Hockey: Wisbech take title in fantastic fashion
Published Date:
08 April 2008

WISBECH clinched the East Premier B Division title and promotion in superb style.
The Fenmen despatched Redbridge & Ilford 10-4 in their final game to edge out local rivals City of Peterborough seconds.
And Wisbech are worthy winners. They amassed an astonishing 118 goals in their 22 matches and recorded 13 individual hat-tricks, the last by Joe Melton against Redbridge.
Brad Apted (2), Drew Harvey, Sam Markillie, James Mansfield, Charles Baxter and Sam Blunt also scored. Markillie is the club's top scorer with 39 goals, while Mansfield was netting for the first time this season.
Following Wisbech's success City would have needed to win their final game by 31 goals to take the title, but they lost 2-1 at West Herts anyway. Andrew Cave scored for City, who are also promoted.
March fifths were also celebrating winning a title in fantastic fashion. They're champions of Division Seven North West after an 11-0 thumping of City of Peterborough eighths.
March needed three points from their final two matches, but they were 4-0 up after 14 minutes at the weekend as top scorer Simon Laws bagged an early hat-trick.
Laws finished with four goals with David Haslegrave (3), Jamie Sandford (2), Nathan Foad and Simon Fox also hitting the target.
City of Peterborough thirds kept alive their slim hopes of promotion from Division Three North West with a final day 5-1 beating of relegated Spalding. Matt Sutterby scored twice, but rivals Ipswich thirds just require a point from their final game to pip them.
Market Deeping thirds were relegated from Division Five North West after their last game was postponed and rivals St Ives fourths won surprisingly easily at Boston.
City veterans lost their first home league match for over two years as second-placed Shefford & Sandy eased to a 3-0 win at Bretton Gate.
The local oldies are rightly proud of their run as they regularly field a team with an average age in excess of 55 - 10 years more senior than the majority of their rivals.
The full article contains 350 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 April 2008 12:37 PM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough