A website row which threatened to undermine the future of women's league hockey in Surrey has been resolved after an emergency meeting of the Surrey Hockey Association Ladies League (SHALL).

The entire SHALL committee resigned on September 29 after an unofficial league website launched by Tanya Barr, a player at Epsom Hockey Club criticised the official league site for being inadequate.

It also encouraged league clubs to submit their match results to the new site instead.

SHALL's results and fixtures secretary Jo Malkin who had collated the league's results for 15 years and who, with her husband, designed the official site took offence and, in a show of unity, the entire committee resigned.

Apology

Following an apology from Ms Barr, committee chairman Mandy Hunt re-instated herself to ensure league hockey could continue in the county.

But at the meeting on Wed-nesday night Ms Hunt said she would be stepping down from the post at the end of this season, as will league secretary Marilyn Walker.

As yet there have been no nominations for these positions, but Ms Barr offered to take over as results and fixtures secretary with imme-diate effect and was duly elected. Her website, which was taken off-line when the row first erupted, is now back up and running.

Results Round-up:

Wimbledon 1s will be looking to maintain their one point lead at the top of the National Hockey League Division One this weekend when they travel to play mid-table Woking.

The Dons leapt from fourth place to the top of the table last weekend thanks to a 3-1 win over Loughborough Students.

Michelle Clark gave the Dons the lead, but Vicky Goodacre pulled the students level a parity they held for just one minute before Mary Clarke put Wimbledon ahead again from a penalty corner. Rachel Crisp completed the scoring on 55 minutes, again from a penalty corner.

Menzies Epsom went three points clear at the top of South League Division One on Saturday with a battling 3-2 win away to West Witney.

Player/coach Michele MacNaughton opened the scoring for Epsom, but the home side levelled before an excellent goal from Sarah Wales restored the visitors' lead. West Witney equalised again in the second half before Wales scored Epsom's winner.

Wimbledon 1As stay in fifth place thanks to a 2-1 win over Havant, secured by goals from Katie Penney and Jo Luxmore.

Epsom 2s suffered a 3-0 defeat against Wallington 1s in Surrey League Premier Division, but Cheam 1s whipped Guildford 11-1 thanks to goals from Jo Green (four), Louise Pank (three), Julie Wrathall (two), Catriona Grant and Sarah Jones.

In Division One Spencer 1s lost 2-0 at home to Wanderers 1s, while in Division Two Cheam 2s lost 5-1 to Woking (Lois Hare scored).

Spencer 2s fared no better in Division 2A, losing 6-1 to Wanderers 1As.

Wimbledon 3s thrashed Camberley 6-0 in Division 3A (goals from Angela Webster, Lynda Brown, Nina Bone Myra Sae-Heng (two) and Jessica Rolfe) and in Division Four, Spencer 3s lost 2-1 away to Surbiton 5s.

NPL-Lensbury 1s had a 4-0 win over Hampstead & Westminster in Middlesex League Division One thanks to a hat trick from Ailsa Bowe and a rare strike from sweeper Kate Codd. But the Elles will face a sterner test tomorrow against Old King-stonians, who will be seeking to remedy last week's 8-1 defeat by Mill Hill. Georgina Jones scored for OKs.

NPL-Lensbury's second and third team met in a Division Three clash and could not be separated after 70 minutes of highly-competitive hockey. The final score was 0-0.

On Sunday, Menzies Epsom played their delayed EHA Trophy first round tie against league rivals Sunbury.

After a goalless first half, Sunbury were awarded a controversial penalty flick shortly after the break, which was converted to give the visitors the lead.

But with two minutes left, Sarah White equalised and Emily Reynolds scored the winner in injury time.

Epsom play host to Wisbech Town in the second round on December 2.

Meanwhile, Barnes beat Henley 2-0 to set up a second round meeting with East Gloucestershire, Purley Walcountians got a walk-over against Windsor and will play Wolverhampton & Tettenhall, and Surbiton beat Milton Keynes 1-0 and face Towcester next.

Dulwich play at home against Marjons, while Reigate Priory travel to play Solihull Blossomfield.

November 12, 2001 11:30