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The Regional Leagues...

East Midlands League
Chesterfield further extended their Premier Division lead to seven points as a goal from
Amy Pashley gave them a 1-0 win away to Oughtibridge WM. Ellie Marshall hit a
hat-trick as Mansfield Town defeated Rotherham Utd 3-0 to stay in third, just ahead
of Lincoln Utd who were 3-1 winners over Notts County, courtesy of a goal each from
Olivia Smith, Francesca Wilson and Lauren Churcher.
Arnold Eagles secured the Division One North title when they defeated Grimsby
Town 5-1. Natasha Leach spearheaded the win by netting a hat-trick and she was joined
on the scoresheet by Amy Gauvrit and Demi-Leigh Crofts, with Alisha Dejonge replying.
Nottingham Trent University meanwhile completed their fixtures by winning 3-2
away to Cleethorpes Town and must wait and see if they have done enough to take the
runners-up spot. Julia Kings, Alice Rogers and Elizabeth Stocks scored the goals to give
them victory. In the other game, Notts County Development and Grimsby Borough
met for the second week in a row, this time battling out a goalless draw.
The top two teams in the Division One South table did not play and Nottingham
Forest Development caught up ground on third by winning 2-0 at Kettering Town,
Jessica Shaw giving them a first half lead and Millie Smallwood adding the second.
Amelia Boddington netted twice and Hannah Warren the other for Thrapston Town as
they beat Coalville Town Ravenettes 3-1.
Eastern Region League
Colney Heath kept their hopes alive of finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division
with a 3-0 victory over St Ives Town. Sasha Manders, Terri Harvey and Lucy Hancock
scored the goals to take the Magpies into fourth place, six points behind second placed
Royston Town and with two games left to play.
The Division One South title race will go down to the wire after Cheshunt and AFC
Sudbury battled out a 2-2 draw. A victory would have seen Cheshunt confirmed as
Champions but now they face an anxious wait to see if AFC Sudbury or Herts Vipers
Women will overtake them. Karesha Iton and Frances Gamble scored the goals for
Cheshunt, whilst Jessica Allen and Evie Creaton were on target for Sudbury.
London & South East League
Newly crowned Champions Ashford Town (Middlesex) are showing no signs of
slowing up as the season winds down. On Sunday they stretched their unbeaten run to 18
games with a 10-1 victory against Aylesford. Lavana Neufville and Ashley Cheatley each
hit hat-tricks and Anya Kinnane weighed in with a double, whilst Hannah Pearson and
Alissa Down rounded off the scoring.
The title race is all over in Division One South with AFC Acorns winning 6-0 away
to third placed Ashford Ladies to put themselves in an unassailable position. Samantha
Rowland led the scoring for Acorns with a hat-trick, with the others coming from Hazel
Barnett, Eleanor Killick-Bird and Meg Allard. Hastings Utd are virtually assured of the
runners-up spot, with Ashford in line to complete the top three.
North East League
One match was played in the Premier Division on Sunday, Wallsend Boys Club
winning 3-0 away to Farsley Celtic. Jessica Ellison was on target twice for Wallsend,
with Hannah Travis adding the other.
Spennymoor Town moved themselves up to fourth place in the Northern
Division, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Norton & Stockton Ancients Res. Courtney
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