MEN'S CHAMP 1 SET FOR CLOSE FINISH
There will be all to play for when men’s Championship 1 reaches its final weekend at Haberdashers on 8/9 March. The latest round of matches (15/16 February) ended with three teams – Sutton & Cheam, Sedgefield and Watford – level at the top, each with 12 points from five matches, while Sheffield remain very much in the picture after beating Invicta 17-7.
Watford were involved in another cliffhanger finish, beating Portobello 18-17 thanks to five goals from Adam Heywood and hat-tricks from Sam Carling, Zac Corcoran and Josh Barrett.
Sedgefield entered the final period of their match with Worthing at 8-8 but then broke clear to win 12-10. Stephen Bayles led the scoring for Sutton with five in a 16-9 defeat of Caledonia.
In men’s Championship 2, Exeter maintained their title challenge with a 13-9 win against Manchester Hawks. Kam Powell scored five, taking his weekend tally in three matches to 17. Hucknall are level on points with Exeter at the top – they defeated Southampton 15-11.
PENGUIN TRIUMPH IN SHOOT-OUT DRAMA
The men’s Super 5s produced its fourth damatic penalty shoot-out of the campaign at Ponds Forge (9 February), Penguin defeating Cheltenham 19-18 after four periods ended with the teams deadlocked at 14-14.
City of Manchester stepped up their bid for a fifth double triumph as champions in men’s and women’s Super 5s with emphatic victories.
James Blenkinship scored five as the men beat Polytechnic 11-4, dominating from the start and building a 7-3 lead by the early stages of the third period. The women’s team swept aside Liverpool Lizards 15-3, Izzy Howe leading the way with six goals.
There will be all to play for when men’s Championship 1 reaches its final weekend at Haberdashers on 8/9 March. The latest round of matches (15/16 February) ended with three teams – Sutton & Cheam, Sedgefield and Watford – level at the top, each with 12 points from five matches, while Sheffield remain very much in the picture after beating Invicta 17-7.
Watford were involved in another cliffhanger finish, beating Portobello 18-17 thanks to five goals from Adam Heywood and hat-tricks from Sam Carling, Zac Corcoran and Josh Barrett.
Sedgefield entered the final period of their match with Worthing at 8-8 but then broke clear to win 12-10. Stephen Bayles led the scoring for Sutton with five in a 16-9 defeat of Caledonia.
In men’s Championship 2, Exeter maintained their title challenge with a 13-9 win against Manchester Hawks. Kam Powell scored five, taking his weekend tally in three matches to 17. Hucknall are level on points with Exeter at the top – they defeated Southampton 15-11.
PENGUIN TRIUMPH IN SHOOT-OUT DRAMA
The men’s Super 5s produced its fourth damatic penalty shoot-out of the campaign at Ponds Forge (9 February), Penguin defeating Cheltenham 19-18 after four periods ended with the teams deadlocked at 14-14.
City of Manchester stepped up their bid for a fifth double triumph as champions in men’s and women’s Super 5s with emphatic victories.
James Blenkinship scored five as the men beat Polytechnic 11-4, dominating from the start and building a 7-3 lead by the early stages of the third period. The women’s team swept aside Liverpool Lizards 15-3, Izzy Howe leading the way with six goals.
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Particular thanks to James Reddick, of Polytechnic, for his help in creating this website. For more information about advertising, please contact BWPL Secretary Chris Ducker, [email protected].