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Rivalries rekindled at Durham Wasps vs Whitley Warriors game - 2 May 2012FRANK KILLEN is just desperate not to make a fool of himself when he takes to the Hillheads ice on Sunday, but the former Durham Wasps netminder is willing to take the risk in the name of a good cause.
Hawks swoop to extinguish Whitley Warriors' reign - 2 Apr 2012WHITLEY Warriors' two-year grip on the English National league play-off title ended last night when they failed to overcome Blackburn Hawks in the two-legged semi-final.
Whitley Warriors confirm Hawks play-off semi-final - 24 Mar 2012WHITLEY Warriors have confirmed their English National League play-off semi-final with Blackburn Hawks will take place next weekend.
Whitley Warriors forced to settle for second best - 19 Mar 2012A HARD-FOUGHT 8-7 win over Sheffield Spartans at Hillheads assured Whitley Warriors of runners-up slot in the English National League.
English National League North Division 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billingham Stars (C) | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 130 | 64 | 66 | 48 |
| 2 | Whitley Warriors | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 131 | 107 | 24 | 44 |
| 3 | Blackburn Hawks | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 133 | 87 | 46 | 41 |
| 4 | Telford Titans | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 147 | 111 | 36 | 40 |
| 5 | Trafford Metros | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 104 | 107 | -3 | 28 |
| 6 | Coventry Blaze | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 101 | 109 | -8 | 26 |
| 7 | Sheffield Spartans | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 120 | 138 | -18 | 25 |
| 8 | Nottingham Lions | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 93 | 135 | -42 | 21 |
| 9 | Solihull Barons (R) | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 88 | 189 | -101 | 15 |
Last updated: 26 March 2012
English National League North Cup
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solway Sharks (C) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 2 | Blackburn Hawks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Whitley Warriors | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 4 |
| 4 | Billingham Stars | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 2 |
Last updated: 26 March 2012
Dowd: an achievement for the players
Mon 02 Apr 2012 10:57am
Whitley Warriors two year grip on the English National league play-off title ended last night when they failed to overcome Blackburn Hawks in the two-legged semi-final.
Trailing 5-3 after the first leg in Lancashire on Saturday – Whitley had been 5-1 down at the first break after making a poor start – hopes would have been high that they could overcome the deficit at Hillheads last night.
However, it was to be the visitors who again had the better of the opening period and goals from Tom King and Richard Hughes put the Hawks in the driving seat.
“Hats off to Blackburn, they have done very well since the turn of the year and I knew it would be a tough weekend for us,” admitted Whitley coach Garry Dowd after last night’s 6-4 defeat.
“They came out all guns blazing in the first period on Saturday and deserved their 5-1 lead, but I have to credit my players for the way they came...
Defensive problems for Warriors ahead of semi final
Sat 31 Mar 2012 9:43am
Whitley Warriors travel to Blackburn Hawks for the first leg of their English National League play-off semi-final today with coach Garry Dowd admitting there are doubts over several players ahead of the game.
“Kevin Bucas will be missing from our defence for the game tonight because of work, while Rob Wilson has been suffering from a virus all week and Josh Maddock will not know until the last minute whether he can make it, so we look like being down to just four available defenders this evening,” said Dowd.
“And you can add in the fact the netminder Ritchie Lawson is still suffering from the back injury that ruled him out of the defeat in Solihull last Sunday; so you can see we are having problems.
“However, the good news,” he added, “is that apart from Harry Harley - who is away with the GB Under 18 squad - I have a full compliment of forwards available.”
And Dowd...