Camerons Teeside League

Bedale Athletic gained victory over Fishburn Park - at the third attempt - having lost in the Senior Cup the previous week, the game switched to Bedale, and 6-2 in the league, back in September. Bedale won 2-1

The game was switched to RAF Fylingdales because Fishburn's Showfield ground was waterlogged.

Bedale fell behind after 25 minutes to a John Smith free-kick, his fifth goal of the season, but three minutes after the break Bedale levelled when Steve Anderson scored his first of the season.

Bedale snatched the points in the 78th minute when Dominic Gamble turned the ball into his own goal.

Guisborough Town Reserves made it four consecutive wins with a 3-1 home victory aginst Whitby Town Reserves.

After a slow start by both teams on a surprisingly good surface, Darren Coyne opened the scoring in the 20th minute. He collected the ball just inside his own half and with Whitby defenders backing off he hit a sweet left-foot shot from 30 yards past the stranded keeper. Coyne's fourth of the season was all that separated the teams at half-time.

In the second period the visitors pushed forward trying to find a way back into the match but were wary of the home side's ability to catch them on the break.

Whitby's opportunity arrived in the 81st minute, an own goal by Greg Calvert. However, Whitby's hopes of sharing the points were dramatically dashed, Guisborough striking with two quick goals.

In the 85th minute a second of the season from Lee Tubby put his team back in front and with just about the last kick of the match Rob Walton made sure of the win with his first of the season.

With Nunthorpe Athletic's pitch resembling a lake, Richmond Town agreed to reverse the fixture, but Richmond's good turn failed to pay off, beaten 3-1.

It all started off extremely bad for Richmond as Peter Boldison gave Nunthorpe a second-minute lead. Eight minute later Boldison got his seventh of the season.

Richmond pushed forward but with Dean Wilson still suspended and Wayne Gredziak at Northern League side Northallerton, they missed their scorers and made heavy work of their efforts. However, in the 75th minute youngster Christopher Clack, in only his second match for Richmond, pulled a goal back. Richmond pushed forward but three minutes from time Phil Pinkney pounced to restore Nunthorpe's two-goal advantage with his ninth of the season to record their 11th win of the season.

Wolviston Reserves, whose match at Redcar against Mackinlay Park was postponed - and their own ground unfit - played their Stockton Charity Cup match against St Mary's College Old Boys, who had a free Saturday. It all started well for Wolviston, taking a 15th minute lead when Peter Haigh scored. But St Mary's struck back against a young and inexperienced side to level in the 39th minute, before taking the lead just before half time and completing a 3-1 win a minute into the second half.

Leading scorers (league and league cup): 14 G Hamilton (Cargo Fleet); 12 G Hyde (Nunthorpe Ath); 11 J Draper (Whitby Town Res); 10 - D Lawson (Acklam SW), M Walker (BEADS), P Taite (Bedale Ath),

G Pain (Cargo Fleet), M Say (Carlin How), S Smith (Hollybush Utd),

W Gredziak (Richmond Town), M Allen (Thornaby YC); 9 R Teasdale (Cargo Fleet), R Scott (Carlin How), P Pinkney (Nunthorpe Ath); 8 D Mobberley (Acklam SW), D Fixture (Thornaby); 7 S Boyle (Acklam SW), A Bramley (Bedale Ath), K Solomon (Carlin How), S Thornton (Hollybush Utd), P Boldison and L Doughty (Nunthorpe Ath); 6 D Wilson (Richmond Town); 5 J Smith (Fishburn Park), D Lamb (Guisb Town Res), M Thornton (Hollybush Utd), P McCrone (Nunthorpe Ath), R Shaw (Thornaby).

Hathaway Cope and Stokesley League

The outstanding North Riding Challenge Cup fixtures were finally completed last weekend with Dorman's Athletic, Tanfield Bros. and Middlesbrough Post Office progressing to the next round.

Dormans had the closest of games, eventually winning 5-4 away to Lingdale United but only after coming back from 3-1 down.

Lee Williams headed Dormans in front after five minutes but three goals from Lingdale in the space of 20 minutes had them reeling.

Good finishing from Jim McGowan 15 minutes from half-time restored Dorman's composure and by the interval they were back on level terms after a well-taken goal from Craig Owens.

With man of the match Lee Williams, a pillar of strength at centre half, Dormans regained their lead with McGowan scoring his second of the game and Kevin Gibson scrambled the ball home to make it 5-3.

Lingdale came back strongly, reducing the arrears once again with five minutes remaining but some determined work by Dorman's rearguard kept them at bay.

Tanfield Bros. made it through to the next round at the expense of fellow Stokesley League side Boosbeck Melbourne Tyres. They won 4-0 with Mark Walker opening the scoring when he headed home early in the first half.

Karl Bongi and Terry Kirton gave Tanfield a three-goal cushion by half-time and although Boosbeck did their best to get back into the game, the only goal of the second half came from Tanfield's John Gillgannon.

There was no luck for Lingdale FC, going down 5-0 against Bowes but Middlesbrough Post Office joined the other Stokesley League sides in the next round with a 3-2 win over Onyx.

Mark McGill squared the ball back for Richard Wiberg to sidefoot the ball home for the Post Office opener but Onyx came back with two goals.

Nick Hood's fierce free-kick on the half hour was too hot for the Onyx keeper to handle and full back Andy Fuller pounced on the loose ball to put Post Office back on level terms.

Shortly before half time Post Office went back in front, Paul Newham heading a free kick into the path of Craig Rathbone who made no mistake from ten yards.

Despite chances, Post Office failed to add to their half-time score but it was enough to see them through to the third round. In the only league game, Ennis Square defeated Huntsman Athletic 7-1, a result that takes them level on points with B and H King's Head at the top. Stephen Gent opened the scoring on 20 minutes, chipping the keeper from outside the area and Alan Jeffs added a second before half-time when he cut in from the right before tucking the ball past the keeper.

The Huntsman pulled one back shortly after the resumption but within a minute Richard Mason restored the two-goal advantage.

Steve Gent made it 4-1, heading home Wayne Gent's cross, and shortly after, Gent was on the mark from 20 yards

It was then the turn of Stephen Gent, junior, to score, making no mistake from the penalty spot after coming on as substitute. Another substitute, Glenn Jones, had the last word when he scrambled the ball home with ten minutes remaining.

North East Christian Fellowship League

Monkwearmouth Christians were at home to Westgate Road Baptist Church who emerged 5-4 winners in one of the two Second Division matches which survived another wet weekend.

Steve Valentine, for the successive week, gave Westgate Road the lead. Steve Dix equalised for Monkwearmouth. Marc Ward and Barry Battell stretched Monkwearmouth to a 3-1 lead. Kenny Williamson pulled a goal back before Andrew Bolt gave Monkwearmouth a 4-2 lead at half time. Two goals from John Fowler and a strike from Bruce Nichol gave Westgate Road a 5-4 win and moved them from bottom to fifth place.

Steven Walls of Wearside Community Church B gave them a 1-0 lead at Middlesbrough Baptists. An equaliser from Jonathan Stocks made the half time score 1-1. Stocks scored his second in the middle of the second half to give Middlesbrough a 2-1 win and moved them into third place.

Division One

P W D L F A Pts

City Church S'land 5 4 1 0 18 4 13

Jesmond Parish 6 4 1 1 13 5 13

Bethshan Christians 6 2 3 1 10 8 9

Consett Methodist 5 3 0 2 12 12 9

Airport Ch N'castle 6 2 2 2 8 14 8

Ryton Churches 6 1 3 2 10 12 6

Heaton Hearts 6 2 0 4 9 16 6

Stranton Saints 5 1 2 2 11 10 5

Athenians Christian 5 1 2 2 8 8 5

Whitley Bay 6 0 2 4 4 18 2

Division Two

St Peter's Low Fell 6 5 0 1 19 12 15

Wearside CC A 6 4 1 1 26 11 13

Middlesbrough Bapt's 7 3 1 3 9 13 10

Monkwearmouth 5 2 3 0 15 10 9

Westgate Road Bapt 6 3 0 3 13 17 9

Heworth Christians 5 2 2 1 14 11 8

Jesmond Parish B 4 2 1 1 13 8 7

Stakeford Methodists 6 2 1 3 15 15 7

Lanchester Chapel 6 1 3 2 13 14 6

Bethany Centre 6 1 3 2 10 16 6

Wearside CC B 7 1 1 5 12 21 4

Yarm Emmanuel 5 0 2 3 9 19 2

Crook and District League

An all-Crook League clash paired Billy Row and Wearhead United in the Durham Minor Cup. Dean Puckering and David Mellis put Billy Row two up but Kevin Coulthard pulled one back before half time. Man of the match Puckering made it 3-1 and Kevin Burke added two more for Billy Row. Coulthard made the final score 5-2 with his second for Wearhead five minutes from time.

Byers Green keeper Perry Little was in constant action in his side's South Durham Bowl tie with Brandon Station who ran in six first half goals en route to an 8-0 win. Byers Green had Little to thank for keeping the visitors tally to single figures.