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Shap football club folds due to lack of interest

9:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

SHAP will almost certainly not have a football team this year due to a lack of interest among players and the resignation of committee members.

Reay guns her way to the top with dominant swimming display

3:38pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

MAKING a change from external galas, Kendal swimmers turned their attention to some of their own club championships being held at the Lakes Leisure Centre.

Heginbotham and Thexton on song in equestrian

10:00am Monday 17th June 2013

KATIE Heginbotham, of Barrows Green, was on tremendous form at the Lancashire Championships held at Hothersall, near Longridge, by taking the Leafield Products Supreme working hunter championship.

Gudgeon takes over as Ambleside United manager

10:00am Sunday 16th June 2013

GEORGE Gudgeon has been announced as the new man at the helm of Ambleside United for next season.

Netherfield and Kendal prepare to entertain league's top two today

9:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

NETHERFIELD captain Marc Brown says his team needs more time to gel with the bat after they were surprised at home to Chorley on Saturday.

Ellison back in superbike action this weekend at Knockhill

4:00pm Friday 14th June 2013

THE MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship resumes this weekend as Kendal’s James Ellison and his Milwaukee Yamaha team head north to Knockhill in Scotland for the fourth round of the season.

Freeland and McGahon sign on for Kendal Town next season

10:00am Friday 14th June 2013

DEFENDERS Adam Freeland and Danny McGahon have agreed to play for Kendal Town next season.

Donnelly wins British championship race while Bell rules the Grasmere Gallop roost

4:26pm Thursday 13th June 2013

MORGAN Donnelly won the British championship race at Yetholm in 1:00.19, more than a minute ahead of Sedbergh’s Joe Symonds.

Arnside regain top spot as Shireshead slip to Milnthorpe; Windermere surprise Warton and Bare win first game of season

9:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

IT WAS a weekend of surprises in the Readers Westmorland Cricket League this weekend as table-topping Shireshead lost their first game of the season but bottom club Bare recorded maximum points over Trimpell.

Twenty20 wins for Netherfield and Kendal sets up mouth-watering decider at Parkside Road next week

4:30pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

NETHERFIELD and Kendal both picked up victories over Barrow in the Twenty20 to knock the Furness side out of this year’s competition.

Cumbria lose to South Yorkshire as Windermere win by maximum scoreline

9:00am Wednesday 12th June 2013

CUMBRIA narrowly lost at home in a very evenly-matched game by nine shots on Sunday at Levens BC.

Snapped driveshaft puts paid to Wright's chances at Dukeries

4:43pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

BENTHAM driver David Wright was robbed of the chance to push for victory on last weekend’s Dukeries rally when a driveshaft snapped to drop him down the leaderboard.

Hunte the saviour for Kendal in draw after Fleetwood's Holland and Parker smash a century each

9:30am Tuesday 11th June 2013

KENDAL came away from Fleetwood with a losing draw on Saturday after Fleetwood’s Adam Parker and Ian Holland scored a century apiece.

Netherfield made to rue dropped catches as Chorley deservedly win at Parkside Road

5:00pm Monday 10th June 2013

CHORLEY sprung a huge surprise by deservedly beating an out-of-sorts Netherfield thanks to some superb work in the field.

Super haul for Ulverston Otters in Kendal swimming competition

11:49am Monday 10th June 2013

ANOTHER round of Cumbria age group competitions at Kendal saw Ulverston swimmers collect another glut of winner's badges and contribute to some exciting races.

Allen jumps into Royal International spot in equestrian

4:00pm Sunday 9th June 2013

KENDAL showing rider Glen Allen has been on top form by winning his ticket for Royal International Horse Show in July.

Kendal Town line up pre-season friendly schedule

9:00am Sunday 9th June 2013

KENDAL Town have announced their pre-season schedule, which begins with a Friday night home fixture against Carlisle United on Friday, July 5.

Netherfield looking to gain stranglehold of Twenty20 Group tonight

4:20pm Friday 7th June 2013

NETHERFIELD won the bragging rights over Kendal in the Twenty20 last Friday night but from then on both sides enjoyed very different weekends.

Running round-up: Robinson and Tunstall win GB call-ups; Addison and Hanna reign supreme; Great Karrimor Trail takes place this weekend

10:40am Friday 7th June 2013

KENDAL runners Rebecca Robinson and Sarah Tunstall have won places in the Great Britain squad to take part in the European Uphill Championships in Bulgaria next month.

Farley's downhill mountain biking spin lands GB spot

QES student Dan Farley will represent Great Britain in the 2013 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup

4:30pm Thursday 6th June 2013

HUTTON Roof 17-year-old Dan Farley has won a spot on Team GB for the first two rounds of the 2013 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William in Scotland and Val Di Sole in Italy.

Cumbria U15s beat Lancashire at Parkside Road

11:41am Thursday 6th June 2013

CUMBRIA Girls U15 cricket team captained by Netherfield CC’s Sarah Earl won the North Area County Age Group U15 T20 Tournament played at Parkside Road last Wednesday and Thursday.

Kendal knock reigning Liverpool champions out of national cup in last over success

4:30pm Wednesday 5th June 2013

A DEPLETED Kendal won terrifically at home to a tough Lytham side to win a place in the area final against Ormskirk on June 23.

Shireshead replace Arnside at the top while Baldwin hat-trick gives Milnthorpe first win

10:26am Wednesday 5th June 2013

SHIRESHEAD replaced Arnside at the top of the Readers Westmorland Cricket League when Arnside hung onto a draw against them on Saturday.

Triathlete Smith earns GB call-up

5:45pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

YEALAND Redmayne triathlete Beau Smith has been selected as part of a four-strong team to represent Great Britain at the Elite Under 23 European Triathlon Championships taking place in Holten, Holland at the end of this month.

Netherfield lose with third to last ball as Morecambe scrape by

10:57am Tuesday 4th June 2013

NETHERFIELD were given a dose of their own medicine when they lost to Morecambe in the last over - the day after they beat Kendal in a Twenty20 match with three balls to spare.

Nine-wicket Cowperthwaite smashes Blackpool to pieces as Kendal record easy win

4:37pm Monday 3rd June 2013

ADAM Cowperthwaite’s new club record helped Kendal thrash Blackpool in a much-needed first league win of the season.

Levens A command Rothay Bowling League with dominant display

11:36am Monday 3rd June 2013

WITH a third of the season completed the Rothay Bowling League entered June with Division One leaders Levens A unbeaten after eight games, and holding a commanding position since their latest 10-0 home triumph against Burneside A.

Netherfield beat Kendal by two runs in thrilling T20 finish

Netherfield celebrate their last-gasp win (picture by Richard Edmondson)

12:18pm Saturday 1st June 2013

A DIVING catch on the boundary from Craig Walmsley with the third to last ball of the game provided a thrilling finish to the Auld Grey Twenty20 derby clash at a packed Shap Road last night (Friday).

Bovis return to Warton cannot inspire Milnthorpe to victory in Westmorland League

9:00am Friday 31st May 2013

PHIL Bovis scored 72 on his return to Warton but that was not enough for his Milnthorpe side to pick up their first victory of the season as they were forced to accept a winning draw.

Cumbria still smiling despite being edged out of fierce encounter at Twickenham

10:02am Thursday 30th May 2013

CUMBRIA were edged out of a pulsating and hard fought encounter with the lead changing hands several times as defending champions Surrey were pushed to their limits in defence of their title by a determined and skillful Cumbrian side at Twickenham - the home of rugby union.





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