Skittles: Hammers brought down to earth in Yeovil Sports League

Skittles: Hammers brought down to earth in Yeovil Sports League

Posted: 29th September 2013
DIVISION One reigning champions Hammers were brought down to earth on Friday, September 13, when they visited the Royal Marine and fell to a shock two-pin defeat by FK Rebels. The FK Rebels became one of five teams on maximum points in Division One after two games. Westland Ex Apps B were one of those after they beat Waverley Bros by one pin. Yellow Wagtail B showed no…

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Skittles: Home draw for ODS in Third Round of Mills West Cup

Skittles: Home draw for ODS in Third Round of Mills West Cup

Posted: 29th September 2013
REIGNING champions in the Mills West Knockout Cup in the Yeovil Sports Skittles League, ODS, have been given a home tie in the Third Round of this season’s competition. ODS, of Division One, will play host to Division Five outsiders Elite in the Third Round match – to be played on or before Tuesday, October 15. Division One champions Hammers have been given a home tie…

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Skittles: Fixtures for September 30, 2013, in Yeovil League

Skittles: Fixtures for September 30, 2013, in Yeovil League

Posted: 28th September 2013
TEAMS in the Yeovil Skittles League are back in action on Monday (September 30) with the latest round of league fixtures. Among the Division Two fixtures on Monday will see Blake & Fox play host to Royal Marine, RAOB B entertain JP Boys and Macca’s Muppets visit Monks Habits. Fixtures for September 30: Division One: Wessex Sports v Bradford Sports; Westland A v Westland…

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Rugby: Ivel Barbarians fixtures for September 28-29, 2013

Rugby: Ivel Barbarians fixtures for September 28-29, 2013

Posted: 27th September 2013
THE Yeovil-based Ivel Barbarians 1sts are away at Wells on Saturday (September 28, 2013) in the Southern Counties South. Ivel 2nds are at home to Tor 2nds in the Tribute Somerset Two South at the club’s Dorchester   Road ground. Ivel Colts are in home action on Sunday (September 29) when they play host to Combe Down Under-17s. The Ivel Under-16s, Under-15s and Under-13s…

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Skittles: Fixtures for September 27, 2013, in Yeovil Sports League

Skittles: Fixtures for September 27, 2013, in Yeovil Sports League

Posted: 26th September 2013
THE First Round of the Sticker-Up competition will take place on Friday (September 27, 2013) in the Yeovil Sports Skittles League as part of the latest round of divisional fixtures. Last season’s Division One champions Hammers are facing a trip to Motley Cew, while the 2012-13 runners-up ODS are at home to Ooo Unlucky. Nightcrawlers, who finished third last term in…

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Horse Racing: Not everyone has the balls to be a jump jockey!

Horse Racing: Not everyone has the balls to be a jump jockey!

Posted: 23rd September 2013
TO be a jump jockey requires courage, resilience and a significant amount of balls.  And, with the jump season officially underway next month on Thursday, October 17, at Wincanton Racecourse, the Somerset track today presented Professional Jockeys Association members with a triple pack of golf balls. The branded Wincanton Racecourse golf balls with the featured tag line…

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Rugby: Good start for Ivel Barbarians 2nds

Rugby: Good start for Ivel Barbarians 2nds

Posted: 18th September 2013
IVEL Barbarians 2nds kicked-off the new 2013-14 season in the Tribute Somerset Two South with a good 22pts-13 home win over Somerton. This was an even game of rugby which saw some fast-moving play between two well-matched sides. But it was Ivel who emerged victorious to provide a great start to the season. The Ivel 2nds are away at Taunton 3rds on Saturday (Sept 21) in…

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Rugby: Ivel Barbarians Ladies get off to a winning start!

Rugby: Ivel Barbarians Ladies get off to a winning start!

Posted: 18th September 2013
IVEL Barbarians Ladies got the 2013-14 season off to a perfect start on Sunday (Sept 15) with a 33pts-10 victory over Westbury Ladies. The Yeovil-based ladies put in a fine performance against a strong and determined Westbury side. The power of some of the tackles was immense and there were absolutely no holds barred from the Ivel ladies. The Ivel ladies are not due back…

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Rugby: Ivel Barbarians 1sts go down fighting in opener

Rugby: Ivel Barbarians 1sts go down fighting in opener

Posted: 17th September 2013
IVEL Barbarians 1sts played some great rugby in their opening game of the 2013-14 season but eventually went down 29pts-13 at Dorchester. Yeovil-based Ivel produced some great stuff on Saturday in the first match of the campaign and were leading at the interval. But Dorchester upped their game in the second period and with Ivel having suffered two sin-bins the home team…

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Skittles: Dening Cup news from the Yeovil League

Skittles: Dening Cup news from the Yeovil League

Posted: 17th September 2013
DIVISION One outfit Morley Exiles crashed out of the Yeovil Skittles League’s Dening Cup when they went down by one pin to Sfinkters, of Division Four, at the First Round stage. Westland A, also of Division One, went out at the First Round stage when they lost by 15 pins to Division Three team Clangers. Green Dragon, of Division Four, meanwhile, enjoyed a one-pin win…

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