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Third win for Skipton

9:53am Monday 6th July 2009

Skipton notched their third win of the season to gain a mid-table place in Division Three of the Airedale and Wharfedale League.

Nuneaton will be first visitors to The Avenue

9:40am Monday 6th July 2009

After pre-season friendlies at Ionians (August 15) and Kendal (August 29) and home to Preston Grasshoppers (August 22), Wharfedale will start their National League One campaign with a home game against Nuneaton on Saturday, September 5.

Two get awards as Craven FA celebrate

9:52am Monday 6th July 2009

Two long-serving stalwarts of Craven football were honoured when the Craven and District Football Association celebrated its centenary with a dinner last Friday at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton.

Line-up for Cowling Cup semi-finals

9:42am Monday 6th July 2009

Following Sunday’s third-round ties the line-up is now finalised for the semi-finals of the Craven League’s Cowling Cup, to be played on Sunday, July 19.

Top teams crash to defeat

9:45am Monday 6th July 2009

Batsmen ran riot and teams produced some very high scores as the top of the First and Second Divisions crashed to defeat.

Trophy will honour Peter Hartley

9:39am Monday 6th July 2009

Wharfedale RUFC have honoured their former player and first-team coach and manager Peter Hartley by presenting a cup in his memory The Peter Hartley Memorial Cup will be awarded every season to the mini and junior squad that has the best percentage of wins within that season.

Settle share spoils with unbeaten Baxenden

9:37am Monday 6th July 2009

Settle first team’s encounter with unbeaten Baxenden, on the league leaders’ home patch, ended in a draw as the weather intervened.

Hodge pairing beaten by Kiwis

12:10pm Thursday 25th June 2009

Andrew Hodge and Peter Reed were beaten to the gold in the World Cup event in Munich at the weekend by an outstanding New Zealand crew in the men’s pair Hebden’s Hodge and Reed were defeated but not totally downcast after the men’s pair final in which they took silver.

Scarborough sees his side coast to victory

12:10pm Thursday 25th June 2009

In the First Division Mewies Solicitors Craven and District Cricket League game between Oakworth and Sandy Lane, Michael Scarborough notched his 10,000th league run.

Findlay digs in as Settle lose again

12:10pm Thursday 25th June 2009

Settle first team have had very few close encounters this season, their results being mainly overwhelming victories or crushing defeats.

Mahajan dismissed early doors

11:10am Thursday 25th June 2009

Silsden’s new found form ground to a halt at Guiseley where run machine Vivek Mahajan was dismissed for just four to end his prolific run.

Silver for Niki

6:14pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

THIRTEEN-year-old Niki Chatburn gained a 1500m freestyle silver medal competing in the North Eastern Swimming Championships last weekend. Competing in the longest indoor swimming distance Niki has been making her mark over the last year with a bronze in the winter championships and now a silver.