Author: Tony Bugby

LOCAL HOCKEY player Nicola White is counting down the days to the start of England’s World Cup campaign in Holland at the end of May.…

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UPPERMILL FOOTBALL CLUB’S under-13 side has enjoyed a hugely successful season. They won the division two title in the Huddersfield League having not lost a…

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JESSICA LLOYD will learn on May 7 whether she will swim for England in this summer’s Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old from Diggle, who is hoping to win…

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FRIARMERE CRICKET Club this year celebrates a landmark occasion – it’s 150th anniversary. It is thought the club was formed in 1863, the same year…

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ANDY DUNSTER’S captain’s drive-in competition at Saddleworth Golf Club was won by Mick Harrington and Jon Fancy. They amassed 47 points in the four-ball Stableford…

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WITH TWO home games in May against Tony Benson’s Oxford and Championship One newcomers York City Knights, Oldham Rugby League Club faces an important month…

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LOCAL RUGBY League player Josh Johnson has spoken of his delight after being handed a contract extension by Huddersfield Giants to the end of the…

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DELPH’S ANDY Kremner had to box clever to overcame a durable opponent as he made a winning debut as a professional. The 21-year-old light-welterweight from…

View More Andy boxes clever to find debut fight

SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL captured three of the four cups which were up for grabs at the Oldham schools’ netball finals which were staged at Hulme Grammar.…

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RUGBY LEAGUE legend Barrie McDermott concedes that at 18 stone in weight he is not built for running. The 41-year former prop forward from Grotton…

View More Rugby star completes the London marathon

GRASSCROFT’S LEWIS Hopkinson was a medallist in the Tresspass British Freestyle Snowboard Championships which were held in Tignes, France. The eight-year-old claimed a bronze in…

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Sports Editor Tony Bugby brings us the latest from Oldham Athletic. HERE’S THE changing skyline at Boundary Park as the new North Stand takes shape.…

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ISHIKA LAMBA has bowled over Greenfield Cricket Club by becoming their first girl player to be selected to play for the Lancashire. And the club…

View More Girl cricketer picked for Lancashire squad

SADDLEWORTH LEAGUE chairman Eddie Bayliss believes the 2014 cricket season could be one of the most compelling for years. Mr Bayliss’ says the recruitment of…

View More Excitement over revamped 2014 cricket league

DOBCROSS-BASED Neal Killen made a successful return to racing after a 24-year absence as he and Gary Smith recently won the veterans’ section at the…

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SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL have been crowned under-12 and 14 Greater Manchester County Netball Champions. And they narrowly avoided making it a hat trick of titles as…

View More Saddleworth School netballers star at regionals

SADDLEWORTH & DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE (2nd XI league fixtures – venues reversed) League and Cup matches commence at 1.45pm Saturday and Sunday, 19 April to August 22. All league matches…

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IT’S THE end of an era as Peter Skuse has left Saddleworth after 16 years as their professional. However, the Aussie-born Skuse has not been…

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NEW SADDLEWORTH Golf Club captain Andy Dunster is hoping to extend activities beyond the Ladcastle Road course. In these tough economic times, when golf has…

View More Golf Club welcomes new captains

AN IMPRESSIVE start by Saddleworth Rangers to their 2014 National Conference League, Division One campaign has pleased coach Shane Tupaea. Rangers took five points from…

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OLDHAM RL club head into April on the back of an unbeaten start to their 2014 campaign. With three wins and a draw from four…

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EXCITING PLANS for a £15million flagship leisure facility for Oldham have been unveiled. Artist’s impressions give a first glimpse of what the state-of-the-art centre at…

View More Plan for flagship leisure facility unveiled

DELPH’S ANDREW Kremner is hard at work in the gym preparing for his debut as a professional boxer.  The 21-year-old from Lodge Lane is set…

View More Boxer training hard for first professional fight

Sports Editor Tony Bugby brings us the latest from Oldham Athletic. MARCH LOOKS likely to be a critical month for Oldham Athletic in their scrap…

View More The Big Voice Of Sport: March

SADDLEWORTH RANGERS made a positive start to their 2014 National Conference League, Division One campaign. A 26-26 draw against Milford Marlins at Shaw Hall Bank…

View More Mixed results as rugby season kicks off

SADDLEWORTH-RAISED Pete Coop, who first took to the water on Dovestone Reservoir, is now enjoying sailing success in Australia. Pete, who emigrated to Perth in…

View More Saddleworth sailor thrives Down Under

YOUNG RUGBY League player Adam Davies’ family don’t have to worry about raising the money to fund his trip to Malta after he was selected…

View More National call-up for young rugby stars

SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL’S senior basketball team was crowned Greater Manchester champions following a memorable afternoon at the Amaechi Centre, Whalley Range. Their prize is a home…

View More Success all round for Saddleworth pupils

DELPH WILL field a new-look cricket team in the Huddersfield League’s Premiership as they look to improve on last summer’s fifth-place finish. The club believes…

View More Cricketers ready to fight for success with new players

DOVESTONE SAILING Club is running three weekend courses for people who want to learn to sail a dinghy. They will take place on May 10/11, June 14 and…

View More Take to the water at Dovestone

YOUNG SWIMMERS from Friezland Primary have made a splash. They are to represent Oldham in next month’s Greater Manchester Schools’ Winter Games at Sport City’s…

View More Young swimmers race into finals

PUPILS FROM seven Saddleworth and Lees primary schools attended a pioneering ‘Sports Leadership’ event at Saddleworth School. The event, the first of its kind held by…

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COACH SCOTT Naylor and his captain Lewis Palfrey have raised the bar in their expectations for Oldham Rugby League Club in the 2014 season. The…

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