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UNITED KINGDOM – Solway Sharks edged two points clear at the top of NIHL North Moralee D1 with a pair of road wins over the weekend.
The Sharks secured a comfortable 5-1 victory at Sheffield Scimitars and followed up with a 6-1 success at Nottingham Lions – Struan Tonnar scored three goals across the two games.
Callum Wilkinson (2) and Joe Walls (2) led the scoring for Billingham Stars as they ran out comfortable 6-2 winners at home to Blackburn Hawks.
The Stars were out of luck the following evening, slipping to a 4-1 defeat at Widnes Wild – Vlads Vulkanov, Richard Haggar, Kieran Beach and Thomas Stubley scored for the home team.
Jordan Barnes, Rolands Gritans, Dean Holland and Craig Johnson were on target as Whitley Warriors recorded a 4-3 home victory over Solihull Barons.
However, the Warriors were out of luck the previous evening, losing 3-0 at Dundee Comets in the Moralee Cup (North) – Joel Gautschi, Jonathan McBean and John Dolan got the goals.
Blackburn ended their Moralee Cup (Midlands) campaign with a 9-6 home defeat against Sheffield. Both teams exit the competition after the group stage.
Chris Hogarth weighed in with a hat-trick as Hull Jets secured a stylish 5-2 win at Sheffield Titans in the Laidler Cup (North).
Bradford Bulldogs boosted their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals with a 4-3 home victory over Altrincham Aces – Josh Stockton (2) topped the scoring.
Morgan Glasby grabbed the winner as Sutton Sting claimed a 1-0 home win against Coventry NIHL Blaze in the Laidler Cup (Midlands).
Dundee Tigers maintained their 100% record in the Scottish National League (SNL) with a 6-4 win at North Ayrshire Wild – Andy Henderson (2) was amongst the scorers.
Aberdeen Lynx player/coach Jordan Leyden led the way with a couple of goals as his team opened their SNL campaign with a 7-5 home victory over Kirkcaldy Kestrels.
WEEKEND RESULTS
NIHL North Moralee D1
Billingham Stars 6-2 Blackburn Hawks
Nottingham Lions 1-6 Solway Sharks
Sheffield Scimitars 1-5 Solway Sharks
Whitley Warriors 4-3 Solihull Barons
Widnes Wild 4-1 Billingham Stars
NIHL Moralee Cup (North)
Dundee Comets 3-0 Whitley Warriors
NIHL Moralee Cup (Midlands)
Blackburn Hawks 6-9 Sheffield Scimitars
NIHL Laidler Cup (North)
Bradford Bulldogs 4-3 Altrincham Aces
Sheffield Titans 2-5 Hull Jets
NIHL North Laidler Cup (Midlands)
Sutton Sting 1-0 Coventry NIHL Blaze
Scottish National League
Aberdeen Lynx 7-5 Kirkcaldy Kestrels
North Ayrshire Wild 4-6 Dundee Tigers
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