Long Sutton Hockey Club

Everton’s terrific treble fires Spalding’s flawless men to the hockey summit

A hat-trick from Tom Everton and a double from Stuart Cunnington sent Spalding 1st to the top of East Men’s Hockey League’s Premier B division on Saturday – and made it two wins from two. Spalding’s top team thrashed Felixstowe 6-1 at Surfleet’s Glen Park, thanks largely to fantastic first half doubles from Everton and Cunnington which put them in ...

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Opening day defeats for leading sides at Long Sutton Hockey Club

Long Sutton 0 Wapping 2nd 3 Long Sutton Hockey Club 1st produced a spirited performance as they started their Division One campaign at home to a strong Wapping side. With Wapping’s first team winning promotion to the National League, a tough test was expected and not helped by Sutton losing key personnel at either end of the pitch. Wapping moved ...

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Heartache for Spalding 3rd as promotion dream slips away on final day of season

An agonising 3-2 defeat saw Spalding 3rd miss out on promotion from East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW on Saturday. Spalding knew that a point against Leadenham – the only side who could deny them second place – would be enough for them to clinch second place in the table. But it wasn’t to be, with the visitors edging to ...

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Amazing 14th win on spin seals Division 4NW title for Spalding 2nd

It was party time for Spalding 2nd on Saturday as they celebrated winning the East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW title with a 6-4 win over St Ives 2nd. They were confirmed as champions before the match got under way, with second-placed club rivals Spalding 3rd only able to draw 1-1 at Cambridge South 2nd. However, they still rose to ...

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Division 4NW promotion clinched as second side win all-Spalding hockey affair

The top-of-the-table clash in East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW went the way of Spalding 2nd on Saturday as they clinched promotion with a 3-2 win over club rivals Spalding 3rd. Both teams knew a victory would hand them the upper hand in the title race – so the tension at Glen Park was palpable from the off. Honours were ...

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Dream of three promotions on the trot all but over for Spalding men

It looks like a third-successive promotion is now beyond Spalding 1st after they suffered a 3-1 defeat to East Men’s Hockey League Premier B rivals Waltham Forest 1st on Saturday. Having performed admirably in their first-ever season at this level, Spalding’s Glen Park reverse – their fourth loss on the bounce – leaves them five points off the top two ...

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Spalding 2nd smash six to seize command in East Hockey League Division 4NW

Saturday was a potentially pivotal day in the East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW title race as Spalding 2nd put themselves into a strong position at the top. With leaders and fellow club side Spalding 3rd only able to draw 0-0 at mid-table COP 6th, Spalding 2nd thrashed COP 7th 6-0 at Glen Park to move two points clear at ...

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Awesome AJ inspires confident Spalding Poachers 2nd win with hat-trick

Spalding Poachers 2nd produced a five-star display to thrash Newmarket 1st in East Women’s Hockey League Division 3NW on Saturday. The girls were in a confident mood ahead of the clash – and that carried on in their performance, with Alanna ‘AJ’ Bunyan putting them 1-0 up early on. Bunyan then flicked home her second to make it 2-0 at ...

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Super Sutton shows stun Spalding in South Holland hockey derby duel

Long Sutton 1st pulled off the shock of the weekend in East Men’s Hockey League as they stunned rivals Spalding 1st 5-3 on Saturday. The South Holland derby win at Glen Park is Sutton’s first over their fierce rivals in three years – and it has done their hopes of beating the drop the power of good. In contrast, Spalding’s ...

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Spalding duo look set for 4NW title shoot-out in East Men’s Hockey League

It’s shaping up to be a memorable end to the East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW season with two Spalding sides going blow for blow at the top. With just over a month of the campaign still to play, Spalding 3rd and Spalding 2nd are locked together at the summit on 37 points after both won at the weekend. It’s ...

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Morale-boosting victory for struggling Spalding Poachers

Spalding Poachers 1st earned a vital 3-2 victory over Letchworth 1st on Saturday as they did their hopes of staying in East Women’s League Division 1N the power of good. Having won just one of their previous 14 league games, it was vital that the Spalding girls won in order to keep themselves in touch with the clutch of sides ...

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Stu slams derby treble to keep Spalding flying high with Wisbech win

Ace goal-getter Stuart Cunnington smashed a terrific treble as Spalding 1st continued their promotion push in East Men’s Hockey League Premier B with a 4-3 derby win at Wisbech 1st. In what was a very physical game, Spalding went 1-0 down after ten minutes as Wisbech attacked with pace and venom straight out of the blocks. But Cunnington soon turned ...

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Slick Long Sutton 2nd smash six once again to stun rivals St Ives

In-form Long Sutton 2nd put in another fine performance on Saturday as they hit St Ives 2nd for six in Division 3NW of East Men’s Hockey League. On a day that saw the fixture list ravaged by bad weather, Sutton’s second string were the star South Holland performers with a 6-1 triumph at the Peele Leisure Centre. It’s the second ...

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Olympic hero Crista puts on masterclass for Long Sutton Hockey Club’s young talents

Former England hockey international Crista Cullen put Long Sutton Hockey Club’s young guns through their paces on Saturday. Cullen, who was also part of the Great Britain team which won bronze at the London 2012 Olympics, junior masterclass session at the Peele Leisure Centre. Some 41 youngsters attended the session, which was followed by a question and answer period in ...

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Dan’s the man as Spalding men’s 1st complete stellar comeback at Felixstowe

An impressive first-half showing saw Spalding 1st begin the second half of their East Men’s Hockey League Premier B campaign with a 2-1 win at Felixstowe on Saturday. High-flying Spalding fell behind early on against their mid-table hosts, but hit back before half-time thanks to strikes from Joe Higgins and Dan Needham. Higgins bundled the ball home after a Josh ...

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Alan toasts his first treble for improving Spalding Hockey Club 4th

Alan Charevicius scored his maiden hat-trick to help rapidly-improving Spalding 4th climb away from the bottom of East Men’s Hockey League Division 5NW on Saturday. The youthful Spalding side saw off Bourne/Deeping 5th 3-1 at Glen Park to register a fourth league success of the campaign and move into mid-table. Spalding dominated much of the opening period with some slick ...

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Ladies’ hockey round-up: Eventful return to Peterborough for Long Sutton striker Tancred

Lyn Tancred enjoyed a winning return to Bretton Gate with Long Sutton Ladies 1st in Division 2NW. But it was not a great start for her against City of Peterborough 2nd, seeing her penalty flick saved. However, she drove to the byline in the second half and set up strike partner Leanne Woodhead to make it 1-0. And from Sutton’s ...

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HOCKEY: Long Sutton goalkeeper selected for World Cup in Australia

Long Sutton Ladies’ 1st goalkeeper Lorraine Wallis is heading to next year’s Masters World Cup in Australia. The 45-year-old has received a call-up to the England Over-40s side for the tournament in April. Wallis says the notification was a surprise but she’s thrilled at the prospect. “It did come out of the blue,” she said. “My age bracket is Over-45s ...

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Timely Timby double steers Spalding’s Poachers to elusive first victory of campaign

Spalding Poachers 1st finally secured their first win of the East Women’s League Division 1N season on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Bedford ladies’ 2nd. Having gone nine league matches without a win, Spalding started with intent and went ahead when Karen Timby smashed home a short corner after just three minutes. Jacqui Hunter then found the net after ...

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Spalding’s deadly dozen as top side March into last 16 of England Hockey Trophy

Spalding Hockey Club’s leading side cruised into the last 16 of the England Hockey Men’s Trophy with a dominant 12-2 win at March Town on Sunday. They started superbly, as teenagers Joe Higgins and Joe Rogers scored early – but the home side pulled one back with a well-struck short corner to keep the tie alive. A period of March ...

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