Other sports round-up

Northern section victory for Carlisle scratch team

The Carlisle Golf Club A scratch team won the Northern section of the Cumbria Scratch League and are through to the finals of the County play-offs against Workington at Silloth on Saturday, October 20.

Last updated 11 October 2012
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Carlisle golfers reach semi-final of Four Nations challenge

George Bullamore photo Two veteran Carlisle golfers reached the semi-final of the Four Nations Golf Challenge Grand Final at The Oxfordshire Golf Club.

Last updated 11 October 2012
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Cumbrian golf ace on verge of winning Asian championship

Peter Richardson photo Cumbrian golf star Peter Richardson is being tipped to be a star of the east – by the man who knows his game best of all.

Last updated 11 October 2012
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Ford's Latvala claims second spot in France rally

Ford flyer Jari-Matti Latvala is determined to end the World Rally Championship on a high after one of the best driving performances of his career.

Last updated 9 October 2012
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Border Harrier Jon Fletcher wins Great Cumbrian Run at first attempt

Jon Fletcher photo It was a one, two, three for Cumbria after three on the county’s natives took the top prizes at the Great Cumbrian Run.

Last updated 8 October 2012
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Aspatria's Mike Faulkner eyeing second place in Scottish Rally Championship

Mike Faulkner photo Mike Faulkner is on a mission this weekend in a bid to secure second overall on the final round of the Scottish Rally Championship.

Last updated 5 October 2012
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Pyke gets first-ever match win in Carlisle winter league opener

The first match of the Carlisle and District Coarse Angling Club Winter League was fished at Cleveley Bridge Fishery on Sunday in terrible conditions with pouring rain all day.

Last updated 5 October 2012
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Carlisle indoor bowls club so close to disaster

The weather played havoc with the outdoor bowls season this year and hopes that we could put all that behind us when we made our way indoors recently were soon dashed when Cumbria Indoor Bowls Club, in Carlisle, came within millimetres of a major disaster last Monday evening.

Last updated 4 October 2012
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Cumbrian javelin ace needs to raise money to take part in Deaflympics

Colette Doran photo Colette Doran is a winner every time she throws the javelin at a competition.

Last updated 4 October 2012
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Being paralysed is no big deal for Cumbrian man but competing at Rio 2016 is

Simon Lawson photo Simon Lawson doesn’t see himself as a tragic victim. Bitterness, self-pity and anger don’t sit comfortably on broad shoulders a Hollywood tough-guy would be proud of.

Last updated 3 October 2012
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Peter 'One Dart' Manley considers professional comeback

Peter Manley photo Three-times world darts finalist Peter Manley has not ruled out a return to big-time professional darts at 50 – if he can find time to recharge his batteries.

Last updated 2 October 2012
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Cumbrian golfer Gary Lockerbie to line up alongside Ryder Cup stars

Gary Lockerbie photo Cumbrian golfer Gary Lockerbie will join Ryder Cup heroes Martin Kaymer, Paul Lawrie and Peter Hanson in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship when he returns to the European Tour after a two-year absence this week.

Last updated 2 October 2012
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Taylor edges out Stobart in Pendragon Stages rally

Carlisle rally driver Peter Taylor took victory on last weekend’s Stobart Rail Pendragon Stages but only after a tough day-long battle with multiple champion William Stobart.

Last updated 28 September 2012
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Young Cumbrian golfer eyeing Walker Cup spot

Seb Crookall-Nixon photo Golfer Seb Crookall-Nixon has taken a major step towards his dream of being selected for the 2013 Walker Cup by being named in the England men’s elite squad.

Last updated 28 September 2012
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Special achievement award for west Cumbrian high jumper

Emily Cummings photo Whitehaven high jump starlet Emily Cummings was awarded the 2012 special achievement award at Seaton Athletics Club’s annual presentation evening.

Last updated 28 September 2012
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Podium finishes in America for Cumbrian touring car driver

Alex MacDowall photo Carlisle motor-racing star Alex MacDowall moved a step closer to being crowned a World Touring Car champion after a successful debut in America.

Last updated 27 September 2012
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Cumbrian teenage golf star a chip off the old block

Carl Johnstone photo Cumbria's new teenage golf star Carl Johnstone doesn’t have to look too far for advice – his dad Neville made more than 60 appearances for the county.