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Penguin first team were in Corby on Saturday 17 April for the semi finals and finals of the National Women's Water Polo League Spring Cup.

Our opponents in the semi finals were London rival Otter A. At the end of the fourth quarter the score was tied so a penalty shoot-out ensued. Penguin took the victory and the place in the final, 9-8.

In the final we were up against Manchester A. Again it was a tight contest but we didn't quite have the killer instinct and Manchester took the game and the tournament title, 6-4.

Although disappointed not to have won, it was a very successful tournament for the Penguin 1st Team, conceding only 3 goals across all of their matches and winning the silver medal.

Well done girls!

Congratulations to Charlie and Chris on the arrival of baby Tallulah. Best wishes from all at Penguin.

Penguin Men took a resounding victory over Maccabi in their Winter League match at St Paul's School last night.

Penguin went ahead in the first quarter 2-0 and Maccabi were playing catch up from then on thanks to excellent goalkeeping by Nilo Falcini throughout the match and sharp shooting from Nick Beard and Piers Martin in particular. 

Penguin remained dominant in the second quarter, taking the score to 5-1 at half time and extending the lead to 9-3 in the third. In the final quarter we scored two more before losing Mark Bullerwell to injury.

Final score 11-5.

Last weekend the GB womens U19 team was at Crystal Palace for one of their training camps. The Penguin Ladies 1st team was invited to go along and play against them, giving both teams the opportunity to practise different tactics and styles of play in a friendly training environment.

At the end of the day our experience and strength won over youth and speed but all in all a great weekend of water polo.

After our two great draws at the weekend against Solihull and Manchester C, here are the current standings in the NWWPL Second Division going in to the final weekend:

Our final games in Manchester on the last weekend of January are against Coventry and Mid Sussex Marlins so, if we win both games (which we are capable of), we get a bronze medal!

See you all in Manchester!

This weekend the NWWPL and NWPL voted to go ahead with the merger of the two leagues. 

Well done to the women’s 1st team who started the new year by winning in both their National League games in Bath this weekend.

After much discussion it was confirmed that the matches would go ahead despite the snowy conditions, so we headed to Bath to take on our London rivals Otter in the opening game of the weekend.

For most of us this was the first time back in the water for a few weeks because recent training sessions had been cancelled due to the extreme weather. After a rusty start we kicked into gear and took the match (7-4).

Our second next game was against Liverpool B, which was another win (9-4).

All in all a great result!

The final NWWPL Division 1 weekend will be in Manchester on 30 and 31 Jan 2010.

Two of our womens team played in the first weekend of the Winter League on 24 January. Penguin 4ths was the same team that played in the final round of the  National League. Penguin 3rd team was made up of brand new players and those less experienced at National League level.

Results:

Penguin 4th team are lying in 3rd place, and Penguin 3rds are in 4th place.