ACOMB Hockey Club's men's first team managed to beat the weather but not visitors Sheffield Hallam V as they crashed 8-3 at home in Yorkshire League division two.

The wintry weather again decimated the hockey fixture programme in both the North and Yorkshire leagues, with Acomb's game one of only two fixtures in that tier - and one of only three fixtures across all divisions involving teams from the Minster city - to go ahead.

In an end-to-end game, the hosts were behind within the first minute from a penalty corner, but almost found an immediate response through a Dave Richardson strike which rebounded off a post.

Sheffield then all but secured victory inside 25 minutes as they took a four-goal lead.

James Tindall netted five minutes before half-time to give the hosts a glimmer of hope, and Matt Dickenson could have halved the deficit but for a double save from the keeper.

The visitors pulled further away with an effort from a narrow angle which looped over keeper Craig Brown, and scored twice more after Tindall and Nick Linfoot had both pushed wide of the mark at the other end.

Acomb pulled one back when Richardson netted from Dickenson’s pass, and Stuart Baxter hit a fine effort which rebounded off the keeper to safety before Linfoot got a second consolation with five minutes remaining - only for the visiting centre-forward to net his hat-trick.

The result saw the visitors leapfrog seventh-placed Acomb into fifth, and the two now sit level on 20 points.

A notable casualty of the conditions was the Yorkshire League division five north derby between high-fliers Acomb II and City of York VIII.

In Yorkshire Women's League division two, City of York Ladies IV claimed only their third win of the season with a shock 2-1 comeback victory at second-placed Leeds III - consigning the hosts to their first defeat of the campaign.

City made a slow start, and found themselves a goal behind within the opening 10 minutes.

However, the visitors were resilient in the face of Leeds pressure, and kept the hosts quiet in front of goal going into half-time.

City came out strongly in the second period, and levelled as Maisy Lawrence’s strike from a short corner was deflected onto Lucy Tate’s stick. She passed across goal for Lauren Susnjara to tap in.

And the visitors turned the game on its head 10 minutes later, as Tate netted from similar circumstances to put City in front, before the visitors were forced to defend strongly against increasing Leeds pressure to hold onto their narrow lead.

The Minster city side remain second bottom in the table, two points behind Tadcaster Magnets in 10th place.

City of York Men X came away 2-1 victors at Ben Rhydding VII, firming up second spot in the Yorkshire Development League north division. They sit six points behind leaders Harrogate VII and four ahead of Ben Rhydding VI.

They started the game well, and Emil Waites got the opening goal, finishing a darting run by neatly deflecting in a through ball at the far post from a tight angle.

Ben Rhydding levelled before the break against the run of play, but City responded positively, with debutants Tabby Yates and Jacob Hardistry both impressing.

Mitch Moisley got the winning goal after good interplay between Jasper Richardson and Amy Birch.