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    Ladies League end of season summary

    Hello Ladies. 

    At long last- the 2014/2015 season is over, we have completed all our matches, and all scores are available on the website - except for the last 3 weeks of the Div 1 season (Knock out tournament.) 

    Division 2 seemed to have had a competitive season post Xmas, with a really close run in to the final week - Weston 2 and Kingsdown both in a position to win the league - after final; matches this week, Weston 2 have narrowly taken the Div 2 title - by 1 point!  Kingsdown did seem to get the benefit (?) of receiving most bonus points, (having won 4 matches against incomplete teams for opposition) but were nevertheless up there competing for 1st place all season. Well done especially to both these teams, but to all the Div 2 teams for making such a good go of this season; Chippenham, David Lloyd and Bath Uni have all competed well, I note, and whilst Bristol Uni 2 have struggled a little in some matches, they have certainly improved over the season. 

    In Div 1, as Lynx got promoted from Div 2 after Xmas, Redland Club restructured themselves to create 3 more evenly matched teams, there were 7 teams in all competing this season- this meant there was not time for everyone to play each other twice before Easter - so instead, we all played each other once, and then organised a small knockout event over the ensuing 3 weeks to fill the last 3 weeks of the season. After that 1st half, Redland Jaguars were leading the field- so they became 1st seeds for the final 3 week knockout event. We then all played off in seed order- Lansdown beat Vivo, Weston 1 beat Bristol Uni 1 and Redland Panthers beat Redland Lynx in the 1st week. The following week, Weston beat Lansdown 3-2 and Redland Jaguars beat Redland Panthers 4-1 whilst Redland Lynx beat Vivo in the other half. This pitched Redland Jaguars against Weston 1 in the final- and in a closely fought fixture last Thursday, Weston 1 came out winners by 4 -1 on the night. Panthers similarly beat Lansdown 4-1 for 3rd place, and sadly Redland Lynx had to concede to Bristol Uni due to lack of players on the night. 

    Final order in Div 1 - Weston 1, Redland Jaguars, REdland Panthers, Lansdown, Bristol Uni 1, Redland Lynx, Vivo Sports. 

    And Div 2 - Weston 2, Kingsdown, Chippenham, David Lloyd, Bath Uni, Bristol Uni 2

    So, at the end of this year, Weston 1 have won Div 1 and Weston 2 have won Div 2- Well Done to all the Weston Super Mare ladies! 

    It may be that the League do organise a Play Off event between the Div 1 winners of the 1st half of this season v the Winners of the 2nd half. We may have confused this by running our tournament now, but I believe if this vent does take place, maybe the "old" Jaguars should play off v Weston 1- (rather than replay last Thursday's event? ) Comments would be welcome!

    I would like to thank you all for making my season so easily- I have received a few questions along the way,which was great- and no trouble! Thank you for entering scores promtly, agreeing to rearrangements where appropriate, and not fielding ineligible players or mixing orders etc. I will be happy to continue my role as League Secretary into next year if requested, but if anyone would prefer to take over, please say so?!

    Also, I would like to encourage any feedback,or suggestions, or thoughts/proposals for next year- and if any of you know of other teams or players who might be interested in joining the leagues, we would like to make them very welcome. Please encourage your Clubs to continue supporting the leagues  - we are running low on ladies teams now- we don't need to lose any of you and would be delighted to start boosting team numbers again if possible.  

    Thanks to all again, and Best Wishes for a very Happy Easter

    Pippa