Three KoolSport NCEL Premier Division sides made it through to the last sixteen of the NCEL League Cup in the first midweek matches to be played in 2009.

League leaders Mickleover Sports comfortably beat visitors Parkgate 4-1 to progress with first half goals from Karl Ashton and Ricky Law added to after the break by a second from Ashton.

Mark Caine pulled one back for the away side on 70 minutes before Dave Middleditch regained the three goal lead for his side.

The win has booked a home tie with Hemsworth Miners Welfare next week.

A double, one in each half, from Chris Coy saw Thackley go through 2-1 at home at the expense of Eccleshill United and they now go to Hallam.

And, Hall Road Rangers put Division One hosts Worsbrough Bridge Athletic to the sword as a Paul Palmer hat-trick helped them to a 6-1 victory.

They were four-up by the interval with David Ingram and Martin Thacker scoring before Palmer hit twice.

He then got his third and Hall Road's fifth in the opening minute of the second half.

Luke Forgione gave the hosts something just before the hour mark but Jamie Barnwell made sure Rangers had the final word with his goal on 65 minutes.

Hall Road are now at home to Pontefract Collieries in the Third Round.

The Colls themselves were in Cup action but it needed a last gasp winner to see them progress in the Wilkinson Sword Trophy.

Craig Rouse struck in the final seconds to snatch a 1-0 victory at Yorkshire Amateur and book a home tie against Rainworth Miners Welfare in the Semi-Finals.

In League action, both Selby Town and Bridlington Town narrowed the gap on leaders Mickleover with convincing 3-0 victories.

Selby stay fourth but are now only three points away from the top after a Gary Hibbert own goal and strikes from Leigh Wood and Brenton Leister saw them triumph at Maltby Main.

Bridlington climb into fifth, a further four points behind, as Gareth Slater, Craig Palmer and Damian Fearn made sure of their victory at home to Liversedge.

Dinnington Town stay in seventh but have made it a five point gap between themselves and eighth-placed Hallam as they beat the Sandygate side on their own patch.

Gavin Allott gave them the lead on seven minutes and that's how it stayed until the hour mark when Louis Axcell got their second and Liam Cartledge made it three on 65.

James Tevendale pulled one back with eleven minutes remaining but Allott made sure of the win on 87 minutes before a late second for the home side through David Knaggs.

Nostell Miners Welfare move out of the bottom five with a 3-1 win at home to Brodsworth Welfare who are now two places below them in seventeenth but ten points behind.

The visitors had taken the lead through Stuart Slack but Matthew Denton quickly equalised before Scott Hartley and Dave Watts made sure of the win in the second period.

In Division One, an Alex Smith penalty twelve minutes from time saw Leeds Carnegie claim a 2-1 win at home to Hemsworth Miners Welfare.

The hosts came from behind after Scott Collins had put Welfare ahead on 21 minutes, Matt Chiltern grabbing the equaliser early in the second period.

Carnegie remain in eighth and stay ten points clear of the two teams below them, Bottesford Town and Staveley Miners Welfare, who were both winners in midweek.

Staveley won a thriller at Appleby Frodingham with six of the seven goals coming in the first period.

Ryan Damms had opened the scoring for the visitors on six minutes before a Lee Everitt penalty levelled matters on 12.

The home side then scored twice in as many minutes halfway through the first period to give them a 3-1 lead, Michael Bettney and Ryan Hibbard with the goals.

But, in the three minutes before the interval, Staveley got themselves level through Jamie Smith and a Lee Gregory spot kick.

It wasn't so dramatic after the break but it was the visitors who came away happy as Smith's 65th-minute strike made sure they took home a 4-3 win.

Bottesford, meanwhile, had a more straightforward evening at bottom side Glasshoughton Welfare.

Edwin Turay and John Baross had them two-up by the half-hour before a Michael Amos penalty on 34 minutes gave the home side some hope of picking up their first win of the season at Leeds Road.

But, Baross struck again before half-time and Paul Wilson added a fourth on 89 minutes to ensure that Welfare stay at the foot of the table.

And, things look increasingly bleak for Glasshoughton who are now fourteen points adrift having played seven more games than their nearest rivals, Grimsby Borough.

That's after Borough won 2-0 at home to Tadcaster Albion with a goal in each half from Ricky Forrest and Richard Creer.