HEREFORD United will be looking to complete a Nationwide Conference double and consolidate their place in the top five when they meet Stevenage Borough at Edgar Street on Saturday, writes Glyn Wictome. However, the Bulls will face a much-changed Stevenage
Hereford United have extended the loan stay of Brentford right back Jay Lovett for a second month.
THE Relay Team Cham-pionships as part of the Gloucester Counties this year were eagerly anticipated following the excellent performances of Hereford swimmers in the recent 50m sprint events. The 13/14-year-old boys took double gold with wins in both the
HEREFORDSHIRE Motor Club's Andrew Burton gave a fine performance against strong opposition when he drove his self-built Peugeot special to victory in the Wyedean Forest Rally. Lyonshall-based Burton and co-driver Rod Morgan finished the 10 stages in the
MATTHEW Barnet gained a 7-3 win over Shaun Jones and won the English Bowls Youth Development Scheme under-18 county tournament. Jones finished runner-up and the two go on to the Regional School of Excellence at Mid-Gloucestershire IBC.
Walsall 15 pts Luctonians 17 LUCTONIANS extended their winning sequence to 12 league games and moved up to second place in Powergen Midlands 1 with a hard-fought victory at Walsall. Luctonians were forced to make two changes in their front row from the
HEREFORDSHIRE'S Jacob Greasley, a former pupil at Bishop's School but now completing his sixth form studies at Bromsgrove, has been selected to represent the North of England Under-18 Schools team in their game against Japan at Hartlepool on March 18.
Radbourne Floodlit Cup: Luctonians 2nd 41 Bromyard 0. NCA Merit Table: Luctonians 2nd 3 (Sam Bowen pen) Dudley Kingswinford 15. Friendlies: Luctonians Development 17 Luctonians Past Development 5, Ledbury 3rd 29 (Gareth Watkins 2, Kester Wilkinson, Sean
Loughborough 26 pts Greyhound 18 GREYHOUND were al-ways chasing the game in this North Midlands Women's League match at Loughborough. The hosts took an early lead with a converted try but Greyhound hit back with a couple of penalties from Linzi Buchanan
DAVID James, who has been furthering the cause of umpiring for 30 years, was Herefordshire Cricket Board's choice as the recipient of the annual Rob Staite Memorial Award. James has officiated throughout county leagues and more recently taken charge of
SEVEN key areas for sports development were outlined by Herefordshire Sports Council honorary secretary Bryan White when he addressed a large audience at the organisation's annual awards evening. Eleven sports were recognised by the Sports Council with
COLWALL and Clifton 2nd shared a 2-2 incident-packed draw at Bristol in the West Clubs Women's League Premier Division 1 when all the goals came in the first half. After a slow start, Colwall started to find their game and took the lead when Nina Emery
Westfields 4 Bustleholme 0 LEADING scorer Paul Burton joined the fray after the interval to inspire a much-improved second-half performance which saw Westfields bag four goals to retain top spot in the West Midlands League Premier Division in a midweek
Westfields 4 Bustleholme 0 LEADING scorer Paul Burton joined the fray after the interval to inspire a much-improved second-half performance which saw Westfields bag four goals to retain top spot in the West Midlands League Premier Division in a midweek
Yate Town 0 Pegasus Juniors 2 DESPITE playing second fiddle in terms of possession and territory, Pegasus netted a goal in each half to record a confidence-boosting win at third-placed Yate in the Cherry Red Records Hellenic League Premier Division. After
Ross Town 2 Headington Amateurs 2 ROSS started at a gallop to open up a two-goal lead but were pegged back and had to settle for a share of the points in Division 1 West of the Hellenic League. The home team were quickly on the offensive and created numerous
Caersws 2 Presteigne 3 PRESTEIGNE produced a scintillating first-half display to secure three points in the Spar Mid Wales League. Robbie Gore, returning from suspension, scored one - a blistering drive from 10 yards - and created a picture goal for Brad
Pegasus 0 Southam 2 TWO well-worked goals in the space of 13 minutes midway through the second half secured the points for the visitors in the West Midlands Women's Regional Lea-gue. Both sides had previously wasted several scoring opportunities when
HEREFORD Rugby Club's Powergen Midlands 2 West fixture at Bedworth was controversially abandoned after only 14 minutes on Saturday and will have to be replayed. The bad-tempered clash had already seen three players leave the field for medical attention
HEREFORD United will be looking to complete a Nationwide Conference double and consolidate their place in the top five when they meet Stevenage Borough at Edgar Street on Saturday, writes Glyn Wictome. However, the Bulls will face a much-changed Stevenage
THERE have been 222 entries for the season's first point-to-point fixture in the Welsh borders at Whitwick Manor, Newtown, this Saturday. The minimum of eight races will be a smaller card than in recent years, which often sorely tested the staying power
UNDER-12 team Hinton earned the right to play Lads Club Colts in a long-awaited semi-final of the HGTA Herefordshire Junior League Wyvern Flooring Cup after their win at Wellington. In the league game between the two Lads Club sides, Rovers pipped their
HEREFORDSHIRE'S Rob Weale moved up to number five in the World Bowls Tour order of merit after reaching the semi-finals of the HJ Hall Welsh Masters, the last event of this year's indoor ranking series The Wales international and former world indoor champion
WEOBLEY High School oarsman Daniel Middleton continued his assault on West Country sculling events with victories at Avon County Rowing Head of the River at Saltford, near Bath. Middleton, representing Tideway Scullers of London, was, at 12, the youngest
FOUR Herefordshire County Table Tennis Veteran events were played at Whitecross School, Hereford, with 19 entries. The main competition - the Veteran Singles - had four groups of four with the winner and runner-up in each going forward to the quarter-finals
Old Halesonians Colts 10 pts Hereford Colts 39 HEREFORD warmed up for Sunday's North Midlands Colts Knockout Cup first-round clash against Dudley Kingswinford with a fine away win in a friendly match against the 2001 winners. Regular first-team fly-half
HEREFORDSHIRE GC A team put themselves in a strong position to book a place in the final of the Shropshire and Herefordshire Hargrove Plate with a fine 2-1 away win at The Shropshire in the first leg of their semi-final tie. Jonathan Devereux and John
Aug 17 Farnborough T (H) 2-1 (Pitman 2) Aug 20 Forest Green (A) 3-1 (Parry, Williams, Wright) Aug 24 Gravesend (A) 0-3 Aug 26 Morecambe (H) 1-2 (Pitman) Aug 31 Nuneaton B (A) 3-0 (Guinan, Parry,Pitman) Sep 9 Woking (A) 2-1 (Clarke, og) Sep 14 Chester
HEREFORD'S poor run continued when they went down 3-1 to visiting ECV Hornets in the Gerrard West of England and South Wales Men's League Premier Division 3. The early play was closely contested but the Exeter visitors took a first-half lead when they
Ledbury Town 0 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS claimed their place in the final of the HFA Challenge Cup for the 12th time in 25 years with a late goal from Scott Jackson in a competitive clash distinguished by excellent performances from both goalkeepers. An
AFTER conceding two goals in the first half, Wellington threw caution to the wind in the second to salvage a point from a 2-2 away draw with Westfields in their quest to retain the Hereford Times Herefordshire League Premier League title. Westfields produced
Kington Town 2 Tividale 1 DANNY Hill fired home a fine brace to lift Kington into a challenging fourth position in the West Midlands League Premier Division. With several changes due to injuries and unavailability, Kington were still sorting themselves
Wellington 5 Pershore Town 6 WELLINGTON'S title aspirations in the Midlands Floodlit Youth League Southern Division were dealt a blow by Pershore in an 11-goal thriller. They now share top place with Hereford United who have a game in hand. Mike Craig
Wellington 2 Ettingshall 1 WELLINGTON came from behind to give a strong second-half performance and earn their 13th West Midlands League Premier Division victory of the season. The opening exchanges were even but the visitors took advantage of a defensive
Hereford Times, Herefordshire League, Premier Division: Leominster 5, Painters 1; Ewyas Harold 3, Sutton 2; Westfields 2, Wellington 2. Division 1: Colwall 1, Woofferton Res 2; Tupsley 1, Bartestree 2. Division 2: Civil Service 3 (Lee Oldaker 2, Lawson
AFTER losing two fixtures to poor weather in January, Here-ford Racecourse has qualified for an additional meeting from the British Horseracing Board. The revised fixture is planned for this Sunday, when both Ayr and Exeter will also be racing, and is
A WHEELCHAIR basketball club for Herefordshire and Worcestershire will be launched at University College Worcester from 10am to 12 noon this Saturday. Gordon Perry from the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association will be giving a demonstration
WEST Midlands League club Kington Town will be aiming to book a place in the HFA County Challenge Cup final against Premier Division rivals Westfields when they entertain Ross United Services this Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm. Herefordshire League side Services
