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BBC News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
North Yorkshire Long Course Weekend event cancelled
An international multi-sport event due to return to North Yorkshire for a second year has been Long Course Weekend was scheduled to be held in and around Masham from 29 to 31 was claimed the event would bring in an estimated £2m to the economy and would attract thousands of swimming, cycling and running competitors and organisers announced this week that this year's event would not take place and another venue would be sought for next year. A spokesperson for organisers Activity Wales Events said they would release further details next week, after an event being held this weekend in Wales had the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that a lack of support from the local community played a part in the year's event was reportedly "unpopular" with some local residents, with concerns about road closures and a perceived lack of communication from the was also disappointment that not as many athletes and supporters attended the first event as had been event had the support of North Yorkshire Council. 'Welcome economy boost' The authority's head of tourism, Tony Watson, said they were "disappointed" the organisers had decided not to go ahead with the event."However, we are committed to continuing to support them to deliver the event in North Yorkshire and will be talking with them over the coming weeks about possibilities," he said."North Yorkshire is home to a number of well-loved and successful sporting events from cycling sportives to running races."Hosting the Long Course Weekend, which is a well-respected and internationally renowned sporting event, provides a welcome boost to our visitor economy and gives us the opportunity to show off our wonderful part of the country to athletes and their supporters."The event was established in Wales in 2010, and now has annual competitions taking place across the globe including in Holland, Belgium, Mallorca and the flagship event in Tenby, sport is based on the principles of triathlon but is tailored to open up the three disciplines of swimming, cycling and running to as wide an audience as possible. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
CBS News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Some parents upset after Belle Vernon fires high school baseball coach
Some parents in the Belle Vernon Area School District are angry after the school board decided to let the high school's head baseball coach go. "I mean, my stomach just like sank, like I couldn't believe it," said Max Gauden, who was on Tony Watson's coaching staff the past season. "My whole entire household was shocked, with my three boys," said parent Lynn Matusik. There weren't many empty seats at the board meeting on Tuesday night. "Personnel is not an item that this board will discuss in public," one of the board members said Tuesday before public comment. Some parents said the board didn't give them many answers. "Some of them are on their phones, some of them are staring off into space," Gauden said. Watson said any sort of explanation he got was very vague. "Nothing other than potentially parental complaints," he said. "Nine out of 10 times, that boils down to playing time." Watson's ties to the Leopards run deep. "Five generations of my family have attended the school district," he said. It's been tough being fired from his alma mater. "The last week has been an emotional roller coaster for me," Watson said. He's been able to find strength in numbers. "The support he has from all levels, from the parents and his players, is just unreal," Matusik said. Watson says the board will let him reapply. He plans to do so. "I hope that good prevails here and I hope to be here for the kids," he said. KDKA-TV has reached out to the Belle Vernon Area School Board for comment but did not hear back by airtime.
