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St Neots Ladies 2nd 1, Pelicans Ladies 6Pelicans made the early morning trip to St Neots to face a side bottom of the East Division 2NW.The game started off slowly, with the Pelicans not performing to their usual standard. A few shots towards goal were looking promising, but the visitors were struggling to put them away.Pelicans Ladies in action earlier this seasonLate on in the first half, St Neots went

10K was the competition distance of the day for members of Ryston Runners at the weekend in various locations and over various terrains.Performance of the day on Sunday was notched up by Malcolm Tuff who, despite pre-race concerns over the weather, achieved his objective of qualifying for selection for the England team for next year’s Masters International 10K by running 38:02 for third place in the M55 category (158th overall

Round two of the Norfolk Sportshall League took place in Lynn, with 20 juniors taking part.With West Norfolk fielding a full team of U11 and U13 boys, team spirit was high on the day.The U11 boys performed well again, finishing third overall. The boys changed around events from the previous meeting so they could experience all of the available events.Ben Collison and Chris Elmer at the cross-country championshipsMatas Petreikis continued

West Norfolk 17, Shelford 2nd 27West Norfolk welcomed the league leaders to Gatehouse Lane on Saturday knowing that they would need to pull out one of their best performances of the season to beat a side who had so far only lost once and already had eight try bonus points to their name.With both Lewis Rudd and JJ Hart unavailable in the forwards from the previous week, West welcomed back

Thurston 39, Fakenham 26Counties 2 Eastern CountiesFakenham’s eighth league fixture saw them travel to Thurston, a team they have enjoyed a number of good games with in recent years.Fakenham in action earlier this seasonThe visitors started the game in lightning-fast fashion, scoring twice within the first five minutes. First, winger Kyle Roberts crossed the whitewash, before full-back Murray Tindal followed suit, with co-captain and fly-half Lloyd Marshall slotting one of

Pelicans Men’s 1st 5, Spalding Mens 1st 2Pelicans bounced back from last week’s defeat with a hard-fought victory against Spalding.It was a game which was played out in front of an excellent crowd of ex-players from down the years which made the win even more special. The home side were still without Kirwin Christoffels who is recovering from a hamstring injury but his presence was still felt on the sideline

Frustrated King’s Lynn Town manager Adam Lakeland is looking for an immediate reaction at Scarborough on Tuesday night after his side crashed out of the FA Trophy at lower league Stourbridge on Saturday.The Linnets missed three gilt-edged chances during their 2-1 defeat in the West Midlands but Lakeland was under no illusions that they deserved anything from the game and is looking for much more in the National League North

A football fanzine edited by a King's Lynn-based TV journalist has been shortlisted for a top national award.David Blackmore's West Ham United fanzine Blowing Bubbles is up for Fanzine of the Year at the 2023 Football Supporters’ Association Awards.Blackmore's monthly magazine has been in print since August 2012 and Blowing Bubbles has previously made the shortlist in 2015 and 2021.David Blackmore is the editor of Blowing Bubbles Monthly at West

Stourbridge 2, King’s Lynn Town 1FA Trophy Second Round ProperThe Linnets crashed out of the Trophy at the first team of asking after defeat against lower league opposition in the West Midlands today.Bartosz Cybulski in action during the FA Trophy game between Stourbridge and Lynn. Picture: Tim SmithStourbridge sit 17th in the Step 3 Southern League Premier Central but a late goal from Josh Coulson was not enough for Step