Issue 142 October 27 2010
Close Results in Northern Section English League Provides Some Thrilling Handball Action THERE were some close encounters of the handball kind in the Northern Section of the Men’s English League on Sunday, with two of the three matches decided by just one point.
GB Women Prepare for World Champs THE match schedule for Great Britain women’s World Championship qualifying campaign in Poland in December has been announced. The team will travel from their training camp in Limburg, Holland, in time for their first match in Lublin on December 1, when they take on old rivals Austria at 5pm local time. The following day they play Slovakia at 5pm again, while their December 3 match against Cyprus is a 6.45pm start. Finally, after a day’s rest they complete their fixtures on December 5 with a 5.30pm start for their clash against the hosts Poland.
Salford and Nottingham beat Liverpool Wolves and Deva respectively by just one point, and as the league continues to see improving skills from many teams the 2010-11 season looks set to prove close to the end. Liverpool Wolves put up a tremendous fight against an experienced Salford side, but went down 22-23. The two sides were neck and neck for much of the game, with the Wolves’ defensive performance keeping Salford within reach especially through the performance of goalkeeper Stuart Clarke. Nottingham University secured a 19-18 victory over Deva to maintain
their unbeaten start to the season, but with their next clash being against Salford in two weeks time, that could all change.
Liberton Battle to Bonus Point
Bids for Uni Champs Due In
GLASGOW were made to work hard by Liberton in the closest clash of the weekend in the Scottish League, which ended 36-26. Played at the newly-built Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Motherwell, the match saw Liberton take a bonus point under the new scoring system for losing by ten or less. Tryst had a slightly easier time of it against East Kilbride, winning 32-14 against an East Kilbride side who were missing some key players. And Gracemount Edinburgh marched on with a 50-14 demolition of league newcomers Dumfries. With 15 goals from Jens Frederiksen leading the way, Gracemount capitalised on mistakes by Dumfries, who nevertheless are rapidly improving.
BIDS to host the 2011 University Handball Championships close on Monday, with the popularity of the event in recent years giving organisers some criteria to meet.
One Goal Leading 9-5 with half time approaching, Nottingham made some careless errors and Deva reduced the deficit to 9-7 at the break. With one goal separating the two sides, Deva pushed on with their rivals a man down, but Nottingham held on for the win. And in the day’s other match, Manchester beat Liverpool Speke Garston 28-10.
Venues must have two courts available for the bulk of the two-day event on February 19-20, and courts should normally be marked out at 36 x 19 metres. The hosts will be responsible for all aspects of local organisation, while the England Handball office will handle other aspects such as entry fees and provision of trophies. Final proposals must be addressed to EHA Director of Competitions, Carl Norman, and sent to the EHA office. Details can be found on www.EnglandHandball.com
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