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Eight-medal hero will lead Team GB

Isle of Wight Observer Nov 8, 2026

Island swimmer Zac Lacey returned home from the European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships with a haul of eight medals and…

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Hallowe’en football highlights included hat-tricks from East Cowes Sports’ Andy Ebbs and Seaview’s Finley Armstrong, a Hampshire Vase victory for…

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In Counties Two, Ventnor suffered a disappointing 23-14 home defeat to Southampton in windswept conditions. Ventnor opened the scoring early…

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Wight Tri athletes delivered impressive performances on two fronts, with Helen Scholes, Liz Dunlop and Nick Curwood producing results that…

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Brothers, Ayrton and Finley Manser-Grundy, produced impressive performances at the Wessex League Cyclo-cross event, last Sunday. Five-year-old Ayrton, competing in…

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The Yachtsmen won a close cup match on penalties, Division One leaders, West Wight, won despite having a player sent…

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IW Rangers won 55-7 at home to Winchester, in Counties Three, with hooker, Sam McQueen, scoring early following a well-worked…

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Totland trio beat the odds with rare bowls hotshot

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A Totland Bay Bowling Club trio achieved a rare nine-wood hotshot, during a summer Triples League match against Newport. The…

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