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TASMANIAN hockey is making an unprecedented four-pronged assault on this year's Olympic Games.
The State has four representatives in the national colours and the inside word is that each is well placed to retain their guernseys when those squads are trimmed for the trip to Beijing.

The SmokeFree WA Diamonds have won the AHL championship for the third straight year after an impressive victory against the OAMPS Queensland Scorchers at this afternoon's AHL championship match.

SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 OAMPS Queensland Scorchers 0  Goals - Munro 50m FG, Halliday 65m  PC

The Southern Suns have finished fifth at the 2008 Australian Hockey League championships after defeating a determined Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons side who have claimed sixth position.
Southern Suns 1 Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons 0 (0-0 half time)  Goal - Sharland 58m FG

The Southern Suns have held off a determined NT Pearls side and will now face the Wrest Point Van Demons for fifth spot at the 2008 AHL championships.

Southern Suns 2 NT Pearls 1 (1-0 half time)  Goals - SA Sharland 18m PS/ 81m FG, NT Ono 44m PC

The Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons have found form at the best possible time of their AHL campaign, registering their first win of the tournament today against the Victorian Vipers.

Wrest Point Van Demons 1 defeated Victorian Vipers 0 (0-0 half time)  Goal - Jackie Jones 73m PC

Congratulations to the Wrest Point Van Demons and to the U18 Girls, as both teams have won their respective matches today.

The Wrest Point Van Demons will play at 12noon (3pm AEST)) in Perth tomorrow, in the AHL classification final for 5th and 6th position.

After making the top four for three consecutive years, the Under 18 Girls have made the Final this year. They will play for the national title at 3pm (AEST) in Melbourne tomorrow.

A last minute goal against the Canberra Strikers tonight has given the SmokeFree WA Diamonds the edge leading into the AHL Semi Finals, placing them on top of the AHL ladder.

NSW Arrows 3 NT Pearls 1; OAMPS Queensland Scorchers 2 Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons 0; Victorian Vipers 2 Southern Suns 1 (extra time);
SmokeFree WA Diamonds 6 Canberra Strikers 0

The OAMPS Queensland Scorchers have maintained top spot on the AHL ladder after defeating the Wrest Point Van Demons.

OAMPS Queensland Scorchers 2 Wrest Point Van Demons 0 (1-0 half time)
Goals - Hudson 14m FG, Reuter 65m FG

Top spot of the AHL ladder won't be decided until after round 7 with goal difference the only thing separating the OAMPS Queensland Scorchers, NSW Arrows and the SmokeFree WA Diamonds going into the last round.

OAMPS Queensland Scorchers 4 Victorian Vipers 0; NSW Arrows 5 Canberra Strikers 1; Southern Suns 3 NT Pearls 1; SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 Wrest Point Van Demons 1

The Wrest Point Van Demons took it up to the SmokeFree WA Diamonds but the home team walked away eventual winners in round 6 of the AHL.

SmokeFree WA Diamonds 2 Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons 1 (1-0 half time)  Goals - WA Munro 17m FG, TAS Douglas 37m PC, WA Smithson 66m FG