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Chris Beesley

Christopher Beesley

Going on a bear hunt

TCS Chester Jets will be aiming to write their names into the record books on Saturday by winning the BBL Trophy for an unprecedented fourth successive season.Read

Tony aiming at big deal

ELLESMERE Port arrows ace Tony Martin is hoping to get major sponsors to step up to the oche and help his championship bids both at home and abroad.Read

Old boy torments Motormen

FORMER Motorman Steve Aspinall's halted Vauxhall's revival of recent weeks at Moss Lane last night as he set up the first two Altrincham goals before firing in a spectacular third of his own.Read

Jaded Jets suffer as Sharks attack

TCS Chester Jets 81, Sheffield Sharks 89: TIRED limbs caused by two big games in 48 hours without injured skipper John McCord caught up with Jets at the Northgate Arena on Sunday as they were beaten by Sharks.Read

Tireless endeavour was 'not quite good enough'

LESS than 24 hours after Jets had triumphed in overtime in Sheffield by a single point, they succumbed to Newcastle Eagles by the same margin at the Northgate Arena on Sunday.Read

Jets flattered by narrow loss

TCS Chester Jets 80 Newcastle Eagles 81 LESS than 24 hours after the Jets' single-point overtime triumph in Sheffield, they succumbed to Newcastle Eagles by the same margin at the Northgate Arena on Sunday.Read

Third time lucky

BOXING: VAUXHALL Motors ABC's Matty Fagan has been crowned national champion at the third time of asking as he took the National Association of Clubs for Young People title in Nottingham on Thursday.Read

Day in the life

PIONEER sports editor Christopher Beesley gives a behind-the-scenes look at the new regime at Rivacre Park as he meets boss Owen Brown for the first time at Vauxhall's game with Rossendale United last week.Read

Vauxhall 2 Alfreton Town 4

THE Motormen missed out on a money-spinning trip to Telford and £3,000 prize money last night as they were dumped out of the FA Trophy at Rivacre Park by Alfreton.Read

Solid Gold

HEAD coach Carl Teasdale is expecting 2004 to be a big year for the Golden Star ABC as he hopes to unleash more of his new crop of novices into competitive action.Read

Owen's men up and running

THE Motormen gained revenge on the side that had surprisingly dumped them out of last season's UniBond League Cup competition as they grabbed their first win under new boss Owen Brown last night, writes Christopher Beesley.Read

Paul's great Dane success

VAUXHALL Motors ABC's Paul Butler has struck gold in a prestigious Danish-based international tournament, the Hancock Box Cup, for the second successive year.Read

Bouncing back

BASKETBALL: ELLESMERE Port has welcomed back one of its most respected coaches with the Panthers basketball club adding the experienced Vic Fleming to their staff.Read

Lee hangs up his gloves

BOXING: ELLESMERE Port's king of the ring Lee Holmes has decided to hang up his gloves and help bring through the next generation of boxing talent in the town by taking up a coaching role at Vauxhall Motors ABC.Read

McCrave has higher hopes

AFTER coming good in the second half of last season following several months flirting with relegation, Ellesmere Port are looking forward to a successful 2003-04 campaign.Read

France rules UK

ATHLETICS: GREAT Sutton hurdling sensation Craig France is setting his sights on a medal bid at next year'sRead

Race is on to find sponsors

MOTORSPORT: FEMALE race ace Jenny Tinmouth is looking for help from new sponsors to help to keep her 125cc British Championship bid on track.Read

Mistakes make a memorable finish

HONOURS were even at Rivacre Park on Saturday after a game that looked to be heading for a goalless draw was livened up by blunders at either end of the pitch.Read

Oilmen in final reckoning

CASTROL Tessuti have reached the final of the Shammah Nicholls Knockout Cup with a thrilling four-wicket victory over Aston at Chester Road on Sunday, secured with just eight balls to spare.Read

France rules Great Britain

ATHLETICS: CRAIG France of Great Sutton was crowned English Schools' 100m hurdles champion at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, on Saturday to ensure that he holds national titles both north and south of the border.Read

Author Profile

Christopher Beesley has worked in the region for Trinity Mirror titles since 2000. An award-winning multimedia sports journalist specialising on the Merseyside area, he writes on Everton and Liverpool who he has covered both in the Premier League and in European competition plus Tranmere Rovers. Tel: 0151 472 2584.