Every Monday, the Stray Ferret publishes a round-up of sports action in the Harrogate district, focusing on the first team results of local amateur and semi-professional sports clubs. Here's what happened during the week of December 1 to 7.

1. Harlow Hill progress in County Cup after 13th straight win

Harlow Hill won their 13th consecutive game in all competitions to progress to the next round of the West Riding FA County Challenge Cup on Saturday. A second-half goal each for Alfie Lumsden and Tendai Irvine Machama was enough to see off Burley Trojans. Harlow will play Tadcaster Magnets in the fourth round on January 3.

2. Knaresborough Town beaten after ‘incorrect’ red card

Knaresborough Town were beaten away at Horbury on Tuesday after an ‘incorrectly given’ red card. Jack Lazenby was sent off as Horbury came back from 1-0 down to win 3-1 at home. In a social media post on Sunday, Knaresborough said they had appealed the card, and it had been overturned on review. A win could have taken Knaresborough from 12th to eighth in the NCEL Premier Division.

3. Harrogate RUFC stage second-half comeback 

Harrogate reduced the gap with Regional 1 North East leaders, Heath, to six points after gaining another five points on Saturday. Opponents Sandal entered halftime 12-7 up, but a yellow card early in the second half proved to be their undoing as Harrogate went on to score four tries in 20 minutes and lead 12-42. Two late Sandal tries weren’t enough to undo the damage, and the game finished 31-42.

4. Last-minute try rescues Ripon RUFC

Ripon Rugby Club rescued a draw in the dying seconds of their home fixture against Baildon on Saturday. Losing 9-16 with a minute left, a try and conversion by Morgan Clark saw both teams leave with a share of the spoils. Ripon are seventh in the Counties 2 Yorkshire league. Baildon are in sixth, ahead of them by two points.

5. Ripon Rockets win 10 out of 10

It appears no one can stop Ripon Rockets in this year’s NYNAL Senior Winter League. A 61-31 victory over the Bullets saw them maintain their 10-point lead at the top of the table. They have a goal difference of 193, which is 101 better than second-placed Storm.

Results

Men's Football

Harrogate Railway

Postponed

Knaresborough Town

Horbury Town 3-1 Knaresborough Town

Ripon City

Ripon City 1-0 UFCA Leeds

Harlow Hill

Harlow Hill 2-0 Burley Trojans

Boroughbridge AFC

Kellingley Welfare 3-1 Boroughbridge

Women’s Football

Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town 2-0 Wallsend

Knaresborough Town

Postponed

Harrogate Railway

Postponed

Boroughbridge

Postponed

Rugby Union

Harrogate Rugby Club

Sandal 31-42 Harrogate Rugby Club

Ripon Rugby Club

Ripon 16-16 Baildon

Knaresborough Rugby Club

Knaresborough 15-61 Leeds Medics and Dentists

Harrogate Pythons

Harrogate Pythons 33-25 Yarnbury

Men's Hockey

Harrogate Hockey Club

Harrogate 2-3 Wakefield

Women’s Hockey

Harrogate Hockey Club

Harrogate 1-2 Stokesley

Netball

Ripon Rockets

Bullets 31-61 Ripon Rockets

Harrogate Phoenix

Harrogate Phoenix 57-46 Diamonds

Claro Netball

Harrogate Harriers 59-56 Claro Netball