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St Helens sport
News & reports from the St Helens Star sports desk
Last updated Thursday, 07-Sep-2006 15:54:50 BST
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Pioneers hang up their boots
AFTER 30 years of playing women's football at the top level Garswood Saints have decided to hang up their boots.
Amateur Rugby League
Fixtures
Blackbrook 8 Pilkington Recs 14
NEW-LOOK Recs laid down a marker for the new season with a strong opening-day performance in a fiercely contested derby clash.
Thatto Heath Crusaders 20 Eccles and Salford 16
IT took a try seven minutes from time from Mark Beech to take the spoils in the opening match of this year's campaign.
Hindpool 10 Blackbrook A 28
BROOK seconds started their campaign in Division Three with a hard-earned win against the Barrow newcomers after battling back from a 10-point interval deficit.
West Park 25 Tynedale 34
IT was unfortunate that West Park's first match in National 3 North brought Tynedale to Red Rocks, the visitors, with the benefit of fine consecutive seasons at national level, proved that bit more 'streetwise' than Park, depending heavily on the boot of fly half Phil Belgian and their powerful pack.
Clock Face Miners 18 Portico Vine 6
NEWLY promoted Clock got their Division Two season off to a winning start.
Latchford 18 Bold Miners 28
UNDER strength Miners outfit came away with the 2 points despite not being at their best.
Haresfinch 16 Ulverston 28
A DEPLETED Finch side faded in the last quarter as the big Ulverston forwards took control. Finch competed well in the early stages and could have been in front at half time but made far too many mistakes.
Darts and dominoes
Carlsberg-Tetley Haydock Darts & Dominoes League
Field athletes set the tone
St Helens Sutton A.C took second place behind Holmfirth Harriers in the Northern Plate Final held at the Dorothy Hyman Track, Cudworth. It was an excellent day with the club's field event competitors putting the club in the frame from the outset.
Newton-le-Willows AA Match & fishery News
National Team Open Match, Sunday 27-8-06,
Recs are going up!
ON a wet Saturday it was a testament to the groundstaff, players, umpires and supporters that allowed St Helens Recs 1st XI to even start their game against Orrell Red Triangle.
Combination
ON the first day of the season it did not take long for Knowsley South to get off the mark in defence of their Star Premier Division title. Striker Adam Morris got them on track with his two goals and Peter McNally added the other in a 3-1 win at Wood Lane over neighbours Prescot Leisure, for whom Alan Platt scored. Top Nogs, Division One runners up opened their Premiership campaign with a deserved 2-1 win at Dentons Green. Mike Pickersgill finding the net for the home team and goals from Paul Anders and Mike Simmons getting the Nogs off the mark.
Local sports links
• Blackbrook Royals
• Earlestown & District Snooker League
• Penlake Juniors AFC
• St Helens & District Combination Football League
• St Helens Scorpions GARLFC
• St Helens Striders Running Club
• St Helens Sutton Athletic Club
• St Helens Swimming Club
• Thatto Heath Crusaders ARLFC
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