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Youngsters from Dersingham Rovers answered a challenge from their manager in the best possible way - by winning the league at the Football Development Centre, in Norwich.The club's under-10 side participated in the trophy finals for the Norfolk Combined Youth Football League.The boys were given an ultimatum this by manager Gary English this season - to move into the Norwich league and compete against some of the top teams in

King's Lynn have received a positive injury update on skipper Josh Pickering – who should be back in action for the MacInnes Stars later this month.The Australian crashed in Heat 1 of a fixture for his Championship club Edinburgh at Berwick nearly a fortnight ago, and has been awaiting the full diagnosis of a shoulder injury.Pickering has now been told he fractured his left scapula close to a nerve, and

Norfolk Alliance action between North Runcton and Norwich on SaturdayNorth Runcton, Fakenham and Downham Stow all saw their respective games abandoned after rain swept across the region.Perhaps the biggest losers on a frustrating afternoon were Fakenham who had put themselves in a commanding position in their fixture at Bradfield.Batting first, Fakenham had amassed 331-7 in their 50 overs when the rains came.Jon Ewart scored 111 off only 97 balls as

Interim boss Mark Hughes wants his players to use today's play-off defeat against Kidderminster as fuel for another title tilt next season.Lynn - second best for long periods of the tie - were left down and out by a three-goal burst inside 17 second-half minutes as they lost the semi-final clash 4-1 at The Walks.Hordes of Linnets fans left The Walks devastated as an impressive Kidderminster booked a play-off final

King’s Lynn Town 1 Kidderminster Harriers 4King's Lynn Town's season-long efforts counted for little after a sickening play-off semi-final defeat against Kidderminster Harriers at The Walks.League-runners-up Lynn have swept almost everything before them in a season in which they finished just behind champions AFC Fylde on 93 points - but the team that finished five places and 24 points below them came to Norfolk - and triumphed with ease.Mark Hughes'

There was a new format for the Ryston Junior Awards gala, which consisted of two games of bowling followed by the presentations.Due to Covid, it had been a few years since the last such event so it was based on results from the 2022/2023 season.Nominating athletes is always a tricky task as there are so many worthy winners.Junior award winners at Ryston RunnersThis year, all coaches voted anonymously, and decisions

The next publication by football author Steve Penny promises to be one ‘L’ of a book.The former Lynn News sports editor has recently published books about football in Lanzarote, Lisbon and Lincolnshire but is coming closer to home with his next one – all about the Linnets.It will focus on fans’ memories and opinions on their favourite things about the club, as well as sections on the history of both

At the weekend, 17 West Norfolk rugby players represented the Under-12s in a national competition in Minehead, Somerset, hosted by Leicester Tigers.Teams took part from all over the country and were split into five groups of five teams, and then depending how they did on the first day were organised into further fixtures on the second day.Across the weekend, the team played seven games, winning four and narrowly losing three

Local saloon fans had plenty to cheer at Lynn on Monday with half of the races being won by West Norfolk drivers.Levi List did fantastically well to win his first-ever race on his home circuit in what was a very wet opening race following a heavy downpour at start time.List made no mistake negotiating the very tricky conditions to take the chequered flag ahead of the experienced Jacob Downey.Following List’s