Hockey: East is best as under-18s pull off a district double

East district completed the double at The Peak Sports Centre in Stirling by winning both the boys and girls under-18 Inter-District indoor hockey Championships.

Four goals by Andrew Malcolm was the catalyst in East's 6-3 victory over West in the boys final.East's other goals came from Corey Hastings and Jake Hibbert, while Jamie Terris (2) and Craig Morton were on target for West.

An overtime penalty corner strike by Fiona Plain gave East the girls' Championships by a single goal in a dramatic ending.

East played West in their final match needing to win by five goals to pip South for the title but, with seconds remaining, they were only four ahead through two goals each for Jenny Polson and Sarah Jamieson.

The lifeline came when East were awarded a penalty corner and Plain ended the drama when she found the net from the setpiece and East took the gold with a goal difference of 16 to South's 15. In earlier matches, East beat Midland (7-0), North (3-0) and South-West (2-0), with Plain, Jamieson and Polson getting most of the goals, but the sole blot on their copybook came when they lost 4-3 to South, thus leading to the dramatic finale.