Anyone for tennis? The next round of the Docklands Tennis League runs from April 3 to May 28. Register by March 31. www.localtennisleagues.com Sport Mitchell is still on his title course Lesley plans a marathon effort Sam McNess (left) and Charlie Edwards, both from Repton Boxing Club, have been selected to represent England in the National Senior Elite men’s championships in Liverpool next month. www.reptonboxingclub.com Wapping stun league leaders with top result BY PETER FAULKNER Tunbridge Wells 1 - Wapping 2 WAPPING Ladies first team faced top of the table Tunbridge Wells away at the weekend – and what a result they pulled off. Wapping started strongly and won the first penalty corner through good team work from Francesca Sutton with Jo Ward and Natasha Close up front. Although unsuccessful at their first attempt, Wapping continued to apply pressure to the Tunbridge Wells defence, forcing another corner which was struck by Close and saved by the keeper. Shortly after half-time, Tunbridge Wells surged forward to win their own penalty corner to put them ahead. Wapping fought back to take control of the game and the ball was passed to Fiodhna Burke who took it past the keeper to level the match. At the end of a great pass with two minutes to go, Close battled to slip the ball between the goalie’s legs. A great goal and great victory. Player of the match – Hannah Gage. The Ladies second team defeated Basildon firsts 2-1 at home and the third team, had a 3-2 victory over Chelmsford. Harleston Magpies 0 - Wapping 0 WAPPING men’s first team made the two-hour journey to Harleston Magpies knowing that the result would impact on who would win the Premier A division title and gain promotion into the National League. Wapping were in confident mood knowing they had picked up as many points as anyone else in the division in the secondhalf of the season. The game started at a high tempo and, even though Wapping enjoyed the majority of possession and territory, the game ended scoreless. Wapping found chances hard to come by while Harleston demonstrated why they had the best defensive record in the division. Harleston knew this was a game they had to win to keep their promotion chances alive and committed more players into attack in the second half. However they were unable to make the breakthrough. Wapping were due to finish their league campaign with a home fixture against Dereham on Saturday, March 22 at Mile End Stadium. Wapping men’s third team visited Colchester seconds and lost 4-3 while the fourth team beat Phoenix first team 2-0. A boccia tournament success Dad, 51, joins son for rugby Rugby Millwall 14 - South Woodham Ferrers 50 FOR 20 minutes this proved to be a tight game with no sign of the blitz that was to come. But towards the end of the first half South Woodham broke through for a try that opened up the floodgates. In the second half Millwall fought back with Nik Goodley leading the scoring on his debut with a try right under the posts. Scott Devine added the extra points with the conversion. John Wollerman, another debut player, scored Millwall's other try and Scott again added the extra points. The thirds had six players making their debuts, and they showed great determination against a very strong team. Special mention goes to Tim Kingsley-Smith for his first, and last, game for Milwall, and to father and son duo Robin, 51, and Tom Poynder, 19 (pictured above). Dad Robin said: "It was a great day for us both and it had long been an ambition of mine to play with Tom." UEL beaten in cup thriller Basketball UNIVERSITY of East London men’s basketball squad were beaten 76-80 by University of Northampton in the semi-final of BUCS Trophy. The east London side bounced back to turn this game into a real thriller. I n t h e f i na l q u a r t e r Northampton sank a pair of free throws to steal the glory and a place in the final. Boxing EAST London lightweight Kevin Mitchell is being lined up for a world title fight against Miguel Vasquez at Wembley on May 31. Vasquez holds the IBF title and like Mitchell has only suffered two defeats in his career – to Saul Alvarez and Tim Bradley, good world-class fighters. Mitchell earned a possible t i t l e s h o t b y s t o p p i n g Georgian Mikheil Avakyan in two one-sided rounds at Liverpool’s Echo Arena. The 29-year-old started the contest at a rapid pace and had his opponent on the floor twice in the opening round. Mitchell continued his dominance in the next round, and a third knockdown was enough for the referee to call off the contest. England call REPTON’S Sam McNess and Charlie Edwards have been chosen to represent England in the quarter-finals of National Senior Elite men’s championships. The two boxers join eight other talented fighters in the regional phase of the competit io n a n d w i l l j o i n t h e tournament for the final stages being held over three days at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, between April 25-27. Welterweight McNess is a previous finalist but hopes he can win the championship this time while Edwards, boxing at flyweight, hopes this will be the start of a long international career. Double defeat JIMMY Smith and Sunny Edwards suffered double heartbreak when boxing for England in the Great Britain team. The Repton duo, competing in the GB Youth Three Nations event in Edinburgh, both dropped points decisions. But the GB coaches thought they were both unlucky to be declared losers. BOCCIA, a sport made popular by the Paralympic Games, came to Whitechapel when Swanlea School hosted the Tower Hamlets Primary and Secondary Boccia tournament. Swanlea students learn boccia during their after-school club on Tuesdays, and pupils studying GCSE level PE, also study the sport. The tournament, organised by Tower Hamlets Youth Sport Foundation, saw some fierce competition throughout and Swanlea students from the GCSE PE programme acted as officials. “It was a real privilege for us to host the boccia tournament at Swanlea. Students really enjoyed meeting athletes from other schools and competing together. It was a brilliant day, and a great experience for all concerned,” said Andrew Grant, head of PE at Swanlea. For more information about playing boccia in Tower Hamlets contact the Youth Sport Foundation by calling 7987 4811 ext 357 or email ollie.moss.ssp@gmail.com Students taking part in the boccia tournament 24 – 30 MARCH 2014 N E W S F R O M TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 31
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