Returnees Liam Andrew and Kai Baxter both made first appearances since rejoining the Magpies as their new team gleaned a hard-earned point from a tight tussle at Enys Park. Baxter, who has had spells with Holsworthy, Mousehole and Helston since leaving Penlee Park in 2023, played in a wide left attacking role, whilst the experienced Andrew, who started last season with Wendron before taking a break from the game, partnered captain Ryan Wilkinson in central defence. And their

Penzance scored right at the start of the match, and right at the death. In the intervening exchanges they were largely frustrated, and occasionally threatened, by a solid St Mawgan team paying its first visit to Penlee Park since promotion from the St Piran League. With injuries sustained at Wendron in midweek appending Silas Sullivan-Bailey and Josh Otto to a lengthening sick list, Mark Vercesi was again forced to tweak his team. Charlie Willis and Lewis Caspall were back h

Penzance recorded a fourth straight victory and moved up to third place in the Premier Division West table, but were pushed right to the final whistle by an extremely well-organised, youthful Wendron United side. The Magpies - already deprived of the unavailable Charlie Willis and Lewis Caspall - suffered a further blow before kick-off when Josh Otto pulled up, the injury handing a first start of the season to Archie Reynolds. “Josh had a little niggle in the warm-up and, to

Just 48 hours after a memorable victory over Porthleven, Penzance Reserves were involved in another high-scoring match at Penlee Park. On this occasion though, they were edged out by Redruth United in a Friday thriller in the rain. Just one change was made to the starting eleven, Hayden Waters replacing Jahmali Prowse. Nonetheless, the Magpies side looked unrecognisable to that which had excelled against the Fisherman, and were dominated from the first minute when Harvey Pars

Penzance Reserves garnered up their first points of the season with an exhilarating come-back victory in front of a large, vocal crowd at Penlee Park. The tone was set right from kick-off with both teams having clear chances in the first sixty seconds. Luke Carroll for the Magpies and Mark Goldsworthy of Port both put their efforts over the bar, but the latter made no mistake when he was handed another opening in just the second minute, firing the visitors ahead. The ex-Helst

Penzance moved up to third place in the table by virtue of an ultimately comfortable derby victory, repeating the scoreline by which they beat the Greens on Hayle’s last Peninsula League visit in 2008-09. But they only pulled clear in the final half hour after being pushed hard by their newly promoted local rivals. Magpies manager Mark Vercesi made two changes to the side that had won at Dobwalls, restoring Steve Burt and James Butler to the starting line-up in place of Jacob

Penzance picked up three points on their first away trip of the season with an efficient, if unspectacular victory at Lantoom Park. Manager Mark Vercesi made just one change to the side that had despatched Helston in its previous match, restoring available-again Josh Otto to the starting line-up at the expense of James Butler who reverted to the bench. And the Magpies utterly dominated the opening stages. Lewis Caspall was doubly unlucky, crashing a powerful drive against the

Penzance Reserves pushed perennial high-flyers Illogan RBL close in an hard-fought, exciting match at Oxland Parc on Wednesday evening, but fell just short of gleaning a first Premier Division point, at the third attempt. Only three top drawer saves by Danny Burrows kept the Magpies out as they impressed during the first twenty minutes. First the keeper blocked a point blank range Archie Reynolds header, from an Elliott Carveth corner, then he denied Wade Brown after the stri

Penzance recorded a first win of the season, a devastating first half performance blowing away a young Helston Athletic side under the newly installed LED floodlights at Penlee Park. The Blues, making a first visit since January 2020, were under the cosh from the third minute when Piran Jones was called on to rush off his line to deny Jacob Trudgeon, played in by a precise Charlie Willis through-ball. The reprieve was temporary, however, Josh Turner running on to a Lewis Casp

Cup specialists Penzance succumbed to a first knock-out defeat in nine ties in their FA Vase First Qualifying Round match on Saturday. Since exiting the competition to Hamworthy Recreation last season, the Magpies had been on an eight match winning streak culminating in two final triumphs back in May. Harry Salmon, Ben Palmer, Charlie Young and James Butler all made their first starts of the season, replacing Will Trenoweth and Lewis Caspall (both unavailable) and injured def