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Bobby's back at Blazey

BOBBY Oaten has made a sensational return to St Blazey after being confirmed as the club’s new manager for a second spell with the club.
As suggested just last week by the Voice Oaten was the leading contender to replace former boss Glynn Hooper and after getting the green light at Monday’s committee meeting Oaten’s return to the club was confirmed.
Speaking to the Voice Oaten said: “I’m delighted to be back at the club.
“It’s going to be a different challenge as to when I was here before. I’ve got to look to re-build the squad and I’ll be looking to create a team to take the club forward.
“Some players who have played for the club before have rung me and I think it’s going to take a couple of weeks before I know what sort of squad I’ve got for the new season.
“My first job is going to be to speak to all of the players from last year, all the players have been retained and I want to see what their thoughts are before I start signing other players.
“The club’s local fans and supporters are one of the main reasons why I’ve come back to the club. They were brilliant last time, very supportive and I am happy to be back at the club.
“I will be doing everything that I can to take this club forward and everything that’s happened in the past has happened and I am looking to the future.”

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Half marathon success

ST AUSTELL running club Chairman Paul Bullock has admitted that the club can feel proud after they hosted the brand new half marathon this weekend.
After months of planning and preparation St Austell rugby club was the host to the new event on Sunday morning, which saw more than 200 competitors compete in three separate events.
Youngsters of all ages were kept occupied with a one-mile fun run that kicked off the morning’s events.
That was then followed by the two main events as the first ever St Austell half marathon and six mile road race got underway.
Run in and around Pentewan, Roseweek and Tregorrick the course gave competitors a tricky task with a long drag up at Tregorrick hill being part of a gruelling finish.
44-year-old Adrian Ball was successful in the half marathon. The Cornwall AC runner completed the course in 1.19.09.
After the race he told the Voice: “It was a really tough course, but I really enjoyed it.
“It was a nice change to do a new run and I think that it’s been very well marshalled and with the event being hosted at the rugby club the facilities were first class.

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Promotion for St Dennis

ST DENNIS will be playing their football in the South West Peninsula League next season after their promotion was confirmed with a win at the weekend.
Their 5-2 success away at Morwenstow means that it is now mathematically impossible for promotion rivals Sticker to finish above the Saints and with a top two place in the table also confirmed the club are set for their fourth straight promotion.
They can now to look forward to joining the Peninsula League’s Division One West, where they will lock horns with Clay Country rivals Foxhole Stars, as well as looking forward to trips to Callington, Newquay and Penryn Athletic.
Speaking after the club’s win against Morwenstow a delighted manager Dave Rickard said: “It’s what we’ve all been looking for all season long, it was our ambition to gain promotion at the start of the season and now that it has been confirmed we are all delighted.

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Handbags at Cup Final

Newquay's Mount Wise ground played host to extraordinary scenes at the weekend's Peninsula League showcase, The Throgmorton Cup.
As the Carlsberg South West Peninsula League premier division rivals St Blazey and Plymouth Parkway played out this thrilling Throgmorton Cup final tie on Monday, it was finally two goals in extra-time that condemned Glynn Hooper's men to defeat.
The talking point, however, was the chaotic scenes that saw the Parkway bench involved in an altercation with St Blazey fans behind their dug out.
Match and Peninsula League officals struggled to contain Parkway manager Gez Baggott as the red mist came down.
The normally amiable Mr Baggott scaled the perimeter fence and remonstrated with a collection of fans. Eventually after a delay of TEN minutes Mr Baggott and his unused sub James Alexander were both given their marching orders and watched the rest of the proceedings from a distant doorway.

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Reserves clinch championship

ST AUSTELL reserves have clinched their fourth consecutive duchy league championship after securing the division two title with a 5-1 win at St Stephen.
The result was not as conclusive as the score would suggest.
St Stephen started well but had to make two substitutions in the opening ten minutes through injuries.
Firstly a clash of heads saw one player have to leave the field and within two minutes the keeper went off injured as well.
Despite these setbacks the home team actually took the lead after good work led to Ben Roberts chipping the keeper from the edge of the area.
Just before the break the lillywhites opened up the home rearguard and Steve Kellow levelled.
Within two minutes of the restart the visitors were ahead when a corner fell to Dave Kitson who headed in virtually on the goal-line.
Kellow scored his second with about twenty minutes to go, but then St Austell had a player dismissed for a second caution.
It didn’t stop Phil Hutchings increasing their lead and the best was left for last when Kellow completed his hat-trick with a strike of great power from just ten yards inside the hosts’ half to complete the scoring for the visitors.
It’s a great achievement for the team who have won each league title in the past four seasons starting with the duchy division five in 2008.

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Cup final for St Blazey

St Blazey have booked their place in the Throgmorton cup final after producing a rip-roaring performance to comfortably see off last season’s losing finalists Bodmin Town.
The green and blacks proved to be too quick for the black and ambers as they dumped the 2009 winners out of the competition with a fantastic 5-2 win at Liskeard’s Lux Park.
Skipper Chris Reski led the way for the club as he producing a storming performance to score twice and have a hand in two of the other goals scored by the green and blacks.
Danny Zalick also helped himself to two goals with Luke Rundle, playing in an advanced left-wing role and Josh Higman causing Bodmin full-backs Huw Morgan and Lewis Reed all sorts of problems.

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Saints go marchin on

ST AUSTELL rugby club will be plying their trade in the western counties west next season, after their promotion from the Cornwall and Devon league was confirmed this weekend.

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Massive weekend for St Blazey

THE GAMES are coming thick and fast for St Blazey, who face a week that could define their season with two massive games packed

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St Austell through to Senior Cup final

ST AUSTELL are through to their second Cornwall senior cup final in three years after producing a storming performance to see off the challenge of Saltash United, with a 3-1 win at Liskeard.
It’s a far cry from when the club finished bottom of the peninsula league’s division one west with just eight points in 2007/08 season and they now face premier division high fliers Bodmin Town in the final.
Glyn Rowett was the man in charge of the club’s 2009 success, when they defeated the Ashes at a rain-sodden Blaise Park.
And since Rowett’s sacking later that year, coach Andy Dingle has stepped up to the plate and after guiding the club to promotion to the premier league and the Cornwall charity cup final last season, he has seen his side progress to the final of the competition which they are bidding to win for the 13th time.

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Jemma storms to 1,500m win

JEMMA Simpson has got her 2011 season off to a fine start after producing a storming performance to win the 1,500m at the IAAF Melbourne track classic.
Coming home in a time of 4.08.49 she was two seconds short of her personal best but finished ahead of the highly-rated Kaila McKnight and Bridley Delaney.
Speaking to the Voice Simpson said: “I won in a time of 4.08.4 beating some of Australia's best Kaila McKnight and Georgie Clarke. This was a great opener for me.
“Last year I opened with a 4.12 so I’m four seconds up on last year with my second ever fastest 1,500m.

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