Sports in Seaton

THE quality of the side Ottery St Mary 2nds fielded in their recent game at  the Davey Fort surprised the Lyme Regis first team.

The Otters were sitting at the foot of the table without a win all season and whilst there are no easy games in the Devon and Exeter Premier division, the Seasiders soon found themselves trailing and were eventually beaten 4-2. There have been big changes at Washbrook Meadow with a number of players transferring to Sidmouth Town along with manager Billy Rouse and new faces coming in.

Continue Reading
Tigers go six games without a win

By Philip Evans

12th Feb 2022 | Football

After impressing with a run of victories earlier in the season, Axminster Town have gone six games without a win and have dropped to tenth place in the South West Peninsular Premier East division.

This afternoon (Saturday) the Tigers suffered another defeat, losing 3-0 to top of the table Okehampton Argyle before a crowd of around 75.

Continue Reading

LYME Regis Reserves exited the Bill Slee Cup this afternoon, beaten 4-2 by South Zeal 2nds who play in a division below them in the Devon and Exeter League.

In a dismal first half display, the Seasiders' second string were torn apart by the young Mid Devon side and were 3-0 down in the opening half hour, having conceded two penalties, one of which was saved by the Lyme keeper, Rob Harp.

Continue Reading

Although Axminster's 1-1 draw at home to Holesworthy saw the Tigers dominate much of the game, especially in the first half, their first win of 2022 eluded them again.

In his programme notes manager Dan Prettejohn spoke about the lack of the team's lack of confidence, especially in the defeat against Crediton the previous week, but he did not think "the alarm bells were ringing just yet".

Continue Reading

Sign-Up for our FREE Newsletter

We want to provide seaton with more and more clickbait-free local news.
To do that, we need a loyal newsletter following.
Help us survive and sign up to our FREE weekly newsletter.

Already subscribed? Thank you. Just press X or click here.
We won't pass your details on to anyone else.
By clicking the Subscribe button you agree to our Privacy Policy.