Wildcats in Pole Position

It is not often that the same club have taken over at the top of the men`s and women`s first division at the same time, but Wildcats have done just that this weekend.

Wildcats clawed their way into top spot in the men`s first division with a comfortable 5-2 over bottom side Inverleith at Auchenhowie.

Wildcats had the contest sewn up at the interval with a three goal advantage, Hamish Gault scored twice from penalty corners and in between Andrew McConnell added the other with a fierce reverse stick shot.

The second half was a more even affair, Andrew McAllister added a fourth with a deflection at a Rob Harwood cross, then the latter cleverly lifted the ball over a defender`s head and smashed it into the net.   The visitors replied through Graham Batchelor, then 14-year-old Charlie Jack added a second at a penalty corner.

Wildcats are now a point ahead of Bromac Kelburne, Grange are in second spot on goal difference after seeing off Dundee Wanderers 2-0 at home.

It was goalless at the interval but the deadlock was broken ten minutes into the second half, Frank Ryan sent his rebound shot into the roof of the net after the initial penalty corner shot by Dan Coultas was blocked by the Wanderers` keeper.

The three points were sealed when Greg Hopkinson created the opening by beating two defenders along the baseline leaving teenager Jacob Tweedie with a simple tap in.

Menzieshill are still in fourth spot but failed to make any headway towards the top after being held to a 2-2 draw by Edinburgh University on Tayside.

All the goals came in the first half, Gavin Byers opened for the home side at a penalty corner only for Peter McKnight to level from the same source.   Edinburgh moved into a 2-1 lead through a reverse stick shot from David Mawhinney but the Dundonians were level by the interval with a penalty corner strike by Aidan McQuade.

Menzieshill had the better of the second half chances from both open play and penalty corners but failed to take the three points.

Clydesdale moved up to fifth place in the division after seeing off Uddingston 2-1 at Titwood.    It was the visitors who stole the show in the first half with a penalty corner conversion from Steven Percy.

Soon after the restart Patrick Lonergan levelled with a shot that went in off a defender.  The winner came from a penalty corner won by Struan Walker and Ciaran Crawford converted for the winner.

In the women`s first division Wildcats are the only team with a perfect record after a narrow 2-1 win at Watsonians, they now lead the table by two points from Grove.

The Wildcats goals came from Megan Cox and player/coach Kaz Cuthbert.

Champions Edinburgh University suffered their first reversal of the season after going down 3-1 to Grove.   It was one each at the interval, Sarah Jamieson`s opener for Grove was cancelled out by Ellie Hutcheson.

But the second half belonged to the Taysiders, Jude McMullan and teenager Jenny Walls ensured that the three points stayed in Dundee.  Grove moved up to second in the division as a result, only two points adrift of Wildcats.

Dundee Wanderers overtook Watsonians to move into fifth place after defeating Grange 4-1, there were two goals each for Amy Snelle and Charlotte Watson.

Milne Craig Western are still lurking in fourth spot following a seven goal thumping of GHK, there was a hat-trick for Millie Brown while the other goals came from Lexi Sabatelli, Ali Howie, Lucy Lannigan and Anna Logan.

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