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Bucks Examiner, Vol. 104, No. 5871, Friday 6th
October 2000
Chesham Octopush Club finished in 5th place out of 13 at the annual
invitation underwater hockey championships in Bologna, Italy recently.
Chesham, one of only three overseas teams to have competed at every Bologna tournament, won
their qualifying group comfortably.
Drawn against tournament title holders and fellow group winners the French Men, Chesham
fought hard and had their chances to win. Three times the Chesham puck was on the edge of
the goal tray only for the French defenders to clear.
But it was heartbreak for Chesham when the French scored a breakaway goal on
the left wing with only three minutes left.
A second defeat, 2-0 at the hands of a Bologna home team, put Chesham into the bottom half of the
playoffs. Battling performances then saw the Chesham side win all their remaining games.
This included a 3-0 win over the Hungarian national side and a golden-goal finale against the French national women’s team.
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Bucks Examiner, Vol. 104, No. 5846, Friday 7th April 2000
Chesham Octopush Club came a creditable 10th in the Memorial Mesareca
tournament in Slovenia. The Chesham resources were split between
this and the national championships at Crystal Palace, so it was a less experienced team that
made the trip.
As Chesham were fourth in 1998 and third in 1999 tournaments, there was excitement among the
side, which had two playing in their first ever tournament but, in a very strong group,
Chesham were pipped for a top eight place when they lost their play-off against the Hungarian national 3-2.
By this time, newcomers Ben Coles and Sarah White and both scored as wins against the Slovenian national women’s team and the youth
team gave them that tenth spot.
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Bucks Examiner, Vol. 104, No. 5841, Friday 3rd March 2000
Chesham in at the deep end
Chesham Octopush Club were thrown in at the deep end as they started their new
campaign in the London League with a trip to star-studded West Wickham, rated as top
underwater hockey side in the UK.
Undaunted by the team packed with GB internationals, Chesham gave them a good run for
their money and came close to sharing the honours. Chesham should have been given an early
penalty when Darren Bennett's defence-splitting pass went to a home player who had the
wrong colour bat - white (Chesham) instead of black (Wickham).
Wickham edged ahead with a goal just before half-time and added another in the second
half, a superb solo effort from one of their internationals.
Bennett pulled one back for Chesham with two minutes to go, giving Chesham a highly
respectable scoreline against their classy opposition.
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Bucks Examiner, Vol. 104, No. 5838, Friday 11th February
2000
We are the champions
| The touring side of Chesham Octopush Club are
looking forward to a trip to Slovenia in March after becoming the first ever champions of
an inaugural Spanish tournament. Chesham organiser Martin Reed put together a
strong side for the two-day underwater hockey event in sunny Barcelona, which the home
club was viewing the tournament as a warm-up for the World Championships in Tasmania in
April.
The tournament was spread over two days, with the Saturday’s play
consisting of a round-robin where every team in each division plays every other team in
its division, followed by play-offs and the finals on the Sunday.
The Chesham side twice met the Slovenian national team, holding on for a
draw at the start but, after winning their remaining round robin matches in confident
style, beating them in the semi-finals. |
NAME THAT DOLPHIN . . . There will be a prize for the youngster aged under
10 whose suggestion is chosen by Chesham Octopush Club for their mascot, pictured here
helping celebrate their victory in Spain.
|
The final against Toulouse proved to be top-notch entertainment. The young, fit French
side twice equalised before going ahead, only for Chesham to get back on level terms at
3-3, and Andy Schulz slammed home the winner with a superb solo effort to give Chesham the
title.Club members are now in London League action, and anyone
who is interested in underwater hockey should ring Ian on 01494 764264 or visit
www.reedconsulting.com/chesham. |
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