http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk// Top stories for Sport http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082096_home_double_for_dynamos ALKRINGTON Dynamos achieved a home double in the Lancashire and Cheshire League last Saturday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082096_home_double_for_dynamos Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1082095_select_fighter_to_join_elite_in_finals MIDDLETON select boxer Matthew Ryan is through to the national semi-finals of the ABA senior novice championship and now goes into action in Newcastle on Sunday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1082095_select_fighter_to_join_elite_in_finals Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/rochdale_hornets/s/1081159_shaw_goes_back_to_school EDUCATION, education, education. It may sound familiar and Hornets coach Darren Shaw believes it is the key to the club’s future. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/rochdale_hornets/s/1081159_shaw_goes_back_to_school Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082094_firstminute_goal_sets_boys_on_their_way IT TOOK only one minute for Middleton Boys under nines to take the lead against Swinton Juniors. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082094_firstminute_goal_sets_boys_on_their_way Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/cricket/s/1082093_how_to_beat_the_weather__and_avoid_washout_draws CENTRAL Lancashire League Clubs will be asked at tomorrow’s annual meeting to approve beat the weather proposals. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/cricket/s/1082093_how_to_beat_the_weather__and_avoid_washout_draws Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082092_dig_for_victory JUNIOR FOOTBALL: WITH a few absentees Middleton Lads had to dig deep to gain what turned out to be a convincing 4-0 win over a very plucky Bridge Colts B team. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1082092_dig_for_victory Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1082090_harriers_shine_in_sportugal A GROUP of 10 runners and supporters from Middleton Harriers recently travelled to Portugal to take part in the Algarve Running Challenge. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1082090_harriers_shine_in_sportugal Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1082089_top_teams_stage_a_thriller DARTS: JOINERS and Gardeners (Sandy Lane) fought out a thrilling 3-3 and a set tie in the Middleton Men’s Monday League last week. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1082089_top_teams_stage_a_thriller Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080720_dog_clinch_shield_victory_over_villa The Challenge Shield match between struggling Middleton Sunday League Premier Division sides Dog Inn and Cardinal Villa went the way of home side Dog. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080720_dog_clinch_shield_victory_over_villa Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/cricket/s/1080724_awards_night_for_cll_stars THE Lake Garage Central Lancashire League held their annual dinner at Rochdale Cricket Club on Friday night. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/cricket/s/1080724_awards_night_for_cll_stars Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1080725_super_show_from_middleton_select MIDDLETON Select Amateur Boxing Club were in action last week at Middleton Civic Hall where spectators were treated to a entertaining show of good sportsmanship and ring craft. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1080725_super_show_from_middleton_select Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080727_dominant_boys_victory Middleton Boys dominated their North Bury Junior League under 12s match at Little Lever, running out 3-1 winners. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080727_dominant_boys_victory Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080729_dynamos_close_gap_on_front_runners Dominant Boys’ victory Dynamos close gap on front runners http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1080729_dynamos_close_gap_on_front_runners Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1080730_friendship_bring_fold_down_to_earth_with_a_bump THE FRIENDSHIP brought the Lancashire Fold back down to earth with a bump last week in the Middleton Men’s Thursday League, whitewashing them 7-0 a week after the Fold had beaten title contenders and reigning champions Grove Inn (Blackley). http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1080730_friendship_bring_fold_down_to_earth_with_a_bump Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1080735_what_a_thrilling_finale TWO exceptional young golfers are now looking forward to enjoying a superb golf scholarship after winning through from nearly 600 entrants at the first-ever MEN Weekly Newspapers-supported ‘Talent Hunt’ finals at Manchester’s Playgolf centre. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1080735_what_a_thrilling_finale Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079354_hats_off_to_silverware_contenders BY their own admission Radclyffe Arms tend historically to be the bridesmaids, but they are beginning to wonder if this could be their year. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079354_hats_off_to_silverware_contenders Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1079353_watch_the_birdie_time_for_birdie_specialist MANCHESTER Golf Club star Rachel Connor has raised more than £1,500 for the Rainbow Trust Francis House Appeal. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1079353_watch_the_birdie_time_for_birdie_specialist Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079352_rusk_stars_in_colts_away_win MIDDLETON Colts under 18s travelled to Liverpool to face Kingsley FC in a North West Counties Youth Alliance match. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079352_rusk_stars_in_colts_away_win Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079351_muddy_marvels MIDDLETON Boys under 12s worked hard in muddy conditions to beat Radcliffe Boro 4-1 and progress to the quarter-finals of the North Bury Junior League’s Challenge Cup. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079351_muddy_marvels Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1079350_were_raring_to_go ONE lucky Greater Manchester youngster will hit the jackpot on Saturday as the search for a young golfing star of the future reaches its conclusion at Playgolf Manchester near the Trafford Centre. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/golf/s/1079350_were_raring_to_go Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079349_seconds_lighten_dynamos_weekend_despair WINDSWEPT Bowlee saw Alkrington Dynamos’ B team entertain Spurley Hey in a Lancashire and Cheshire League B Division match. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1079349_seconds_lighten_dynamos_weekend_despair Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1079348_what_a_shocker_from_fold DARTS: LANCASHIRE Fold created one of the biggest shocks for a long time in the Middleton Men’s Thursday Darts League last week. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1079348_what_a_shocker_from_fold Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078005_top_class_show_from_dynamos ALKRINGTON Dynamos set themselves up for their toughest test of the season to date when they met promotion-tipped Gatley at Bowlee on Saturday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078005_top_class_show_from_dynamos Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1078004_friendship_taste_defeat FRIENDSHIP have tasted defeat for the first time this season in the Middleton Men’s Thursday Darts League. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1078004_friendship_taste_defeat Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078002_alliance_graft_hard_for_their_win ALLIANCE made it three Premier Division wins out of three, but it was far from plain sailing against a committed Villa side still looking for its first point of the season. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078002_alliance_graft_hard_for_their_win Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078001_cantello_goal_sparks_terrific_show MIDDLETON Boys under 12s travelled to play Rossendale and gave a terrific display. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078001_cantello_goal_sparks_terrific_show Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078000_back_to_the_best MIDDLETON Lads under eights Saturday team was back at its best in beating Westbury Cobras 8-0. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1078000_back_to_the_best Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1077999_horan_returns_to_lead_surge_in_celtic_fortunes THERE’S a familiar look to the top of the Middleton Sunday League Premier Division where defending champions Langley Celtic lead the way, albeit on goal difference, with a 100 per cent record. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1077999_horan_returns_to_lead_surge_in_celtic_fortunes Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1076698_another_shocker_for_sunday_teams HEAVY overnight rain washed out all the fixtures in the Middleton Sunday League. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1076698_another_shocker_for_sunday_teams Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076697_best_in_years_from_greenhall MILLBECK were beaten 5-2 at the Gardeners Arms (Sandy Lane) in a Middleton Monday Darts League match. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076697_best_in_years_from_greenhall Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076693_cardinal_girls_run_into_form CARDINAL Langley students Ellie Foreshaw, Danielle Dignan, Clare Dignan and Jodie Holland competed in the Rochdale schools cross country championships in the Year 8 event, held at Falinge High School. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076693_cardinal_girls_run_into_form Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076692_ginny_hits_the_high_spots_in_austria ROCHDALE Harriers took Austria by storm when they competed in the Tour de Tirol. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1076692_ginny_hits_the_high_spots_in_austria Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1076691_turley_is_powerhouse_for_dynamos JUNIOR ROUND-UP: ALKRINGTON Dynamos shook off the disappointment of defeat to beat Hollingworth 3-1 in a Lancashire and Cheshire League match. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1076691_turley_is_powerhouse_for_dynamos Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074144_langley_rangers_8_gardeners_sandy_lane_5 RANGERS opened their league account for the season at the fourth attempt, but it was far from plain sailing against a resilient Gardeners’ side. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074144_langley_rangers_8_gardeners_sandy_lane_5 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1074141_st_helens_star_kyle_on_hand_with_tips_for_rugby_hopefuls THE Total Rugby Camp will be in operation at Hopwood Hall College from Wednesday 29 to Friday 31 October where there will be coaching and advice from the teenage star dubbed as the next Jason Robinson – Oldham born St Helens scrum half Kyle Eastmond. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1074141_st_helens_star_kyle_on_hand_with_tips_for_rugby_hopefuls Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1074140_keenans_11darter_in_vain_for_white_hart DARTS: BILLY KEENAN struck a superb 11-darter, the best so far in the Middleton Men’s Thursday League. However, his White Hart team ended up losing 4-3 to the Boarshaw club last week. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1074140_keenans_11darter_in_vain_for_white_hart Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074137_radclyffe_cut_loose_to_earn_last16_spot RADCLYFFE Arms produced an excellent second-half display to win through to the last 16 of the Manchester Amateur Sunday Cup. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074137_radclyffe_cut_loose_to_earn_last16_spot Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074136_thornhill_double_save_seals_win_for_saints GOALKEEPER Peter Thornhill was the hero as St Clares won an extraordinary HPS Challenge Cup first round tie against Middleton Colts. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074136_thornhill_double_save_seals_win_for_saints Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074133_illnesshit_lads_suffer_first_loss MIDDLETON Lads’ under eights’ Saturday team was hit by a flu virus and with several absentees they were unable to find the spark of the last five weeks. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1074133_illnesshit_lads_suffer_first_loss Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072732_sunday_league_pitch_battle_ SUNDAY League officials have made an official complaint to Rochdale Council over the state of facilities being endured by footballers in Middleton. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072732_sunday_league_pitch_battle_ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072746_woodman_4__5_hebers SCOTT Kelly unleashed a spectacular winner, deep into extra time, to settle a cracking and controversial cup tie at Parkfield. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072746_woodman_4__5_hebers Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1072748_gardeners_off_to_flyer_in_logend THE Gardeners Arms, Grimshaw Lane, have made a superb start to their Failsworth Premier Log-End League campaign. The Middleton Junction outfit, the only team in Middleton to play on the Manchester board, have won their opening three games. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/s/1072748_gardeners_off_to_flyer_in_logend Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1072749_knockout_display_from_clinical_hall Spectators in the Everton Park Sports Centre were astounded by Matthew Hall’s explosive ending in the third round against former Irish middleweight champion Ciaran Healy on Friday evening. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1072749_knockout_display_from_clinical_hall Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072752_tigers_through_after_shootout Manchester Tigers won an enthralling cup tie at weekend against Denton Youth. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk//sport/football/s/1072752_tigers_through_after_shootout Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000