HOCKEY: Tony Randall fired two final goals as Crusaders lifted the Roger Brummitt Memorial Trophy mixed hockey tournament. John Bointon also found the net in their final triumph over Young Consevatives.
Crusaders: Briggs, Laxton, M
iller, Bointon, Sawyers, Randall, Jones, Ladd, Everett, Stimson, Mills.
POSH: Jim Hall bagged a brace as Posh picked up a flattering 3-0 win over Gillingham at London Road. Ollie Conmy also netted.
BOXING: Clive Hogben unleashed his favourite punch to move a step closer to ABA Championship glory. The local lad booked his place in the quarter-finals after taking care of Birmingham boxer Paul Taylor with his trademark vicious left hook.
FOOTBALL: A couple of opportunist strikes from roving left winger Pat Beasley allowed Dogsthorpe to beat GPO in the Peterborough FA Junior Cup Final.
30 YEARS AGO - 1978:
POSH: Striker Trevor Anderseon received a call-up from Northern Ireland ahead of the forthcoming Home International series. He was set to become the third Posh player selected for his country after Ollie Conmy (Republic of Ireland) and Tony Millington (Wales).
SPEEDWAY: Local boy Peter Spink admitted he was considering his Panthers future in the wake of a 56-22 drubbing of Workington. He thought the signing of Dave Gooderham would squeeze him out of the city side's plans.
Panthers scores: Gooderham 12, Ian Clark 11, Brian Clark 9, Andy Hines 8, Nigel Flatman 8, Spink 4, Nigel Couzens 4.
CRICKET: Bowling doctor Bob Beeton produced career-best figures of 9-14 as Town seconds bashed Belton in the South Lincs League.
FOOTBALL: A bunch of local footballers saw their hopes of hitting the headlines disappear in the area finals of the Sun National Newsboys five-a-side competition. The team representing the RG Burnham shop in Orton Avenue was Mark Bogusz, Nick Gollings, Mick Revetti, Gary Edwards, David Ilett and Mark Freemantle.
DOMINOES: Newborough man Albert Crisp won the Manns Monday League singles crown. He beat Steve Fleming of league champions Windmill in the final.
FOOTBALL: Posh legend Norman Rigby's Stamford side won the United Counties League championship for the second time in three seasons.
20 YEARS AGO - 1988:
FOOTBALL: The Peterborough Junior Alliance Under 12 rep side won the regional EASY Cup crown with a 3-1 win over the Cambs Colts League. Gavin Dolby (Yaxley), Ben Conmy (Rangers) and Alec Curtis (Bretton Albion) scored the goals.
TABLE TENNIS: Martin Gladders romped to a fourth successive Peterborough men's singles crown. The Smith Motors man beat Hotpoint rival Paul Spittlehouse in the final after accounting for Julian Tee at the semi-final stage.
SPEEDWAY: Chemical supplies man David Hawkins joined forces with Martin Rogers in Panthers' new-look promotion.
RUGBY: Danny Kitching led the way with a hat-trick of tries as Borough gave their long-suffering fans something to cheer at the end of an instantly forgettable season. The city men thumped Old Northamptonians 49-7 to register their biggest win of the season.
ICE HOCKEY: Pirates fans received a massive end-of-season boost when star turn Todd Bidner pledged to return to the club. The Canadian forward had just scored 164 points in the previous campaign.
10 YEARS AGO - 1998:
POSH: David Farrell, Scott Houghton and Jimmy Quinn were all named in the Third Division PFA select side.
FOOTBALL: Despite excellent performances from Tony Shields, Matthew Etherington and Anders Koogi, Posh Youths lost to Blackburn at the semi-final stage of the FA Youth Cup 2-0 on aggregate.
CRICKET: Fine efforts from Tahir Hussain (72) and Jabar Malik (4-37) failed to save Elton Park from a 52-run defeat at Stewart and Lloyds in the Rutland Division Two.
SNOOKER: Bourne ace Karen Corr was made odds-on favourite to win a fourth world title after winning nine out of 10 events on the women's circuit.
FOOTBALL: Stamford keeper Nicky Conroy was in superb form to deny Spalding on penalties to help his side to their first Lincolnshire Senior Cup success in 100 years of trying.
FOOTBALL: Pauleys hammered Milton Albion 6-2 in the Peterborough Sunday Afternoon PFA Cup final. Mark Pulley (2), Paul Goode, Mark Bailey and Malcolm Christie scored.
FOOTBALL: Goals by Dwayne Rankin and Darren Cross earned Crowland Under 15s a 2-1 win over Rushden & Diamonds in the EASY Cup final.
FOOTBALL: Abbey Under 10s beat Pin Green 2-1 in the EASY Cup final at Bedford. Adriano Staffieri and Carl Gibbs got their goals.
SNOOKER: Joe Perry won the Damon Rowlatt Memorial Trophy at Breaks.
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