Clare Wood is ready to help brighten Sussex's year. The mood from Chichester to Hastings, Crawley to Brighton is already upbeat going into 2001 following impressive performances in the summer and winter County Championships. But Sussex ladies' captain
The year 2000 is now over. It ended for our team without the much needed win that our team has been desperately searching for. In the last game, we played the London Towers who are arguably the best team in the league. We played pretty well for the most
Richard Parker has just landed one of the toughest jobs in Sussex sport. But the 43-year-old Brummie is relishing the chance to put some bite back into struggling Brighton Bears. Parker joined the club this week on a consultancy basis and will work three
Brighton were hoping to see scrum half Martin Docherty back in action today. The talented No.9 injured a shoulder in the hard fought home win over Crawley on November 11. Geraint Jones and Julian Hutchens have both had outings in his half back role in
Hove's annual Hangover Trophy match cleared a few heads on New Year's Day and was won, fittingly enough, by a team called Betts' Boozers. The Boozers, run by Rick Betts and sponsored by the Seafield Arms in Church Road, Hove, snatched a late score to
Brian Barnes made a painful exit from the Senior British Open at Royal Co Down last July. It was with the near certain knowledge that his days as a tournament golfer were drawing to a close. Just five holes were enough for him to declare ruefully that
It's A family affair at Midhurst and Easebourne in the West Sussex League. Long-serving secretary Ted Dummer, who received an MBE from the Queen last year for outstanding contributions to the community, has six grandsons playing for the club. Jason Dummer
We still live in a male chauvinist world and the opportunities for women to progress as referees are limited. Here in Sussex, we've only three Class One female officials and I believe it's because many who take up courses don't want the hassle of handling
Ecovert cannot wriggle out of another fine muddy mess they have got themselves and, more importantly, the Albion into. Albion have every right, as tenants, to expect their landlords to provide suitable drainage facilities. Cllr Mike Middleton is correct
Hailsham manager Mark Leaney has signed Lewes midfielder Sam Taylor. Taylor is at the University of Liverpool but has also signed Ryman League Division Three forms with Lewes. During term time in Merseyside, he has trained with Liverpool but he has also
Hassocks have suffered a blow with Neil Smith ruled out for an indefinite period. Centre-back Smith has been suffering with a back injury and although he came through 45 minutes in his first comeback game, his next attempt ended in agony. Robins boss
Trainers Tom McGovern and Gerry Enright are helping to keep alive a slice of Sussex racing history. The pair both have their strings at the old Lewes racecourse which until the mid-Sixties was a popular track for flat racing. It staged three two-day meetings
Yet again Powdermill Reservoir, Sedlescombe's fly fishing lake controlled by Hastings Flyfishers and fished by Clive Vale club members has produced another huge rudd. This time the fish, which is the second biggest taken from the water, weighed a staggering
Rita George ended the national singles hopes of Eastbourne's England international Carol Ashby. Ashby was playing away for the third round in succession at King Alfred. In a nail-biter George won 21-20 in the area quarter-final and now awaits to entertain
Clare Wood is ready to help brighten Sussex's year. The mood from Chichester to Hastings, Crawley to Brighton is already upbeat going into 2001 following impressive performances in the summer and winter County Championships. But Sussex ladies' captain
Leading senior performances for the 2000 track season have just been revealed. But, apart from the walkers, just five Sussex athletes gained a place in the national top ten. Crawley hammer thrower Mick Jones is the only Sussex athlete to top any of the
Hove's annual Hangover Trophy match cleared a few heads on New Year's Day and was won, fittingly enough, by a team called Betts' Boozers. The Boozers, run by Rick Betts and sponsored by the Seafield Arms in Church Road, Hove, snatched a late score to
It's A family affair at Midhurst and Easebourne in the West Sussex League. Long-serving secretary Ted Dummer, who received an MBE from the Queen last year for outstanding contributions to the community, has six grandsons playing for the club. Jason Dummer
We still live in a male chauvinist world and the opportunities for women to progress as referees are limited. Here in Sussex, we've only three Class One female officials and I believe it's because many who take up courses don't want the hassle of handling
Denton Phoenix, who had to concede a Lewes and District League match before Christmas because they were banned by the Sussex FA, have now been fined for not fulfilling their fixture. The league has fined Division Four title chasers Phoenix £10 for their
Ecovert cannot wriggle out of another fine muddy mess they have got themselves and, more importantly, the Albion into. Albion have every right, as tenants, to expect their landlords to provide suitable drainage facilities. Cllr Mike Middleton is correct
Whitehawk boss Colin Jenkinson believes his old club Horsham YMCA are favourites for the title. Hawks have been beaten by Pagham and Hassocks recently but Jenkinson said: "YM are head and shoulders above anything I have seen this season. "Because of my
Hassocks have suffered a blow with Neil Smith ruled out for an indefinite period. Centre-back Smith has been suffering with a back injury and although he came through 45 minutes in his first comeback game, his next attempt ended in agony. Robins boss
Award-winning Langney Sports boss Garry Wilson has warned fans not to expect a promotion dash for the Premier Division despite a purple-patch run of form. Wilson was this week named the Eastern Division manager of the month after guiding his men to nine
MONDAY: Albion slump to a shock 2-0 defeat by Southend in the Withdean mud. Ref Steve Baines gives the game the go ahead after two inspections. Conditions are so bad that Micky Adams substitutes his frail wide men Paul Brooker and Nathan Jones in the
Bateman's cartoons were lovely, and famous. They always featured some small person committing a dreadful faux pas. Things such as asking where the toilet is at an embassy reception, whilst the great and the good regarded him with horror, mouths agape
Albion's LDV Vans Trophy tie against Brentford on Tuesday will be a real old boys reunion. Six of the Seagulls' playing and management staff used to be with the Bees. Micky Adams was in charge at Griffin Park three seasons ago before becoming a victim
Yet again Powdermill Reservoir, Sedlescombe's fly fishing lake controlled by Hastings Flyfishers and fished by Clive Vale club members has produced another huge rudd. This time the fish, which is the second biggest taken from the water, weighed a staggering
Pevensey Bay Aqua beat their guests Hastings and St Leonards in a challenge match on the beach to close their year on a high. The visitors arrived with 18 anglers so Aqua's match organiser, Ian Hopper, put the names of all 38 of his attending members
Preston pair June Clayton and Leigh Prince have been disqualified from the national mixed pairs. This after winning an area last 16 round tie at home to Joan and Brian Howson of Wealden. Clayton and Prince both came in as substitutes for Ann Millward
A discouraging weather forecast and heavy weather on the two previous weekends combined to limit the entries at Chichester's Snowflake Series on New Year's Eve. There were only three dozen boats on the water and fewer than half of them completed the course
Tim Cox won Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club's annual Wine race on handicapped corrected time. Alan Simmons, from Lancing Sailing Club, was first across the line but Cox took the honours in his Topper in this New Year's Day contest. The event had been
Leading senior performances for the 2000 track season have just been revealed. But, apart from the walkers, just five Sussex athletes gained a place in the national top ten. Crawley hammer thrower Mick Jones is the only Sussex athlete to top any of the
There will be a family outing for the Heaths of Hastings at the Sussex Cross Country Championships at Lancing. Athletics seems to attract twins but rarely are there complete families competing at the same venue. Back in the late Seventies and early Eighties
Struggling Chichester have warned their commuting players to knuckle down or expect to be dropped from the first team. Skipper Declan Hutchings has set a target of seven wins to avoid the drop from London Four South East. And one of his main priorities
Denton Phoenix, who had to concede a Lewes and District League match before Christmas because they were banned by the Sussex FA, have now been fined for not fulfilling their fixture. The league has fined Division Four title chasers Phoenix £10 for their
Sussex Sunday League clubs booted out a proposal to play double headers. The league wanted to ease the fixtures crisis by having matches between sides that had not played each other yet to be contested for six points with two points for a draw. Clubs
Everyone remembers the famous Arsenal back four partnership of Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Nigel Winterburn and Lee Dixon. Station Cavaliers, who play in Sussex Sunday League Junior Division Two, have their own big and mean foursome - and they are more
Whitehawk boss Colin Jenkinson believes his old club Horsham YMCA are favourites for the title. Hawks have been beaten by Pagham and Hassocks recently but Jenkinson said: "YM are head and shoulders above anything I have seen this season. "Because of my
Matt Russell is backing Bognor to be Sussex's top dogs in the Ryman League. Russell hit his first double for the Rocks as they beat Leatherhead 5-0 to extend their good run to just one defeat in ten league and cup games. And he is convinced they can reel
Jimmy Quinn believes survival will be the name of the game for Lewes following the restructuring of the Ryman League. Providing the in-form Rooks finish in the top six in Division Three this season, they will find themselves playing in the new Division
Award-winning Langney Sports boss Garry Wilson has warned fans not to expect a promotion dash for the Premier Division despite a purple-patch run of form. Wilson was this week named the Eastern Division manager of the month after guiding his men to nine
MONDAY: Albion slump to a shock 2-0 defeat by Southend in the Withdean mud. Ref Steve Baines gives the game the go ahead after two inspections. Conditions are so bad that Micky Adams substitutes his frail wide men Paul Brooker and Nathan Jones in the
Bateman's cartoons were lovely, and famous. They always featured some small person committing a dreadful faux pas. Things such as asking where the toilet is at an embassy reception, whilst the great and the good regarded him with horror, mouths agape
Albion's LDV Vans Trophy tie against Brentford on Tuesday will be a real old boys reunion. Six of the Seagulls' playing and management staff used to be with the Bees. Micky Adams was in charge at Griffin Park three seasons ago before becoming a victim
Andy Crosby is a worried man. The recalled central defender reckons he could be a Withdean jinx for Albion. The Seagulls' temporary home has been the scene of an unhappy League hat-trick for Crosby. He was sent-off in Albion's first home fixture, a 2-
Leaders 147 B club upped the difference between themselves and 147 A to three points after beating The Hyde in the last matches of the first half of the Brighton League season. Simon Dent hit a 59, Stuart Dunseith a 32 and Colin Slattery a 30. The other
Billinghurst open match organiser Derek Fuller missed the latest event on both lakes at Malthouse due to work. The 18 who did attend found it hard going after overnight frost. Club member Martin Cooper won with a carp of 2lb, plus tench for 6lb 4 1/2oz
Ian Hopper and Colin Sargeant organised a 60-peg beach open over five hours at Pevensey Bay which was over-subscribed ten days before the event. Phil Metcalfe of the Aqua club had a good return for his £15 entry fee as his 5lb 8oz of mainly pout and whiting
Pevensey Bay Aqua beat their guests Hastings and St Leonards in a challenge match on the beach to close their year on a high. The visitors arrived with 18 anglers so Aqua's match organiser, Ian Hopper, put the names of all 38 of his attending members
Sussex women bowlers have taken two more steps in their "get with it" resolutions. The first earlier this year was to lift the ban which enforced women to wear hats when playing for the county. At the 69th annual meeting held at Woodingdean they changed
Preston pair June Clayton and Leigh Prince have been disqualified from the national mixed pairs. This after winning an area last 16 round tie at home to Joan and Brian Howson of Wealden. Clayton and Prince both came in as substitutes for Ann Millward
A discouraging weather forecast and heavy weather on the two previous weekends combined to limit the entries at Chichester's Snowflake Series on New Year's Eve. There were only three dozen boats on the water and fewer than half of them completed the course
Helen Armour, from Hove and team member of the Logica yacht, has suffered some mixed fortunes as they come to the end of the third leg of the BT Global Challenge. The violent Southern Ocean storms did not give them a break over the festive holiday period
Tim Cox won Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club's annual Wine race on handicapped corrected time. Alan Simmons, from Lancing Sailing Club, was first across the line but Cox took the honours in his Topper in this New Year's Day contest. The event had been
There will be a family outing for the Heaths of Hastings at the Sussex Cross Country Championships at Lancing. Athletics seems to attract twins but rarely are there complete families competing at the same venue. Back in the late Seventies and early Eighties
The year 2000 is now over. It ended for our team without the much needed win that our team has been desperately searching for. In the last game, we played the London Towers who are arguably the best team in the league. We played pretty well for the most
Richard Parker has just landed one of the toughest jobs in Sussex sport. But the 43-year-old Brummie is relishing the chance to put some bite back into struggling Brighton Bears. Parker joined the club this week on a consultancy basis and will work three
Brighton were hoping to see scrum half Martin Docherty back in action today. The talented No.9 injured a shoulder in the hard fought home win over Crawley on November 11. Geraint Jones and Julian Hutchens have both had outings in his half back role in
Struggling Chichester have warned their commuting players to knuckle down or expect to be dropped from the first team. Skipper Declan Hutchings has set a target of seven wins to avoid the drop from London Four South East. And one of his main priorities
Brian Barnes made a painful exit from the Senior British Open at Royal Co Down last July. It was with the near certain knowledge that his days as a tournament golfer were drawing to a close. Just five holes were enough for him to declare ruefully that
Sussex Sunday League clubs booted out a proposal to play double headers. The league wanted to ease the fixtures crisis by having matches between sides that had not played each other yet to be contested for six points with two points for a draw. Clubs
Everyone remembers the famous Arsenal back four partnership of Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Nigel Winterburn and Lee Dixon. Station Cavaliers, who play in Sussex Sunday League Junior Division Two, have their own big and mean foursome - and they are more
Matt Russell is backing Bognor to be Sussex's top dogs in the Ryman League. Russell hit his first double for the Rocks as they beat Leatherhead 5-0 to extend their good run to just one defeat in ten league and cup games. And he is convinced they can reel
Hailsham manager Mark Leaney has signed Lewes midfielder Sam Taylor. Taylor is at the University of Liverpool but has also signed Ryman League Division Three forms with Lewes. During term time in Merseyside, he has trained with Liverpool but he has also
Jimmy Quinn believes survival will be the name of the game for Lewes following the restructuring of the Ryman League. Providing the in-form Rooks finish in the top six in Division Three this season, they will find themselves playing in the new Division
Andy Crosby is a worried man. The recalled central defender reckons he could be a Withdean jinx for Albion. The Seagulls' temporary home has been the scene of an unhappy League hat-trick for Crosby. He was sent-off in Albion's first home fixture, a 2-
Trainers Tom McGovern and Gerry Enright are helping to keep alive a slice of Sussex racing history. The pair both have their strings at the old Lewes racecourse which until the mid-Sixties was a popular track for flat racing. It staged three two-day meetings
Leaders 147 B club upped the difference between themselves and 147 A to three points after beating The Hyde in the last matches of the first half of the Brighton League season. Simon Dent hit a 59, Stuart Dunseith a 32 and Colin Slattery a 30. The other
Billinghurst open match organiser Derek Fuller missed the latest event on both lakes at Malthouse due to work. The 18 who did attend found it hard going after overnight frost. Club member Martin Cooper won with a carp of 2lb, plus tench for 6lb 4 1/2oz
Ian Hopper and Colin Sargeant organised a 60-peg beach open over five hours at Pevensey Bay which was over-subscribed ten days before the event. Phil Metcalfe of the Aqua club had a good return for his £15 entry fee as his 5lb 8oz of mainly pout and whiting
Sussex women bowlers have taken two more steps in their "get with it" resolutions. The first earlier this year was to lift the ban which enforced women to wear hats when playing for the county. At the 69th annual meeting held at Woodingdean they changed
Rita George ended the national singles hopes of Eastbourne's England international Carol Ashby. Ashby was playing away for the third round in succession at King Alfred. In a nail-biter George won 21-20 in the area quarter-final and now awaits to entertain
Helen Armour, from Hove and team member of the Logica yacht, has suffered some mixed fortunes as they come to the end of the third leg of the BT Global Challenge. The violent Southern Ocean storms did not give them a break over the festive holiday period
