After a complete wash-out of all matches the previous week, four of Penzance’s teams returned to action last weekend. The Under-8 Tigers played away to St Ives Town, the Under-10 Pumas beat Falmouth Community and the Under-11 Cosmos lost 1-5 at Newquay. The Under-13 Aliens were also beaten away to Newquay 3-6 in an exciting County Cup tie. Three of the Aliens have been picked for the Kernow Youth Football Select tour to Germany in May - huge congratulations to Teddy, Sammy an

Penzance’s sides are gearing up for the Green Light Cornwall DisAbility Football League’s sixth tournament of the season, to be staged at Camborne College on Sunday (February 8th). They are particularly eager this time around as last month’s event had to be called off due to storm damage to the pitch surrounds. Following some good results in the December tournament, the Magpies teams start on Sunday third in the Championship but top of the League. Penzance Disability are alwa

Top scorer Charlie Young returned to Penzance’s starting eleven after injury, plundering a hat-trick as the holders stormed into the last eight of League Cup with a hugely impressive performance at Broadclose writes James Wright. In splendid seaside sunshine it was Bude who threatened first when a Finn Reeve free kick was headed back at the far post, the ball being cleared before Billy Hopcroft could pounce. The visitors capitalised on the let off, Young muscling his way in f

Penzance eased into a first Cornwall Senior Cup semi-final in fifteen years by virtue of a workmanlike win at Dobwalls – a match in which their unfortunate hosts were forced to use four different goalkeepers during the ninety minutes writes James Wright. Penzance manager Mark Vercesi made two changes from Saturday’s League win at Launceston. Wade Brown started ahead of Jacob Trudgeon in front line with Ewan Trevains, a scorer from the bench at Pennygillam, drafted into the el

After a barren December, Penzance returned to winning ways with a thoroughly competent victory against a battling Launceston side at Pennygillam writes James Wright. The win hoisted the Magpies back up to third place in the table, ahead of Callington who were without a game. The home side threatened first, Denham Guild seeing a shot saved by Harry Salmon and Kian Berry hitting an angled drive wide. With top scorer Charlie Young side-lined by a calf injury, Penzance started s

Penzance’s youth teams returned to action over the weekend after the Christmas break. The Under-9 Lynxes played away to Truro on Saturday morning, the Under-9 Jaguars took on East Wheal Rose whilst the Under-10 Pumas played Hayle. The Under-11 Cosmos recorded their first win of the season, defeating Culdrose. But the Under-13 Vulcans suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of St Agnes at Mount Ambrose. Pride of place for weekend goes to the Under-13 Aliens who travelled to St Co

Bottom team Hayle produced a battling display against their high-flyers neighbours and were unlucky to be undone by two very late goals as the Magpies notched a fifth straight victory, consolidating second place eight points behind runaway leaders Dropship writes James Wright. In the absence of Ryan Wilkinson, Kizzy Snowden resumed captaincy duties for Penzance and opened the scoring when he pounced on a poor clearance and muscled his way through, beating Alex Carter at the

Penzance consolidated second place in the table behind runaway leaders Dropship, pulling five points clear of third placed neighbours Newlyn Non-Athletico by virtue of a workmanlike victory over West Cornwall at Penlee Park writes James Wright. On a chilly afternoon, the visitors were first to threaten with Harvey Parsons accomplishing a tidy save from former Magpie Robertas Samnauskas. His opposite number, Callum Richards, was called into action at the other end to bravely d

On Boxing Day 2024, Penzance levelled deep into added time to deny St Day a victory. Fast forward twelve months and it was the turn of the Saints to plunder a game-changing goal in the penultimate minute of the additional period writes James Wright. Under pressure from Jago Taylor, Josh Turner diverted a Brodie Kemp centre into his own net. They say things even themselves out in football but try convincing Harry Salmon, the young keeper being unfortunate enough to concede bo

Elburton Villa avenged their only Peninsula defeat of the season, a 2-3 reverse at Penlee Park back in August, and in so doing ended Penzance’s own long unbeaten league run that dated back to the same month writes James Wright . Welcoming back former Southern League defender Ben Palmer, starting at left-back after spells with Helston Athletic and St Buryan, the Magpies made an excellent start, monopolising possession and pinning back Villa. But everything went belly-up in the