FYLINGDALES FC went into their quarter-final clash with Seamer after a winter break with their six-match winning run seeming like a distant memory.

YOUNG volleyball players from around the Whitby area are dreaming of competing at this year’s Olympic venues, a month ahead of the 2012 games getting under way.

WHITBY Community College student Beth Mead capped an incredible few days by following up a goal for England with an FA Cup hat-trick for her table-topping ladies’ team.

WHITBY Town eased their relegation fears as Andy Appleby’s double helped them overcome eight-man Rushall Olympics at the Turnbull Ground on Saturday.

FISHBURN Park under 14s entertained third place West Pier, knowing only a win would keep their Minor League aspirations alive - and they passed the test with flying colours.

FOLLOWING a four-week break, Whitby ladies hockey team were glad to return to a home fixture, against Northallerton.

SOUTH Park Rangers were the visitors to Eskdale this week, boasting a three-match winning streak which included a 10-0 victory from the previous weekend.

LEGENDARY snooker player Dennis Taylor will be a guest speaker at the Borough Mayor’s special sporting-themed dinner on Sunday 10 March and tickets are still available.

LOCKWOOD Beck trout fishery opens for the new season on 3 March at 8am.

IN Olympic year, whitby community college held two indoor olympic events for the local area primary schools.

Club champion Steve Baker produced another master shot performance by hitting his third 100 of the season.

York Potash, the company proposing to build a new potash mine between Whitby and Scarborough, has become the proud sponsors of Whitby Rugby Club’s U15s team.

WHITBY Town take on newly-promoted Rushall Olympic this Saturday (18 Feb), their first game in a month after snow and ice played havoc with the league programme, writes Andrew Snaith.

AFTER weeks of cancellations and postponed matches due to the recent extreme weather, Whitby Rugby Club U16’s were raring to go and arrived at Acklam with high spirits.

The snow before the weekend decimated the planned competitions, with the Scarborough and District Alliance, Saturday’s Stableford and Sunday’s Fourball Betterball all falling victim to the weather.

FYLINGDALES Football Club’s wives and girlfriends (WAGs) held a strip presentation with a difference - their Calendar Girls antics raised almost £1,600 for the team.

AFTER a four-week break due to adverse weather, Whitby Hockey Club ladies will play Northallerton at home on Sunday (19 Feb).

THE Bell Trophy, the inter-club fishing competition organised by Scarborough Rock Anglers, was fished on Sunday 12 February.

A SPECIALISED access dinghy for Sailability at Scaling Dam Sailing Club has been purchased thanks to funds raised by Rotary Clubs from around the area.

WHITBY Town’s hopes of rescheduling their money-spinning clash with FC United of Manchester for a Saturday appear to have been dashed by league chiefs.