Men's First Team: Tavistock 5-1 Okehampton - S Fenwick 2, M Forshaw, O Richards, D Stanbury MoM S Stanbury

Friday the 13th saw the first Friday night league fixture to be held in the area, a season high attendance of 63 saw Tavistock maintain their fantastic start to the season with a 5-1 win over their West Devon rivals Okehampton. The home side took the lead when Si Fenwick pounced on a loose ball out of defence from Okehampton, Fenwick was allowed time and space to run into the D before firing a shot low to the keepers stick side. The visitors hit back from a penalty corner to level the game at 1-1 but it did not last for long, D Stanbury picked out in form striker Forshaw who took a touch before calmly slotting the ball past the advancing keeper. The lead was extended shortly before half time when Ollie Richards smashed the ball past the keeper following good work from Willetts and Honey.  Midfielder Dom Stanbury scored the fourth for the home side with a well taken reverse stick shot from the top of the D,  the home side then enjoyed large amounts of possession as they looked to consolidate their lead before scoring their 5th goal with a little over 10 minutes remaining. In a switch of roles it was Stanbury who found Fenwick at the top of the D to fire in his second of the game. Sam Stanbury picked up another man of the match award for his outstanding performance at centre back.

Ladies First Team: Tavistock 2-1 Plymouth Uni - S Payne, L Armstrong - Player of the Match Zoe Viggars

After a strong performance last week against Marjon, Tavistock ladies were full of confidence knowing they would face top of the table team Plymouth Uni, however knowing that the uni were going to be a tough team, Tavistock ladies approached the game with composure and determination.
The Uni applied early pressure onto the Tavistock ladies pressing high and forcing Viggars to produce some tough saves. The back line proved a formidable force and kept the goal line clear forcing the uni to work back and defend their own half. Tavistock returned the pressure onto the uni team and a perfectly placed pass from Armstrong to Lamb saw Lamb with a one on one chance with the keeper, however the keeper made a quick save denying the team of an opening goal. The Tavistock midfield continued to find Lamb on the right wing allowing her to split the uni defence several more times. Several strong saves from the uni keeper kept the uni team with a clean sheet.
The teams continued to be evenly matched with each defensive line working hard.
Tavistock then found themselves breaking through the oppositions back line and cleverly won a penalty corner. The girls knew that they had to take this opportunity as the uni team were maintaining strong form, a strong pass in from Lamb off a short corner found Payne on the post and gave the home side a 1-0 advantage going into half time.
After another motivating half time talk from coach Fenwick the girls felt motivated and determined to hold this lead. The team found the confidence to apply immediate pressure on the well drilled opposition winning a penalty corner. Unfortunately the uni defenders remained strong but that did not phase the home team as they won another corner shortly after. A strong injection saw Payne feed Armstrong the ball who then took on the first runner to score with a solo effort. This now saw the ladies with a 2-0 lead over the top team. The uni immediately returned the pressure on the Tavistock ladies and won several corners of their own. They fell unlucky hitting the post and another effort saved in the air by on form Mills-Hicks. Pollock, Boulle and Kelly continued to keep their cool in the circle fending off the skills of the uni team. With 10 Minutes left the home side found themselves on the back foot as the uni team began to apply even more pressure and won themselves another corner. This time their luck changed and after a strike on goal and a save from Viggars, the rebound found a uni player who in turn found her forward on the post and calmly found the back board. Tavistock did not lose heart still holding the lead. Scott, Payne, Armstrong and Bassett continued to work hard to hold the core of the team strong whilst supporting their defending line. Tavistock ladies managed to keep their strong work ethic and effort right until the final whistle with a well worked 2-1 win over Plymouth Uni.

Men's First Team: HA Vase Penzance 0-4 Tavistock - O Richards, S Fenwick, B Megicks, T Honey

Tavistock travelled to Penzance to make their debut in an England Hockey Cup competition and faced a tough side who are doing well in Southern 2. The Reds went into the half time break 1-0 up thanks to a well taken strike from Ollie Richards. The second half saw Fenwick convert a penalty corner for 2-0 before Barney Megicks cooly lifted the ball over the keeper to put Tavistock 3-0 up. With the home side looking to get back into the game they were left open to the counter attack, Fenwick found Honey on the left who exchanged passes with Richards to eliminate the keeper before slotting home the fourth goal. Tavistock now await the draw to see who they face in the next round. The Reds should be bolstered by the return of a number of players missing today through injury or unavailability including Mark Forshaw, Sam Willetts, Dale Wood, Rory and Bob Carr