St Albans City 3 Burgess Hill 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park Sam Donkin’s remarkable double save from a 66th-minute penalty was the pivotal moment in a hard-won victory that Gary McCann described as one the best performances during his time as Saints manager. With City centre back...
Harpenden Town 2 Everett Rovers 2 (Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division). Photos courtesy of Harpenden Town FC. A draw was enough to help The Harps move up to first place in the league table – but only by one point from closest rivals Risborough Rangers, who have three games in...
St Albans City 2 Hitchin Town 1 (Herts Senior Cup)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, Hitchin photos by Jim Standen, Carshalton Athletic photos by Shane Majer Teenage winger Sidney Turner scored with his first touch off the bench, getting the goal that ensured Saints eliminated the team that won this competition...
Two St Albans fencers have struck gold for Great Britain at the Istanbul U17 European Fencing Circuit, while a third Academy athlete claimed a historic bronze. Thea Joseph, who attends St Albans Girls’ School, and Karolina Kabelis, from Loreto College, were part of the Great Britain women’s team that won the...
Seventeen-year-old equestrian Leola Hammond from St Albans has clinched national glory after winning the prestigious Pony Club Elite Championship (80 km) at the iconic Red Dragon Festival of Endurance in mid-Wales. Partnered with 17-year-old purebred Arabian mare HB Pandora (affectionately known at home as ‘Dory’), the dedicated young rider conquered challenging...
Harborough Town 3 St Albans City 2 (FA Cup, third qualifying round), photos Amy Hughes Dempsey Arlott-John was the hero for Harborough Town as his 101st minute strike knocked St Albans City out of the FA Cup in an extraordinary game that Saints could, perhaps should, have won, writes Jess Unwin. City...
A 15-year-old St Albans student has celebrated his first circuit racing win at Silverstone – just months after he made the move from sim racing into real-world motorsport. Barnaby Brewer, who lives in St Michael’s village and attends St Albans School, discovered his natural talent for the sport following struggles with...
St Albans City 4 Bury Town 1 (FA Trophy)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen St Albans City will be feeling good about their upcoming FA Cup tie this Saturday after an emphatic victory against Bury Town that included a composed and clinical hat-trick for striker Kai Brown. Brown’s...
Witham 0 St Albans City 3 (FA Cup second qualifying round) The FA Cup ‘gods’ failed to smile on St Albans City, presenting them with a third successive away tie and opponents from a higher level in the football league pyramid, writes Jess Unwin. Saints’ reward for getting past the challenge of...
Sophie Unitt heads onto Harpenden’s new padel courts for a trial session...
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