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Rec look to end losing run in derby with high-flying Wombwell Town
ATHERSLEY Rec’s next match is a Barnsley derby at home to Wombwell Town on Tuesday – a fixture with significance at both ends of the table as the NCEL Division One season builds to an exciting conclusion.
Athersley Rec have lost seven in a row and won one of their last 15 matches since October.
That leaves them 17th, three places and seven points clear of the relegation zone with 11 games to play.
Rec...
9-0 win for Barnsley WFC
Barnsley Women’s FC won 9-0 at Sheffield Wednesday reserves in the Sheffield Cup.
There were two goals each for Misty Russell, Jemma Jarvis and Olivia Richardson while Katy Woodcock, Eve Marshall and Daniella Kraycheva also netted.
Barnsley WFC are now due to host Sutton Coldfield Town in the National League Division One Midlands on Sunday.
Wins for promotion-chasing Town, Bridge and Town
It was a good weekend for Barnsley clubs in the NCEL Division One promotion chase.
Wombwell won 2-0 at Selby Town on Saturday, with Jordan Kershaw and Kane Reece netting after Charlie Preston saved a penalty. That meant they had won six straight games, with clean sheets in the last four.
Town are second, eight points behind leaders Horbury Town who have played three extra games.
Worsbrough Bridge won 4-0 at Nostell MW – a...
Wombwell Town stay in title race with midweek win over leaders
WOMBWELL Town stayed in the hunt for the one automatic promotion place with a 1-0 win at home to leaders Horbury Town on Tuesday.
In the top-of-the-table clash, second-placed Town netted midway through the second half with Eddie Agnew getting the winner. Town have 64 points from 29 games, with 13 to play, while they are ten points behind Horbury but have three games in hand.
The Wombwell club are unbeaten in 2025, having won...
Worsbrough join Wombwell in play-off places
Worsbrough Bridge won 5-1 at home to fellow top half side Maltby Main on Saturday to move into the NCEL Division One play-off places.
Maltby took the lead but Alex Kemp levelled then, in the second half, Josh Brown put Bridge in front and Connor Glavin netted a penalty.
Lloyd Smith added a late brace.
Worsbrough have won their last four and only lost one in 20, after not winning any of the first...
Dearne and District end winless run and stay in promotion hunt
DEARNE and District won 3-0 at home to lowly Yorkshire Amateur in NCEL Division One, ending a five-game winless run since November.
Tommy Needham scored twice in the first half then Jamie Austin added a third.
Dearne boss Zeph Thomas said: “It was good to get back to winning ways.
“It’s been a while and we’ve had a dip in form.
“It was nice to win, with a clean sheet and three goals.
“Most teams...
Simpson wins and looks to Oakwell summer sellout
Callum Simpson recorded a 17th successive professional win on Saturday night.
The Barnsley man gained a fifth-round stoppage win over Elvis Ahorgah from Ghana at the Wembley Arena in London to retain the super middleweight Commonwealth title.
Simpson was on top throughout before flooring his opponent in the fifth round, for a second win in three weeks.
After the fight he announced that a date has been agreed between his promoters and Barnsley FC for...
Dearne win seven-goal derby thriller
DEARNE and District came from 2-0 down to win 4-3 at home to Pogmoor and stay top of Division Three of the Sheffield and Hallamshire League.
Lyn Law, Darcy Doherty and Steph Marsland and Lily Beevers scored.
Mind Over Matter won 2-0 at home to Barlborough.
Wombwell Town won 7-1 at home to Eckington Belles in Division Four.
Bethany Goldthorpe and Jo Marfleet bagged braces with Sharndelle Glover, Megan Reece and Samantha Whiteley also netting. ...
Church lose at home
Penistone Church lost 2-1 at home to Campion in the NCEL Premier.
After Carlton Pownall levelled just after the visitors took a first half lead, Campion scored again late on.
With ten games left to play, and all teams in the league having at least one game in hand on them, Church are sixth with 4-1 points from 28 games.
They are a point off the play-offs.
Wingrove double in Main win
Wombwell Main won 2-0 at Sheffield City to move up to fourth in the County Senior Premier Division.
Ryan Wingrove got both goals for Main who are the highest-placed Barnsley side.
Dodworth MW lost 4-0 at Stocksbridge Park Steels reserves.
Barnsley Town lost 4-3 at Kiveton Park in Division One, having led twice.
They have taken just a point from five games and have slipped down to sixth place.
Seventh-placed North Gawber’s five-game winning...
Barnsley Woolley Miners commit to youth with new captain
BARNSLEY Woolley Miners CC have committed even further to youth development for the forthcoming season, with a series of experienced players moving on and a focus on promoting young talent from within the club.
The Shaw Laners have had a young team for many years but may have their youngest ever in the 2025 season which begins in April.
Boeta Beukes has been promoted to first team captain, having skippered the second XI last season,...
Rowland wins in Mexico City
WHILE the freezing weather called off all sport in Barnsley last weekend, one person from the town was in much warmer climes and enjoyed significant success.
Oliver Rowland, from Penistone, won the second race of the Formula E season in Mexico City.
After finishing fourth in qualifying, he remained in that position until late on but overtook the top three - all ex Formula E champions - within one lap.
That was during his use...
More Oakwell glory beckons for Callum Simpson – manager
Callum Simpson’s manager Kevin Maree says the super-middleweight will soon be back at Oakwell if everything goes to plan on Saturday night.
The British and Commonwealth champion, 28, is making the first defence of his belts on Saturday night at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield.
Opponent Steed Woodall, from Birmingham, will prove a stern test but one Maree fully expects Simpson to get past.
Maree said: "It is a tough start to the...
2025 PREVIEW: Lachlan targets big year after recovering from surgeries
LACHLAN Moorhead is recovering from injuries which cost him a place at the Paris Olympics and is hoping to compete at the top level of judo this year.
The 24-year-old from Penistone has had operations on his hip and elbow.
He said: “I am recovering very well considering the surgeries I’ve had.
“I want to return to full training at the end of January then I’m targeting a competition at the end of March in...
Archie on target three times for Elite
A hat-trick from Archie Micklethwaite helped Elite AFC on their way to a 5-1 win against Yorkshire Main.
Elite were 2-1 up at the interval with Cole Patrick and Micklethwaite netting his first instalment.
He completed his trio in the second half and Brodey Burden also added his name to the scoresheet.
2024 – a special year for Barnsley sport
A sporting review of 2024 in Barnsley.
JANUARY
The year began with some of the best snooker players in the world, including Ronnie O’Sullivan, competing at the Metrodome for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cyclist Imogen Wolff, from Silkstone Common, finished on the podium in her age category at the National Cyclocross Championships. Jenson Young, from Hemingfield, was 14th in the men’s race.
Penistone motorsport star Oliver Rowland came third in the third..
Bridge on record run and win at Dearne
Worsbrough Bridge continued their tremendous form with a 3-0 win at Dearne and District in a Barnsley derby.
Keelan Grist bagged a brace with Josh Brown also on target.
The Briggers are unbeaten in 13, with ten wins, which the longest such run during their 42 years at NCEL level.
Worsbrough have 37 points from 22 games, leaving them eight points off fifth-placed Dearne who are in the lowest play-off place and have played two...
Tyler’s first goal for Barnsley secures vital home victory
BARNSLEY Hockey Club won 3-2 at home to fellow strugglers Chesterfield in Peak and Wold Division One.
Bryce Tuckett opened the scoring but the visitors levelled.
Captain James Shaw put Barnsley 2-1 up but again Chesterfield equalised, making it 2-2 at half-time.
The winner came from Tyler Williams who netted his first goal for the club.
The result ended a three-game losing run for Barnsley.
The Reds are now ninth in the 12-team league, with...
Town beat Dearne 3-0
Wombwell Town are the highest-placed Barnsley team in NCEL Division One after a 3-0 home win over Dearne and District.
Kane Reece and Jordan Kershaw put Town 2-0 up after ten minutes then Joshua Nodder added a third midway through the second half.
They completed the double against Dearne.
Town went ahead of Dearne on goal difference, with two games in hand.
They have 45 points from 21 games, the halfway point of the...
Tenth straight loss to rival leaves Barnsley bottom
BARNSLEY RUFC’s survival hopes suffered a major blow as they lost 27-0 in their basement battle at Thirsk – leaving them bottom of Yorkshire Division Three.
The Shaw Laners have lost ten in a row since beating Thirsk at home in their second game of the season.
They are now a point behind Thirsk and ten off safety, with ten games left.
Barnsley now host seventh-placed Rotherham Phoenix on Saturday in their last game of the...
