The growth of baseball in Hertfordshire
In Joe Gray’s second instalment of Curveballs and Sliders, he looks at the surprising history of baseball in Hetfordshire.The 2013 season represents a high-water mark for adult baseball in...
View ArticleEight’s just great for Berkhamsted School teams
Berkhamsted School enjoyed a successful day in their block fixture against Magdalen College School – recording eight wins out of 13 fixtures.The first XI produced a solid performance to win by six...
View ArticleAll set to be a tennis ace
Langley Tennis Club youngster Matthew Carroll was put through his paces at the Lawn Tennis Association’s National Talent ID Day at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.The 13-year-old was among 24...
View ArticleFree tennis session at Leverstock Green tonight
Non-members can give tennis a try for free at Leverstock Green Tennnis Club this evening.The open evening takes place from 6pm to 8pm, and guests are also invited to join members in the bar afterwards...
View ArticleMake a splash at canoe club taster
Chiltern Canoe Club is inviting people aged between eight and 80 to their free taster session on the Grand Union Canal. The event – held to mark the beginning of the BCU Go Canoe Week – will be held on...
View ArticleMissy Malone – she’s naughty but nice
Shakespeare, the Beatles and Andrew Lloyd Webber have all crossed the Atlantic to leave a mark on the cultural fabric of the USA, and so has Piers Morgan for that matter – but did you know that...
View ArticleCycle pair make it to Cape Town after 100-day challenge
A couple who set off on a gruelling bike journey across Africa in January have completed the challenge almost 100 days later.Lizzie Brown of Berkhamsted and her fiance Ali Insall pedalled the 7,500...
View ArticleCompetitions in full swing at Little Hay
It has been a busy couple of weeks at Little Hay Golf Club, starting with the Men’s May Medal competition.Nick Jefferson took the honours in Division One with a score of 69 – taking the honours on...
View ArticleDacorum and Tring claim second place
On the track, a full team of Dacorum & Tring youngsters performed well to take second place overall in the second Eastern Young Athlete League match of the season at Jarman Park. Competing against...
View ArticleHemel Town players pledge their allegiance to the club for next season
Hemel Hempstead Town FC look set for a title challenge next season after retaining the services of the core of the squad that came so close to earning promotion this year.No less than a dozen Tudors...
View ArticleSporting stars and valued volunteers
A regular column by Hemel Hempstead’s MPWe are approaching the end of the season for the main winter sports, and what an exciting season it has been for Hemel Hempstead’s sports fans. Hemel is fast...
View ArticleBSFL season finishes with a flurry of goals
BSFL Premier Division sides Robin Hood and White Hart Rovers ended the season with a 2-2 draw.In Division One, Run DFC had Jake Levy and Akil Phillip Forde to thank for a 2-0 victory over Blackbirds...
View ArticleWanderers prove that they are up for the cup
Woodhall Wanderers U18 bowed out with a bang as they won the West Herts Youth League U18 Cup in their last year of youth football.Woodhall went into their clash with league champions Tornado as slight...
View ArticleBlues battle past Raiders to retain the County Cup
Hemel Athletic U11 Blues 4 Berkhamsted Raiders 1Hemel Athletic U11 Blues retained the Herts FA County Cup with a second victory over Berkhamsted Raiders in successive seasons.In a repeat of last year’s...
View ArticleThe growth of the British Baseball Federation
In this week’s instalment of Curveballs and Sliders, Joe Gray looks in more detail at the British Baseball Federation.The British Baseball Federation is the governing body overseeing both the British...
View ArticleThis week’s cricket round-up
It was another busy week of action for the Dacorum cricket clubs as the league tables start to take shape.Hemel TownHemel Town I picked up their first win at Letchworth since 2009 to move into third...
View ArticleLiebenberg hat-trick is not enough for Herts
Cornwall 41 Hertfordshire 29Stefan Liebenberg’s hat-trick of tries was not enough to help Hertfordshire retain the Bill Beaumont Cup as they lost a pulsating encounter with Cornwall in their final...
View ArticleBerkhamsted man completes his first triathlon at 48
Berkhamsted man Colin Smith was one of 62 finishers in Sunday’s RAF Halton Sprint Triathlon for Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care.Although the 48-year-old has taken part in marathons and cycling events...
View ArticleHigh fives for Golden Girls as Wembley beckons
Watford Ladies have secured a trip to Wembley after triumphing at the London Regional FA Umbro Fives tournament.The annual five-a-side competition sees hundreds of teams from around the country battle...
View ArticleMicaela proves too good
Home advantage paid dividends as Redbourn’s own Micaela Du Plessis bagged top spot in at the Redbourn Golf Club Junior Girl’s Open Micaela, 14, won the title with an excellent gross score of 84 gross –...
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