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Rick lifts Otley to Kall-Kwik crown
A TEAM which escaped relegation to second-tier squash last season has bounced back to win the Kall-Kwik Squash League first division title.
Otley only escaped the drop last season because a team in Division Two decided they were not good enough for promotion.
And that opened the door for Otley's march on the title.
But there was one other telling factor in the club's rise to league championship glory.
That was the arrival of Rick Saunders who moved house to Bramhope and switched clubs from Collingham to Otley.
Once Otley skipper Matt Wood discovered that Saunders had moved closer to Otley he signed up the player.
"That signing helped to transform our team," said Wood.
Otley ensured a fitting finale to the season when they beat Adel 3-0, picking up a maximum 12 points.
Otley's rivals. Chapel Allerton, took just six points from their match against Harrogate, so paving the way for an Otley title triumph which had been on the cards since the season started.
In addition to Saunders, Wood and Paul Roberts, Otley have been given more than a helping hand by appearances from Rob Worley and Phil Maunsell.
Match details: Otley 3 Adel 0. (Otley names first):Rick Saunders beat Mark Ambler 9-0 9-4 9-6; Matt Wood beat Steve Glynn 10-9 9-4 9-5; Paul Roberts beat Jonty Hawkes 9-3 9-4 9-5.
Current Division One table (top two): Otley played 19, won 16, lost three 192 points; Chapel Allerton played 19, won 14, lost five, 180 points.
Meanwhile, Harlow have won the North Yorkshire League Championship, their numbers including Richard Leonard, Seth King, Jonathan Round, Simon Evans, Steve Thackwray and non-playing captain Rob Cunningham.
Results from North Yorkshire finals
Men's A event at Bedale. Harlow A 3 Harrogate Squash C 2. Nigel Chambers lost to Ian Woodhead 1-9 4-9 6-9; Richard Leonard lost to Martin Wickenden 4-9 6-9 3-9; Paul Crafts beat Neil Molyneaux 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-0 9-5; Jonathan Round beat Alex Nowakowski 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-0 9-5; Simon Evans beat Steve Gibson 9-0 9-0 9-0.
Men's B Final: Catterick Garrison 3 Harlow B 2.
Ray Burke beat Gary Hatch 9-3 9-2 9-2 Tom Coombe beat Adrian Forge 6-9 9-7 9-5 9-1 Steve Foley lost to Steve Button 8-10 9-5 1-9 2-9 2-9 Kesher Malla lost to Dave Allenby 10-9 5-9 2-9 4-9 Shaun Huggins beat Rob Cunningham 9-0 9-1 9-0.
A Plate Final Thirsk A 3 (Steve Whiteley, George Page, Nigel Laws) Bedale A 2 (Dave Smiley, John Evans).
B Plate Final: Thirsk B 4 (Shaun Holme, Scott Holme, Mike Pointon, Andra Mayne) Pateley Bridge B 1 (Tony Rennison).
Individual Finals at Leyburn
Division One Final: Paul Crafts beat Ross MacDonald 3-9 4-9 9-4 9-2 9-7.
Division Two Final: Gary Hatch beat John Evans 0-9 9-7 9-7 1-9 9-1 Division Three Final: Peter Moore beat John Hart 9-7 9-0 9-6.
Harlow won all three individual Kall-Kwik League championships.
Results.
Division One: Collingham 1 (Nick Brown) Moortown 2 (Francis Nelson, Ian Cawthorne); Collingham II 1 (Anthony Kettlewell) Nomads 2 (Ben Molyneaux, Jonathan Round); Vocalink Harlow 0 Trinity and All Saints 3 (Phil Davis Richard Downes, Richard Jefferies).
Division Two: Trinity and All Saints II 3 (Chris Jennings, Mark Bryant, Nick Smith) Harrogate Squash II 0; Adel II 1 (Simon Rothwell) Skipton 2 (Daryl Ley, David Spencer); Boroughbridge 1 (Simon Robinson) Collingham III 2 (Andy Shaw, Dave Rushton); Harrogate Squash III 1 (Peter Hotchkiss) Otley II 2 (Chris Lawton, Marc Thomas); Chapel Allerton II 3 Collingham III 0, walk-over, (Simon Studholme, Mark Taylor, Paula Arrowsmith); Moortown II 2 (Joe Cybaniak, Dave Hendry) Harlow II 1 (James Hannaway).
Division Three: Ilkley II 3 (Tom Pughe, Robbie Burnett, Dave Cockshott) Collingham V 0; Pateley Bridge II 2 (Phil Salisbury, Chris Lennox) Ilkley III 1 (Andy MacGregor); Harrogate Squash IIII 0 Pateley Bridge 3 (John Dailey, Dave Mann, Tony Rennison). Collingham VI 3 (Steve Widdison, Nick Oates, Dave Wightman) Boroughbridge II 0. Division Four: Collingham IX 1 (Monty McPherson) Vocalink Harlow 2 (Rebecca Lee, Paul Bevan); Collingham VIII 0 Vocalink Harlow 3 (Lancs Gilroy, Dave Allenby, Jim McGuinness); Boroughbridge III 1 (Nigel Ashley) Moortown IIII 2 (Martyn Wilkinson, Gwyn Kay). Ray Burke beat Gary Hatch 9-3 9-2 9-2 Tom Coombe beat Adrian Forge 6-9 9-7 9-5 9-1 Steve Foley lost to Steve Button 8-10 9-5 1-9 2-9 2-9 Kesher Malla lost to Dave Allenby 10-9 5-9 2-9 4-9 Shaun Huggins beat Rob Cunningham 9-0 9-1 9-0.
A Plate Final Thirsk A 3 (Steve Whiteley, George Page, Nigel Laws) Bedale A 2 (Dave Smiley, John Evans).
B Plate Final: Thirsk B 4 (Shaun Holme, Scott Holme, Mike Pointon, Andra Mayne) Pateley Bridge B 1 (Tony Rennison).
Individual Finals at Leyburn
Division One Final: Paul Crafts beat Ross MacDonald 3-9 4-9 9-4 9-2 9-7.
Division Two Final: Gary Hatch beat John Evans 0-9 9-7 9-7 1-9 9-1 Division Three Final: Peter Moore beat John Hart 9-7 9-0 9-6.
Harlow won all three individual Kall-Kwik League championships.
Results.
Division One: Collingham 1 (Nick Brown) Moortown 2 (Francis Nelson, Ian Cawthorne); Collingham II 1 (Anthony Kettlewell) Nomads 2 (Ben Molyneaux, Jonathan Round); Vocalink Harlow 0 Trinity and All Saints 3 (Phil Davis Richard Downes, Richard Jefferies).
Division Two: Trinity and All Saints II 3 (Chris Jennings, Mark Bryant, Nick Smith) Harrogate Squash II 0; Adel II 1 (Simon Rothwell) Skipton 2 (Daryl Ley, David Spencer); Boroughbridge 1 (Simon Robinson) Collingham III 2 (Andy Shaw, Dave Rushton); Harrogate Squash III 1 (Peter Hotchkiss) Otley II 2 (Chris Lawton, Marc Thomas); Chapel Allerton II 3 Collingham III 0, walk-over, (Simon Studholme, Mark Taylor, Paula Arrowsmith); Moortown II 2 (Joe Cybaniak, Dave Hendry) Harlow II 1 (James Hannaway).
Division Three: Ilkley II 3 (Tom Pughe, Robbie Burnett, Dave Cockshott) Collingham V 0; Pateley Bridge II 2 (Phil Salisbury, Chris Lennox) Ilkley III 1 (Andy MacGregor); Harrogate Squash IIII 0 Pateley Bridge 3 (John Dailey, Dave Mann, Tony Rennison). Collingham VI 3 (Steve Widdison, Nick Oates, Dave Wightman) Boroughbridge II 0. Division Four: Collingham IX 1 (Monty McPherson) Vocalink Harlow 2 (Rebecca Lee, Paul Bevan); Collingham VIII 0 Vocalink Harlow 3 (Lancs Gilroy, Dave Allenby, Jim McGuinness); Boroughbridge III 1 (Nigel Ashley) Moortown IIII 2 (Martyn Wilkinson, Gwyn Kay).
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