Paragon retained hold of the T&T Hockey Board Women's Championship Division at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua after battling to a 1-1 draw with Courts Malvern on Saturday night.With the point earned, Paragon pushed its points tally to 23 from 11 matches and one left to play, the same as second placed Harvard Checkers, which has already completed its 12-match campaign.
Paragon also has a healthy goal-difference of plus-23 to Checkers' plus-nine and must go under in its final match, by a big margin to throw away the title.Going into Saturday's match, Paragon had one hand on the crown after Notre Dame whipped Shandy Carib Magnolias 3-1, ending the latter's slim chance while Harvard Checkers were assured of three points due to Ventures decision to forfeit their scheduled encounter.
This meant, a point would be enough for Paragon and after a 0-0 first 15-minute quarter, national forward Kristin Thompson put the table leaders ahead in the 21st.However, nine minutes from the final whistle Jamaican Andrea Jackson drew Malvern level as both teams ended with a share of the spoils.
For the Dames, national midfielder Stephanie Whiteman netted twice in the first-half, in the eighth and 17th minutes for a 2-0 lead.Two minutes after the resumption former national captain, Stacey Siu Butt pulled a goal back for Magnolias as they tried to find a way back, but two minutes later, Nicole Whiteman, Stephanie's younger sibling, restored the Dames two-goal cushion at 3-1 after which they held on for the win.
And in the lone Men's Championship Division fixture, Shane Newallo scored in the 54th and 58th for Fatima to seal a come-from-behind win over Paradise.On Sunday, Courts Malvern captured the Under-19 Boys crown with a 2-1 defeat of Queen's Park in their top-of-the-table fixture.Teague Marcano opened the scoring for Malvern as early as the first minute, but Jodi O'Brien responded for Queen's Park in the 31st, only for Joshua Drayton to fire in the decisive item a minute into the second-half.
With the win, Malvern ended with maximum 24 points from eight matches, six more than second placed Queen's Park.
T&T Hockey Board Results:
Saturday:
Women's Championship Division:
Paragon 1 (Kristin Thompson 21st) vs Courts Malvern 1 (Andrea Jackson 51st)
Harvard Checkers 3 bt Ventures 0 - by default
Notre Dame 3 (Stephanie Whiteman 8th, 17th, Nicole Whiteman 39th) vs SC Magnolias 1 (Stacey Siu Butt 37th)
Men's Championship Division:
Fatima 4 (Shane Newallo 54th, 58th, Kafele Alexander 30th, Jordan Vieira 33rd) vs Paradise 1 (Theron Stoute 20th)
Trinity Men:
Paradise 2 (Kareem Alfred 12th, Daylon George 53rd) vs Carib 2 (Randall Ramsammy 62nd, Dylan Francis 68th)
Under-19 Boys:
Shape 5 (Ghardel Elcock 37th, 69th, Sheldon De Lisle 21st, Tyreek Burroughs 40th, Roshane Hamilton 61st) vs Raiders 0
Sunday:
Under-19 Boys:
Courts Malvern 2 (Teague Marcano 1st, Joshua Drayton 36th) vs QPCC 1 (Jodi O'Brien 13th)
Men's Championship:
Defence Force 3 (Neil Lashley 29th, Jovan Woodward 30th, Shane Legerton 60th) vs Paradise 3 (Nave Roach 1st, Theron Stoute 10th, J. Trim 10th),