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Stars dispatch Milton Keynes Thunder in style

Friday, 19 March 2010 13:13 Andrew Hobday

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ICE HOCKEY: From an Oxford point of view, there was nothing much on the game between the Stars and the Milton Keynes Thunder on Sunday. Milton Keynes are vying with the Haringey Greyhounds for the third-from-bottom ‘safe’ finishing position and are presumably keen to secure any points to help them in their quest, so it was a little surprising that arrived with a short bench to face Oxford.

Oxford dominated and won the game convincingly 9-3. As expected they experimented with different...

Oxford archer Simpson strikes gold

Monday, 15 March 2010 13:51 Ric Sumner

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ARCHERY: Oxford archer Nichola Simpson has won gold for England at the Commonwealth Games test tournament in Delhi.

Simpson topped the podium as part of the women's compound team along with Andrea Gales and Nicky Hunt, beating India in a shoot-out.

Hunt and Simpson are ranked fifth and 12th in the world respectively, and the trio found themselves 111-109 down halfway through the final but won a tense three-arrow shoot-out to secure victory.

Simpson picked up a second medal 24 hours...

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Hawks fail to sparkle against Hampstead

Monday, 08 March 2010 11:47 Ric Sumner

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LADIES HOCKEY: Oxford Hawks Ladies took on Hampstead and Westminster Ladies and were disappointed to come away with a 1-0 defeat on Saturday.

The Hawks couldn’t find the ball pace and power they showed in their previous outing against Reading, and reacted slowly to a short corner after 20 minutes for the only goal of the game.

In the second half the Hawks lifted their game, with a good defensive performance from Claire Collis and Flick Hughes as the team looked to attack. A penalty...

Hawks held by local rivals Henley

Monday, 08 March 2010 11:40 Ric Sumner

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HOCKEY: Oxford Hawks drew 2-2 with local rivals Henley in a result that did no favours for either team’s hopes of breaking away from the relegation battle.

The Hawks started fairly well, with Tom Coppin in the middle of the pitch dominating and Nick Lamb pushing on from defence.

However, a slight lapse in defence with players watching the ball saw Henley grab the first goal of the game, sweeping in at the far post. The Hawks soon levelled, Sam Chilvers on hand to coolly lift the ball...

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High-scoring Stars hit double figures against Peterborough

Monday, 08 March 2010 11:18 Ric Sumner

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ICE HOCKEY: High-scoring Oxford City Stars continued their fine form in front of goal with a 10-4 victory over the Peterborough Islanders.

A week after trouncing Milton Keynes Thunder by nine goals to one, it didn’t look like it was going to be a walkover for the Stars at Oxford Ice Rink after Peterborough took a two-goal lead inside 15 minutes on Sunday through Steve Maile and Kieran D’eath.

But first Dean Elliott and then Andrew Shurmer and a high score from Paul Gore meant Oxford...