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Members of Kexborough Cricket Club will prepare the ground for the forthcoming season when they take part in the Annual NatWest Cricket Force Day on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The club would appreciate as many players and supporters to help on the day. Kexborough have received a supply of…
Northern Counties East League, Division One side Worsbrough Bridge Athletic saw their recent winning run come to an end on a poor playing surface at table-topping Handsworth. The home side adapted better to the hard and uneven pitch, playing an uncomplicated brand of football to secure a 2-1 success. The game…
Penistone Church first team secured a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Ecclesfield Red Rose in the County Senior League, Premier Division, the scorers being Lewis Dickinson and Elliott Firth. Penistone Church Reserves had four key players missing for their local derby at home to Aqua Force Barnsley and suffered a 4-1 defeat.…
Junior Tykes under eights were in fine form against Swinton. The first game started off in very eventful fashion, with both teams having plenty of opportunities. The Tykes took the lead when Harrison Love produced a composed run from the halfway line and a tidy tuck away into the bottom corner.…
Barnsley Leaders under 12s opened up many good scoring chances in their four games in the South Yorkshire tournament at the All Saints Goals Centre, Sheffield on Sunday, but better finishing from their opponents meant that the Leaders had to settle for just one victory and three defeats. At the…
Lundwood maintained their place at the top of the Barnsley Sunday League, Premier Division with a 2-1 away success at Honeywell – with Zac Lycett scoring the winning goal for the second game running. Lundwood had taken the lead in the 25th minute through centre-half Lee Rouse, who mansged to…
Barnsley's tigerish midfielder Stephen Dawson hailed Saturday's crucial Championship success against Peterborough as 'one of the biggest wins I've ever had'. Dawson delivered a man-of-the-match performance in central midfield, carrying the fight to Darren Ferguson's Posh even after team-mate Nathan Doyle had been sent off. But the modest Irishman was…
Barnsley boss Keith Hill came out and thanked the supporters for their 'incredible' backing against Peterborough at Oakwell on Saturday. "What a performance, what an effort, what an atmosphere," said Hill. "It was just an incredible day – and a real sense of achievement today. I know it's only one…
It was the chunky kit-kats that did it! After being warned by the doctor about our cholesterol levels we stopped having them as our half-time snack, but, as we prepared for the match against Peterborough we remembered that the last time we tucked into our interval treat we won. So,…
Barnsley 1, Peterborough United 0 (Championship) By Keith Lodge A gem of a goal by David Cotterill and a magnificent second half rearguard action after a reckless two-footed tackle by Nathan Doyle had reduced them to ten men was the combination which brought Barnsley a badly-needed home victory. The fact…