HOCKEY: Fenmen are crowned national champions

Wisbech Hockey Club have national champions in their ranks.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd May 2016, 08:20 BST
Updated 3rd May 2016, 09:24 BST
Wisbech Over 40s at the Olympic Park with their winners' medals.Wisbech Over 40s at the Olympic Park with their winners' medals.
Wisbech Over 40s at the Olympic Park with their winners' medals.

The club’s veterans won the National Over 40s Shield at the Olympic Park in London after a thrilling game against Norwich Dragons which went all the way to a penalty shoot out.

Wisbech fought back from an early deficit to take the lead through a double-strike from Kiwi Brad Apted. Apted, who was playing his last game for the club, shot Wisbech into the lead 10 minutes from time, bu

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t Norwich converted a late short corner to take the game to penalties.

Jody Betts and Jonathan Shippey scored theirs before Nick Osborn fired home the winner.

It’s a first national title for Wisbech who have several runners-up finishes to their name.

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