FOOTBALL: Cup Progress For Confident Hastings
AFC Dunstable 0, Hastings United 4 Hastings United maintained their confident early season form with two cup wins over the past fortnight: 1-0 at home to Haywards Heath Town in the Allan Turvey Isthmian league cup competition followed by a 4-0…
TENNIS: Death Of A Chairman
Trevor Le BreuillyBorn 1949, died 3rd October 2019, RIP PICTURE: Glenn Butt Most sport in Hastings, like so much else of value in our town, depends on the work and enthusiasm of unpaid volunteers. Quite often they are veteran players…
FOOTBALL: A Re-Balance – United At The Top
In HIP 137, a fortnight ago, I reported on the boardroom comings and goings at Pilot Field, as new Hastings United CEO Billy Wood arrived and three long-serving club directors departed. But whatever upheavals there may have been off the…
RUGBY: First League Win For H&B
New Ash Green 0, Hastings & Bexhill 22 By Peter Knight Hastings & Bexhill made the long journey to New Ash Green (beyond Sevenoaks) last Saturday and were rewarded with an excellent win in their Kent League contest. It will…
FOOTBALL: Pilot Episode Boardroom Ins And Outs
Hastings United footballers had last weekend off, or at least no league or cup game to play. The action instead was in the boardroom at Pilot Field as three long-serving directors - chairman Dave Nessling, secretary Tony Cosens and former…
BMX: Battle Report
by Mia L. The Source Park’s Battle of Hastings () got off to a flying start on 5th September as 48 riders from across the globe descended on the seafront for a series of rider warm-up sessions. Officiated heats began…
CRICKET: Hooper Star Stays Ascendant
Ian Gillespie, coach of Hastings & St Leonards Priory, rightly praised the spirit of his team as the decisive factor in clinching the Sussex League Division 2 title at the end of last month and, with it, promotion back to…
FOOTBALL: The Big Step Up
By Cassie Mandrake This time last year, at age 18, Jamie Fielding was a second choice right back in the Hastings United squad playing in the Bostik League South-East – the eighth tier of English ; In April, after eye-catching…
BMX: Let Battle Commence
By Mia L. The Battle of Hastings has grown into something of a phenomenon since its initial launch four years ago. Every year hundreds of BMX aficionados from across the globe descend upon the Hastings Source Park to witness some…
FOOTBALL: Credible Challengers
Hastings United 1, Whyteleafe 0 Hastings have made a solid start to their league season: two home wins, two away draws, only three goals scored but none conceded. The 1-0 victory last Saturday at Pilot Field over previously unbeaten Whyteleafe…