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FOOTBALL: Pilot Flight
Lee Carey In as Hastings Manager, Star Players Out HUGH SULLIVAN Lee Carey featured prominently as a 19-year-old in the Hastings United promotion side of 2006/7 and captained the team…
CRICKET: Priory’s Spinners Regain Control
10 May: Hastings & St Leonards Priory 251-7; Preston Nomads 2nds 252-5 17 May: Brighton & Hove 181; Priory 182-4 HUGH SULLIVAN The cricketers of Hastings & St Leonards Priory…
CRICKET: Priory Line Up Without Overseas Recruit
HUGH SULLIVAN An unusually dry and sunny spring has brought cricket weather early this year, and the Horntye Park pitch off Bohemia Road is looking a pretty picture. The Hastings…
FOOTBALL: United Bow Out Of Isthmian Premier
21 April: Dover Athletic 1; Hastings Utd 126 April: Hastings Utd 2; Potters Bar Town 3 HUGH SULLIVAN On 10 August Hastings United won the opening game of their Isthmian…
BASEBALL: Pirates Pitch Up at Claremont
James Young This summer, like last, a corner of Claremont School playing fields will echo on Sunday afternoons to an unfamiliar mix of sounds – the crack of bat on…
FOOTBALL: Goal Drought Confirms Relegation
12 April: Canvey Island 1, Hastings Utd 0 19 April: Hastings Utd 0, Hashtag Utd 0 HUGH SULLIVAN The relegation of Hastings United from the Isthmian Premier League back to…
RUGBY: H & B End League Season On A High
Hastings & Bexhill ended their Kent 3 league season in triumphant style, winning 25-19 away last Saturday against the league runners-up Beckenham 2nd XV. Their hosts may have not been…
HOCKEY: South Saxons Women Clinch League Title
South Saxons women have matched their male counterparts in the club by winning the 2024-25 Sussex Martlets league championship. On 29 March, playing at Bexhill Academy, they squeezed past Brighton…
FOOTBALL: Searle Out, United Not Quite Down
25 March Hastings Utd 1 Canvey Island 129 March Hastings Utd 1 Billericay Town 55 April Bowers & Pitsea 0 Hastings Utd 2 HUGH SULLIVAN With four matches still to…
RUGBY: Sixth Successive Win for H & B
Hastings & Bexhill recorded their sixth successive win in the Kent 3 League when they travelled to Whitstable last Saturday and won 23-10. Those victories have included four away from…
HOCKEY: Saxon Men Clinch Title, Women on the Brink
The South Saxons men’s team have stormed to the Martlets league title for 2024-25 with two matches to spare. Defeating their closest challengers East Grinstead 3rds 3-1 away last Saturday,…
FOOTBALL: Hopes Fade For Goal Shy United
11 March Hastings Utd 0 Wingate & Finchley 2 15 March Dartford 2 Hastings Utd 0 22 March Hastings Utd 0 Chichester City 2 HUGH SULLIVAN Three further defeats have…
RUGBY: H&B Rampant as they Extend Winning Run
Hastings & Bexhill–68, Tunbridge Wells 2nd XV–5 PETER KNIGHT In totally dominating this game at their Ark Alexandra ground last Saturday, Hastings & Bexhill recorded their fifth successive victory – a…
FOOTBALL: Lifeline Victory For Battling ‘U’s
1 March: Cray Valley PM 1, Hastings Utd 14 March: Chatham Town 2, Hastings Utd 08 March: Hastings Utd 2, Hendon 0 HUGH SULLIVAN Jon SmalldonDavide Rodari on the ball for Hastings in earlier game…
FOOTBALL: United Take Rain Checks
15 February: Hastings Utd 0, Dulwich Hamlet 0 Hastings United were due to play three successive home games over the past two and a half weeks, with the prospect of improving their…
TENNIS: Amherst Ladies Bounce Back
Two matches on successive Sundays at Amherst this month brought contrasting fortunes for the club’s ladies team, playing in Division 2 of the Tennis Sussex Winter Doubles. On 16 February…
FOOTBALL: Danny Speaks His Mind
‘U’s manager Danny Searle answers questions from HUGH SULLIVAN before the game against Wingate & Finchley was postponed HS: Danny, I’ll start at the deep end. A Hastings United supporter…
FOOTBALL: Cup Defeats Leave United Women in League Struggle
JON SMALLDON Last week saw Hastings United Women exit their final two cup competitions of the season, leaving them to concentrate on the league. However, in that league, they sit…
CHILDRENS SPORT: Half Term Action
Active Hastings are offering a range of sports sessions through half term week from Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 February. Hollington Youth Hub will offer inclusive multi-sports on Tuesday and…
FOOTBALL: Crunch Time for the ‘U’s
1 February:Hastings Utd 0, Lewes 1 4 February:Horsham 1, Hastings Utd 0 8 February:Cheshunt 2, Hastings Utd 1 HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United suffered three more Isthmian League defeats in the…
CRICKET: Umpire Wanted
Hastings & St Leonards Priory Cricket Club are looking for an umpire to officiate in their 2nd XI matches for the 2025 season in Division 4 East of the Sussex…
FOOTBALL: Pointless January Confirms Relegation Threat
19 January: Hastings Utd 1, Cray Wanderers 2 22 January: Hastings Utd 1, Binfield 2 26 January: Chatham Town v Hastings Utd – match abandoned 28 January: Carshalton Athletic 2,…
TEAM SPORTS: Another Sporting Dawn at Horntye?
HUGH SULLIVAN The Horntye estate currently provides the town’s primary cricket ground and only current hockey pitch alongside a pavilion complex and large sports hall. Its trustees, the Hastings and…
Wisdens Closure: The Departure of a Sporting Family
HUGH SULLIVAN In 1896, W G Grace was opening the batting for England against Australia at the age of 48; The Wednesday club (later re-branded as Sheffield Wednesday) beat Wolves…
The Year In Sport 2024
ATHLETICS At Hastings Athletics Club (HAC) it’s been a busy and successful year for the club in every discipline - from local events to international level – as it celebrated…
FOOTBALL: Confidence Ebbs at the Pilot Field
23 November: Hendon 9, Hastings Utd 0 26 November: Hastings Utd 1, Carshalton Athletic 130 November: Hastings Utd 0, Dartford 3 HUGH SULLIVAN Jon Smalldon November was a confidence-sapping month for Hastings United. Having ditched manager Danny…
RUGBY: No Cup Run for H&B
30 November: Uckfield 33, Hastings & Bexhill 5 PETER KNIGHT Peter KnightQuin McManus, now returned from New Zealand Hastings and Bexhill 1st XV travelled to Uckfield for this first round…
Sports Administration: Takeover at Rye Sports Centre
Rye Sports Centre, including its swimming pool, will be run from next April by a newly formed charity, Rye Recreation & Wellbeing CIO (RRW). Governed by six trustees who have…
BAR BILLIARDS: Marathon Session Supports MacMillan
Concerned about the number of local players and their partners being affected by cancer and related illnesses, the Hastings Bar Billiards League came together on Monday 28 October to undertake…
FOOTBALL: United Struggle Against League Pace-Setters
9 November: Wingate & Finchley 2, Hastings Utd 1 12 November: Hastings Utd 2, Deal Town 016 November: Hastings Utd 0, Cray Valley PM 1 The ‘U’s came up against two of the Isthmian League’s form sides,…
RUGBY: Gravesend Double for H&B
9 November: Old Gravesendians 7, Hastings & Bexhill 1516 November: Hastings & Bexhill 17 Gravesend II 5 Hastings & Bexhill notched two wins in the Kent League on successive Saturdays, both against opposition…
A New Network for Aspiring Young Sports Coaches
Active Hastings is calling for young people with ambition and enthusiasm for sports coaching to join their coaching ; Have you always had a passion for sports? Are you aiming…
RUGBY: H & B Disappoint in Home DefeatRUGBY:
Hastings & Bexhill 12 Brockleians 19 Hastings & Bexhill suffered their first home defeat of the season on 19 October when losing to Brockleians in a Kent 3 fixture. Previous…
Football: United Manager Sacked After Cup Defeat
HUGH SULLIVAN Danny Bloor, appointed as Hastings United manager on a two-year contract from last May, has been dismissed. On 26 October the team were defeated 4-3 in an FA…
FOOTBALL: United Defence Regroups at Cray
12 October:Dulwich Hamlet 3, Hastings Utd 0 15 October:Hastings Utd 2, Cheshunt 3 19 October:Cray Wanderers 0, Hastings Utd 0 Hastings United secured only their first point in three Isthmian…
ATHLETICS: Hastings Parkrun 20th Anniversary
CHRIS SANDERSON, runner and volunteer at Hastings Parkrun, explores the popularity of the weekly event, that’s not run in a park Probably most people across Britain are aware of Parkrun.…
FOOTBALL: United Rebound From FA Cup Defeat
28 September:Cray Wanderers 3, Hastings Utd 0 1 October:Hastings Utd 3, Chatham Town 25 October:Leatherhead 1, Hastings Utd 2 HUGH SULLIVAN Hastings United slumped to disappointing defeat in the third qualifying…
SCHOOL SPORT: ‘Make It Happen’
Olympian Athlete Inspires Hollington Schoolkids HUGH SULLIVAN Sport is part of the curriculum at Hollington Primary School. There are two PE lessons a week with staff teacher Marlon Diamond. There’s…
FOOTBALL: United Concede Late in Draw with Lewes
14 September: Hastings Utd 1, Harefield Utd 0 21 September: Lewes 1, Hastings Utd 1 Hastings United led Isthmian Premier League leaders Lewes for most of their match at the Dripping…
RUGBY: H & B Juniors Impress
Hastings & Bexhill U12s 20 Eastbourne U12s 20 Hastings & Bexhill U12s kicked off their season earlier this month at Ark Alexandra Academy with a thrilling friendly against their counterparts…