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Phoenix pay the penalty
Phoenix 4 Nottingham 5 (after penalties) MANCHESTER Phoenix lost another tight and tense encounter with the Nottingham Panthers on Sunday after conceding a first period three-goal lead. Phoenix started quickly and took the lead in the second minute
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Flixton smash Vase rivals
Flixton 4 Pickering Town 0 FLIXTON produced their best performance of the season to progress to the third round of the FA Vase, after beating last year's quarter-finalists Pickering Town 4-0. The home side started like they meant business and after
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Kersal come up short
Altrincham Kersal 24 Darlington 31 KERSAL were knocked out of the EDF National Trophy after a narrow defeat against National League side Darlington at Stelfox Avenue. The game was a contest between the skilful and speedy Kersal backs and the strong
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Ashton on winning trail
Eccles 22 Ashton on Mersey 31 ASHTON continued on the winning trail as they beat Eccles 31-22 in a friendly clash on Saturday. The Banky Lane side started with their usual early gusto, with second row Mike McCoy gaining useful yards for the team. The
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Spirited Brooklands gain fresh hope
A SPIRITED 2-2 draw against top team Havant has given Brooklands Manchester University fresh hope in the First Division of the Slazenger England Hockey League. The Cheshire team fought back from two goals down to draw level and end a run of four defeats
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Trafford drive home advantage on the road
St Helens Town 0 Trafford 4 TRAFFORD'S resounding victory at Knowsley Road was highlighted by some stunning goals including a Glyn Barker double that took his tally for the season to 19. However, the visitors didn't have it all their own way with Town
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Brooklands make amends
Brooklands Hulmeians under 19s 17 Stopfordians 2 BROOKLANDS went into this weeks encounter with Stopfordians looking to make amends for a disappointing loss the previous week to Heaton Mersey. It was always going to be important to start the game strongly
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Lee's the toast of Timperley
LEE Warburton was the toast of Timperley as the Stockport Road side upset former treble winners Cheadle at the weekend. Mo Wright's team are sitting pretty in fourth place in the Men's North of England Lacrosse League Premier Division after their fourth
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Bowdon make the most of difficult situation
IN spite of earlier concerns about a shortage of players at the top of the team, Bowdon Squash Club bit the bullet' and made the most of a tough fixture against Prestbury. Adam Murrills, as usual undaunted by playing an opponent who has played a very
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Bradshaw's brace fuels Carrington win
Carrington 22 Widnes 17 CARRINGTON seconds entertained Widnes in a hard fought but well spirited game on Saturday. With a couple of defeats hanging around their necks the second team's mixture of youth and experience provided a last minute, well-earned
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Altrincham and District Amateur Sunday FL round-up
Altrincham and District Amateur Sunday FL An Andrew Robertson goal gave Lisbon St Anthony's a Premier Division double over Jackson's Boat and allowed them to keep their 100 per cent record. Lisbon, last season's champions, close to within two points
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Angry kid is happy to play
HE is known as "angry kid" by his teammates on account of his short temper but Alty youngster Lewis Chalmers is anything but at the moment. The 20-year-old is set to become the latest member of an elite group of players at the club after being named
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Praise for quick thinking pupils
A GROUP of six pupils from Stretford Grammar have been praised after rushing to the aid of a great grandmother. Patricia Reilly, aged 78, was waiting for a bus on Edge Lane, near Longford Park, on November 3 when she was the victim of an unprovoked assault
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Park plan wins telly cash
A SCHEME to develop Kingsway Park has been given a major boost after scooping more than £50,000 through a television public vote. Supporters picked up their phones and voted en masse to propel the project to victory in Granada Reports' People's Millions
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'Groper' ordered to sign register
A MAN who groped a woman in a pub has been put on the Sex Offenders Register for five years. Joseph Hughes, 35, claimed at Manchester magistrates court that he was drunk and had no recollection of the incident. But District Judge Huw Edwards told him
