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Taylor made for a debut
FYLDE RFC are set to give a debut to back row forward Rob Taylor in the National League One clash at home to Cambridge on Saturday.
Seconds out – the final beckons for Lytham
Lytham Ladies are through to hockey’s Caley Trophy final, though the club’s place in the showpiece was assured even before the semis had been played.
Woodburn is off to a flier with Scorpions
Blackpool Scorpions RL 60 Roose Pioneers 12
Scorpions new player/coach Steve Woodburn made a great start, recording their third win of the North West Counties League campaign in emphatic style.
Coach has big decision to make on who fills half-back role
SCRUM-half Callum McShane is rested as Fylde prepare for the trip to Tynedale, with coach Mark Nelson still mulling over his half-back options.
Marine Hall throws great international darts party
International darts returns to Fleetwood next week, when Marine Hall stages the Six Nations International Championships.
Sticking to promotion trail
Blackpool Men maintained their promotion chase with a 3-1 home win over South Lakes at a bitterly cold Stanley Park.
Tangerine Talk 13/02/12 video
THE Gazette’s sports reporters give their views on all things Blackpool FC.
Fylde flying so high
FYLDE Flyers were emphatic 11-0 winners in their home derby against Lancashire Raptors in the English National Ice Hockey League.
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No Way for the Cambridge clash
CENTRE Mike Waywell is virtually certain to be missing from the home ranks tomorrow, when Cambridge are the visitors to the Woodlands.
Nice and freezy does it for Blackpool
Blackpool Men braved the cold to play Neston Seconds on the Wirral, where a 6-2 win warmed them up for the return journey.
Stalwart service
TENNIS-mad Tom Baron is celebrating the triumph of a lifetime – a few days short of his 80th birthday!
Lytham leaders in demolition derby
LYTHAM Ladies strengthened their grip on hockey’s Lancashire Central premier division with a 12-2 hammering of derby rivals Blackpool Ladies.
Fylde are dogged by penalties at Barking at Barking
Barking 20 Fylde 19
BARKING halted a series of ten successive defeats to complete the double over Fylde with a last-minute penalty, despite Nick Royle bagging a hat-trick for the visitors.
Fylde coach sums up numbers game
FYLDE coach Mark Nelson says the club will need a ‘bare minimum’ of 28 to 30 players capable of competing in the first team if they are to maintain progress in National League One next season.
Olympic heartache for Britain’s rhythmic team - Simpson’s Soapbox
ONE of the most off-putting sights in sport is to see managers shedding crocodile tears and stamping their feet in rage, pawing the ground in the technical area as they berate fourth officials when decisions go against them.
Students serve up tough lesson
Blackpool Men’s promotion push in division three of the North West Hockey League suffered a setback when they were beaten 2-1 at Lancaster University.
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