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Boxing: Success for Colwyn Bay boxers

THREE fighters from the Colwyn Bay-based Dyffryn Amateur Boxing Club scored outstanding victories at a show organised by Hereford Boxing club last week.Read

Hockey: Colwyn Bay pay price for five yellow cards

COLWYN BAY paid the price for ill-discipline as they received five yellow cards, including two for Graham Dicken, in a 6-5 defeat at home to new league leaders Bowden 3rds in Division One of the North West Hockey League.Read

Windsurfing: Llandudno pair claim UK titles

LLANDUDNO windsurfers Louise Emery and Nigel Treacy have been crowned UK Windsurfing Association Wave Champions for 2008 in the Ladies and Masters Over-35 divisions.Read

Golf: Late fightback earns Conwy crucial point

A TREMENDOUS late fightback by Gareth Williams helped Conwy A snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Llandudno’s North Wales club and open a five point lead at the top of the Bayonet Winter Scratch Golf League last Sunday.Read

Boxing: Colwyn Bay fighter wins with broken hand

OLD COLWYN welterweight Lee Quinn had a unanimous points victory, despite breaking his hand in the first round at the Dyffryn Amateur Boxing Club’s show at Colwyn Leisure Centre.Read

Hockey: Colwyn Bay hit seven against league leaders

COLWYN BAY produced an outstanding performance to thump league leaders Knutsford 7- 2 in Division One of the North West Hockey League.Read

Quad racing: Success for young Abergele ace

ABERGELE schoolboy Lawrence Roberts gained an outstanding second place overall in the Adult Quads section of the two-day Barmouth Beach Race last weekend.Read

Running: Record breaking day at Abergele race

BRITISH international fell runner Nick Swinburn of Bangor University and Morpeth, winner of the Nick Beer race in Llandudno in February, set a new course record of 25mins 21secs in winning the Abergele 5 Road Race last Sunday.Read

Motor sport: Ruthin's Hugh Hunter wins Cambrian Rally

Ruthin's Hugh Hunter powered to victory in Saturday's GON Cambrian Rally and by so doing became the last gasp winner of the British Trials and Rally Drivers' Association Gold Star ChampionshipRead

Golf: Penmaenmawr win county final

PENMAENMAWR have won the Caernarfon Golf Union’s Seven-a-side Cup for the second time in four years after beating Llandudno’s North Wales club 4-3 in the final at Royal St David’s last Sunday.Read

Hockey: Colwyn Bay notch first win

COLWYN BAY gained their first win of the season in Division One of the North West Hockey League with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Didsbury Northern.Read

Motor sport: Thrills guaranteed in the Cambrian Rally

THERE will be a nail biting finish to Saturday's (November 1) GON Cambrian Rally organised by the North Wales Car Club which hosts the final round of the British Trials and Rally Drivers national championship.Read

Swimming: Abergele swimmer wins silver for Wales

SWIM Conwy star Rob Parry from Abergele returned to North Wales this week with a silver medal after helping Wales finish sixth in the medals table at the Commonwealth Youth Games in India.Read

Running: Conwy runners picked for Wales

TWO Conwy- based runners have been selected by Wales for the Masters Cross Country International against England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland at Swansea on November 15.Read

Motor racing: Llanfairfechan driver is top Briton in Eurocup

RACING driver Richard Singleton from Llanfairfechan has finished as the leading British driver in the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup championship after a ninth place in the final race in Barcelona last weekend.Read

Golf: Debut win by Lofthouse as Conwy topple Bayonet champions

CONWY A produced a tremendous 4-1 win at defending champions Royal St David’s A (Harlech) in their opening game in Division One of the Bayonet Winter Scratch Golf League.Read

Hockey: Simpson hits six in Llandudno goal spree

TOM SIMPSON scored six times, with hat-tricks in both the first and second half, as LLANDUDNO thumped Alderley Edge 3rds 11-0 at John Brights last Saturday, to move into the top three in Division Five South of the North West Hockey League.Read

Squash: Colwyn Bay girl is Europe No 1

SQUASH star Emily Whitlock from Colwyn Bay has moved to No 1 in the European Under-15 rankings, after taking the Under-17s title at the Nordic Super Serves tournament in Malmo, Sweden last week.Read

Cross Country: Flying start for Colwyn Bay AC runner

ISOBEL REDFERN was first lady home at Eirias Park last Saturday to lead Colwyn Bay Athletics Club women’s team to the top of the standings in the Grand Prix Express North Wales Cross-Country League.Read

Motor Racing: Llanfairfechan driver wins first podium spot in Portugal

LLANFAIRFECHAN racing driver Richard Singleton scored his first podium finish of the year for the HiTech Junior team in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Championship, after finishing second out of a staggering 54 cars at Estoril in Portugal last Sunday.Read

Sailing: Kites dominate at Llandudno event

LLANDUDNO Sailing Club got back to its normal programme on Sunday last with the UKOBA (United Kingdom Outboard Association) Trophy being sailed in very light and shifty conditions.Read