HOCKEY: Determined Stourport chalked up their first National League Division One win of the season with a 2-1 home success over Beeston.

They showed strong character to fight back from a goal down and achieve an excellent victory.

Rob Peregrine put the visitors ahead on 27 minutes but Stourport were in front by half-time.

First, a well-worked move involving Lindley Edwards and Shilen Tanna led to the latter equalising three minutes later.

Stourport were ahead within a minute when Willicombe robbed Beeston's centre-back in the circle and Laith El-Khabib shot home.

Beeston tried hard to equalise but keeper Matt Simkin was equal to everything thrown at him.

Stourport seconds were 1-0 up at half-time through a Tom White goal but fell away badly in the second half to lose 3-1.

And there were plenty of goals with the thirds in a remarkable 6-6 draw with Bournville.

National League striker Ashley Grammitt scored four for the opposition and though Stourport took the lead, they were 3-2 down at half-time.

However, they battled back from a 3-5 deficit to go 6-5 in the lead before Bournville equalised for the first time.

Jamie Henderson and promising winger Chris Perry scored two, while Jon Yates, back from injury, and Bruce Baron, a first for his new club, added the other goals.

The rampant fourths have won six out of six after thumping Bournville 5-0.

Centre-half Steve Taylor put the home side 2-0 up by half-time.

Anthony Davis, Ben Madden and Steve Odell completed the rout in the second half.

The fifths are having a dismal start in a tricky league and lost 3-1 at Harbourne with 10 men.

Pete Mills, Frank Colwill and Gerald Gregory scored in the sixths' 3-3 draw with Kings Heath.

The young Badgers side continued their impressive start to the competitive programme with a 3-0 win at Droitwich through goals from Whale, Powell and Bickerton.

Stourport ladies return to Worcestershire First Division action on Saturday when they entertain Bromsgrove.

They beat a mixed seconds and thirds side 4-0 in a weekend training match.

Squad for Saturday: Whitehouse, Bristow, Begnull, Maughan, Long, Bonn, Trundle, Kennedy, Clowes, Barlow and Roberts.

Fixtures, Saturday, Men: Beeston v 2nds; 3rds v Beeston; Edgbaston v 4ths; 5ths v Edgbaston; 6ths v Kings Heath; Badgers v Solihull. Ladies: 1sts v Bromsgrove, Harborne v 2nds, Upton v 3rds.

Fixture, Sunday: Doncaster v 1sts.