City of Peterborough Hockey Club have an East Champion men's team as deadly attacking duo share four goals

A 4-1 win at Cambridge South secured top spot in Division Five North West on the final day of the season. The team’s deadly attacking duo of Phil Martin and Wayne Humphries shared the goals.

Standings: 1 City of P’boro VI P22 55pts, 2 Kettering P22 52pts, 3 Bourne Deeping III P22 51pts, 4 City of P’boro VII P22 44pts, 5 Wisbech III P22 40pts, 6 St Ives P22 31pts, 7 Pelicans P22 28pts, 8 Cambridge South P22 25pts, 9 Newmarket P22 21pts, 10 Spalding IV P22 18pts, 11 Wisbech IV P17 3pts, 12 Long Sutton III P21 2pts.

The only other East League champions in the club were the ladies 1st team who clinched the Division One North title the previous weekend. They ended their outstanding season with just a second defeat in 22 matches, 1-0 at second-placed Norwich Dragons.

City finished with 19 wins, 100 goals scored and just nine conceded and they are confident of holding their own in the Premier Division next season.

Wisbech Ladies firsts secured survival at this level with a 3-1 win over the University of East Anglia. Izzy Pope, Ellie Cavill and Georgie Dunn scored the goals.

Standings (all played 22): 1 City of P’boro 58pts, 2 Norwich Dragons 54pts, 3 Cambridge South 49pts, 4 Cambridge City 47pts, 5 Sudbury 42pts, 6 Norwich City 36pts, 7 Wisbech 21pts, 8 Ipswich 20pts, 9 Spalding 18pts, 10 Dereham 18pts, 11 UEA 13pts, 12 St Neots 12pts.

City of Peterborough men’s first team still have a National Midlands Conference game to play. City could finish anywhere from fourth to sixth depending on the final day results with next-to-bottom University of Birmingham seconds visiting Bretton Gate next Sunday (March 29, 2pm start).

City lost their penultimate fixture 2-1 at Barford Tigers yesterday. Captain Matt Porter gave his side the lead from a penalty corner on 45 minutes, but the hosts hit back to score twice, from a penalty stroke on 58 minutes and then an open play goal two minutes from time.

Standings (all played 17): 1 Leek 41pts, 2 Oxford Hawks 37pts, 3 St Albans 32pts, 4 Norwich City 25pts, 5 City of Peterborough 23pts, 6 Barford Tigers 22pts, 7 University of Nottingham 2nds 19pts, 8 Banbury 17pts, 9 University of Birmingham 2nds 11pts, 10 Stourport 7pts.

Mother and daughter Hayley Jeal and Eden Dunkling Jeal scored for City Ladies thirds in a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Newmarket.

Selected East League scores…

Men: City of P’boro 2nds drew with Bury St Edmunds 2-2 (Alex Boxall, Cole Bowtell); City of P’boro 3rds beat Cambs Nomads 4-1 (Josh Morley 2, Gary Hales); City of P’boro 4ths beat Ely 2-1 (Archie Senior 2); City of P’boro 5ths drew -1 with Cambridge South (Josh Smith); City of P’boro 6ths beat Cambridge South 4-1 (Phil Martin 2, Wayne Humphries 2); City of P’boro 7ths beat St Ives 2-1 (Sammy Spencer, Simon Leon); City of P’boro 8ths lost to Wisbech 5ths 2-7 (Maxwell Catto, Tony Bond; Niall Burton 3, Noah Harrison 2, Harry Shippey 2); Wisbech 1sts lot to Bourne Deeping 1sts 2-7 (Dom Stannard, Josh Porter); Wisbech 2nds drew with Pelicans 1-1 (Ben Allen); Wisbech 3rds lost to Kettering 1-5 (Ciaran Lowe); Wisbech 4ths lost to Bourne Deeping 3rds 1-4 (Ciaran Lowe).

Ladies: City of P’boro 2nds beat Cambs Nomads 4-1 (Mel Stapleton, Victoria Short, Emily Kinnear, Rhianne Saunders); City of P’boro 3rds lost to Newmarket 2-3 (Eden Dunkling Jeal, Hayley Jeal); City of P’boro 4ths beat St Neots 2nds 2-1 (Miriam Wood, Kate Hurn); City of P’boro 5ths beat Wisbech 1-0 (Laura Sandu); Wisbech 1sts beat UEA 3-1 (Izzy Pope, Ellie Cavill, Georgie Dunn); Wisbech 2nds beat March 4-1 (Lou Sandall, Amber Crossley-King, Clare Burton, Lily Cooper).

SOCIAL EVENT

Wisbech Town Cricket & Hockey Club is inviting the community to join its Easter Bonanza on Saturday (March 28) at Harecroft Road. The club promises a fun-filled day for all the family from 10am to 4pm.

Visitors can enjoy an Easter egg hunt, obstacle course, fete stalls, food and games, as well as the exciting Hop & Hustle Challenge – a functional fitness showdown where juniors and seniors can compete individually or in pairs.