Bates’ hat-trick lifts Mines to much-needed first win in men’s A1 hockey

Mines broke through for a first win of the season in the Eastern Goldfields Hockey Association’s men’s A1 competition when John Bates’ hat-trick led a 4-3 triumph against YMHC.

After four defeats and a draw, Mines finally got the points on the board thanks to the brilliance of Bates and Toby Bower, who scored the other goal.

Despite the result, YMHC retained third place a game clear of Mines.

Also in the top men’s division, Chris Connolly and Slayde Coombs had a conversion each to lead CBC’s 2-0 win against Pegasus.

CBC are entrenched in second place with four wins to trail only Norths, who are unbeaten.

Norths’ firepower was on full display in Sunday’s Challenge Cup in a 6-0 rout of CBC.

In the women’s A1 Challenge Cup, CBC edged out Mines 2-1 on the back of a best-on-ground display from Courtney Armstrong.

Results:

A1 men:

Mines d YMHC, 4-3. Goals: Mines — Johnathon Bates 3, Toby Bower 1; YMHC — Tate Gallagher 1.

CBC d Pegasus, 2-0. Goals: CBC— Chris Connolly 1, Slayde Coombs 1.

A1 women:

CBC d Norths, 5-0. Goals: CBC — Susan MacDonald 1, Kyra King 1, Lauren Puckett 1, Kirst Smith 1, Zoe Thiel 1.

Mines d YMHC-Pegasus, 5-0. Goals: Mines — Fiona Wakeman 1, Meg Read 1, Ashley Kingston 2, Christine Ah-Kim 1.

A2 men:

CBC d Pegasus 4-2. Goals: CBC — Matthew McGinty 2, Neil Walsh 1, Ryan Koltasz 1; Pegs — Daniel Ivey 2.

YMHC d Mines 3-0. Goals: YMHC — Wade Wood 1, Kelvin Williams 1, Jeremy McLerie 1.

A2 women:

Mines drew with YMHC 2-2. Goals: Mines — Courtney Bergersen 2; YMHC — Leith Paganoni 1, Elise Simpson 1.

Norths d Veterans 3-0. Goals: Norths — Erin Glasson 1, Rachel Lamb 1, Renae Clark 1.

CBC d Pegasus 6-0. Goals: CBC — Kirsty Dellar 4, Kylie Reed 1, Kathryn Lumsden 1.

Challenge Cups:

J3-8 girls:

Pegasus d Norths 9-2. Goals: Pegasus — Bree Cruickshank 4, Mila Corrie 3, Tatiana Kassey-Hona 2; Norths — Hallie Worthington 2. Best-on-ground, Addison Walters.

J3-8 boys:

Mines d YMHC 5-0. Goals: Mines — Maslin Square 1, Reuben Square 1, Matthew Coleman 3. Best-on-ground, Maslin Square.

J9-12 girls:

Pegasus d CBC 3-2. Goals: Pegasus — Kate Bereth 1, Ella King 2; CBC — Ziva Casey 2. Best-on-ground, Kate Bereth.

J9-12 boys:

Mines d YMHC 2-1. Goals: Mines — Angus Square 1, Matthew Coleman 1; YMHC — Callum Neighbour 1. Best-on-ground, Angus Square.

A2 men:

Norths d CBC (forfeit).

A1 women:

CBC d Mines 2-1. Goals: CBC — Susan MacDonald 1, Zoe Thiel 1; Mines — Emma McFall 1. Best-on-ground, Courtney Armstrong.

A1 men:

Norths d CBC 6-0. Goals: Norths — Christopher Souchon 2, Matthew Souchon 2, Aaron Doab 2. Best-on-ground, Christopher Souchon.

A2 women:

Norths d CBC 2-0. Goals: Mines — Rylee Glasson 1, Rachel Lamb 1. Best-on-ground, Nicole Foo.

Ladders:

A1 men:

Norths 15 points; CBC 13; YMHC 6; Mines 4; Pegasus 3.

A1 women:

CBC 18 points; Mines 10; Norths 7; YMHC-Pegasus 0.

A2 men:

Norths 15 points; CBC 15 points; YMHC 9; Mines 3; Pegasus 0.

A2 women:

Norths 19 points; CBC 19 points; Veterans 10; YMHC 5; Mines 3; Pegasus 2.