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June 2008 Archives

Farr wins Aberconwy Trophy

Posted by Tim Channon on June 30, 2008 11:02 AM

OLIVER FARR from Ludlow shot a four under par final round of 68 at Conwy on Sunday (June 29) to win the 72-hole Aberconwy Trophy with a four round total of 288.
His round of 68 in windy conditions was an amazing nine shots under the standard scratch for the day of 77, and his win consolidates his top seven place in the Pinnacle Welsh Order of Merit.
Farr's superb final round at Conwy saw him finish two shots clear of Neath's Richard Hooper and 12 clear of Vale of Glamorgan's Luke Thomas in third place.
Adam Runcie of Abergele was fourth on 301, while defending champion Jason Shufflebotham (Prestatyn) shot 307 which included an 11 at one hole at Maesdu on the Saturday.

Colwyn Bay pay fee to sign midfielder

Posted by Tim Channon on June 28, 2008 10:16 PM

COLWYN BAY have reported that they have paid an undisclosed fee to secure the signature of midfielder Dean Canning who was under contract at Unibond Premier Division club Ashton United
The 25-year-old was said to be impressed with the set up at Llanelian Road after talks with Seagulls manager Steve Pope and the club submitted an offer which has been accepted.
Steve Pope was reported on the Colwyn Bay website as saying: "We are very lucky to have a player of this calibre come on board. Dean is an exciting player who could have chosen to play his football at a higher level. His work rate is immense and I have personally seen him terrorise the opposition defence with his pace and work rate."
That follows the signing of Rob Hopley from Leek Town.

Parry returns to Colwyn Bay

Posted by Tim Channon on June 16, 2008 1:14 PM

COLWYN BAY have secured 25-year-old goalkeeper Matt Parry for a second stint at the club, despite approaches from two Conference North clubs.
He originally signed for the club in 2003 and was twice voted Player of the Year.
Manager Steve Pope said: “Matt is a quality keeper and is hungry for success. I’m looking forward to working with him.�
Colwyn Bay have also appionted former Wrexham, Brighton and Shrewsbury keeper Mark Cartwright as goalkeeping coach.

LLANDUDNO have appointed former player Mark Hewitt from Glan Conwy as first team coach for next season to work with the new management team of Grant Montgomery and James Cornish.
Pre-season training starts on Tuesday, July 1 at Maesdu Park (7pm).

Woosnam pipped for Conwy crown

Posted by Tim Channon on June 15, 2008 5:30 PM

IAN WOOSNAM just failed to make it a triumphant homecoming when he had to settle for second place in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open at Conwy on Sunday (June 15).
He was beaten by two shots by Englishman Peter Mitchell, but had chances to get on level terms in the closing stages.
He missed a short birdie putt at the 12th which would have put him level with Mitchell at that stage, and also missed birdie putts at 15th, 17th and 18th, while dropping a shot on the 16th after pulling his drive.
"I just didn't hole any putts out there at all," he admitted afterwards after carding a one over par final round 73.
"The bogey at 16 cost me, but I played 17 and 18 pretty well but just couldn't hole the putts for birdies."
But he added: "It has been great coming back to Conwy. The weather has been fantastic, the crowds have been great and the course has played really well. Its a great tribute to North Wales to host such a great event."
Record crowds attended the final day making it one of the best attended events in the European Seniors Tour history and the course proved a real test for some of the world's greatest golfers, with only Mitchell and Woosnam finishing under par.
Mitchell finished -3 with a three round total of 213 after a closing round 71, while Woosnam was second on -1 (215) and American Jerry Bruner third on +2 (218) after carding the best round of the final day with a four under par 68.
Sandy Lyle started the day in contention, but fell away on the back nine to finish +5 with a final round 76.
After picking up the £75,000 winner's cheque, Kent-based Mitchell said: “I’ve enjoyed every minute of this week. It’s still not quite sunk in that I’ve won. It was a fantastic golf course to play. It was in great condition and you had to play well around here.�

Llandudno cricketers beat Mochdre

Posted by Tim Channon on June 15, 2008 12:25 AM

LLANDUDNO beat Mochdre by four wickets to stay joint second in the Premier Division of the North Wales Cricket League on Saturday (June 14).
After Mochdre lost their last six wickets for 18 runs in a total of 136 all out, Llandudno were 78 for 6 in reply before an unbeaten seventh wicket stand of 59 between Owen Jones and Romain Grenville steered them to victory and ended Mochdre's four-match unbeaten run.
Menai Bridge stay top of the table after beating Bethesda.
Llanrwst were bowled out for just 25 in a humiliating 171 run defeat against fellow strugglers St Asaph.
Conwy lost by five wickets to Bangor 2nds and are in the bottom three of Division Two, Llanrwst 2nds lost by 10 wickets to Menai Bridge 2nds after being dismissed for 56 in Division Three, but there were good wins for Mochdre 3rds in Division Five by eight wickets and Llandudno 3rds by five wickets in Division Six.
More details in Thursday's Weekly News.

Woosnam hits form to delight Conwy crowd

Posted by Tim Channon on June 14, 2008 4:04 PM

IAN WOOSNAM shrugged off a painful hip to delight his big following with a four under par 68 to leap to the top of the leaderboard on the second day of the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Golf Open at Conwy (June14).
After being one under par after nine holes he put in a storming finish with three birdies in the last five holes of the round to go to -2 for the tournament going into Sunday's final day.
He was later joined at the top of the leaderboard on -2 by England's Peter Mitchell, who birdied the last two holes to follow up his first round 72 with a two-under par 70.
Overnight leader Sandy Lyle struggled on the second day, and after a double bogey on the 15th he finished with a four-over par 76 and goes in to the final day three shots behind the joint leaders on +1 from his overnight position of -3.
England's Jim Rhodes is also on +1 while Scotland's John Chillas is on +2 after matching Woosnman's four-under 68 in his excellent second round, and four players are on +3 including Gordon Brand Jnr and New Zealander David Merriman, with Costantino Rocca one of four players on +4 after a second round 73
Woosnam said: “I played a lot better than I did yesterday. I hit some great drives on the par fives. I’m very happy with that round.
"When you get on a course like this you have to play little punch shots and manoeuvre the ball in the right way and I did that today.
“I was in agony all the way around the course with my left hip going into spasms, but it seems the further I get around the course the better it gets. At the start of the round it was very painful.
“Hopefully I can go out tomorrow and make another score like that and win my first Wales Seniors Open. Sometimes when you are playing in front of your home crowd you just pull that little bit extra out the bag."
John Barnett (Royal St David's) is on +18 after a second round 83.
The leaders tee off at noon in their final round on Sunday.

Lyle heads the leaderboard at Conwy

Posted by Tim Channon on June 13, 2008 3:20 PM

SANDY LYLE set the early pace from a star-studded field in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open at Conwy on Friday (June 13) with a three-under par 69.
After being +2 after nine holes with bogeys at the 5th and 8th holes, he had a blistering run of three birdies and eagle in the first six holes on the back nine.
That included an eagle three on the par 14th, to put him top of the leaderboard, a shot clear of New Zealander David Merrimen and two clear of Gordon Brand Jnr.
They were the only three players to beat par in the testing windy conditions.
A big gallery followed Ian Woosnam, but he described his round as "a battle" as he finished with a two over par 74.
After being two over par after five holes, he got it back to level, but then had a double bogey 7 at the 12th. He got a birdie back at the par 5 14th, but then dropped another shot at the 17th when he put his second shot into a greenside bunker, and missed a shortish putt for birdie at the 18th.
"As long as I can keep the ball on the fairways and hit the greens then I get still get back in it," he said afterwards.
He said: “I didn’t play particularly well today. It’s quite tricky out there with a lot of cross winds. You’ve got to try to get your ball in the right position and I think two over par was about right really.
“If you make sure you can par the difficult holes then make some birdies on the par fives that’s when you’ve got to do it. Unfortunately on the 12th hole I drove into a bush and made a double bogey and that’s where you don’t want to be dropping shots really
“It was great to see the crowds out there and see some old friends. They are obviously behind me and hopefully I can put a good score together for them tomorrow. You want to do your best for your home crowd but it can be difficult in front of them too. It’s not as good when you are not playing well.�
With the wind causing many of the players problems, defending champion Carl Mason struggled to a six-over par 78, despite a birdie on the last.
Constantino Rocca had a 75, Jose Rivero a 79, which included a double bogey 6 at the 18th, while Sam Torrance carded an 80, including a triple bogey 7 at the 4th.
Club professional John Barnett from Royal St David's (Harlech) carded a seven-over par 79 in his first European Seniors Tour round since having a heart by-pass operation two years ago.
He admitted he was nervous during the early stages, hitting five bunkers in his opening six holes, but steadied himself on the back nine.
"Once I got over the initial nerves I played OK," he said.
"My son Andrew was my caddie and he cooled me down. The course is in excellent condition and its like a game of chess out there."

Callaghan stays at Colwyn Bay

Posted by Tim Channon on June 9, 2008 9:09 PM

COLWYN BAY fans will be delighted that the versatile Lewis Callaghan is staying at the club for next season.
He was one of the side's most consistent players last season, despite playing in a number of different positions in defence and midfield.
They clubs have also beaten Cammell Laird and Bangor City for the signature of 23-year-old ex-Chester City centre half John Davies from Airbus UK.
And another new signing is 21-year-old ex-Port Vale midfielder Mark Sobolijew, who was with Alsager Town after previously playing for Leek in the Unibond Premier.

New management team at Llandudno

Posted by Tim Channon on June 9, 2008 7:53 PM

LLANDUDNO will be managed by Grant Montgomery and James Cornish in the Cymru Alliance next season after plans for a high profile appointment were scuppered at the 11th hour.
The club had been set to unveil Steve Owen, former number two to Clayton Blackmore at Bangor City and Porthmadog, and ex-Bangor City and Porthmadog midfielder Aled Rowlands as their new management team, but after initally agreeing to take over, they have pulled out at the 11th hour.
With no other apllicants deemed of suitable quality, Montgomery, who had been planning to take a year away from football after deciding to end his playing days last month, has agreed to step into the breach along with James Cornish, who has also agreed to stay on pending his planned move to Australia.
More in this week's Weekly News.

Century secures Mochdre victory

Posted by Tim Channon on June 9, 2008 1:25 PM

ROSS STEVENS scored an unbeaten century (106 not out) to help Mochdre recover from 28 for 5 to win by three wickets at Hawarden Park in the Premier Division of the North Wales Cricket League on Saturday (June 7).
Russell Boswell and Ahmir Sardir both took five wickets each as Mochdre moved into the top five.
Llandudno were held to a winning draw at home by Brymbo, after Duncan Midgely (67) and Aled Williams (32) had put on a opening stand of 82 in their score of 186 for 8 declared. Brymbo were 141 for 8 at the close with Romain Grenville having fine figures of 15-6-28-4.
Llanrwst lost at home to leaders Menai Bridge after being bowled out for 146, and Conwy lost at Halkyn in Division Two after the home side posted 238 for 4.

COLWYN BAY secured their first win in the Premier Divsion of the Liverpool Competition by beating St Helens Recs by nine wickets, with Charlie Clubb scoring on 84 not out and Graham Jones 54.

Full details on all these games in Thursday's Weekly News.

New Llandudno Junction FC manager

Posted by Tim Channon on June 2, 2008 4:09 PM

LLANDUDNO JUNCTION Football Club have appointed the North Wales Coast FA's successful under-18s team manager Shane Cartwright as their new manager, with Lee Thornton as assistant manager.

Deganwy bowler is Welsh Ladies champion

Posted by Tim Channon on June 2, 2008 3:04 PM

JANE BOWLER from Deganwy Bowling Club is the Welsh Ladies senior merit champion for a second time after beating Denbigh's Sue Dace of Denbigh 21-15 in the final at Llanrwst on Sunday (June 1).
She will now represent Wales in the Champion of Champions event at Blackpool in September.
Betty Phillips (Deganwy) and Sue Vayro (Eirias Park) were the losing semi-finalists and all four semi-finalists, plus Gill Hainey (Craig-y-Don) and Alwena Topley (Rhydywmyn), will compete for Wales in the British Ladies Merit at Llay on July 12.
More details in this week's Weekly News.

Colwyn Bay make more signings

Posted by Tim Channon on June 1, 2008 5:06 PM

COLWYN BAY Football Club have made more signings as they continue to build a squad they hope can challenge for promotion from the Unibond Division One North next season.
They include Jonathon Crompton, a 6ft 3ins central defender who was released by Port Vale after captaining their successful FA Youth Cup side last season to wins against Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham on the way to a quarter final defeat to Chelsea.
The new goalkeeper is 21-year-old Damian Stevens, formerly with Shrewsbury Town and AFC Telford, and Richard Smart is a 27-year-old left-footed defender or midfielder who has been Chester City, Stoke, Airbus and Porthmadog.
Striker Carl Frost is a striker who began his career at Crewe Alexandra playing alongside Dean Ashton, and has had spells with Witton Albion and Leek Town, while the Seagulls have also signed brothers James and Stuart McIntosh, the former having scored 21 goals in 53 appearances for Airbus UK in the Welsh Premier League last season.

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