Towering effort earns advanced league title

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the fourth of five primary schools tournaments at Glen Park, Surfleet.

Nineteen teams from 12 local schools participated in the tournament, giving more than 150 youngsters the chance to represent their schools and play competitive hockey in games excellently controlled by teenage umpires from the hockey club.
In the advanced league, Boston’s Tower Road A started strongly in the heavy rain catching Ayscoughfee A cold to record an 8-0 win. They went on to beat Monks House 2-0 and John Harrox A 3-1 to win the league.

Monks House beat John Harrox A 3-0 and Ayscoughfee A 8-1 to clinch the runner-up spot.
Gosberton Academy A were impressive in the intermediate league, winning all four games in style.
They opened with a 2-0 win over Tower Road B who had been unbeaten for two tournaments. They went on to beat St Thomas’ 3-2, St John’s 3-0 and St Norbert’s A 2-0 to secure the title.
Tower Road B recovered from their first defeat to beat St John’s 3-1, St Norbert’s A 1-0 and St Thomas’ 4-0 to finish second.

Spalding Parish took the beginner A league by storm with four straight wins without conceding a goal. Wins over Gosberton Risegate 3-0, Tower Road D 3-0, Pinchbeck East 3-0 and Tower Road C 2-0 put them well clear of the field with impressive performances.
Pinchbeck East secured second place on goal difference, having beaten Tower Road D 2-0 and drawn 0-0 with Tower Road C and Gosberton Risegate.
In the tightly contested beginner B league, goals were at a premium.
Undefeated Ayscoughfee B came out on top after beating Gosberton Academy B 1-0 and John Harrox B 2-1 and fighting out goalless draws with Surfleet Primary and newcomers St Norbert’s B.
John Harrox B just pipped Surfleet Primary to second place on goal difference, having beaten the locals 2-0 in the deciding game.
The tournament finals are scheduled for Friday, May 3.