Hockey: Mixed Premier League title fight goes to final day

Mixed Div 3 also up for grabs in final 2024 mixed league weekend (Fixtures: 23 Nov)

Fixtures (23-11-24)

Mixed Premier League

12.35 - Harlequins A vs Vikings B @ NSC

12.35 - Bacchas B vs Valkyrs B @ QEII

14.05 - Bacchas A vs Vikings A @ NSC

14.05 - Valkyrs A vs Castletown Celts @ QEII

Mixed Division One

12.35 - Vikings D vs Valkyrs C @ CRHS

12.35 - Castletown Southerners vs Bacchas C @ KWC

14.05 - Vikings C vs Ramsey A @ RGS

Mixed Division Two

11.05 - Harlequins B vs Bacchas Colts @ QEII

12.35 - Castletown Cushags vs Ramsey Ravens @ RGS

14.05 - Valkyrs D vs Castletown Cammags @ CRHS

Mixed Division Three

11.05 - Bacchas D vs Harlequins C @ NSC

11.05 - Castletown Cosney vs Vikings E @ CRHS

15.35 - Ramsey Rookies vs Bacchas Mixed Bucks @ RGS

Mixed Under-15's League

15.35 - Vikings vs Harlequins @ NSC

15.35 - Valkyrs vs Bacchas @ QEII

15.35 - Castletown Sabres vs Castletown Sharks @ CRHS

Report by Ben Cunningham:

The Mixed Premier League and Division Three still to be decided on the final weekend of the mixed leagues … 

In the Mixed Premier League, the big game of the weekend is between Bacchas A and Vikings A who play each other Bacchas come into this game two points clear of Vikings A who will hope they can get Bacchas back this time after losing out to them earlier in the season.

Both can mathematically win the league in this match, however the odds are firmly stacked in favour of Bacchas A - Vikings A would have to win by ten goals or more to snatch the league on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Valkyrs A who will be disappointed they haven’t been able to hold on to the championship they won last weekend play Castletown Celts who will want to end the season on a win just like Valkyrs will do as well; Bacchas B know that their game with Valkyrs B is not as big as Valkyrs B were relegated last weekend following their result with Harlequins A; Vikings B play Harlequins A this weekend in a match that looks set to be close. 

In Mixed Division One, champions Castletown Southerners meet Bacchas C who will be gutted they have lost out on the championship after leading he league for most of the season; Vikings C who beat Bacchas C last weekend play Ramsey A who lost out to Valkyrs C; Vikings D who were sadly relegated last weekend meet Valkyrs C in a match both teams will like to win to end their season on a high.

In Mixed Division Two, Harlequins B - who are looking to make it a clean sweep and finish the season unbeaten - play Bacchas Colts who will hope they can end that run; Castletown Cammags - who look set to to get the runners-up spot play Valkyrs D whose relegation was confirmed last weekend; Finally, Castletown Cushags play Ramsey Ravens in match that looks set to be close to call.

In Mixed Division Three, after results last weekend, Bacchas C know they are in with a chance of taking the title depending on how other results go this weekend; Harlequins C play Bacchas D this weekend and at the same time Castletown Cosney - who lost out to a late winner from Harlequins last weekend - play Vikings E who narrowly lost to Bacchas D last time out - between Vikings E, 'Cosney' and Bacchas D one of these three will take the title; Finally Ramsey Rookies play Bacchas Mixed Bucks in what will be a great fun game for both sides to finish the season on. 

Finally in the Mixed U15’s League, Vikings play Harlequins; Valkyrs meet Bacchas; and there is a Castletown derby between Castletown Sabres and Castletown Sharks - this league yet again is looks to be just as entertaining as it was last year with lost of young Manx talent coming through all the junior teams from each club.