Promotion joy for Blueharts is followed by national cup excitement
The ladies' third team at Blueharts Hockey Club celebrate promotion. - Credit: BLUEHARTS HOCKEY
The final week of the hockey season brought promotion glory for some of Blueharts' ladies.
Both the thirds and the fifths secured a place in the division above after clinching the required results.
The ladies' third team at Blueharts Hockey Club celebrate promotion. - Credit: BLUEHARTS HOCKEY
Goals from Isla Campbell and Lily Moir gave the threes a 2-2 draw at Saffron Walden and after a tense wait, news filtered through that they had done enough to finish and second and promotion from Division Three South West.
Skipper Rachel Campbell said: "The team are such a positive bunch who have put in some brilliant performances. Loads of passion on the pitch, a fair few goals and an outcome we're all proud of."
Blueharts' fifths sealed promotion on the last day of the East Hockey League season. - Credit: BLUEHARTS HOCKEY
The fifths meanwhile scored a late goal against Division Six South West champions Broxbourne to win 3-2 and ensure they finished in second behind them. Emily Bill got two of them with Scarlett Lait the other.
The seconds avoided relegation from Division Two South West with a 3-2 win over Shefford & Sandy, the goals coming from Carly Madders, Kate Sherwood, and Halcyon Turner while the firsts finished sixth in Division One South after a 2-1 loss to Crostyx, Jay Livermore on target.
The fourths lost 2-0 to Stevenage but the sixths beat their Stevenage counterparts 4-0 with goals from Emily Bill, Hannah Ross, and Gracie Deller putting them third in Division Seven South West.
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There was no change for any of the men's teams with the firsts finishing sixth in the East Premier Division despite a last-day 4-2 loss to Letchworth.
Blueharts' mixed team are through to the quarter-finals of a national trophy. - Credit: GREGORY OWAIN
Blueharts' mixed team meanwhile advanced to the quarter-finals of the England Hockey T2 Cup after a dramatic shoot-out win at home to Marlow.
The two sides had drawn 1-1 after normal time, Blueharts taking the lead early through a penalty corner converted by Rich Julian following a Sam Rees pass.
Marlow levelled after the break though and stopped Ben Bayley from giving Blueharts the win with a penalty flick save.
He would have the last laugh though and after Rees, James Sandford and Ellie Cockburn had all scored, he converted the fourth which was followed by a solid save from Alex Ford.
That allowed Jay Livermore to make it 5-3 and start the celebrations.
Player of the Match went to Laura Graham.
