Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph

Caparo Agm Can't Clear Clouds of Confusion, Yet

Confusion and frustration reigned at the Caparo Junior Football League's annual general meeting - but progress may still have been made. One of the most important AGM's that the organisation has held in its history needed some crucial decisions to be made.

Rookie Kate Second in National Rankings

There has been plenty of success on the track for Scunthorpe and District Athletic Club recently, but now they have a field star as well. Twelve-year-old Kate Pattison is taking all the plaudits at the moment after moving up to second in the national under-13 rankings for the discus.

Wright Shines for Lincs

Lincolnshire under-16s cricket side pulled off a fantastic victory in Scunthorpe this week. Lincs took on Leicestershire at Brumby Hall in a two-day match with the Lord Taverners Tom Cartwright Trophy up for grabs.

Messingham Event Is a Success Once Again

Messingham Juniors have held their annual six-a-side football tournament and it was again a big success. The under-nines competition was won by Scotter Juniors after beating Kirton Lindsey 3-0 in the final.

Dinghy Team Sail to Series Success

The Annual Lincolnshire Sailing Federation Junior Championships were held at Humber Mouth Yacht Club this year. Not only was this the season's cup event, but also the third out of four events in the Federation's inaugural Travellers Series.

Phoenix Rise to Topple Leaders

Six out of the eight divisional leaders in the Scunthorpe Rileys Tuesday Pool League were beaten last week to add to the second half excitement in the championship stakes. The biggest shock came when Cundy Phoenix ended a 15-match unbeaten run in the league for the first division table-toppers from the Mayfair.

Brothers Are Bowling Over the Opposition

Scunthorpe Youth Bowling Club brothers Elliot and Oliver Spindley have continued their recent success at a competition in Hull. Elliott won the under-10s competition and Oliver won the under- 8s, both winning medals and a new bowling ball for their efforts.

New Players Wanted for Scunthorpe Ladies

Scunthorpe United Ladies FC are looking for new players. The club are recruiting anyone who wants to get fit, have fun, win some silverware and be part of a successful team.

Josh Sets Top Standard at Humberside Schools

Scunthorpe and District Athletic Club had over 20 young athletes represent North Lincolnshire in the Humberside Schools finals at Costello Stadium in Hull. This is the final step towards selection to represent Humberside at the national English Schools finals, which this year is to be held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield.

Alice Sprints to 200m Crown

Due to the geographical spread of Scunthorpe and District Athletic Club's athletes, they often find their members competing in two different counties. So as well as having athletes at the Humberside Schools finals, they were also represented at Lincolnshire Schools.

Iron Are Aiming for Record Sales

Scunthorpe United have now sold well over 3,000 season tickets for the new Championship campaign. And they are hoping that by the time the new term kicks off in just over five weeks time, they will be somewhere near a club record.

Board Will Do All We Can to Help - Steve

Scunthorpe United chairman Steve Wharton has hit back at critics who have accused him and the board of short-changing the Iron's Championship ambitions. He underlines his desire to establish United in the second tier of English football - just five years after almost being relegated from the Football League.

Prudence Is Such a Virtue for Iron

Scunthorpe United are about to embark on what is their diamond jubilee season in the Football League. It comes while the club is enjoying the second golden age in its history.

Jones Must Book a Top Six Finish

Tomorrow, Cardiff City manager Dave Jones will launch his autobiography. Entitled 'No Smoke, No Fire' it tells the story of how the 52- year-old cleared his name and began to rebuild his reputation after being wrongly accused of being a paedophile

Bodde No-Show Enrages Sousa

New Swansea boss Paulo Sousa has told Ferrie Bodde to be a 'better professional' after the midfielder failed to show for pre- season training yesterday. The 27-year-old Dutchman, the subject of a failed pounds2.5million bid from Bolton last week, was one of two absentees as players returned to the Welsh club, though Jason Scotland had been granted extra time off after his international exertions.