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Hockey preview: Terrific ten are ready to return to Whitgift
TEN of the Thomas Deacon Academy team who produced a battling performance at last weekend’s National Indoor Schools Finals at Whitgift in Croydon return to the same venue with City of Peterborough this weekend.
TDA finished fourth in their group last week - winning one and drawing one of their four games - and this weekend the youngsters hope to impress in the National Club Indoor Finals.
Adam Wilson joins the ‘terrific 10’ as City look to progress from a tough-looking pool which is almost identical to the one the club found themselves in two years ago, with the exception of Isca replacing Taunton.
On that occasion, just like TDA last week, City recorded a one, a draw and two defeats and most of that side returned to last year’s finals.
The City squad certainly won’t be lacking in experience at this level as Marcus Howard attends his eighth national final with Jordan Heald, Nathan Foad and Joe Houghton all just one behind him.
City reached the national finals with an impressive performance at the regional finals in Colchester, where both the Under 16s and Under 18s were crowned champions.
The Under 16s travel to Wolverhampton for their national finals and despite having to rebuild their squad the team have impressed.
They will also face stiff competition with last year’s finalists Ashmoor including most of the Dartmoor College team who won the National Schools Under 16 indoor title last week.
Ben Rhydding, who knocked City out of the outdoor cup at the quarter-final stage last year, and last year’s semi-finalists Beeston are also in the same group along with National League outfit Havant.
Scott Howard, younger brother of Marcus, will be playing in his fourth National Indoor Under 16s finals and his fifth national finals in total.
But despite the tough competition, coach Mike Yeoman - who will travel with the Under 18s with support from team manager Rob Fisher and leave the Under 16s in the capable hands of Andrea Howard (coach) and David Heald (manager) - is confident the club’s sides will perform well.
He said: “I believe both teams may be in with a chance if they can get a good start to the tournament.
“They have certainly all put in a lot of hard work to learn the indoor game and they thoroughly deserve to be there. It’s such a shame that I can’t be with both teams.”
City’s Under 16 line up in Pool B while Pool A will have just four teams following the withdrawal of Northern runners-up Wakefield.
City of Peterborough Under 18 fixtures
Saturday - 1.35pm: v Havant; 4.30pm: v Isca; Sunday: 9.35am: v Doncaster; 12.30pm: v Cannock. Semi-finals at 2.30pm and 3.05pm; Final at 4.05pm.
Under 18 squad - Nathan Stephenson, Michael Kowalski, Matt Porter, Jordan Heald, Marcus Howard, Nathan Foad, Adam Wilson, Ben Newman, David Fisher, Joe Houghton, Chris Pepper.
City of Peterborough Under 16 fixtures
Tomorrow: 3.55pm: v Beeston; 6.15pm: v Havant; Sunday: 9.35am: v Ben Rhydding; 11.55am: v Ashmoor; semi-finals at 2.50pm and 3.25pm; final at 4.30pm.
Under 16 squad - Cameron Goodey, Cameron Heald, Bob Cliffe, Grady Wing, Leo Davies, Ross Hadaway, Sam Biccarino, Scott Howard, Simon King.
n CITY of Peterborough Ladies look to bounce back from last week’s disappointing 3-1 defeat by St Ives with a good performance against Sudbury at Bretton Gate tomorrow (11.30am).
Sudbury are bottom of the East Women’s League Division One North but held City to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture and have won two of their last three so can not be taken lightly.
City of Peterborough squad - Amanda Ayres, Lisa Deacon, Nikki Harris, Georgia Harrison, Fran Houghton, Bec Hughes, Pam Jacobs, Pip Meakin, Claire Pateman, Lachen Read, Laura Smith, Claire Steels, Jenny Todd.
Hockey fixtures
EAST MEN’S LEAGUE
Premier B - Wisbech Town v City of Peterborough 2nds; Long Sutton v Letchworth.
Division One - City of Peterborough 3rds v Bedford 2nds; March Town v Pelicans.
Division Three North West - Wisbech Town 2nds v St Neots; City of Peterborough 4ths v Cambridge City 4th; Bourne Deeping v Wisbech Town 3rds; Cambridge South 2nds v Spalding.
Division Four North West - Horncastle v Bourne Deeping 2nds; Boston v City of Peterborough 5ths; City of Peterborough 6ths v Alford; Spalding 2nds v Long Sutton 2nds; March Town 2nds v St Ives 3rds.
Division Five North West - City of Peterborough 7ths v Wisbech Town 4ths; Bourne Deeping 4ths v Ely City 3rds; Cambridge City 5ths v Bourne Deeping 3rds; Cambridge Nomads 3rds v March Town 3rds; St Ives 4ths v Spalding 3rds.
Division Six North West (North) - Spalding 5ths v Spalding 4ths; Long Sutton 3rds v Horncastle 2nds; Leadenham v Long Sutton 4ths.
Division Six North West (South) - St Neots 4ths v March Town 4ths; Bourne Deeping 5ths v City of Peterborough 8ths.
Veterans League - City of Peteborough v Pelicans.
EAST WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Premier Division - Lowestoft Ladies v Wisbech Town.
Division One - City of Peterborough v Sudbury.
Division Two North - Louth v Bourne Deeping; Sudbury 2nds v City of Peterborough 2nds; Long Sutton v Cambridge University 2nds.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE LADIES LEAGUE
Premier Division - Wisbech 2nds v Cambridge South; Sawtry v Cambridge University 3rds; Rutland v City of Peterborough 3rds.
Division One - Bourne Deeping 2nds v Cambridge City 4ths; Huntingdon v Spalding 2nds.
Division Two - Wisbech 3rds v Rutland 2nds; Spalding 3rds v St Neots 3rds.
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Friday, January 20, 2012 at 02:02 PMBest of luck guys!
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