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Wombwell Town win 9-1 away
Wombwell Town recorded a remarkable 9-1 win at Dronfield Town in NCEL Division One.
Jordan Kershaw scored a hat-trick and there was an own goal, with the other scorers being Jason Paling, Charlie Rogerson, Jack Dando, Owen Sykes – with a penalty – and Daniel Youel.
Town are second in the table with 48 points from 22 games.
They are five clear in the play-off places and 11 behind Horbury who are in the only...
Pogmoor’s Emily gets married then plays in cup shock
AFC POGMOOR caused a cup shock with a win at fellow Barnsley club Penistone Church in the Sheffield and Hallamshire Women's League Cup.
The match finished 1-1 then Pogmoor, who play two leagues below their hosts, won 5-3 on penalties.
Courtney Kaye scored for Pogmoor in the game then in the shoot-out as did Kaori Brown, Daisy Gaskell, Megan Bower and Jodie Clarkson.
It was an especially busy weekend for Pogmoor player Emily Dickinson who got...
Silkstone defeat Wombwell Main
Silkstone United won 2-1 at home to Wombwell Main and overtook them as the top Barnsley side in the County Senior Premier Division.
Silkstone are now sixth, a point clear of Wombwell, with both having nine games left.
Barnsley Town lost 3-1 at home to lowly Swinton reserves in Division One.
They remain third but have lost their last three games.
There were 8-1 wins in Division Two for both Elsecar Main at Youdan and Royston at...
Rosie gets debut victory
Boxer Rosie Christy put in an impressive performance to win on Tuesday night at the Metrodome.
The youngster from Brampton club Micky’s Athletic was in a barnstorming fight with LA’s Harper Moore to take a unanimous decision.
It was a gruelling battle between the two girls who both went for victory with all that they had.
Christy was well on top by the end with her opponent getting ragged and being forced to hold.
Host...
Both Dearne and Bridge see games abandoned
Dearne and District’s game at home to Wakefield AFC in NCEL Division One was called off due to floodlight failure on 63 minutes with the visitors 2-0 up.
Dearne’s Luke Skelton was sent off then Wakefield scored either side of half-time.
Dearne manager Thomas said: “Unfortunately the floodlights went out and the referee called game off.
“We all waited about 15 or 20 minutes. There was no power in our normal building so our players...
Barnsley AC’s Gail wins age group and others take prizes at Percy Pud
BARNSLEY runners enjoyed success at the Percy Pud 10k which takes place around the Damflask reservoir on the outskirts of Sheffield.
Kieron Sexton-Campbell, of Barnsley Harriers, finished 11th in a field of more than 3,000 with a time of 32-12.
Penistone Footpath Runner Rachael Mayston was third in the over50 women’s age category out of 131.
Bill Phillips placed third in the men’s over75 age category.
First back for Penistone was Andrew Heppenstall...
Simpson to fight in January
Barnsley boxer Callum Simpson will defend his British and Commonwealth super-middlewight titles in Sheffield in January.
Simpson, who has won all 16 professional fights, is due to face Steed Woodall on January 11 at the Canon Medical Arena.
It will be the 28-year-old’s first defence of the titles he won at Oakwell last summer against Zak Chelli.
Woodall, from Birmingham, has won 19 of his 22 fights – losing two and drawing one.
Simpson said:...
Silkstone big winners over rainy weekend
A small number of Barnsley non-league sides played over the rainy weekend, with Silkstone United the big winners.
They won 4-1 at Sheffield City in the County Senior Premier Division and are seventh with 22 points from 15 games.
Barnsley Town were thrashed 6-1 at Ecclesfield Red Rose in Division One. Town are third, a point off leaders Ecclesfield with just two points between the top four.
Wombwell Town reserves were 5-1 winners at Sheffield City reserves...
Reds fan Jake to make debut at Metrodome after missing out on Oakwell
NEW professional Jake Jon Cleary may have missed out on a chance to box at his beloved Oakwell but says the Metrodome is a very good second best.
The Wombwell welterweight, 27, is a big Reds’ fan who would have enjoyed a dream debut had he featured on Callum Simpson’s undercard back in August but the lengthy process of getting a professional licence ruled that out.
He will instead punch for pay for the first...
Gawber continue good form
North Gawber won 2-1 at Athersley Rec reserves in Division One of the County Senior League.
Marsden and Stoddart scored for Gawber who have won five out of six.
Barnsley Town won 5-2 at home to Parkgate reserves.
They are second, a point off top.
Wombwell Main lost 2-0 at home to Hemsworth in the Premier Division.
Elsecar Main won 3-2 at Kinsley Boys in the Sheffield Saturday Trophy.
Barnsley AC’s Naomi and Penistone’s Emma set club records at York 5k
TWO RUNNERS from Barnsley clubs broke club records at the latest York EvenSplits 5k.
Naomi Drakeford set a new PB and the Barnsley AC 5k women’s club record.
She finished as second woman and her time of 16-57 was exactly a minute faster than she had run at the same race in November 2023.
Emma Moore broke Penistone Footpath Runners’ club record time with 19-49 which beat the previous best of 20-37 set in 2019...
Bridge beat bottom club and are unbeaten in eight
Worsbrough Bridge stretched their unbeaten run in NCEL Division One to eight games with a 4-1 win at home to bottom club Yorkshire Amateur.
Connor Glavin bagged a brace with Lloyd Smith and Josh Brown also netting. The visitors pulled one back late on.
Having failed to win any of their first nine, Bridge have now won six and drawn two of their last eight games. They are now 12th with 24 points from 17 games. ...
Barnsley club Combat Academy return from World Championships in Vienna with 33 medals
BARNSLEY’S Bowen brothers returned from the three-day World Kickboxing Championship in Vienna with four medals.
Taylor, 14, won two golds and Harvey, 15, two silvers.
The boys train at The Combat Academy under Mick Crossland who led the England squad including a team of 18 from his Barnsley gym to the Austrian capital.
Their mum Emma Bowen said: “Our sons and all the other competitors came home exhausted having had an amazing time.
“They’re...
Barnsley women win 48-0 but men suffer 6th straight loss
THE TWO sides at Barnsley RUFC had very different outcomes in their crucial games this week.
Barnsley Ladies won 48-0 at home to Sheffield in the Championship North One – the second tier in England.
The Shaw Laners are seventh in the ten-team league, 13 points clear of the bottom two.
Sheffield were winless and second bottom.
There were tries for Barnsley’s Amy Needham, Katie England, Becky Patrick, twice, Jasmine Brankin, Ellie Erskine, twice, and Jess...
Jenson on podium in South Shields
JENSON Young finished on the podium at the second race of the National Cyclocross Trophy.
The 23-year-old from Hemingfield came third in the event in South Shields, two minutes and six seconds behind the winner.
He has finished fourth then third in the first two legs of the five-race competition with the next in Devon on November 17.
Reds u21s to visit Athersley Rec in midweek cup clash
ATHERSLEY Rec will host a competitive game against a Barnsley FC side for the first time when they take on the under 21s in the Sheffield Senior Cup from 7.30pm on Wednesday.
The cup has been running since 1876. Local professional clubs would often enter their reserves teams in the first half of the 20th century, with Barnsley’s second team winning it in 1904, 1915 and 1945 as well as several other appearances in the...
Silkstone through in Sheffield Senior Cup
Silkstone United won 4-2 at AFC Phoenix on Saturday in the Sheffield Senior Cup.
The scorers were William Heath, Joshua Littlewood, Jack Portman and George Orrell.
Wombwell Town won 3-2 at home to Handsworth in the FA Vase first round.
Owen Sykes and Jordan Kershaw netted within minutes of each other midway through the first half but the visitors came back to 2-2.
Nicholas Guest won it with an 84th-minute penalty.
The competition features clubs...
Ward Green nurse Julie wins gold at World Marathon Championships
BARNSLEY woman Julie Briscoe became world champion for her age group at the Bucharest Marathon in Romania this week.
The nurse from Ward Green was competing in the World Masters Marathon Championships on Sunday, and finished first in the over45 women’s category by more than 20 minutes.
Her time of 2-49-36 meant she was second veteran woman overall and first European as the winner was an over35 woman from Morocco.
Julie said: “It was very...
Collinson brace for North Gawber and a 15-0 thrashing
North Gawber won 2-1 at home to Parkgate reserves in the Sheffield Saturday Cup.
Joshua Collinson bagged a brace.
Penistone Church reserves won 15-0 at home to Brodsworth Welfare.
Reece High netted four and Alfie Broughton three while Jack Moore and Jordan Machen bagged braces.
Wayne Hughes, Noah Town, Jack Roberts and Brad Kemp also struck.
Barnsley Town were given a walkover at home to Askern Miners.
Town to replay tie after ‘ref error’ and hunt for new home ground
BARNSLEY Town are due to replay a cup game next week after winning the initial match in extra-time when the referee should have allegedly sent it straight to penalties.
Town beat Jubilee Sports in the League Cup in August, winning 2-1 during the added period.
But the match, under league rules, should have gone straight to a shoot-out so it has been ordered by the league to be replayed on Tuesday at Athersley Rec.
Town...
