There was some great youth football on show from two local girls’ teams at the weekend. The Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Under-11 Girls played 2nd in the league Bristol Ladies Union Red and the BSYFC Under-10 Girls took on Longwell Green. In the Under-11’s game, Bradley Stoke made a great start to 2013, winning 3-1 It wasn’t long before
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BSYFC Under-11 Whites get revenge over Mangotsfield
On Sunday morning the Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Under-11 Girls Whites played Mangotsfield Under-11 Girls at the Baileys Court cricket ground. The last time the two sides met, Mangotsfield won the game 3-0 and this time round Bradley Stoke were able to reverse the score and win 3-0 themselves. The game started brightly and both teams were able to
Continue readingUps and downs for St Mary’s Old Boys RFC in the cup
St Mary’s Old Boys RFC’s Under-15s have been crowned champions of the Bristol Junior Combination Cup. They played the final against Nailsea and Backwell on Sunday at a neutral venue in Bristol. They won the game 27-8, showing a fantastic team performance. Head Coach, Mike Reed said he was very proud of the team: “It was a good whole squad
Continue readingBradley Stoke Netball Club lose out to local rivals Winterbourne
Bradley Stoke Netball Club’s (BSNC’s) Second Team headed to the Sir Bernard Lovell Sports Centre to face their local rivals Winterbourne on Saturday. In the first quarter, Winterbourne were out of the blocks fast but Bradley Stoke goal keeper Kim Sutton had an excellent five minutes when she blocked at least ten shots or passes denying the Winterbourne side goals.
Continue readingBSTFC B Team make it through to next round of cup competition
The Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) B Team has progressed to the next round of the Jack Jenkins Trophy competition with a 3-1 win over Wanderers Reserves. The game was played on the top Jubilee pitch which was muddy when they started and resembled a farmyard by the time they had finished! Definitely not a day for skilful football –
Continue readingBSYFC’s Ross Lee is South Gloucestershire ‘Young Coach of the Year’
20-year-old Ross Lee from Bradley Stoke Youth Football Club (BSYFC) was awarded the title ‘Young Coach of the Year’ at the 2012 South Gloucestershire Sports Awards held at BAWA last Thursday. Ross, who coaches the under-7 side, is assistant manager of one of the under-11 girls teams and is also part of the BSYFC school link programme. He said he
Continue readingFirst league win for St Mary’s Old Boys 1st XV
St Mary’s Old Boys RFC’s 1st XV hosted Tewkesbury on Saturday, in what turned out to be their first league win of the season. The game started very brightly with the Saints (St Mary’s) almost scoring a try within the first five minutes. This was however turned around quite negatively when Tewkesbury got the first try on the counter attack
Continue readingConfidence booster for BSTFC First Team
On Saturday, Bradley Stoke Town FC’s First Team had to face the Miners from Bedminster, who hadn’t won a game all season. The final score ended 9-3 in favour of Bradley Stoke. Brad Clarke got the ball rolling for Bradley Stoke when he got on the end of a cross. As he towered over the opposing player he was able
Continue readingBradley Stoke Judo Club flying high
Bradley Stoke Judo Club is flying high at the moment! In September, members of the club competed at the Welsh Open and came away with a clutch of medals. Golds for Miles Nelson, Stephanie Walker, Lele Nairne, Pete Miles, Toby Attwood and Ryan Rijkesen Salmen. That’s an amazing six gold medals and not content with that they also picked up
Continue readingBSYFC U10 Colts advance to next round of cup
Bradley Stoke Youth FC’s U10 Colts played Mangotsfield in the Hanham League Minor League Cup on Sunday. As U9s last season they reached the final and obviously haven’t lost their flare and ambition! The first game was a real success, with the team playing some great passing football. Some strong running down the right hand side of the pitch from
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