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BROKEN GLASS—HOUGHTON

Gazelles suffer home shocker

Glasshoughton’s biggest home defeat in their 27 year history has left them deep in relegation trouble. Last years league runners-up are now two points adrift of top flight safety following the 36-56 Broomhill Arena loss against Whitemoor, who have closed within two of leaders Sedgemoor with what was their second away victory of the campaign. Trevor Walker’s Witches scored four 5-1’s as they recovered from two down to record their biggest win on the road in nine years, the Bleidilis Vitas (13+2)/Anton Zontar (9+1) partnership at three and four racing to maximums in heats three and seven, while the third 5-1 of the night from Terry Duffield (11) and Roland Mair (10+1) secured both league points for the visitors with two races to spare. Vitas went on to complete his third personal maximum in four league meetings when following up a paid win in the penultimate race of the clash with victory in the last, the former returned in the fourth 5-1, this time behind reserve Zeteny Agnes (7), who finished with his best figures for the club since making a £30,000 move from Netherton. Whitemoor host Sedgemoor next, with top spot the reward for the winners, before making a visit to third place Cambridge in what could prove to be a pivotal week in the title race. Glasshoughton meanwhile have their thoughts firmly on survival, their boss Neil Howlett will be hoping this was a one-off result, an earlier draw at Chalvington—who haven’t lost at home this season—evidence that it may just have been. Howlett has also strengthened his side since the loss, Oliver Wilson arriving from Netherton in a £125,000 deal, a move which will add to the competition for places at second string.

TODAY: Shorts

A last heat 5-1 proved crucial for Wordsley as they reached the Division Two Cup semi-finals with a 51-39 win over March. The Wizards finished second in their group to Oxford—who’d already completed their qualifiers—after securing the bonus point with the final race maximum, denying Smethwick a place in the last four as a result. It’s the first time Worldsley have reached the semi-finals since they won the competition in SL20, they having been eliminated at the group stage in each of the last four seasons. Wordsley’s opponents in the knock out round will be Group A winners Netherton, the SL14 winners confirming their spot in the semi-finals with a 48-41 win over Nottingham in their final first round fixture. Despite the defeat Nottingham go through as runners-up, with Maldon falling short of the double-bonus point win in their meeting against Claygate (49-41), which would have denied the Red Stars. Nottingham are bidding to become the first side in 17 years to win the Division Three and Two Cups in successive seasons.

 

Wilmington made it four wins out of four to reach the semi-finals of the Division Three Cup as group winners. Last years runners-up beat Cirencester 55-34 this week to set up a last four double date with Durham, who came within a whisker of missing out on the runners-up spot in their section, a last heat Josef Plasil victory at Halesowen (L53-37) keeping them just clear of Loughton on points difference. Halesowen’s victory takes them through as group winners, they will face Cirencester in the semi-finals.

 

A Rugby World Championship double closed out the qualifiers for this years GP series. World number two Valeri Elin (13) topped the scoring in the third round tie in Krakow from defending World Champion Bernd Hoover (11) and the rider who completed the top three in last years final GP standings, Bengt Karim (10). Elin’s victory was his seventh of his WSO career. British duo Terry Duffield (8) and Mike Conlon (8) secured spots in this years GP series after finishing equal seventh in the meeting, with Bryan Baah (13) becoming the third home nation rider to qualify in the second of this weeks ties at Whitemoor. And he did it in style, the Gravediggers heat leader taking his tally of WSO victories to 30 after beating Bleidilis Vitas in a race-off, the success was also his 21st in a World Championship meeting, moving him to within one of Jozsef Tolcseres and top spot on the all time winners list.

 

Nottingham end the week top of the division two table on points difference from Wordsley after winning at Claygate. The Red Stars completed their second 44-46 victory at the Glebelands circuit of the campaign with a last heat 5-1, Mark Lyons (13+2) and Cestmir Sulak (12+2) racing to maximums points in the decider of a meeting the visitors had trailed in by ten after nine races. The 5-1 was one of three scored by Nottingham in the final six races. Elsewhere third placed Smethwick consolidated their position in the promotion places with a 41-49 win at bottom of the table Bolsover, Tom Powell (15) scoring his first full maximum of the campaign in the victory.

 

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