STOURPORT ladies fourths started their 2017 league season with 1-0 away win against Droitwich firsts after a goal for Stacey Jones with an assist from, Stourport's player of the match Tilly Giles.

Droitwich created a couple of very good chances but Roanne Foister in the Stourport goal was up to the challenge, making some top saves to keep the clean sheet.

With Giles using her pace to run down the right side unchallenged, Stourport were creating the better chances on numerous occasions but her crosses couldn't be converted into goals.

Stourport will now be keen to carry on the success into their next game against Bromsgrove this coming weekend,.

Helped by a Rosie Connolly brace, Stourport ladies fifth XI concluded their build up to the restart of the league programme with a 3-0 victory over their visitors to The Kingsway, Droitwich seconds, last weekend.

Both sides played some good hockey in a match that the home side slowly began to dominate although Droitwich still had the youth and the speed to ensure that the home defence were kept on their toes.

It was Stourport that looked the most likely to score and they did when Connolly converted from a short corner in the tenth minute.

The home side continued to push for further goals and after seventeen minutes a second arrived through a Lucy Palmer effort.

Stourport continued to attack the Droitwich goal bagged a third, again from the stick of Connolly.

For all this this pressure though Droitwich held firm and their defence prevented further Stourport scoring, Chris Corcoran netted but it was disallowed.

After the break, Connolly put the ball in from the top of the D, but it was adjudged to have been hit from outside of the area, so again it was struck off.

The club's men recorded a mixed bag of results, the first's match against Harborne was postponed due to bad weather, the seconds Lost their away fixture to Cannock (5-3), the thirds beat Sutton Coldfield 6-0 while the fourth team won 7-1 away at Bridgnorth.