THE JOURNAL BRINGS YOU ALL THE LATEST ACTION FROM THE LOCAL SPORTING SCENE Skolars finish pre-season cup with defeat RUGBY LEAGUE Andy Tillotson’s pass found Simon Cook for his LONDON SKOLARS 14 first try, followed soon afterwards by a second for DEWSBURY 42 North, while Cook also completed his brace after Austen Aggrey couldn’t hold onto a high ball SKOLARS warmed up for the start of under extreme pressure. their Championship 1 season with The visitors failed to put the hammer down in another defeat in the Northern Rail the second half and squandered possession Cup on Sunday, in a dress rehearsal cheaply, and Iwenofu reduced the deficit to 28-10 for their third league fixture of the with his second try of the game for Skolars. The home side almost had another try soon after campaign. when Jawoslaw Obuchowski made an interception Dewsbury will host Callum Irving’s side on Friday deep in his own half and raced 60 metres before April 10, and will go into that game full of being pulled down. I FRESH FACES... New boy confidence after extending their unbeaten run in the Polish-born Obuchowski moved to London two Olu Iwenofu (right) completes cup and overcoming their north London opponents years ago and an assured debut at this level his hat-trick for Skolars in their by 28 points at the weekend. defeat on Sunday, while (left) follows his progress from the under-18s. Phill Browne has been The opening minutes of the game suggested that Dewsbury showed why they will be one of the Dewsbury might run riot, and a appointed the club’s new Chief sides to watch in this season’s Championship 1 by Executive. Pic: Max Flego quick move across the line immediately counter-attacking and Andy Bostock allowed Liam Crawley to score touched down after breaking through the centre. wide on the right hand side. At the other end Iwenofu completed a hat-trick The match is preceded by a series of events as rugby league and, alongside 28-year-old head However, Skolars managed when he took a Thorman kick out on the right part of the first London Rugby League Heritage coach Callum Irving, Skolars also have the to level after Chad Isles wing and crossed the line to score. Day, which is due to become an annual event. youngest administration. gathered Paul Thorman’s high But careless play meant that the visitors Skolars’ under-18 team, North London Stags, “I’m extremely proud and honored to be a part kick and passed to Olu edged the second half, and the take on Keighley Cougar Cubs in the Gillette of the London Skolars,” said Browne. “Rugby Iwenofu, who influential Patch National Youth League, while a Skolars’ Old Boys League has so much potential in the capital and it’s completed the Walker pounced side also take on their counterparts from a challenge that I’m really looking forward to. It’s move. Harlequins in a Master’s game. an exciting time to be involved with the club as we on a loose pass to London Skolars: Simms, Iwenofu, Isles, Obuchowski, Dewsbury score, before look to build on the foundations put in place.” replied as Aggrey, Honor, Thorman, Ellison, Nissen, Wallis, Thomas, And Irving said: “We are really happy that Phill converting his sixth Williams, Joyce. Used Subs: Spencer, Osborn, Burke, more swift kick from seven Reid. has joined the club. The fact that we’ve spent two I passing attempts. SKOLARS have also announced that 28-year- months waiting on a visa speaks volumes for how across the Skolars kick off their league old Phill Browne has taken up the post of Chief keen we are for him to join our team. line found Gary campaign at home this Sunday Executive Officer at the club. “Phill joins one of the youngest management North in space on the when they take on Swinton Browne has previously worked at the New South staffs in British professional sport and the left, and after his try the Lions at New River Stadium, Wales Rugby League Academy and has been a long- enthusiasm among the team is very high. There is visitors began to pull kicking off at 3pm. term stalwart with the Fiji National Rugby League. a general buzz about the club and I’m sure Phill away. He is the youngest CEO in British professional will do a great job for us.” Boxergirl’s back – with title in her sights Call-up for Collins BOXING had earned it,” Saperstein told “I was working seven days a the Journal. week, and I couldn’t leave until ATHLETICS TOTTENHAM fighter Laura “I didn’t have an extended the business could carry on Saperstein returns to action at amateur career like the guys without me being there. ENFIELD & Haringey’s Shaun Collins was York Hall on Sunday, hoping to get, and I thought it had come a “I only got back four weeks selected for the England Junior team following his get wins under her belt before bit early. ago and since then I’ve been fine performance in the recent under-20 national her title fight later in the year. “There’s no date set yet for jetlagged, had a cold and a sore cross-country championships. Aussie-born “Boxergirl”, the fight, but I definitely want throat. Collins will represent his country in the home who quit her £75,000 a year job to get at least three more bouts “It’s been a concern and I countries cross-country international at Bangor on as a lawyer to become a boxer, in before then. thought about pulling out, but March 28. His selection completed a busy is unbeaten in her six “I might go to America or that’s not something I like to do weekend for Enfield’s athletes. professional fights and in her Germany to get some really unless I’m at death’s door. Aaron Trim and David Telfer-James impressed brief amateur spell. good quality fights in, and I “My coach has told me to in the 400m at the British Universities indoor- The 37-year-old will fight want at least three months to stop being so silly. He says I championships, while Ben Nagy took second Larna Cooper from Wales in prepare properly.” could fight six rounds blindfold place in the 1500m semi-final before eventually the lightweight division over Saperstein (pictured, right) if I need to.” finishing seventh in the final. six two-minute rounds. may have learned that lesson in And Saperstein believes she Sean Safo-Antwi snatched the 60m title in 7.02 But she is already looking the last month, and she admits has what it takes to defeat her ahead to a showdown with her preparation for this next opponent and maintain her seconds at the inter-county match at the Lee Lindsay Scragg – who has Sunday’s bout has been far from unbeaten record. Valley Athletic Centre, where Denis Healy took a already boxed for the world title ideal since she returned from a “This will be Larna’s fourth one second victory in the 800m. – later in the year, for either the 10-month spell in Thailand. pro fight and I watched her In the under-17 events, Jordan Arthur won the English or inter-continental “I went over there to train but, third,” she said. “She’s very fit 60m, while Tom Fallon ran a personal best in the title. typical me, ended up setting up and she has a strong defence, 800m to finish second. “I was offered a title fight at a business out there selling but I’m confident – as the end of last year but turned it customised boxing clothing,” confident as you can be in a down because I didn’t think I she said. fight anyway.” Junior does the job Lordship Lane are JUNIOR FOOTBALL Hounds are down and out RURAL FRIENDLY LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY finishing with a goal “It gives us a chance to Park View Rangers 3 INVICTA DYNAMOS 8 difference of -72. regroup, build our fanbase borough champs West Essex Colts 2 HARINGEY GREYHOUNDS 3 JUNIOR Bennett scored twice to help Park View The Alexandra Palace side and come back stronger. JUNIOR FOOTBALL now drop into National “We’re expecting to keep Rangers under-11s edge to a narrow win over West GREYHOUNDS were League Two, but what we’ve got and we’ll Essex Colts. relegated from the second player/owner Jan Bestic bolster that in the close LORDSHIP Lane are the undisputed champions of After WEC took an early lead, Kai Ithia converted tier of the national pyramid believes that the club may season, and obviously we’ll Haringey after winning the Primary Schools Play- a Salah Abdullahi corner to deservedly bring PVR on Sunday as they suffered a benefit from a spell in a win a lot more games next Off Final against St Mary’s in a dramatic penalty level after 15 minutes. predictable defeat against lower division. season because the standard shoot-out. Cee-Jay O’Kane was introduced in the second half, the league leaders. “The league chairman told isn’t anywhere near as good The victorious Wood Green school were trailing and Bennett stole the show with a well-taken brace to Lee Mercer’s side finished me that it would do us good as the league we’re leaving.” 1-0 with only a few minutes of the 30 remaining, secure the points for PVR, despite a late consolation bottom of the eight-team but they levelled to force extra-time.