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Back to winning ways for Old Alleynians
Published on 28 Feb, 2013 at 10:47 in Sport | Viewed 976 times | No Comments
After last week’s goalless draw, when the Old Boys failed to find any sort of rhythm, this week’s offering proved to be a complete contrast. Old Alleynians found their form from the off and outplayed sixth-place Hanwood in this West Midlands League Division 1 match from start to finish with some excellent flowing football....
Rare goalless draw for Stone Old Alleynians
Published on 22 Feb, 2013 at 10:45 in Sport | Viewed 762 times | No Comments
The end of this game on Saturday 16th February had spectators digging back into their memories – but no-one could remember when, if ever, Stone Old Alleynians had been involved in a goalless draw. Although there was plenty of action in midfield and some good inter-passing football from both sides, quality around the penalty...
Victory for Stone school football teams!
Published on 24 Jan, 2013 at 21:25 in Sport | Viewed 575 times | No Comments
Stone schools put in great performances to win boys’ and girls’ five-a-side football tournaments last week and now go on to represent the borough at the county finals in February. The Futsal competition for Year 7 pupils was organised by the Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership and saw Christchurch Academy boys and Walton...
Stone Old Alleynians 1 – Bridgnorth Town 0
Published on 8 Jan, 2013 at 20:47 in Sport | Viewed 773 times | No Comments
Both teams took most of the first half of this West Midlands League Div 1 match shaking off the effects of the season’s festivities and the several weeks without a game. To be honest, in the first half not a great deal happened to entertain the crowd. The Old Alleynians had a Danny Heard header...
Barbara’s racket sports trophy haul
Published on 13 Dec, 2012 at 10:59 in Sport | Viewed 653 times | No Comments
The head of PE at St Dominic’s Priory School won two trophies at the racketlon world championships in Sweden at the end of November. Racketlon is a sport where competitors play to 21 points at each of the four racket sports – table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis. Barbara Capper has been competing at national level...
Sarah’s cricketing mission to Kenya
Stone cricketer Sarah Hickman, aged 17, went out to Kenya in October with Cricket Without Boundaries, an Aids awareness charity that uses cricket coaching as a tool in the battle against HIV/Aids. Sarah has played cricket since she was eight and currently plays for Aston Cricket Club. She helps to coach the junior and disabled...
Bilston Town 4 – Stone Old Alleynians 1
Published on 29 Nov, 2012 at 9:30 in Sport | Viewed 518 times | No Comments
Stone Old Alleynians’ run of defeats in the West Midlands League Division One continued at table-topping Bilston Town but they must feel aggrieved to even have lost, never mind by three goals. Any neutral watching the match would have thought that it was the Alleynians who topped the table, not Bilston, as they dominated the...
Colin chalks up pool competition victory
Published on 13 Nov, 2012 at 20:47 in Sport | Viewed 214 times | No Comments
Last year’s beaten finalist went one better in the Stone and District Pool League junior competition this year by winning the competition. Colin Paterson beat Ellis Welton in the final of the annual competition that was held at The Lamb in Walton on Sunday 11th November. Colin came through three rounds to win the best...
Junior pool tournament at The Lamb
Stone and District Pool League is hosting a special junior competition on Sunday 11th November at The Lamb in Walton. The event gets under way at 1pm and, depending on the number of entries, there may be one or two age group competitions. Winners will get a trophy at the League’s presentation night on 11th...
Trophy haul for Stone kung fu club
Published on 5 Nov, 2012 at 10:48 in Sport | Viewed 262 times | No Comments
Members of a Stone kung fu club won trophies at the British championships at the end of October. The British Kung Fu Association’s national championships took place at Codsall Leisure Centre in South Staffordshire on 28th October and members of Stone Lau Gar Kung Fu took part. Pictured with chief instructor Alec Clark are Jane...
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