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Sport
Rugby-style workouts help students relax
Students in Selby have been choosing to relax from the pressures of studying for exams by playing touch rugby and engaging in ruggercise – a new concept in fitness workouts.
As sporting stars strike it rich, professionals are no longer tradesmen
There was a day, not so long ago, when the ethos of sport was all about being an amateur – that is, not getting paid for winning your race, or whatever it was that you were especially good at. Well, that’s how I saw it as I was growing up in South Africa in the fifties and sixties.
Coaching camp to raise further hope
Following the success of a similar course in the spring, Selby Cricket Club will be holding another coaching camp for juniors during the coming half-term holiday.
Football
Minstermen rejoice as Wembley double chance looms
York City’s many Selby supporters were raising their glasses after claiming their first national cup honours in 90 years by lifting the FA Trophy after beating Newport County 2-0.
Queue forms for key post
Potential managers are queuing up for the vacant post at Selby Town despite the club’s relegation from the NCE top flight and the fact that it is not a paid position.
Amazing courage of Thorpe Willoughby father and son
And the brave Thorpe Willoughby youngster completed the 2.5k junior run while Mark – still undergoing treatment at Leeds Hospital for testicular cancer – finished the 13.1-miler in just over two hours.
Cricket
Gibson bowls lots of maidens over as Cawood go top
With some outstanding individual efforts – most notably that of opening bowler Gibson who finished with the remarkable figures of 2 for 3 off 12 overs including nine maidens – Cawood went joint top of the York Senior League’s Division 6 with a 91-run victory over Rowntrees.
Rhythm lacking as swing beats Thorpe batsmen
Having already lost more league games than they did in the whole of last season, promoted Thorpe Willoughby know they will need to up their performance level in the coming weeks if they are to compete effectively in Division 2 of the York Vale League.
Neighbours match scores on wet night
As the wet weather reduced the fixture list by half on the opening day of the Snaith & District League, Burn came out top-scorers in Division 1 by setting a target of 126-9 against Pollington thanks chiefly to Ray Adamson (58) who scored the only half-century of the evening and is pictured left on a less happy occasion.
Burn light up the sky with sparkling start
Despite the distractions of a stag do, Burn got their cricket season off to a sparkling start with a 25-run victory over Wheldrake in a York Vale League Division 1 derby at their splendid ground just outside the village.
A sizzling start in arctic conditions
Helped by the return to the fold of Mark Spetch and Will Brown, Carlton Towers got their York Senior League Division 3 campaign off to a sizzling start in near-arctic conditions.
Rugby Union
Rugby player recognised for his prowess
Selby rugby star Martin Protheroe (above) has been recognised for his prowess by being picked for the Yorkshire President’s XV who played an Overseas team in a curtain-raiser for a county game between Yorkshire and Lancashire at Scarborough on Saturday.
Primary pupils are rugby champions
A rugby squad from Monk Fryston Primary School have returned as champions from a tournament involving mainly Harrogate schools.
Bridlington Kiwi kicks fairytale ending into touch for Selby
Effort and application were just not enough as a strong Bridlington forward pack retained possession and controlled the game for long periods while Selby were unfortunate to incur the displeasure of the referee at scrum time and at the breakdown.
Protheroe helps Swans to fly
Selby pressure eventually paid off when Martin Protheroe charged through the Barnsley defence for the winning try which sent the Swans flying into their second Yorkshire Shield final in three years.
Swans fly to another final
It was a breathtaking end to a thrilling match which warmed the cockles of the hardest heart on a filthy day reminiscent of the worst that October could offer.
Rugby League
Wayne leads Selby to victory at Featherstone
In a repeat of last season’s encounter, the holders came from behind to score a convincing victory over Brotherton Bulldogs in the final of the Selby & District Cup.
Primary pupils are rugby champions
A rugby squad from Monk Fryston Primary School have returned as champions from a tournament involving mainly Harrogate schools.
World Cup referee ‘signs’ for school
A select group of pupils from Flaxley Road’s Selby Community Primary School are now able to boast having played a football match refereed by a World Cup star.
York side shunted as Warriors scorch through to final
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Boxing
Circuit training classes to be held for charity
A leading martial arts centre in Selby is helping to raise money and awareness of the Families Against Neuroblastoma charity.
Boxing club’s ad offer
Selby-based Mickey’s Boxing Academy are offering local firms a great opportunity to advertise their business at a knock-down price, which is also tax-deductible as they are a not-for-profit organisation.
Golf
Battling with desert bunkers for heroes
A Drax Golf Club member is training up for a 119-mile trek through the desert to raise money for our wounded soldiers – but he won’t be taking his clubs despite the preponderance of natural bunkers on his ‘course’.
Motor Racing
Croft Circuit gets in gear for major season of motorsport
NORTH Yorkshire’s Croft Circuit gets its much anticipated 2012 four-wheeled motor sport season under way this weekend with no fewer than 14 hotly contested races for fans to savour.
National sport
Rhinos won't panic - McDermott
Leeds coach Brian McDermott insists he is not panicking over his side's position in the bottom half of the Stobart Super League table.
Williams 'operational' after fire
Williams will not be undermined in Monaco this weekend by the fire that wrecked their Spanish Grand Prix triumph, but have implemented new procedures to ensure there will never be a repeat.
London Welsh suffer promotion blow
London Welsh have failed to meet the minimum standards criteria for entry into the Aviva Premiership, English rugby chiefs have announced.
Dowson handed England captaincy
Phil Dowson will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
Khan announces Garcia bout
Amir Khan is set to fight WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia on July 14.
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Weather for Selby
Wednesday 23 May 2012
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Sunny
Temperature: 12 C to 25 C
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