ONE disheartened Blyth Spartans supporter asked the question “are we ever going to win?” as he made his way out of Croft Park on Tuesday night after seeing his side surrender a 1-0 lead against Stalybridge Celtic.

ASHINGTON were unable to prevent a second consecutive defeat inside four days when they went down by the odd goal in three against STL Northern League leaders West Auckland on Tuesday night.

A PROMISING team from Blyth have netted victory in their first ever county championship.

A SEATON Delaval school’s boys’ team has been crowned regional winners of the Carnegie Champion Schools’ rugby league tournament.

FIGHTERS from the East Meets West Black Belt Academy in Bedlington Station competed in the World Kickboxing and Karate National Championship in Manchester.

NEW Hartley Juniors’s good run continued on Saturday with a hard fought 2-1 win over Ryhope.

NEWBIGGIN Boxing Club’s Kai Hume has become the first from the club for more than a decade to reach the national final of the Schoolboy Championships.

THE semi-finals of the Saints Shield and Eric Anderson cups were played at the weekend in the Standard Security Blyth and Wansbeck Sunday League.

BLYTH Rangers Valencia Under-16s twice came from behind to earn a hard fought point against Newbiggin Hall.

THE Blyth Spartans Under-15s team has certainly grown this season and can be summed up no better than this game.

THE Blyth Valley Pool Association sponsored by Goschen Street Garage & Union Private Hire saw the top two teams come head to head with both fielding a current England international.

NEWCASTLE United Ladies – five leagues above Ashington and nine points clear at the top of the championship – progressed to the semi-finals of the Northumberland Senior Cup on Sunday after a convincing win over the Angels.

MB SOCCA Leagues’ division one leaders Real Ashington put seven past Bankhouse and are only four weeks away from their second title in a row.

ASHINGTON’S Wembley dream is over – at least for this season.

ASHINGTON boss Gary Middleton laid the blame for his side’s exit from the FA Carlsberg Vase at Shortwood on Saturday firmly at the feet of his players.

ASHINGTON skipper Liam Atkin sent out an apology on behalf of all the players to the management and supporters after the Woodhorn Lane outfit turned in an inept performance before being shown the exit door in their fifth round of the FA Carlsberg Vase by Shortwood United at Nailsworth in Gloucestershire on Saturday.

FOLLOWING almost a month of postponements, Blyth Spartans were back in Blue Square Bet North action at Altrincham on Saturday, but were still feeling under the weather on the journey home from Manchester as a 2-1 defeat left Tommy Cassidy’s side bottom of the league.

BLYTH Spartans manager Tommy Cassidy was full of fighting talk at the weekend, despite his side now lying bottom of the Blue Square North following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Altrincham.

BEDLINGTON Terriers got back to league action at the weekend after an enforced break due to the bad weather.

SPORTS clubs in Northumberland are being invited to an event aiming to help them develop their clubs.