Mens Hockey Club have mixed feelings indoors

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1 Issue 12 December 18, 2017 Sevenoaks embarked upon their Indoor Premier League campaign last weekend with a trip to Bromsgrove School to face East Grinstead, Holcombe, Surbiton and Loughborough Students. The indoor format has proved hugely successful for Oaks over the last few years, with finals day appearances at Wembley Arena in each of the last three seasons. This season it provides a welcome break from the difficult start to the outdoor season. In spite of missing a few key players, the Oaks squad was strengthened by the addition of external players; former Oaks star Andy Whalley, former England indoor international Harry Jawanda and current GB development squad member Jack Turner. In the opening game against East Grinstead, Sevenoaks took an early lead through Whalley but two goals in reply from EG saw them lead 2-1 at half time. Turner levelled things up at 2-2 early in the second half, but then a four goal blitz from EG saw them race into a 6-2 lead with only 11 minutes to go. A Duncan Parnis field goal took the score to 6-3 but a quick reply from EG restored the 4 goal advantage at 7-3. Oaks took goalkeeper Richard Potton off and replaced him with an outfield player to create an overload in order to chase the game and it worked a treat, and in the space of 2 minutes goals from Jawanda, David Smith and two for Whalley, to complete his hattrick, saw Oaks draw level at 7-7 with only 2 minutes remaining. Oaks opted to change tactics to close the game out, bringing Potton back on and unfortunately this invited pressure on the Oaks defence, allowing EG to dominate the closing minutes and two late goals for EG saw a final score of 9-7. In the second game, Sevenoaks got off to a flying start against Kent rivals Holcombe, racing into a 4-0 lead before half time, with a hattrick from Smith and Jawanda adding another. Oaks defended an onslaught from Holcombe with captain Nick Barker and player coach Duncan Parnis putting in a great shift in defence, however, Holcombe played their way back into the match and gradually ate away at the Oaks lead until they found a dramatic equaliser in the last minute. However, as is so often the case with indoor hockey, that was not the end of the drama, and incredibly Oaks managed to turn the momentum back in their favour and score to make it 5-4 with only 8 seconds remaining. Holcombe went hung ho from the restart, having removed their goalkeeper, and they somehow managed to get into the Oaks D and win a penalty corner just as the final hooter blew. The set play had been awarded before the clock ticked to zero, so it was to be played THE WEEKLY REPORT Mens Hockey Club have mixed feelings indoors out and agonisingly for Oaks, Holcombe were able to convert to grab a 5-5 draw, which most certainly felt like a defeat for Sevenoaks after leading 4-0 at half time and 5-4 with seconds to go. Oaks started Sunday with their worst performance of the weekend, and just couldn t get going against last season s champions Surbiton. An early goal for Surbiton was cancelled out by a Parnis equaliser, but that was as good as it got as Surbiton went into half time leading 2-1. The second half was one to forget for Oaks as they conceded four more with no reply to lose 6-1. Oaks got off to a fast start taking a 1-0 lead through a Jawanda penalty corner but quick replies from Loughborough saw them take the lead 2-1 after 10 minutes. Parnis levelled things up almost immediately, and in the remaining 10 minutes of the half Oaks goals from Turner and Smith gave them a 4-2 lead at half time. Loughborough briefly looked to threaten Oaks at the start of the second period pulling the score back to 4-3 but Oaks brilliantly closed out the game with two goals from George Torry and one for Jawanda to make the final score 7-3 to Oaks. It was a mixed weekend for Oaks, and they finished as third top goal scorers, but unfortunately conceded a few too many at the same time, leaving them on 4 points after the opening 4 games and sitting in 7th place out of 9. The win against Loughborough gives them some breathing space from the relegation spots (8th place has 1 point and 9th has 0) and due to other results they are actually only one point off a place in the top 4, and qualification for finals day at The Copperbox at the end of January, so their is all to play for in the second weekend of fixtures on 6th and 7th January. MENS JAFFA SUPER 6s CHAMPIONSHIP Indoor Premier League 1 Team Bath Buccaneers Wimbledon Surbiton Holcombe East Grinstead Brooklands MU Sevenoaks Loughborough Students Reading / December 18,

2 Free-scoring Sevenoaks Suns blast London Lions By Steve Rowley The Sevenoaks Suns are quite literally waltzing their way into the history books as they demolished the BA London Lions by 88 points to 45. The match, held at the impressive Sennocke Centre at Sevenoaks School, exploded from the tip as Sevenoaks went looking for their ninth league win of the season. The Suns were far too strong all over the court for the Lions and were able to impose themselves from the outset, getting stronger as the game unfolded. Forward, Chantelle Pressley, dazzled as the pivotal figure for the leaders with a classy 20 points and eight rebounds. Likewise, By Steve Rowley Sevenoaks Town Football Club s manager, Micky Collins, has held together a cracking side this season, and one that could go all the way to lift the title at the end of April. However their first half of the season performances will count for nothing unless they continue to put teams with relative ease. After their 3-0 win at the Bourne Stadium against midtable Lordswood last Tuesday evening, it kept them at the top of the table, two points Ta Yani Clark had an amazing day on the court with a staggering 20 rebounds adding to her eight points and Cat Carr added nine assists to her 16 points. Coach Len Busch was interviewed after the match and said of their opponents: They are a young side who haven t won a league game yet, but it s dangerous as we can t get complacent and play down to their level. Talking about his own side he continued: We were intense from the beginning and played like we have all season. I m very happy with how the girls played and now they can go have a nice holiday break and come back after Christmas, and keep getting better. The Suns sit at the top of TOP STORIES clear and with two games in hand over Crowborough Athletic and three over Beckenham Town. They now have another home fixture this weekend against Bearsted and with the Christmas break (just the one match, December 30) shortly upon them, they need all three points once again to show their rivals they mean business. When they return in the New Year, every team will be out to beat the league leaders and that will start with a tricky tie away at Tunbridge Wells. Should they slip up in either of these matches then the league will paint a completely different picture to start the Let s hope Micky has the players well trained and has told them to leave the turkey well alone this Christmas! the Championship, four points clear from their nearest rivals Sheffield Hatters. Their next match will be shown live BASKETBALL on the BBC Red Button on Friday 5th January at home to Cardiff Met Archers, with tip off at WOMENS BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP P W L F A Pts 1 Sevenoaks Suns Sheffield Hatters Leicester Riders Team Northumbria Manchester Mystics Cardiff Met Archers Nottingham Wildcats Caledonia Pride Oaklands Wolves Durham Palantinates BA London Lions WBBL results: Sevenoaks Suns 88 BA London Lions 45; Team Northumbria 69 Caledonia Pride 59. WBBL Cup results: Nottingham Wildcats 75 Leicester Riders 66; Team Northumbria 63 Caledonia Pride 66. Sevenoaks Town aiming to finish the year on top Next 5 fixtures 23/12/17 H Bearsted 06/01/18 A Tunbridge Wells 13/01/18 H Canterbury City 20/01/18 A Rochester Utd 27/01/18 H Glebe SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE - PREMIER DIVISION 1 Sevenoaks Town Crowborough Athletic Beckenham Town Croydon Whitstable Town Corinthian Bearsted Deal Town AFC Croydon Athletic Lordswood Sheppey United Chatham Town Canterbury City Cray Valley PM Glebe Erith Town Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Rochester United Hollands & Blair December 18, 2017 /

3 THE BOSTIK LEAGUE - PREMIER DIVISION 1 Dulwich Hamlet Billericay Town Staines Town Leiston Folkestone Invicta Metropolitan Police Hendon Margate Tonbridge Angels Wingate & Finchley Merstham Brightlingsea Regent Harrow Borough Enfield Town Kingstonian Lowestoft Town Thurrock Leatherhead Dorking Wanderers Burgess Hill Town Harlow Town Tooting & Mitcham United Needham Market Worthing KENT COUNTY LEAGUE - PREMIER DIVISION 1 Kennington Greenways Peckham Town Stansfeld Tudor Sports Borden Village Bexley Metrogas Otford United New Romney Fleetdown United Lewisham Athletic Lydd Town Reserves Staplehurst Monarchs Utd Farnborough Old Boys Guild Faversham SFS The Bostik League Premier Division results: Brightlingsea Regent 2 Staines Town 2; Burgess Hill Town 0 Merstham 0; Enfield Town 3 Dorking Wanderers 2; Harlow Town 3 Folkestone Invicta 2; Harrow Borough 0 Leiston 5; Needham Market 1 Metropolitan Police 1; Tonbridge Angels 1 Dulwich Hamlet 1; Tooting & Mitcham United 4 Thurrock 1. SCEFL Premier Division results: AFC Croydon Athletic 1 Beckenham Town 2; Bearsted 1 Tunbridge Wells 0; Croydon 0 Chatham Town 4; Deal Town 4 Rusthall 2; Erith Town 0 Canterbury City 1; Glebe 3 Rochester United 2; Lordswood 0 Crowborough Athletic 4; Whitstable Town 1 Cray Valley PM 2; Sevenoaks Town 3 Lordswood 0. DIVISION ONE WEST 1 Old Bromleians Sutton Athletic Reserves Old Roan Halls AFC Club Langley Halstead United Chipstead Long Lane Welling Park Ide Hill AFC Mottingham Stansfeld Reserves Orpington DIVISION ONE EAST & CENTRAL 1 Deal Sports Kings Hill Hawkinge Town Cuxton K Sports Reserves Herne Bay Reserves Guru Nanak Rolvenden Hildenborough Athletic Hollands & Blair Reserves DIVISION TWO WEST 1 Sydenham Sports Welling Town South East Athletic Fleetdown United Reserves Metrogas Reserves Nomads Belvedere Crayford Arrows Johnson & Phillips Dulwich Village FC Elmstead Reserves Long Lane Reserves Kent County League Results Premier Division: New Romney 2 Lydd Town Reserves 2; Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) 2 Fleetdown United 2. Division One West: Chipstead 4 Old Bromleians 4; Halls AFC 5 Old Roan 2; Ide Hill 2 Welling Park 3; Orpington 2 AFC Mottingham 5; Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) Reserves 0 Sutton Athletic Reserves 5. Division One East & Central: Deal Sports 5 Hildenborough Athletic 0; Herne Bay Reserves 2 Guru Nanak 0; Hollands & Blair Reserves 2 K Sports Reserves 2. Division Two West: Fleetdown United Reserves 0 Welling Town 0; South East Athletic 6 Belvedere 4; Sydenham Sports 2 Long Lane Reserves 1. / December 18,

4 12-goal thriller at Ide Hill Saturday witnessed the most amazing game of football played so far this season. St Lawrence Reserves paid a visit to Ide Hill Reserves in an historical fixture in the league and the few followers that braved the wet and cold conditions, saw Ide Hill beat the visitors 7-5. St Lawrence managed to get themselves into a 3-1 lead at half-time, however Ide Hill launched a huge attack on their opponents, scoring five goals inside 20 minutes of the restart. Every attack seemed to end with the score line changing and the visitors managed to pull the game back to 6-4. However, with time running out, Ide Hill scored their seventh before St Lawrence added their fifth. Notable performances on the day came from Ide Hill defender, Peter Dance-Harvey, who scored a brace, including a spectacular effort from just inside the box and Nick Capon, Ide Hill s top goal scorer, with two more goals to add to this seasons tally. SEVENOAKS & DISTRICT LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 1 Southborough AFC Valour Ightham Sevenoaks Town Reserves Potters Blackham & Ashhurst Woodlands St Lawrence Malgo FC FC Revolution DIVISION ONE 1 Westerham Fleetdown United B Leigh Kemsing United Boro Lane Ightham Reserves Swanley Oaks Halls AFC Reserves Otford United Reserves DIVISION TWO 1 Nomads Reserves Sevenoaks Weald Tonbridge Invicta Reserves Kingsdown Racers Kemsing United Reserves Rusthall Club Chipstead Reserves Wilderpark Eynsford Borough Green Green Street Green Rovers DIVISION THREE 1 Hawkenbury Five Oak Green Southborough Reserves The Bull Horton Kirby Pembury AFC Orpington Tatsfield Rovers Ide Hill Reserves Hildenborough Athletic Res St Lawrence Reserves Nomads 3rd DIVISION FOUR 1 West Farleigh Reserves Penshurst Park Horsmonden Seal Woodlands Reserves Dunton Dragons Wilderpark Reserves Kingsdown Racers Reserves Hawkenbury Reserves Roselands Paddock Wood Sevenoaks & District Football League Results Premier Division: FC Revolution 1 Potters 0. Division Two: Green Street Green Rovers 2 Tonbridge Invicta Reserves 4; Rusthall Club 4 Eynsford 2. Division Three: Hawkenbury 4 Hildenborough Athletic Reserves 0; Ide Hill Reserves 7 St Lawrence Reserves 5; Pembury 1 Five Oak Green 0; Southborough Reserves 3 Tatsfield Rovers 0. Division Four: Dunton Dragons 3 Kingsdown Racers Reserves 2; Hawkenbury Reserves 6 Wilderpark Reserves 2; Penshurst Park 2 Roselands 0. Smiths League Cup sponsored by Sevenoaks Sports: Senior: AFC Valour 1 Malgo FC 2. Premier: Fleetdown United B 0 Boro Lane 3; Ightham Reserves 0 Westerham 1; Swanley Oaks 3 Halls AFC Reserves 5 (AET). Intermediate: Sevenoaks Weald 3 Kemsing United Reserves 1. Fisher Shield: Wilderpark 2 The Bull Horton Kirby 1; Nomads Reserves 2 AFC Orpington 1; Nomads 3rd 1 West Farleigh Reserves December 18, 2017 /

5 RUGBY NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH P W D L F A B Pts 1 Chinnor Cinderford Redingensians Taunton Titans Henley Redruth Canterbury Bury St Edmunds Worthing Tonbridge Juddian Barnstaple London Irish Wild Geese Clifton Old Redcliffians Broadstreet Wimbledon LONDON 1 SOUTH 1 Medway CS Rugby Chichester Havant London Cornish Tottonians Brighton Sevenoaks Cobham Thurrock Chobham Old Colfeians Gravesend Maidstone INVICTA ONE 1 Sevenoaks 2nd Sidcup 2nd Medway 2nd Old Alleynians A Tonbridge Juddians 3rd Tunbridge Wells 2nd Dartfordians 2nd Beckenham A Old Colfeians 2nd Charlton Park 2nd PREMIER 2 EAST 1 Sevenoaks 3rd Medway 3rd Cliffe Crusaders Canterbury 3rd Dev Gravesend 3rd Maidstone Mustangs 2nd Dover 2nd Deal & Betteshanger 2nd East Peckham & Capel Aylesford Bulls 2nd Thanet Wanderers 2nd Folkestone 2nd LATE RED 3 1 Ashford 2nd Vigo 2nd Whitstable 2nd Leigh (Kent) Medway 4th Tunbridge Wells 3rd Tonbridge Juddians 4th Cranbrook 2nd Canterbury 4th Deacons Weavering Warriors Sittingbourne 2nd CINQUE 4 WEST 1 Sevenoaks 4th Swanley RFC Edenbridge Sheppey 2nd Gillingham Anchorians 2nd Old Gravesendians 2nd Gravesend 4th Vigo 3rd New Ash Green 2nd Aylesford Bulls 3rd Tunbridge Wells 4th Maidstone 3rd National League 2 South: Chinnor 41 Canterbury 7; London Irish Wild Geese 17 Henley 24; Broadstreet 11 Redruth 21; Cinderford 45 Bury St Edmunds 29; Old Redcliffians 28 Wimbledon 29; Redingensians 43 Clifton 16; Tonbridge Juddian 26 Taunton Titans 20; Worthing 36 Barnstaple 29. London 1 South: Brighton 20 Havant 12; Chichester 24 Tottonians 17; Chobham 20 Cobham 22; London Cornish 14 CS Rugby ; Maidstone 31 Sevenoaks 34; Old Colfeians 19 Medway 21; Thurrock 78 Gravesend 17. Invicta One: Old Colfeians 2nd v Old Alleynians A; Tonbridge Juddians 3rd v Sidcup 2nd. Premier 2 East: Canterbury 3rd Development 15 Gravesend 3rd 12; Cliffe Crusaders 43 Aylesford Bulls 2nd 11; Dover 2nd 52 Deal & Betteshanger 2nd 12; East Peckham & Capel 0 Sevenoaks 3rd 19; Medway 3rd 40 Thanet Wanderers 2nd 0. Late Red 3: Ashford 2nd 45 Weavering Warriors 5; Canterbury 4th Deacons 30 Leigh (Kent) 24; Sittingbourne 2nd 13 Whitstable 2nd 42; Vigo 2nd 50 Tonbridge Juddians 4th 10. Cinque 4 West: Gillingham Anchorians 2nd 35 Sevenoaks 4th 21; Gravesend 4th 3 Edenbridge 13; New Ash Green 2nd H Vigo 3rd W; Old Gravesendians 2nd 29 Maidstone 3rd 0; Sheppey 2nd 36 Tunbridge Wells 4th 30; Swanley RFC 31 Aylesford Bulls 3rd 0. / December 18,

6 HOCKEY MENS JAFFA SUPER 6s CHAMPIONSHIP - PREMIER Indoor tournament held at Bromesgrove School 1 Team Bath Buccaneers Wimbledon Surbiton Holcombe East Grinstead Brooklands MU Sevenoaks Loughborough Students Reading SOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE KENT/SUSSEX - REGIONAL 1 1 Eastbourne Burnt Ash Lewes Maidstone Old Bordenians Holcombe [2] 1a Sevenoaks 2nd Brighton & Hove Folkestone Worthing Gore Court Sutton Valence SOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE KENT AREA - DIVISION 1 1 Cliftonville Maidstone 2nd Gillingham Anchorians Blackheath & Eltham 2nd Burnt Ash 2nd Canterbury [4] 3rd Old Bordenians 2nd University of Kent Sevenoaks 3rd Herne Bay Holcombe [4] 2a New Beccehamians WOMENS JAFFA SUPER 6s CHAMPIONSHIP - DIVISION 1 Indoor tournament held at Nottingham Trent University 1 Beeston Brooklands Poynton Buckingham Chelmsford Harleston Magpies St Albans Sevenoaks Surbiton University of Birmingham EAST WOMENS HOCKEY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 1 Ipswich Wapping CoP Sevenoaks 2nd Canterbury 2nd Cambridge City 2nd St Albans 2nd West Herts Cambridge University Norwich Dragons Maidstone Old Loughts EAST WOMENS HOCKEY LEAGUE SOUTH EAST 2 1 Canterbury 2A Ashford Sevenoaks 3rd Basildon Waltham Forest Tunbridge Wells 2nd Southend & Benfleet Havering Brentwood Redbridge & Ilford Brom & Becks 2nd Gore Court MENS HOCKEY RESULTS Men's Jaffa Super 6s Championship - Premier: East Grinstead 9 Sevenoaks 7; Sevenoaks 5 Holcombe 5; Surbiton 6 Sevenoaks 1; Sevenoaks 7 Loughborough 3. South Hockey League Kent/Sussex - Regional 1: Brighton & Hove 2nd 4 Sutton Valence 2. Be seen in twenty 18, advertise your business with Sevenoaks Sports! Don t miss out, get in contact with us today. t: e: info@sevenoakssports.co.uk South Hockey League Kent Area - Division 1: Gillingham Anchorians 1 New Beccehamians 0. 6 December 18, 2017 /

7 Saturday 23 December Burgess Hill Town v Billericay Town Dulwich Hamlet v Leiston Enfield Town v Tooting & Mitcham United Hendon v Brightlingsea Regent Leatherhead v Kingstonian Lowestoft Town v Harlow Town Margate v Wingate & Finchley Needham Market v Folkestone Invicta Staines Town v Dorking Wanderers Tonbridge Angels v Harrow Borough Worthing v Thurrock SCEFL Premier Division Chatham Town v Glebe Deal Town v Canterbury City Lordswood v Erith Town Rochester United v Hollands & Blair Rusthall v Corinthian Sevenoaks Town v Bearsted Tunbridge Wells v Sheppey United Whitstable Town v Crowborough Athletic RUGBY National League 2 South Redruth v Barnstaple Worthing v Wimbledon Clifton v Cinderford Bury St Edmunds v Broadstreet Canterbury v Tonbridge Juddian Henley v Chinnor London Irish Wild Geese v Redingensians Taunton Titans v Old Redcliffians Tuesday 26 December Billericay Town v Thurrock Brightlingsea Regent v Needham Market Dorking Wanderers v Margate Folkestone Invicta v Tonbridge Angels Harlow Town v Enfield Town Harrow Borough v Hendon Kingstonian v Merstham Leiston v Lowestoft Town Tooting & Mitcham United v Dulwich Hamlet Wingate & Finchley v Staines Town Worthing v Burgess Hill Town Saturday 30 December Billericay Town v Dulwich Hamlet Brightlingsea Regent v Tonbridge Angels Dorking Wanderers v Thurrock FIXTURES Folkestone Invicta v Burgess Hill Town Harlow Town v Hendon Harrow Borough v Leatherhead Kingstonian v Staines Town Leiston v Margate Metropolitan Police v Enfield Town Tooting & Mitcham United v Merstham Wingate & Finchley v Needham Market Worthing v Lowestoft Town SCEFL Premier Division Bearsted v Deal Town Canterbury City v Chatham Town Cray Valley v Beckenham Town Crowborough Athletic v Tunbridge Wells Croydon v AFC Croydon Athletic Erith Town v Rusthall Hollands & Blair v Lordswood Sheppey United v Whitstable Town Monday 1 January Burgess Hill Town v Dorking Wanderers Dulwich Hamlet v Kingstonian Enfield Town v Harrow Borough Hendon v Wingate & Finchley Leatherhead v Tooting & Mitcham United Lowestoft Town v Brightlingsea Regent Margate v Folkestone Invicta Merstham v Worthing Needham Market v Leiston Staines Town v Metropolitan Police Thurrock v Harlow Town Tonbridge Angels v Billericay Town Friday 5 January BASKETBALL WBBL Championship (Live on the BBC red button from 1700) Sevenoaks Suns v Cardiff Met Archers Saturday 6 January Billericay Town v Margate Dulwich Hamlet v Folkestone Invicta Harlow Town v Tooting & Mitcham United Harrow Borough v Needham Market Kingstonian v Thurrock Leiston v Leatherhead Merstham v Hendon Metropolitan Police v Brightlingsea Regent Needham Markt v Leiston Staines Town v Burgess Hill Town Tonbridge Angels v Lowestoft Town Worthing v Enfield Town SCEFL Premier Division Bearsted v Corinthian Beckenham Town v Rusthall Chatham Town v Deal Town Cray Valley v Glebe Erith Town v Whitstable Town Hollands & Blair v AFC Croydon Athletic Lordswood v Rochester United Sheppey United v Croydon Tunbridge Wells v Sevenoaks Town Kent County Premier League Farnborough Old Boys Guild v Faversham SFS v Kennington Greenways v Borden Village Lydd Town Reserves v Fleetdown United Otford United v Bexley Stansfeld v Peckham Town Tudor Sports v Metrogas Kent County Division One West Club Langley v Ide Hill Halls AFC v Chipstead Long Lane v Stansfeld Reserves Old Roan v Old Bromleians Orpington v Halstead United Welling Park v AFC Mottingham RUGBY National League 2 South Barnstaple v Taunton Titans Old Redcliffians v Bury St Edmunds Redingensians v Worthing Tonbridge Juddian v Clifton Wimbledon v Redruth Broadstreet v Canterbury Cinderford v Henley Chinnor v London Irish Wild Geese London 1 South Cobham v London Cornish CS Rugby 1863 v Brighton Gravesend v Chobham Havant v Chichester Medway vthurrock Sevenoaks v Old Colfeians Tottonians v Maidstone HOCKEY Mens Jaffa Super 6s - Premier Sevenoaks v Brooklands MU Reading v Sevenoaks Womens Jaffa Super 6s - Division 1 Sevenoaks v Brooklands Poynton Chelmsford v Sevenoaks / December 18,

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