Football

Castle Barge 95 head into the final of the Willie Hall Trophy full of confidence after a 2-1 win in their Senior Division clash against Holy Trinity.

Ransome and Marles did not have the best of starts on their return to the second tier of the Bassetlaw League with a disappointing loss against Eckington at Elm Avenue, Newark, on Saturday.

Gunthorpe salvaged some success from the season when they beat Barkestone-le-Vale 4-0 in the final of the Sam Arnold Memorial Trophy.

CROWN FC right back Adam Locker had to pull on the goalkeeper’s jersey and then saved a penalty in the final of the Pat Jepson Memorial Trophy — but it was not enough to stop them losing 1-0 against AC Grove.

Southwell Amateurs were crowned champions of the Midland Amateur Alliance Premier Division when they came from behind to win 2-1 against Beeston Old Boys with two late goals.

Newark Town stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches when they ended the season with a 2-1 away win against promotion chasers Bolsover Town in the Central Midlands League Premier Division.

At the top of Newark Alliance Senior Division, Farndon United extended their unbeaten run with a convincing 6-0 win against third from bottom Fiskerton.

Castle Barge 95 atoned for their Sam Arnold Trophy semi-final defeat with a 3-0 win over Holy Trinity in the Willie Hall Cup on Sunday.

BG Hawtonville made the most of Coddington and Farndon’s absence in the Newark Alliance Senior Division league programme with a 4-2 win over Wheatsheaf.

A relegation clash between Wheatsheaf United Reserves and Newark Town Reserves saw the Southwell team overcome their Newark rivals 4-2.

A tennage footballer is hoping to break into Nottingham Forest Ladies’ first team after a successful season.

Balderton Athletic defeated Lowdham United Reserves 3-1 in a mid-table clash in Newark Alliance Division One.

Holy Trinity’s bid for a Newark Alliance cup double was ended when Barkestone knocked them out of the Sam Arnold Trophy in a close semi-final.

Newark Town maintained their grip on third place in the Newark Alliance Senior Division with a narrow 5-4 victory over BG Hawtonville at Devon Park.

Both of Newark’s Central Midlands Football League teams helped to set a new world record over the Easter weekend.

ALL but one of the games in the Newark Alliance were cancelled because of the weekend’s wintry weather.

Fardon United continued their unbeaten run in the Newark Alliance Senior Division with a 2-1 victory against BG Hawtonville.

COLLINGHAM Reserves missed out on a place in the final of the Notts Minor Cup after being beaten 4-0 in the semi-final by Radcliffe Olympic Sunday Reserves.

Struggling Hobgoblin were beaten 3-2 in their Division Three clash against Laxton Athletic.

Newark Town put a bad week behind them with a comfortable 4-0 win against The King’s Arms in the Newark Alliance Senior Division on Sunday.