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Cory wins pro debut and could also fight on Oakwell show
CORY Sagar got off to a winning start as a professional last week and Callum Simpson says he will do his best to get his fellow Barnsley fighter on the undercard at Oakwell in the summer.
Super-middleweight Sagar, who is a bricklayer from Worsbrough Common, was handed a 40-36 verdict against Londoner Robbie Chapman at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on Saturday night.
The 20-year-old came through at Barnsley Star ABC, under his grandfather John...
Dearne need a point for play-offs after beating Wakefield
Dearne and District are almost certain to finish in the NCEL play-offs after an excellent 2-0 win at home to title-challengers Wakefield on Tuesday.
Bayley Lowe and Jamie Austin netted in front of a crowd of 413.
Fourth-placed Dearne need just a point from their final three games to guarantee a place in the play-offs.
This is Dearne’s first season at NCEL level and their manager is Zeph Thomas who was appointed in September after...
Simpson to fight for European title at Oakwell
Callum Simpson is due to fight for the European title at Oakwell on June 7.
The Barnsley man, who won the British and Commonwealth titles at the football ground last summer, is due to face Italian Ivan Zucco for the European super middleweight title.
It is unclear yet what the maximum crowd will be but it is expected to be ‘thousands more’ than the 7,000 who filled the East Stand last summer and ‘the maximum...
Shaw Laners lose at leaders with Dearne to host Wortley
BARNSLEY RUFC women lost 63-17 at leaders Cheltenham Tigers in Championship One North.
The Shaw Laners are sixth, ten points clear of the bottom two.
They now have two games left this season, starting at West Park Leeds on Saturday.
Barnsley men host leaders Old Otliensians in Yorkshire Division Three on Saturday after a two-week break.
The Shaw Laners are third-bottom and six points clear of the bottom two, with two games left. They could...
Fan zone plans unveiled
LONG-MOOTED plans for a new fanzone at Oakwell have finally been submitted to Barnsley Council.
The football club have been vocal about their attempts to increase the fan experience at Oakwell on matchdays in recent years.
As part of that, the potential of a fanzone at the ground has been mooted - and plans were officially submitted to the council’s planning board recently.
Situated in the East Stand car park, the new zone will be...
Home loss for hockey team
BARNSLEY went down to a 6-1 defeat on Saturday and remain in jeopardy of relegation.
The Darton-based side were outplayed by the Yorkshire Peak and Wold Division One leaders Lindum.
It means they are ninth in the 12-team division, just a point ahead of Chesterfield’s second team.
Barnsley do have two games in hand on the teams around them.
They have a big chance to put more daylight between themselves with...
Barnsley’s first female pro boxer to make debut at Metrodome
HISTORY will be made tomorrow night with Jaymyleigh Pettinger becoming the first female professional boxer from Barnsley.
At just 18, the Brampton girl, who’s also a student at Barnsley College, will make her debut at the Metrodome.
She is signed with former British champion Josh Wale and actually grew up on the same street as him.
Josh said: “It is a massive achievement.
“Women’s boxing has come on so much in a short space of...
Barnsley women continue form but men stay just above bottom two
BARNSLEY RUFC Ladies continued their strong second half of the season with another win but the men suffered a comprehensive home defeat.
Barnsley Ladies won 29-10 at Novocastrians.
Becky Patrick scored a hat-trick of tries with Jess Taylor-Roberts and Amy Moxon also touching down. Alix Taylor-Roberts added two conversions.
The Shaw Laners are sixth in Championship One North with 29 points from 14 games, and four more to play starting at home to Lichfield on...
Bridge back in play-off places
Worsbrough Bridge won 3-0 at home to South Leeds on Saturday to go back into the NCEL Division One play-off places.
Harry Spooner netted twice and Keelan Grist once. They are unbeaten in 15 home games, winning the last five.
Bridge overtook Dearne and District who lost 1-0 at Ilkley Town.
Third-placed Wombwell Town drew 3-3 at home to Swallownest.
Cian Guest, Jordan Kershaw and Liam Owen put the hosts 3-1 up but Swallownest struck...
Pearson wins age group and breaks Penistone club record
PENISTONE Footpath Runner Andrew Pearson had a storming run at the Snake Lane ten-mile road race.
He claimed first place in the men’s over60 age category which had a field of 78 runners and his time of 1-04-01 was enough to break the club over60 record by more than three minutes.
There were three other Penistone runners taking on the well-established ten-mile race which is held in Pocklington in East Yorkshire and is renowned for...
Dearne Valley aim for top Yorkshire tier after ‘crazy’ Division Four title win
DEARNE Valley RUFC are the champions of Yorkshire Division Four and want to be in Division One within the next five years.
The Bolton-upon-Dearne club were given a walkover win at home to Knottingley on Saturday, a 14th victory in 15 league games this season which meant they had an unassailable lead at the top with three games left.
It is their first season at this level.
Director of rugby Callum Emery said: “Our five-year...
Naomi first woman as more than 400 runners compete in Wombwell 5
THERE were strong performances from Barnsley club runners at the Wombwell 5 this week.
Kingstone Runners organised the race, which starts and finishes at the go-kart track, with more than 400 competing.
Bert Beaumont, from Darfield, was the oldest in the race aged 82 while his grandson Zachary El Darsh was the youngest at 16.
Bert won the over80 men’s category in 48-54 and was 326th overall, and Zachary finished 296th in 45-54.
Barnsley AC’s...
Barnsley club have national champions
THREE Barnsley Karate Centre students won golds at the EKF English Championships in Sheffield.
Jodie Ward won the women’s veterans sparring category, as well as silver in kyu grade kata, while Bradley Laughton took the kata title in visually impaired and Kara Bond was Para kata champion. There were kata bronzes for Ethan Butcher, in the Para section, and under seven Lucia Crossland. Kata is the non-contact category of the sport.
More than 1,300 competitors...
Church hold higher-flyers to draw
PENISTONE Church drew 0-0 at home to third-placed Thackley in the NCEL Premier.
They are now eighth on 42 points from 30 games, and eight to play, which leaves them seven points off the play-offs. They have won one in nine since November. Debutant Oliver Jackson was sent off.
Manager Steve Lenthall said: “In the first half we created a couple of chances and limited Thackley.
“We said at half-time if we carried on with the...
Montgomery second at first Mickledon Straddle in five years
THE MICKLEDON Straddle fell race returned after a five-year absence, with Barnsley AC’s Phil Montgomery finishing second.
He completed the 14.3 miles and 2,431 feet of ascent in a time of 1-47-00. Callum Hobson finished in 2-11-59.
George Parr was first back for Penistone Footpath Runners in 19th place with 2-02-09. He was also third under23 man. First woman back for the club was Lesley Parker in 2-33-56.
Nick Whittingham was second over70 man. Mark...
Imogen ninth in World Cyclocross Championship
IMOGEN Wolff finished in the top ten of her category representing Great Britain at the World Cyclocross Championships in France.
The 18-year-old from Silkstone was competing in the women’s under 23s race on Sunday.
She finished ninth, despite being one of the youngest competitors in the race.
Imogen is in her first season as a professional, riding with team Visma Lease A Bike.
She said after the race: “Ninth at worlds was the best with what I...
More glory for tennis coach Calvin
TENNIS coach Calvin Betton, from Barnsley, is celebrating a second grand slam win in the last year.
The New Lodge man is the coach of Henry Patten who, along with Finnish player Harri Heliövaara, won the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open this week.
They added that title to their Wimbledon win last summer while their match in Melbourne was an epic encounter against an Italian duo which stretched beyond midnight.
Big wins for both Barnsley RUFC teams
BOTH Barnsley RUFC teams enjoyed excellent away wins.
The men kept their survival hopes alive with a 25-18 win at third-bottom Thornesians. That took them off bottom of Yorkshire Division Three and left them with 15 points from 15 games, and seven to play.
They are two points off Thornesians.
It is unclear whether one or two teams will be relegated this season.
The try-scorers were Simon Lau, Dave Reed, Cuz Mazzini and Brad Wood.
Kieran...
Athersley beaten at home
Athersley Rec then were defeated 2-0 at home to Armthorpe Welfare on Tuesday in NCEL Division One.
Both the goals came in the first half.
Athersley are 11th with 36 points from 27 games.
Their last 11 games have brought nine defeats, one draw and one win.
They are 13 points off the play-offs and 15 clear of the relegation zone, with 15 games left to play.
Town draw, others lose
Wombwell Town were the only Barnsley team not to lose in NCEL Division One at the weekend as they continued their unbeaten away record with a 1–1 draw at fellow promotion-chasers Ilkley Town.
After a home player was sent off, Jordan Kershaw put Town in front but Ilkley levelled.
Town dropped two places to fourth with 49 points from 24 games, leaving them 16 points off first and three clear in the top five play-off...
