HOCKEY: Local weekly round-up

On Saturday, Worthing overcame Crawley 10-2 in the Kent/Sussex Regional League, before they progressed into the fourth round of the National Trophy with a 7-1 win at Long Sutton.

Worthing will now head to North Notts in the last 16 of the Trophy in February, and captain Matt Ansell said: "Sunday was a fantastic team performance and it was a great weekend for the club.

"But we must now put our focus firmly on winning on Saturday at leaders Holcombe to take the initiative in the league.

"Chris Wheeldon was fantastic in both games. It's great to have people like him, who are happy to give up their time to play in these important games."

Worthing remain second in the league after their win over Crawley, three points behind leaders Holcombe 2nd with a game in hand.

Wheeldon made two excellent saves on Saturday before Worthing took control and led 4-0 at half-time through goals from Chris Marr, Rob Lowe, Ginnaw and Ansell.

Ginnaw then struck four more in the second half, vice-captain Chris Sciandro notched his first of the season and Lowe got Worthing's 10th.

On Sunday, Worthing left for Long Sutton at 7.30am and, after a slow start, led 2-1 at half-time through Alex Warner and an excellent Mike Gubbins strike.

Ginnaw netted twice in the second half, with Marr, Grant Paterson and Lowe sealing Worthing's passage into the next round.

WORTHING: Wheeldon, Godber, Pease, Warner, Beales, Chipperfield, Sewell, Ansell, Sawyer, Patterson, Ginnaw, Sciandro, Gubbins, Lowe, Marr.

Worthing's 2nd XI continued their 100 per cent record in Sussex Area Division 1 with a 6-1 win at South Saxons 2nd.

Goals from Ramiz, Bryan Lock and Tim Barter gave Worthing a 3-0 half-time lead. Ramiz added two more to complete his hat-trick in the second half, the third after a great run by 15-year-old Ellis Woolley, and Mark Minchell also scored.

Worthing host leaders South Saxons 1st on Saturday.

In the same division, Penguin beat Lewes 3rd 6-1, Southwick defeated Eastbourne 3rd 6-4 and Worthing 3rd lost 3-2 at home to Middleton & Bognor.

Littlehampton bounced back from their defeat to Worthing 4th last week with a 6-1 victory at home to South Saxons 3rd to move to the top of Sussex Open League Division 1.

Owing to injuries and unavailabilities, Littlehampton had just 10 players but they went ahead on 18 minutes when Colin Warner struck from Stuart Sexton's pass.

Jon Miles doubled the lead 10 minutes later before Simon Judd soon added a third.

Saxons pulled a goal back and Littlehampton keeper Nathan Keeley made two excellent saves before Miles added two more to make it 5-1 at half-time.

Miles completed the scoring in the second half with his fourth of the game.

Littlehampton are at third-placed Horsham 3rd on Saturday.

LITTLEHAMPTON: Keeley, Phillips, Thompson, Windust, D.Macdonald, Warner, S.Jenkins, Sexton, Miles, Judd.

Worthing drew 1-1 at leaders East Grinstead in the Sussex Ladies League Premier Division. Bottom-of-the-table Penguin went down 11-0 against Lewes 2nd.

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