Two teams from the Czech Extraliga meet in the Champions Hockey League Round of 16 with domestic rivals Sparta Prague and Oceláři Třinec locking horns in Europe's biggest club ice hockey competition but the first time – 2017/18 – they advanced all the way to the Semi-Finals Třinec finished fourth in the Regular Season and Sparta 13th and yet only two points separated these two teams which was one fewer than Třinec’s 16 One big reason for Třinec’s offensive strength is their powerful powerplay – at 31.25% they might find it difficult to score on Sparta Sparta’s powerplay (18.52%) and Třinec’s PK (78.95%) are both very average In goal, Josef Kořenář is the clear starter for Sparta, having played five of six in the Regular Season, and veteran Marek Mazanec who took fellow Czech team Mountfield HK all the way to the 2019 CHL Final, is showing shades of his past CHL form in goal for Třinec With so much shared domestic history between these two it's impossible to give key areas to focus on Home-ice advantage will play an important role in this match-up with higher-ranked Třinec getting the deserved advantage for the big Return Game In this make-or-break match-up, Sparta Prague claimed redemption over Oceláři Třinec defeating their fellow Czech challengers in this Champions Hockey League Round of 16 series 5-2 on aggregate the visitors finished in this fixture as Sparta will return to the Quarter-Finals for the first time since the 2021/22 campaign In a period of errant passes and unforced icings neither team seemed to have much going as the puck dropped in the Werk arena Late in the first frame, however, both clubs seemed to settle down and with 22 seconds left in the period, it was Valtteri Kemiläinen converting on the powerplay to give Sparta a 5-1 aggregate advantage and lead in the Return Game The D-man positioned himself at the top of the triangle where he wired a shot through traffic to open the scoring In a second period where Třinec needed a response, the hosts were unable to mount any extended time in the offensive zone. Sparta's defence did well closing gaps and forcing the hosts outside into the low-danger areas. Whatever opportunities they did generate were effectively snuffed out by Jakub Kovář as the Czech netminder continued to deny his opponents' attempts on net Problems persisted for the hosts in the third period as the pressure continued to build with a four-goal aggregate deficit still hanging over their shoulders. Třinec were unable to exit their zone for stretches of play and this afforded Sparta more opportunities on the attack. Marek Mazanec managed to hold off the visitors' offensive but the gap was too much for Třinec to overcome As time wound down on their season, the home side didn't do themselves any favours, racking up multiple penalties including a game misconduct from Petr Sikora leaving Sparta with consecutive powerplays and even some 5-on-3 play Some consolation would eventually come to the struggling home side when Patrik Volas redirected a shot from Marko Daňo at 57:41 But the breakthrough came too little too late as Třinec who ended the Regular Season in fourth place exited in the Round of 16 for the second consecutive season Terms of Use This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page As part of its effort to encourage citizens to use trains The construction of the bicycle tower was one of the steps taken to support the development of bicycle transport and improve public space in the city centre Thanks to the Integrated Regional Operational Programme small and medium-sized towns such as Třinec can afford this financially demanding solution the number of bicycles parked in a given locality is multiplied Thanks to the cooperation with the train carrier we know that many of the cyclists using the cycle tower continue their journey by train Třinec is on a mission to become a smart city It aims to become more environmentally friendly by motivating its citizens to use trains this EU-funded project helped construct a parking tower for bicycles automated system can park up to 118 bicycles and is next to the city’s busy transport terminal The Třinec smart city strategy is built around three pillars: smart administration Each pillar is broken down into sub-pillars Transport is focused on developing clean public transport and encouraging use of bicycles and electric vehicles At the heart of this effort is the construction of a new railway near the city’s main square Not only does the new terminal provide residents with modern amenities it also serves as the hub for the city’s smart transportation system By relocating the station to the city centre city administrators next turned to creating the conditions to encourage people to use their bikes – not only for recreational use but also for their daily commuting to work The city also installed charging stations for e-bikes Although all this infrastructure is essential the star attraction of this phase is the bicycle parking tower The tower is state-of-the-art and high-tech they bring their bike to the door and insert it per the instructions the bike is automatically loaded into the tower and the cyclist is given a receipt one simply scans the receipt and the system automatically gets the bike and delivers it back to the owner Třinec is seeing a significant decrease in traffic and Total investment for the project “Parking house for bikes Třinec” is EUR 414 600 with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 352 410 through the “Integrated Regional Operational Programme” for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Jobs MMR ČR – odbor řídicího orgánu Integrovaného regionálního operačního programu National League runners-up Lausanne HC hosted reigning Czech Extraliga champions Oceláři Třinec in their opening encounter of the 2024/2025 CHL season riding high on confidence from their successful previous campaigns delivered a fierce battle at the Vaudoise Aréna The first period was slow in terms of offensive action as both teams focused on defence. That resulted in few scoring opportunities. Despite both teams being rewarded a one-man advantage, neither were able to capitalise on the powerplay. The closest chance came early in the game when Damien Riat nearly tapped one past Třinec’s goaltender Marek Mazanec securing a 2-1 victory for the Czech visitors Oceláři Třinec represent the largest steel producer in the Czech Republic – the group Třinecké železárny – Moravia Steel The hockey club was founded in 1929 and has been playing in the highest Czech hockey league since the 1995/96 season. The first major success came in the 1997/98 season when the club fought their way to the Czech Extraliga finals but failed to win The team have now won five titles in the Czech Extraliga Their first came in 2010/11 when they won the regular season and the playoffs, confidently defeating local rivals Vítkovice Ostrava 4-1 in the finals After losing to Kometa Brno in the 2018 finals they defeated Bílí Tygři Liberec in six games in the 2019 finals to secure their second title In 2020 they finished second in the Czech Extraliga regular season (the playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19) and in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons they won back-to-back national championships for the first time in the club's history fourth if you skip the cancelled COVID season, in 2022/23 and then made it five with their most recent championship win in 2023/24 After qualifying for the first two Champions Hockey League seasons Oceláři Třinec and their fans unquestionably fell in love with the European competition in 2017/18 on their run to the Semi-Finals The team from the northeast corner of the Czech Republic were backed by hundreds of fans on weeknights in Northern Europe and thousands at their home games Třinec eventually came up just short of reaching the Final going out in a shootout to JYP despite having levelled the aggregate score with a 4-2 home win with the club failing to qualify for the Playoffs on all four occasions.  2023/24 marked the club's eighth season on Europe's biggest club ice hockey stage and saw the Czechs make it out of the Regular Season but drop out in the Round of 16 to eventual Finalists Skellefteå AIK from Sweden The Belfast Giants welcomed Czech Extraliga champions Oceláři Třinec for their second duel after a 4-0 shutout win by Třinec last time around.  This time, Belfast got straight to work, with Will Cullen cracking open the scoreboard with a wrist shot at the blue line giving the home team a 1-0 lead at the nine minute mark A few minutes later, Jan Zahradníček was sent to the box for hooking but the home team were unable to add to their advantage, as the opening period came to a close with a 1-0 lead for Belfast Coming into the second stanza, Třinec, looking to get the equaliser, upped the ante, as the Giants found themselves heading to the box for the first time on a high sticking call on Colby McAuley, followed by a face-off penalty for Ben Lake giving Třinec a five-on-three opportunity Just when it looked like Belfast had silenced Třinec, Petr Vrana put them on the board at the fifty minute mark with the assist by Miloš Roman. Picking up on that momentum, Tomáš Marcinko came in with the equaliser making it a 2-2 game with fifty-seven minutes on the clock Belfast's Sam Ruopp's penalty for checking on the head or neck looked as if it would settle the score After an unbelievable shootout, the game was decided in the tenth round, giving Belfast their first CHL win of the season at the hands of Mark Cooper Each Wednesday we're going to tell you some things you might not know about our stars in this season's Champions Hockey League This week we look at a Czech forward who was literally born to play hockey It's not uncommon for players to have parents or siblings in the game, but Oceláři Třinec's David Musil takes it to another level played 797 NHL games over the 1990s before returning home and retiring in 2002 He also won every colour of World Championship medal with the Czechoslovak national team Musil's uncle is the great Bobby Holik who played 1314 NHL games over 18 seasons in North America and won two Stanley Cups as well as a World Championship Bronze Grandfather Jaroslav Holík played his entire career in Czechoslovakia mostly for the family's 'home town' team in Jihlava. Great Uncle Jiří Holík also had a distinguished career winning three World Championship gold and five silver medals; and two Olympic silver and bronze medals for Czechoslovakia Musil's 21-year-old younger brother Adam is currently in the AHL having been drafted by the St When you also add in that Musil's mother was a tennis player who reached a career-high of 65 in the world but Oceláři Třinec scored three times in the third period to win the home leg of their Quarterfinal over Brynäs IF 3-1 Buoyed by their energetic home fans and an early power play firing nine shots at Linus Ferström before Brynäs managed to test Šimon Hrubec at the other end Brynäs came back with a mighty push in the last half of the period and would have opened the scoring if not for two spectacular saves by Hrubec – first off Aaron Palushaje with Kevin Clark unable to put in the rebound who tried to flip the puck over the fallen goalie but Hrubec got his arm on it to knock it away Both goalies continued to shine in the second period with the teams trading brilliant chances in the middle of the frame Andrew Miller opened the scoring for Brynäs taking a pass and shooting from a sharp angle off the arm of Hrubec and in but Brynäs took two penalties in the last minute of the second period Daniel Rakoš scored just 25 seconds into the third taking a pass from Tomáš Marcinko down low and firing home a one-timer over Fernström’s glove the home team took the lead on Martin Adamsky’s slapper from the top of the circle through a crowd they opened up a two-goal advantage when Aron Chmielewski took a pass in front and backhanded it past Fernström from in close Brynäs got a late power play and a chance to at least get within a goal heading into their home leg but were unable to get any really good scoring chances in the final minutes meaning that Třinec take a two-goal lead into Sweden next week The Lahti Pelicans faced a hungry Oceláři Třinec squad in their first-ever Champions Hockey League game but thanks to a 45-save shutout performance by Tomi Karhunen they escaped with a 1-0 victory on home ice.  The first two periods were scoreless and were dominated by Třinec – especially the first period both teams had decent chances to break the deadlock but goaltenders Karhunen and Patrik Barošák were perfect The Pelicans finally broke through on the power play four minutes into the third period when captain Hannes Björninen took a pass in the slot from Juhamatti Aaltonenand beat Bartošák to the near-side post.  Třinec's best chance after that came midway through the third period when Marek Adamský was hooked on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot Coach Václav Varaďa elected to have Matěj Stranský take the shot and he tried to go five-hole Třinec tried to pressure in the late going but Tomáš Marcinko was penalized for goaltender interference with 3:29 left which greatly hurt their chances of scoring and they never seriously threatened again.  A pair of teams that qualified as league semi-finalists last year Brynäs IF and Oceláři Třinec now meet to decide who will go to that round of the Champions Hockey League for the first time this season – only one of them will While both teams are strong at both ends of the ice it will be interesting to see if the stingy defence of Třinec – led by goaltender Šimon Hrubec – can contain the high-flying offence of Brynäs Třinec have been among the leaders of the Czech Extraliga all season while Brynäs have struggled in the first half of the Swedish Hockey League season Here's how the two teams match up head-to-head: Daniel Vladimir Tkac scored the tie-breaker with 2:56 left in the third period as Slovakia kicked off its tournament with a tough 3-1 win over Kazakhstan on Friday a World Junior rookie born in Pittsburgh to Slovak parents rushed to the net and converted Michal Mrazik's feed After the play was video-reviewed and ruled good, the Werk Arena crowd of 4,915 erupted "Michal Mrazik took the puck behind the net and he found me back door," said Tkac It was nothing like Slovakia's 11-2 romp over Kazakhstan last year in Victoria their hopes of avoiding the relegation round have taken a hit despite their valiant effort since this was likely their most winnable Group A option They are now 0-2 after their first-day 5-3 loss to Switzerland "They had six or seven players who played last year," said Slovakia's Maxim Cajkovic. "So they had that experience We had only two players back and most of the team was basically rookies And we also played in front of our own fans We knew we had to win this game to make it easier in the future I think our hands and our minds were a little bit slower tonight." Oliver Okuliar and Robert Dzugan also scored for Slovakia This was Slovakia's fourth straight win over Kazakhstan in World Junior history The former Soviet republic won the first encounter 5-2 on 28 December "It's a great feeling," said Cajkovic. "It's awesome Kazakh goalie Vladislav Nurek and his Slovak counterpart Samuel Hlavaj staged a good duel Trinec is just minutes from the Slovakian border and Werk Arena was packed with flag-waving Slovakia has never had a smooth ride at this tournament easily the biggest highlight remains winning bronze in 2015 in Montreal which broke up a string of seventh- and eighth-place finishes nothing quells hockey fever in the Central European nation of 5.4 million people The evenly played first period was scoreless After Kazakhstan failed to capitalize with the game’s first man advantage Hlavaj foiled a dangerous shorthanded rush with Kazakh assistant captain Ruslan Demin feeding Andrey Buyalskiy Slovakia had its own power play opportunities late in the frame Okuliar finally drew first blood for Slovakia on the power play with a great shot from the right faceoff circle at 4:49 Kzakhstan equalized with a power-play marker near the midway mark and he stepped off the side boards to snipe one short side over Hlavaj's right shoulder It was the Kazakh assistant captain's team-leading third goal of these World Juniors "We just kept playing our game," Tkac said We just knew what we had to do and we did it in the end." The grit and intensity picked up in the third period Konstantin Bondarenko hobbled to the bench after blocking a big drive by Slovakia's David Mudrak Poor discipline nearly cost the Slovaks as they took back-to-back minors with under 10 minutes left and were besieged by coach Sergei Starygin's men Asked if taking fewer penalties is a priority That's all we were talking about in the exhibition games We knew that our discipline is not as good as it should be We need to manage our sticks and our hands and stop making those little mistakes with tripping and hooking we shot the puck [over the glass in our] zone We just need to focus and play simple." Dzugan added an empty-netter to round out the scoring The lively atmosphere at the arena provided a nice distraction from HC Ocelari Trinec's opening 4-1 loss to Canada at the Spengler Cup in Switzerland which is the reigning Czech Extraliga champion faced host Davos in its second game on Friday night Belfast matched the hosts for much of the game before a third period brace and an empty netter from Třinec iced the game Mark Cooper’s big hit at the blue line sent the Giants onto the penalty kill in the second minute Třinec turned the screw on Belfast back at full strength camping out in the zone and peppering goalie Peyton Jones in the crease Belfast’s opening power play at 12:07 was short lived Seconds after Marko Dano took a seat for interference Scott Conway was hauled for high sticking- sending the sides to 4 on 4.Jones was stellar in the 11th minute as Daniel Kurovsky struck a pair of grade A shots in quick succession and the Giants continued to hang in there with the Czech Champions Gabe Bast’s high stick on Alan Lyszczarczyk at 14:34 drew a 2+2 penalty but as he left the box following a successful kill an Ocelari shot from the right circle bounced awkwardly off the boards and into the path of Daniel Vozenilek who edged the hosts into the lead at 18:38 Ciaran Long provided Belfast’s first big chance of the middle period skating into the zone and deking defenceman Karlis Cukstre before ripping a shot from the right circle after 25 minutes A scramble in front of the open net brought the Giants agonisingly close to an equaliser mid-period but Mark Cooper’s dish across the front of goal couldn’t find the blade of a Giant’s stick Darik Angeli’s hooking call at 33:22 sent Oceláři Třinec onto their fourth power play of the afternoon but Kevin Raine and the Giants special teams held firm Raine was called for a dubious tripping penalty with just over 10 seconds remaining in the period leaving the Giants on the kill to begin the third The Belfast Giants opened their third period by going 5 for 5 on the penalty kill an impressive display of resolve against a highly offensive Czech side Colby McAuley’s effort in-close on Třinec’s Marek Mazanec looked to have tied it after 45 minutes but a video review deemed that the puck did not cross the goal line Chad Butcher and Tyler Soy’s 2 on 1 in the 46th minute was shut down by Mazanec intercepting the puck before it reached Soy at the back door Jakub Jerabek’s tripping call at 47:01 looked like it could have ended up a Giants 5 on 3 an astonished Scott Conway could do nothing as the referee waved play on but Marko Dano found the puck on the breakaway short-handed; entering the zone and cutting inside to rip a shot from the right circle at 50:33 Libor Hudacek’s puck across the face of goal was met on the left by Petr Vrana to add a third at 53:43 (3-0)Vladimir Dravecky’s slashing penalty at 56:21 was Adam Keefe’s cue to pull Peyton Jones for the 6 on 4 power play but Jan Zahradnicek’s sauce from the neutral zone sailed into the empty net at 57:29 to end the game The Stena Line Belfast Giants return home on Sunday to continue their Champions Hockey League campaign at the SSE Arena, as Switzerland’s HC Davos come to town. Tickets are on sale HERE OML Belfast Limited registered in Northern Ireland under the company registration number NI 036962 Registered office 2 Queen’s Quay Belfast BT3 9QQ Steve Kournianos  |  06/17/2017 |  New York  |  [hupso] A fast skater who is quick on his feet and can maintain top speed for the duration of his rushes Hladonik was a top scorer in the Czech junior league and had a top-six role for the Czechs in international events Hladonik’s game is based on speed and vision and he develops chemistry with wingers rather quickly and he knows how to slow things downs and let plays develop Hladonik has quick feet and a solid understanding of play development and controlling the puck in and around traffic helps him break through zone defenses The power of his shot is above average and accurate and he finds a way to score “dirty goals” from the tough areas around the net but he kills penalties with an aggressive mindset and always looks for the chance to pick off a cross-ice pass and jet up ice #U18Worlds: Here’s Chytil racing up ice, and nice hands by Hladonik to finish from in tight. pic.twitter.com/pomYyQ1o4z — Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst) April 14, 2017 Sign In Subscribe Now Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines Oceláři Třinec had a successful run to the Semi-Finals of the Champions Hockey League thanks in large part to the goaltending of Šimon Hrubec Hrubec's statistics in the European championship were eye-popping: he won 9 of his 10 games with a goals-against average of 1.07 and a save percentage of 96.19 It was little wonder he won the NordicBet MVP Trophy.  Hrubec and his teammates are in another intense battle for the championship of the Czech Extraliga Třinec is in the finals against another team that had a good CHL run both teams were eliminated in successive CHL stages by eventual champions JYP Jyväskylä. After the teams split the first two games over the weekend in Třinec the scene shifts to Brno for games 3 and 4 on Wednesday and Thursday.   "It’s been an offensive style of hockey with lots of goals," Hrubec said of the first two games "If I look for the main factors I would say power plays and who scores the first goal but the second was a bit unlucky for us." Hrubec says:  "It would be great to have as good a start as we had in the first game We're very strong with the puck and can create a huge amount of scoring chances As many CHL players commented this past season DRFG Arena is not a welcoming place for visiting teams "The playoffs are always about great atmosphere but it will definitely be helpful for us as well." but the playoffs are when championship teams are made They haven't buckled under the pressure beating Dynamo Pardubice and Mountfield HK in six games in the quarter-finals and semi-finals Hrubec believes that the intensity of the CHL games and victories over three Swedish teams along the way have given the team the necessary confidence "The young players realized that they can play against top players," he said "The competition in the Champions Hockey League is very tough – there are former NHL and KHL players and national team members from Sweden we realized that we can play with these strong teams and even beat them a great experience and I’m very pleased that we've qualified for the next CHL season as well." If playing in the Extraliga finals isn't enough to keep his mind busy and he explained how his wife has helped him be able to properly prepare himself mentally for games "After the first two semi-final games my wife took the baby to České Budějovice," he explained she took him to the other room so that I could have a good sleep The Czech Republic's Krystyna Pyszková has emerged victorious in the 71st annual Miss World international beauty pageant hailing from Třinec in Czechia's Moravian-Silesian Region has become the second Czech to win the coveted following Taťána Kuchařová in 2006 Competing alongside 112 contestants from around the globe Pyszková showcased grace and charm during the pageant securing her place among the top finalists on Saturday Lebanon's Yasmina Zaytoun was named runner-up The crowning moment for Pyszková came as she received the Miss World crown from her predecessor who won the 70th edition of the competition in 2021 "Great news!" wrote Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on social media in response to Pyszková's victory. "I had the opportunity to personally support her last week during an unplanned long layover in India and I wish her every success. Good luck in her future career!" Lipavský, who was returning to the Czech Republic after a delegation in Asia, had become stranded in India due to a plane malfunction when he was invited to the pageant by Taťána Makarenko, director of Miss Czech Republic. Former Miss World Taťána Kuchařová also took to Instagram to celebrate Pyszková's victory, emphasizing the pride of having another Czech representative. "I will finally have a partner in the Czech Republic," Kuchařová  wrote, adding that the Miss World title was "a privilege and a lifetime commitment." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicholo Paulo Ventura (@misspawee) "Miss Krystyna is from Třinec, she went to grammar school here," Třinec Mayor Věra Palkovská told Czech News Agency "I want to do more than just congratulate her I am happy that successful people come from Třinec The Miss World competition was first created in 1951 by British television host Eric Morley as a one-off event but has evolved into one of the most prestigious beauty pageants worldwide showcasing beauty and talent from diverse cultures Pyszková's victory adds to a legacy of celebrated Czech wins in pageants across the globe which include not only Kuchařová's previous Miss World title but also Czech success in competitions like Miss Europe and Miss Earth Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. Why not enjoy it with our daily newsletter? News from Czechia, curated insights, and inspiring stories in English. There was plenty of action this weekend which has been reported previously on the AW website (and can be found here) such as the BUCS Cross Country Championships Greg Rutherford's British indoor long jump record and meetings at Karlshrue for which further details and results will appear in this week's Athletics Weekly magazine Morgan Lake cleared a season’s best high jump of 1.92m but was the second junior as she was beaten by 17-year-old world youth champion Michaela Hruba’s Czech under-20 record of 1.94m Gianmarco Tamberi won the men's event with 2.33m Chris O’Hare won the men’s mile in 3:54.59 while Lynsey Sharp clocked 2:02.25 for 800m in her season opener Luke Cutts won the pole vault from his training partner Adam Hague clearing 5.70m for victory ahead of Hague's 5.53m Hague went on to attempt 5.70m which would have been a British junior record Abby Ward cleared a British indoor youth high jump best of 1.89m Chris Baker cleared 2.27m to win the high jump Scottish Universities Indoor Championships The Ian Cosgrove memorial trophy for the top team at the match was won comfortably by the University of Glasgow Fiona Fullerton came close to her mile PB with a win in 4:38.83 Beth Potter produced the best 3000m performance with a 9:19.10 clocking There was an exciting finish in the BMC men's 800m as junior Spencer Thomas edged Dale Clutterbuck to win in 1:49.52 There will be a full report and Gary Mitchell's photographs in this week's AW magazine Jonathan Taylor won the men's race in 24:10 from Patrick Martin M45 Ian Hudspith finished fifth in a fast 24:49 A fuller report plus photographs from Mick Hall will appear in this week's magazine Kent AC's Irish international Paul Pollock outsprinted sub-13:30 5000m runner Luke Caldwell and Olympic marathoner Scott Overall Pollock won in 29:42 from his rivals 29:43 Louise Damen won the women's race in 34:30 Martin Duff's report plus photographs will appear in this week's issue There was a close finish in this race too as Mohammed Abu-Rezeq's 30:06 edged Matthew Hynes' 30:07 Former European Team Championships 1500m winner Charlene Thomas showed good endurance to win the women's race in 33:33 Paul Martelletti won the men's race easily by over five minutes in 67:32 Victoria Knight won the women's race in 78:24 from Hayley Munn's 78:29 A report plus Jeremy Jemming's photogrpahs will appear in this week's issue Morpeth finished seventh men's team led by Lewis Timmins' 25th place in 34:38 France's Ales Cevennes Athletisme were the winners Istanbul's Bekir Karayel won the race in 32:33 Uskudar Belediye from Turkey won the women's team race as they had four of the first six led by Irene Cheptai's 21:13 South East Schools Inter Counties Cross Country This was a top class event with many of the South of England cross-country medallists back in action for their county teams Southern bronze medallist Jack Boswell and Sabrina Sinha Southern under-15 champion Josie Czura easily beat her Hampshire team-mate while the under-15 runner-up Lachlan Wellington beat his Parliament Hill conqueror Zak Mahamed to win the Inter boys' race Martin Duff's report and photographs will appear in this week's issue North East Schools' Inter Counties Cross Country There were senior wins for Joe Bird and Philippa Stone Joshua Cowperthwaite and Emma Whitaker won the intermediate races The win of the day came from junior girls winner and current National champion Olivia Mason and she won the 3km event by 53 seconds Les Venmore's report and David Hewitson's photographs will appear in this week's issue Recipe: Go Faster American blueberry pancakes Jednatřicetiletý obránce Jakub Jeřábek se po konci ve Spartaku Moskva stal novou posilou Ocelářů Třinec Hokejový reprezentant se do nejvyšší české soutěže vrací po šesti letech v zahraničních soutěžích že po odchodech hledáme do týmu ještě jednoho obránce Podařilo se nám získat Kubu Jeřábka který má zkušenosti ze dvou mistrovství světa z NHL a KHL,” uvedl sportovní ředitel Jan Peterek na adresu obránce který má díky dvěma startům v play off 2018 na svém kontě taky Stanley Cup s Washingtonem Capitals V NHL nastupoval mimo jiné za Montreal Canadiens a St V nejslavnější soutěži světa si připsal dohromady 39 startů s bilancí 9 bodů (2+7) V AHL oblékl dres farmářských týmů Laval Rocket (Montreal) a San Antonio Rampage (St Novou posilu uvítal hlavní trenér Zdeněk Moták “Zatím se stejně jako většina zkušených hráčů připravuje individuálně Společně se sejdeme a uvidíme v polovině června na soustředění v Tatrách známe jeho přednosti a myslím který budeme chtít hrát,” řekl Zdeněk Moták o bývalém hráči Vityazu Podolsk a Spartaku Moskva V Podolsku odehrál Jeřábek s přestávkou na zámořské angažmá celkem tři ročníky ve Spartaku strávil poslední sezonu Samotný hráč už se do Třince těší “Je to momentálně jedna z nejlepších destinací v Česku Před podpisem jsem mluvil s vedením i hlavním trenérem rozhodování bylo jednoduché obě strany měly zájem se domluvit,” popsal námluvy hráč který na letošní olympiádě v Pekingu plnil roli asistenta kapitána U Ocelářů se setká se svým bývalým spoluhráčem z Plzně se kterým v roce 2013 oslavil v dresu Indiánů titul “Na Marka Mazance se moc těším co má pořád dobrou náladu Přes léto se snažíme s rodinami navštěvovat takže jsme spolu o Třinci mluvili,” prozradila na závěr nejnovější posila obranných řad mistrovského týmu V ženské kategorii patří stále teprve sedmnáctiletá hokejová útočnice Laura Lerchová k největším českým nadějím O víkendu pomohla mladším dorostencům Třince ke stříbrným medailím na prestižním mládežnickém turnaji President Cup V duelu proti suverénnímu CSKA Moskva si Lerchová dokonce připsala i bod za gólovou přihrávku A protihráče rozhodně nešetřila - hned v prvním utkání putovala na trestnou „To bylo hned v prvním utkání proti Rize,“ pousmála se Lerchová „Byla jsem nažhavená a bojovali jsme o puk...“ Lerchová už naskočila k několika zápasům mladšího dorostu Ocelářů „Loni jsme měli ve stejném termínu sraz s ženskou reprezentací A předloni jsem ještě v mladším dorostu nebyla V týmu trenéra Jiřího Raszky dostala hodně prostoru „Vlastně jsem vynechala jen zápas ve skupině proti Spartě jinak jsem si zahrála dost,“ pochvaluje si Lerchová Takhle kvalitní turnaj nás může posunout dál Do statistik se kromě úvodního vyloučení zapsala i bodově Přihrávala na gól Jurzycovi v duelu proti CSKA Moskva (2:8) jak jsem k té asistenci přišla,“ přiznává s širokým úsměvem ptali se mě i na zápasy v ženské reprezentaci žádná extra novinka nebo zvláštnost to pro ně V zápasech už na nějaké povídání nebo reakce prostor nebyl V nadcházející sezoně by měla Laura Lerchová hrát za Třinec ligu mladších dorostenců „Amerika mě až tak neláká a v Rusku omezují prostor pro cizinky Hokej dnes * Hokejová Liga mistrů * Spengler Cup Kenyan international footballer Patrick Onyango Oboya has joined Czech Division 2 side FK Fotball Třinec on loan from Banik Most.Trinec is currently placed in 8th position in the table standings.His owner club,Banik Most also features in the Division 2 popularly known as the Druha League and currently lie four places below his new club.Oboya jetted out of the country  weeks ago after he was left out of the squad to face South Africa in a friendly Coach Zedikiah Otieno cited lack of match fitness as the reason why he dropped Oboya.Oboya last featured for Kenya in the Nile basin tournament and was instrumental in orchestrating the lone goal that Kenya scored against Egypt Despite rumors that he had quit international football,Oboya stated that he would first wish to be given time to settle in his new club then he can take up his role in the national team.“I wish to settle down in my new club before coming back for the Stars.” He said.According to Wikipedia.com FK Fotbal Třinec is a football club based in Třinec It plays in the Czech 2 Liga and is sponsored by the Třinec Iron and Steel Works Kenyan midfielder Patrick Oboya will on Wednesday evening face his former club FK Trinec (Czech Republic)  when the former tours neighboring Slovakia for a pre season friendly match to be played against Oboya’s new team MFK Ružomberok.In three matches he has played for his new Slovakian team Oboya has scored two goals one in each match against Sparta Prague and against a visiting Hungarian team- Honvéd Budapest.Both matches were pre season build up matches.“Am having one of the finest moments of my career here in my new team I have regained my form and am impressed with the progress so far.” He said Oboya moved in to MFK Ružomberok from Czech Republic where he turned out for FK Banik Most but last season he had a brief stint on loan to Trinec from Most and he is looking forward to meeting some of his former team mates in Wednesday’s friendly.“Am looking forward to the match this evening It is good that I will meet some of my former team mates and friends.” Oboya’s new club where h will be based for the next three years -MFK Ružomberok- plays in the Slovakian Super Liga and is placed 6th on the league table with 28 points after 18 matches The league is currently on a recess but is set to resume next month