Squash

The boost for second-placed Harrogate Squash came when their second team surprisingly defeated league leaders Bedale 2-1.

Despite the setback Bedale still lead the table with 130 points from 13 matches. But Harrogate Squash first team, now eight points behind, have a match in hand.

A maximum of 12 points are available from each match.

Scores Harrogate Squash II 2 Bedale 1 (Harrogate names first): Martin Wickenden beat Phil Martin 9-0, 6-9, 9-4, 9-1; Dave Dodwell lost to Dave Smiley 9-4, 9-3, 7-9, 2-9, 7-9; Bob Peacock beat Alan Peirson 9-1, 9-0, 9-3.

Harrogate Squash first team, who have lost just once so far this season, kept their bandwaggon rolling with a 2-1 away win over third placed Otley.

Scores - Otley 1 Harrogate Squash 2 (Otley names first): Matt Wood lost to Paul Hotchkiss 7-9, 7-9, 9-8, 9-5, 7-9; Steve Thackwray lost to Mark Harding 6-9, 2-9, 6-9; Chris Lawton beat Colin Wilding 9-4, 2-9, 9-3, 9-7.

In Division Two Thirsk are clear leaders, currently 12 points ahead of Pateley Bridge.

And in Division Three newcomers Boroughbridge look likely to win promotion at the first attempt, despite losing to fellow newcomers Catterick Garrison 2-1, who are 20 points behind Boroughbridge in third place.

Division One: Harlow 2 (Tom Ellis, Dave McGrath) Northallerton 1 (Peter Pinkney); Harrogate Squash II 2 (Martin Wickenden, Bob Peacock) Bedale 1 (Dave Smiley); Otley 1 (Chris Lawton) Harrogate Squash 2 (Paul Hotchkiss, Mark Harding).

Division Two: Bedale IV 3 (John Abbotson, Andy Hawkswell, Mike Lumley) Thirsk II 0; Harlow II 1 (Paul Fairhurst) Pateley Bridge 2 (Steve Ball, James Gaston); RAF Leeming 2 (Steve Grant, Phil Hopkins) Knaresborough 1 (Phil Smelt).

Division Three: Pateley Bridge II 1 (Dave Mann) Wensleydale IV 2 (James Iveson, Sally McGregor); Harrogate Squash III 3 (Adam Hughes, Andy Winspeare, Ian Woodhead) Harrogate Squash IV 0; Boroughbridge 1 (Tony Rennison) Catterick Garrison 2 (Jason Hughes, Rob Hammond).

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Cup holders Harrogate Squash and runners-up Moortown will face each other in the semi-final of the League's knock-out cup.

Harrogate reached the last four by beating Otley 5-0, while Moortown took a 4-1 victory against Nomads.

The cup victory mean Squash remain on course for a league and cup double. They currently head the First Division with 147 points, one ahead of Ilkley and five in front of Adel.

The second semi-final has yet to be decided. Quarter finals involving Ilkley and Scott Hall, as well as Chapel Allerton and Harlow, have been postponed.

Although Otley failed to win a rubber against Squash they did peg back the cup favourites in two encounters which went to five games.

Scores - Harrogate Squash 5 Otley 0 (Harrogate names first); Paul Hotchkiss beat Matt Wood 9-6, 9-7, 5-9, 10-8; Martin Wickenden beat Chris Lawton 9-7, 9-6, 6-9, 2-9, 9-6; Nicola Pratt beat Steve Thackwray 9-4, 9-6, 9-5; Bob Peacock beat Brian Westerman 3-9, 10-8, 9-1, 9-1; Colin Wilding beat John Power 10-9, 9-10, 10-9, 2-9, 9-7.

Moortown 4 Nomads 1 (Moortown names first): Robin Mannell beat Andy Hall 9-7, 6-9, 10-8; Phil Davies beat John Riley 9-7, 9-5, 10-8, 6-9, 9-6; David Lines lost to Joe Wilson 7-9, 7-9, 9-5, 10-8, 4-9; Geoff Mortimer beat Richard Leonard 6-9, 9-7, 9-5, 9-3; Graham Snowden beat John Round 9-6, 9-7, 9-7.

B Group quarter finals: Ilkley B 5 (Jonathan Pownall, Mark Armitage, Neil Cowan, Tom Songhurst, John Henderson) Harlow C 0; Boroughbridge 2 (Simon Robinson, Stuart Rennison) Knaresborough 3 (John Evans, Gary Hatch, Peter Bottomley); Harlow B 2 (James Hannaway, Steve Ingram) Harrogate Squash B 3 (Steve Whiteley, Paul Duncalf, Ken Hughes).

C Group quarter finals: Bedale 5 (Phil Martin, Keith Parlour, John Abbotson, Andy Hawkswell, Mike Lumley) Knaresborough C 0; Ripon 3 (John Bailey, Tony Rennison, Neil Jackson) Harrogate Squash C 2 (Ian Bexon, Richard Finney); Harlow D 4 (Dan Lupton, Martyn Hall, Paul Fairhurst, Dave Higham) Otley B 1 (Robert Field); Collingham C 3 (Ed Dabrowski, John Simpson, John Clark) Moortown C 2 (Martin Wilkinson, Phil Maher).