Parkites squeeze Malvern 8-6 in Ventures hockey

QUEEN’S PARK squeezed past Malvern 8-6 as the Ventures Indoor Hockey Tournament flicked off at the Chinese Association, St Ann’s on Thursday night. Luke Govia netted a hat-trick for the Parkites in their Men’s Group “A” tussle, with Peter Kam adding a double, Nicholas Govia, Derek Tang Nian and Paul Weekes one apiece. Albert Marcano and Colin Byron netted three goals each for the Malvern squad. In a Men’s Group “B” fixture, Notre Dame needed a hat-trick from Selwyn King and two strikes from Sean Olton to overcome a tough Paragon squad 5-4. Kiel Murray hit the backboard three times and Keston Paul once for the St James-based losers. Action in the four-day tournament continues today from 9 am.

OTHER RESULTS -
Women’s: CARIB MAGNOLIA (6) - Candice De Freitas 2, Kristi Ann Chin, Laura D’Abadie, Natalie Nieves, Gayle-Ann Nieves vs MALVERN (3) - Lisa Marcano 2, Yolanda Whitehall; PARAGON (4) - Kristin Thompson 2, Avion Ashton 2 vs VENTURES (3) - Melissa Pascall, Camille Robinson, Kristine Jardine.
Mixed Veterans: QUEEN’S PARK/VENTURES (9) - Nicholas Govia 5, Robert Mouttet, Sheldon Cockburn, Cheryl Evans, Eddie Aleong vs MALVERN (5) - Albert Marcano 4, Gary Hercules.
Today’s Matches: 9 am - Malvern vs Notre Dame (Women); 9.45 am - Paragon vs Fatima (Men’s Group A); 10.30 am - Ventures vs Magnolia (Women); 11.15 am - Queen’s Park vs UWI (Men’s Group B); noon - Queen’s Park vs Paragon (Mixed Veterans); 12.45 pm - Paragon vs Malvern (Women); 1.30 pm - Malvern vs Chinese (Men’s Group B); 2.15 pm - Magnolia vs Notre Dame (Women); 3 pm - Notre Dame vs Carib (Men’s Group A); 3.45 pm - Malvern vs Notre Dame (Mixed
Veterans); 4.30 pm - Ventures vs Malvern (Women); 5 pm - Paragon vs Carib (Men’s Group A); 5.45 pm - Notre Dame vs Paragon (Women); 6.30 pm - Queen’s Park vs Chinese (Men’s Group B); 7.15 pm - Queen’s Park vs Notre Dame (Mixed Veterans); 8 pm - Malvern vs Paragon (Mixed Veterans); 8.45 pm - Notre Dame vs Fatima (Men’s Group A); 9.30 pm - Malvern vs UWI (Men’s Group B).