Utd A v Cedars Park, Old Newton A v Coddenham Res.
Division 6: Cedars Park Res v Sproughton Utd.


Tomorrow
Flare Recruitment Ipswich Sunday League (10.30am)
Premier Division: Unicorn v Ipswich Thistle.
MB3: Felixstowe Dolphins v Wetherden 08.


FCD Bury Sunday League (10.30am)
Division 2: Stow Excelsior v Kennett & Kentford.
Division 3: Buxhall Utd v AFC Hardwick.


Norfolk & Suffolk Veterans League (2.45pm)
League Cup, semi-final: Stowupland Falcons v Woodbridge Town.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Darts: Latest results

Stowmarket & District Darts League
Royal William 1, Kings Arms 6; Stowupland Sports 2, Huntsman 5; Needham Institute 6, Queens Head 1; Finningham 5, Old Newton SSC B 2 British Legion 5, Coddenham 2; Meadlands 3, Onehouse Shepherd & Dog 4; Stow Crown 4, Riverside 3; Old Newton SSC A 4, Pickerel 3.
High out shots: G Peck, Needham I 120; G Norman, Finningham 116; M Barton, Old Newton SSC B 108.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Football: All square in reserve derby

Honours ended even in this evening's SIL Intermediate Division B derby where the reserve teams of Stowupland Falcons and Haughley United finished all square at 1-1.