Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph

It May Not Be Mainstream but Club's Getting Stronger ; When You List the Nation's Favourite Sports, Canoeing Will Rarely Feature at the Top, or Even Break Into the Leading Five.

When you list the nation's favourite sports, canoeing will rarely feature at the top, or even break into the leading five. But, just to buck the trend, Scunthorpe Canoe Club is going from strength to strength in their bid to boost numbers.

Medal Haul Completes an Impressive Revival ; Scunthorpe Judo Club Is Beginning to Find Its Feet Again After Having to Rebuild When Disaster Struck Five Years Ago.

Scunthorpe Judo Club is beginning to find its feet again after having to rebuild when disaster struck five years ago. A batch of the club's promising young judo stars have brought back a clutch of medals from the Goole Invitational competition.

Gino's in Search of Next Champ ; Gino Ballestracci Is Clearly Not Content with Just Having Three Horses in His Fold.

Gino Ballestracci is clearly not content with just having three horses in his fold. The 16-year-old is set to jet off to Holland in the new year as he goes in search of another star addition to the collection.

Transitional Brigg Are Set for a Big Step-Up ; Brigg Onepoint Under-10s Are a Team Going Through a Transitional Period This Season As They Prepare for 11-a-Side Football.

Brigg Onepoint under-10s are a team going through a transitional period this season as they prepare for 11-a-side football. The majority of Onepoint's side were part of the Brigg Town under- nine side that won their division last season.

Drayton Is Dominant ; Two Boxing Stars, Previously Featured in Junior All-Stars, Finished Off the Year in Fine Style.

Two boxing stars, previously featured in Junior all-stars, finished off the year in fine style. Matty Leather and Robbie Drayton both secured confident victories in their respective bouts during the final boxing night of the year, hosted by Leon Dobbs' Dynamite School of Boxing.

Comeback Kings Take the Spoils in Six-Goal Thriller ; with a Steely Determination and an Overwhelming Desire to Win, Ashby Irons Stared Defeat in the Face and Said 'No Thanks.'

With a steely determination and an overwhelming desire to win, Ashby Irons stared defeat in the face and said 'no thanks.' Despite a stuttering opening in which the visitors went 2-0 behind, they soon rallied to secure an emphatic win, one which didn't look possible during the first half as a rampant Kirton set about their opponents.

Great Scott Bags Hat-Trick As Epworth Still Unbeaten ; Tenth Game, 10th Win and a 10 Out of 10 Performance Was Served Up in an Early Christmas Feast for Supporters of Epworth Colts at Holme Meadow On Saturday Morning.

Tenth game, 10th win and a 10 out of 10 performance was served up in an early Christmas feast for supporters of Epworth Colts at Holme Meadow on Saturday morning. The Under-12 Supreme League leaders maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant 7-0 defeat of Messingham Juniors while keeping their third clean sheet from four away games.

Town Spring a Surprise ; Bottesford Town Sprung a Surprise in Their Top-of-the-Table Under- Nine League Clash with Scotter Juniors, Beating the League Leaders 4- 1.

Bottesford Town sprung a surprise in their top-of-the-table Under- Nine league clash with Scotter Juniors, beating the league leaders 4- 1. It's a result which moves the visitors to within a point of the village side.

Division Two Title Is Secured by Poacher ; Poacher a Have Claimed the First Championship to Date in the Scunthorpe Rileys Tuesday Pool League, Having Gone 10 Points Clear in Division Two.

Poacher A have claimed the first championship to date in the Scunthorpe Rileys Tuesday Pool League, having gone 10 points clear in division two. But there is still plenty to play for in the second flight with five teams competing for the second promotion spot.

Dramatic Rise in Catches On Ancholme Is so Swell ; the River Ancholme Is Still Carrying a Lot of Rainwater Off the Land Around the Anchormen Valley and Running Off Rapidly and Coloured Between Tides.

The River Ancholme is still carrying a lot of rainwater off the land around the Anchormen valley and running off rapidly and coloured between tides. But with a rise in a temperature, the fish catches have risen dramatically on both the Old and New Rivers.

Awards Night Shows Class of Youngsters ; Scunthorpe Canoe Club Chairman Tony Pell Believes Some of the Current Crop of Youngsters at the Club Could Become Great Britain Standard.

Scunthorpe Canoe Club chairman Tony Pell believes some of the current crop of youngsters at the club could become Great Britain standard. The glowing endorsement comes after a year of progress which has the chairman, and founder, purring.

Greens Are Edged Out ; Scunthorpe Rufc's Under-13 Side Showed a Steely Resolve to Provide Some Respectability to a Scoreline That Threatened to Runaway From Them at One Stage.

Scunthorpe RUFC's under-13 side showed a steely resolve to provide some respectability to a scoreline that threatened to runaway from them at one stage. The home side gave debuts to Dominic Ryan and Lee Mahoney and it proved a baptism of fire as the hosts found themselves 29-0 down by half time.

No Ram-Raid for Hooper Declares Jewell ; Derby County Boss Paul Jewell has Dismissed Speculation Linking Him with a Move for Gary Hooper.

Derby County boss Paul Jewell has dismissed speculation linking him with a move for Gary Hooper. The 44-year-old admitted he was at Glanford Park to see the Iron front man score twice in the 4-4 draw against Northampton Town 10 days ago.

United's Festive Kings ; Scunthorpe United Have Their Very Own Three Kings Ready to Spring Into Goal-Scoring Action Over the Christmas Programme.

Scunthorpe United have their very own three kings ready to spring into goal-scoring action over the Christmas programme. Front-man Gary Hooper is confident the Iron have a sparkling selection box of strikers to see them through a busy period.

Olympic Challenge That Britain has to Meet ; Sport Can Have a Vital Role to Play During the Current Economic Recession.

Sport can have a vital role to play during the current economic recession. That was the message from shadow Sports Minister Jeremy Hunt during a visit to Scunthorpe United.

Praise for United's Community Spirit ; Shadow Sports Minister Jeremy Hunt has Praised Scunthorpe United for Their Involvement in the Community.

Shadow sports minister Jeremy Hunt has praised Scunthorpe United for their involvement in the community. During a visit to Glanford Park, he saw for himself the link the Iron have with schools with their Study United programme - and the work done by Lee Turnbull's Community Sports and Education Trust.

Prices Reduced for Area Final ; Scunthorpe United Have Confirmed Details for Their Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Section Final Against Rotherham.

Scunthorpe United have confirmed details for their Johnstone's Paint Trophy northern section final against Rotherham. The first leg will take place at Glanford Park on Tuesday, January 20 with a 7.30pm kick-off, while the second leg is on Tuesday, February 17 with a 7.45pm kick-off at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield.

Botts Are Still in Running for Trophy After a Szalma Brace ; Bottesford Made It Through to the Quarter-Finals of the Under-14 Britcon Trophy with a 4-0 Defeat of Dale Park.

Bottesford made it through to the quarter-finals of the Under-14 Britcon Trophy with a 4-0 defeat of Dale Park. A Jordan Szalma brace led the way at Birch Park but there were also goals for Liam Greathead and James Toplass.

Limestone Inspired by Marshall ; the Biggest Result of Round Two Saw Daniel Marshall Score a Hat- Trick to Inspire Limestone Rangers to an 8-2 Victory Over Parkwood Trinity

The biggest result of round two saw Daniel Marshall score a hat- trick to inspire Limestone Rangers to an 8-2 victory over Parkwood Trinity Meffen was in formidable form as his four goals helped Barton Juniors advance to the quarter-finals with a 7-1 win at Scotter Juniors Under-15s.

First Point for Messingham ; Messingham Juniors Grabbed Their First Point of the Season As They Shared 10 Goals with App-Frod Saints.

Messingham Juniors grabbed their first point of the season as they shared 10 goals with App-Frod Saints. Ryan Simpson netted a hat-trick for Saints and Zach Graves did likewise for Messingham.