GREENOCK and District Sunday welfare team, Firth Hotel FC, were delighted when Buckley’s Firth Hotel owner, Tony Buckley, agreed to sponsor them for season 2009/10.
INVERCLYDE Amateur Swimming Club (IASC) hosted the first swim meeting of the year to allow some of the developing young swimmers get the taste for competition.
AFTER a terrific display in the Scottish Cup last weekend, Newark FC came crashing back down to earth with a quite dismal performance against lowly FC Autobahn.
A REPEAT of last season’s impressive cup showing from the teams of the Greenock and District Welfare League , was looking unlikely after three, out of four of the league’s leaders, were knocked out at early in the tournament
TABLE Tennis -- GREENOCK Mid Table in the Premier Division
26 January 2010
AS the Premier Division of the West of Scotland Table Tennis League reaches the halfway stage, Greenock Table Tennis Club are in fifth position, comfortably in mid-table.
FOOTBALL -- TEAMS Joining Six-A-Side League Offered Free Strips
28 November 2009
SCOTLAND’S largest six-a-side league organisation is offering free strips and free entry to local teams who join their SFA-affiliated league at Lady Octavia Sports Centre, Greenock.
EIGHT swimmers from the Junior Port Glasgow Otters Squad participated in the West of Scotland Sports for Special Needs time trials at Tollcross Pool, Glasgow.
ARDGOWAN Club recently held its annual bowling prize-giving, when the competition winners from the 2009 season were presented with their cups and individual prizes.
FOOTBALL -- Gourock YAC Soccer Sevens Finals Day Details
08 September 2009
THE last round of games of the Gourock Youth Athletic Club soccer sevens tournament was cancelled because of the holiday weekend and an unplayable pitch, which resembled a swimming pool.
FOOTBALL -- Six-A-Side League Prospers In Bad Weather
06 September 2009
THE poor weather usually spells trouble for football and results in postponed matches, but a local six-a-side league has seen the number of teams taking part increase.
THE organisers of Gourock Youth Athletic Club’s soccer sevens tournament were almost certain, following the torrential rain for the entire day on Sunday, that the pitch would have been unplayable for Monday night.
THERE are only two league games remaining in the Gourock Youth Athletic Club soccer sevens tournament before finals day play-offs and some of the top teams are starting to feel the pressure.
MONDAY night saw the start of the second half of the Gourock YAC Sevens Tournament but, as usual there were lots of missing players because of the holidays.
BOWLING: Ardgowan's Open Ladies Triples Competition
03 July 2009
ARDGOWAN Club hosted their annual Ladies Open Triples Competition when 24 teams from Ayrshire, Argyll, Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire plus many from Inverclyde took part in the all-day competition.
THE heavy rain on Monday fortunately let up allowing play to go ahead in the evening when players came out in force at Gourock Youth Athletic Club’s soccer sevens.
INVERCLYDE'S Prostar six-a-side Superleague saw Fake Madrid edge out Green Machine 2-1 in the opening game of the night for their first victory of the season so far.
Following the successful Ardgowan Club, Gents’ Open Invitation Triples on Saturday 30th May, the ladies are preparing for their Open Invitation Triples Event.
GOUROCK Park was teeming with spectators who took the time out to come down and support the kids playing in Week Two of Gourock Youth Athletic Club’s Soccer Sevens.
MAY will be remembered as something of a non-event at Ashton this year, mainly because of climatic conditions, with a touch of human error thrown in for good measure!
INVERCLYDE'S Prostar six-a-side Superleague saw Elite FC defeat Toon Goonz 6-3 in the opening match of the night as they continue their quest for the inaugural Monday league title.
FOOTBALL: Gourock YAC Sevens Starts -- INCLUDES Results & League Tables
26 May 2009
THIS year’s Gourock Youth Athletic Club sevens tournament got off to a cracking start on Monday night and the players didn’t let the rain spoil their night of football.
THE West of Scotland Tennis League summer is now well under way and the various Ardgowan teams have generally made a very good start to the league season.
INVERCLYDE Masters swimming club, in support of the Gourock Open Air Swimming Pool centenary celebrations, are holding a handicapped swim meet with teams drawn from club members and others
WITH the Met Office predicting a "Barbecue Summer" this year, it was with a sense of optimism over experience that the yachts set off across the start line at Royal Gourock Yacht Club for the first race of the season
ARDGOWAN Club recently opened for the new season when, in traditional fashion, Janet Houston, wife of President Steven Houston, delivered the first bowl of the new season.
INVERCLYDE Amateur Swimming Club made the short trip to Johnstone swimming pool to compete in the Ren 96 Graded meet which was held over the this weekend.
INVERKIP Thistle travelled to McKenna Park, Glasgow, home of St Anthony’s Juniors, to play Sporto AFC, hoping to go one better than last year and reach the Coronation Cup final.
INVERCLYDE’S Prostar six-a-side Superleague kicked-off smoothly with ten teams in attendance, battling it out for points in the opening week of competitive Superleague One matches.
AMERICAN Football -- FIRST 11-A-Side Friendly For Phoenix
23 March 2009
INVERCLYDE Phoenix played their first 11-a-side game of American Football last Sunday in a friendly fixture against Forth Valley Fusion in Dunfermline.
SWIMMING -- Invecrlyde Host Round Two Of Mini League
17 March 2009
INVERCLYDE Amateur Swimming Club played host to swim teams from Clydebank, Scotia and North Ayrshire at the Waterfront Leisure Complex in round two of the Mini League
SWIMMING: Two Port Otters Picked For British Championships
21 January 2009
PORT Glasgow Otters are proud that two of the younger members of the swimming squad have been selected to represent Scotland in the British Junior Championships.
SEVERAL of the younger members of Port Glasgow Otters Swim team were in action recently at Grangemouth as they had qualified for the Scottish National Schools Championships.
The “Young Ones” played this team for the third time in four weeks and thought it was just a matter of turning up after defeating them in previous games comfortably.
GREENOCK Ladies 1st XI had mixed fortunes in the league this weekend, beating East Kilbride Ladies 4-1 at home on Saturday and losing 3-0 away to Hillhead IV on Sunday.
GREENOCK Ladies welcomed GHK 4's to a sunny afternoon at Kilmacolm for the first round of the plate competition, after Greenock were put out of the cup by Hillhead.
JIM Lyon successfully defended his Ardgowan’s men's singles title in a close and exciting match against former champion Callum Gerrard at Ardgowan Tennis Club in Greenock.
FIVE St Ninian’s Primary School pupils travelled through the floods of Inverclyde to Johnstone on Saturday to take part in the Scottish schools swimming area heats.
NINE young members of Port Glasgow Otters took part in the regional time trials at Tollcross recently in order to gain selection to their respective National Championships.
SIX-a-side leagues for over-16s which have been running for three years but have had a break over the summer will return to Greenock and Port Glasgow this month.
GREENOCK Ladies travelled to Glasgow this weekend, taking on Hillhead III, who currently play in the league above Greenock, in the first round of the cup.
ARDGOWAN’S hopes of winning the RBA Top 10 competition came to an end last Sunday at Grosvenor Bowling Club when rivals Port Glasgow won the final by 5pts to 3pts.
ON Sunday, Ardgowan travel to Thornliebank on the south side of Glasgow to play Paisley club Caledonia in the semi-finals of the RBA Top 10 competition.
THIS week sees the start of the popular Secondary Points Series at Royal Gourock Yacht Club - and everyone is hoping for an Indian summer to round off this season's sailing.
PORT Glasgow Juniors resumed competition golf at the weekend after a two-week break with round two of the A. Rondell Trophy and round one of the R. McPherson scratch trophy.
AMERICAN Football: Phoenix Get Visitor From The States & Coach Gillen Attends Convention
03 July 2008
FORMER Inverclyde Sharks player, Gary Clark -- now playing for Lakeland College in Wisconsin, USA -- brought his experience to Inverclyde Phoenix recently.
THE last match of the season for the Ardgowan Boys’ under-16 team was a title decider showdown with Helensburgh in Division 3 of the West of Scotland Tennis League.
ARDGOWAN Tennis Club’s men’s first team needed a big performance to put themselves back on track following a run of defeats in Division 2A of the West of Scotland League.
A STRONG Port Glasgow Otters swimming team travelled to Wishaw to compete for the Clyde Valley Beavers’ Shield against eight other West of Scotland swimming clubs.
GOUROCK Youth Athletic Club under-17s went to the top of the Paisley and District League with this hard-fought win over championship challengers Johnstone Burgh
GREENOCK Table Tennis Club completed the first half of the 2007/2008 season in the Premier Division of the West of Scotland Table Tennis League with a thrilling match against GSC.
SWIMMING: Port Otters In The Medals At Ayrshire Gala
21 December 2007
PORT Glasgow Otters’ Swim Team was in action recently at the North Ayrshire Gala held at Auchenharvie pool and an exciting and successful day was enjoyed by all.
THE Scottish Schools Championships for pupils with learning disabilities was held recently and three young Port Glasgow Otters had qualified to compete.
SWIMMING: Port Otters Success At National Tournament
23 November 2007
THE National Junior Championships for Physically Disabled Swimmers took place recently and five young swimmers from Port Glasgow Otters had qualified from the previous regional gala.
FOOTBALL: McGilp Scores Six In YAC Under-17s Goal-Fest
12 November 2007
THE first match on the new Battery Park Fieldturf surface produced an exciting encounter with Gourock triumphing in the West of Scotland Cup first round.
FOOTBALL: Inverkip Thistle Beaten By Rock Solid Dumbarton
01 November 2007
Inverkip were looking for a repeat of a fortnight ago when Dumbarton were comfortably beaten in the Coronation Cup 4:2 at Battery Park in the last meeting between the teams.
JIM Lyon, the top seed successfully defended his men’s singles championship title in a tense and thrilling final against number two seed Callum Gerrard at Ardgowan Tennis Club.
INVERCLYDE Masters Swimming Club held their 13th annual swim meet attracting 134 competitors, some travelling from Spain, Belgium and Ireland to make it a truly continental event.
IN the final of the Greenock and District Senior Fours at Gourock Bowling Club, the Ardgowan rink skipped by Kenny Morrison had a convincing 20 shots to 6 shots win over Victoria.
