Looking back at 39 brilliant boxing, billiards, basketball, bowls ...
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They show players from across Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough
This week we’re featuring a brilliant bonanza of retro photos from our archive of boxing, billiards, basketball, bowls, badminton and even BMX.
The trawl has found photos from venues that have long since disappeared – from leisure centres and schools to bowling greens and community centres.
Luckily, some pictures remain of the sporty locals who came together to compete, keep fit and have fun.
![Corby Basketball Club in the late 1970s](/thumb/phpThumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northantstelegraph.co.uk%2Fwebimg%2Fb25lY21zOmZlNWM3NDM0LTMyNWUtNGQyNi05YWQyLTYwZDFlMTVlYmM0YjoxNmJmMzM1ZS1kNzYwLTRjYzctYTY1OC0yMjc1MTU1MjU4YzU%3D.jpg%3Fcrop%3D3%3A2%26width%3D640&w=728&hash=4db1006f85981e3d47b9c4482f6418ca)
1. Looking back at sport from the 1970s and 1980s:Archive photos from Northants Telegraph of sport from the late 1970s and 1980s
Corby Basketball Club in the late 1970s Photo: Northants Telegraph
![NORTHANTS BAR BILLIARDS LEAGUE PRES 1987](/thumb/phpThumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northantstelegraph.co.uk%2Fwebimg%2Fb25lY21zOmVhOGE1N2UzLWFhZmEtNDc5NC04M2RlLTA5OTY3MmE4MzY1YzpiYzQ0YjdkMC1iNWM3LTQ5MWUtYWZkZC1iM2JmZGU4YmY2MDQ%3D.jpg%3Fcrop%3D3%3A2%26width%3D640&w=728&hash=7e8bf527031f9ee04cfc755a106bb6e1)
2. Looking back at sport from the 1970s and 1980s:Archive photos from Northants Telegraph of sport from the late 1970s and 1980s
NORTHANTS BAR BILLIARDS LEAGUE PRES 1987 Photo: Northants Telegraph
![1979 KETTERING CONS BOWLS CLUB](/thumb/phpThumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northantstelegraph.co.uk%2Fwebimg%2Fb25lY21zOjFmMGVlZGJhLTkxZGYtNDhlNi1hMzUzLThkM2VkNDM5NzBmMjplZGJjODY0MC1lNDdmLTQzNWYtOGE0ZS1mZDlhY2ExMzI3MTc%3D.jpg%3Fcrop%3D3%3A2%26width%3D640&w=728&hash=131df88f1e232c47c573cae0b1917b1b)
3. Looking back at sport from the 1970s and 1980s:Archive photos from Northants Telegraph of sport from the late 1970s and 1980s
1979 KETTERING CONS BOWLS CLUB Photo: Northants Telegraph
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4. Looking back at sport from the 1970s and 1980s:Archive photos from Northants Telegraph of sport from the late 1970s and 1980s
1979 BADMINTON PRESENTATIONS KETTERING Photo: Northants Telegraph