ESSEX CHAMPIONSHIPS BLOCK B
Thurrock Swimming Club participated in 2nd block of the county championships, moving up to 5th overall. Another great meet saw...
50 Young athletes from around the county (10 from Thurrock), took part in a series of competitions over the last couple of months with the goal of being selected to represent Essex in the regionals finals.
Essex Under 18s were left to rue missed chances as Hertfordshire fought from two goals behind to salvage a point in a 2-2 draw at the County Ground in Letchworth.
THURROCK'S trip to league leaders Maldon and Tiptree is the big game of the weekend. Win and they are just three points off the top. Lose and it is a nine point gap.
EAST Thurrock United will play in the BBC Essex Senior Cup Final for the first time in their 48-year history as victory over four-time winners Tilbury sent The Rocks through to a county showdown with either Chelmsford City or Heybridge Swifts.
ROMFORD manager Paul Martin surprised most people by leaving top scorer Chinedu McKenzie on the bench and decided to go for target man Nick Reynolds instead to match up with the very physical Hornchurch defenders, and it nearly paid off in the first minute when Charlie Grimme-Yexley cut in and his low effort was turned goalbound by Reynolds, but straight into the body of keeper Sam Mott.