Jonny White faught well in midfield but was lucky to stay on the pitch after a poorly mis-timed tackle and although Dan Perry and Jack Kitchen worked hard down the right, Slazengers couldn’t find a way through. The defence however helf firm and kept the scoreline to 1-1. Matt Middleton had an excellent debut and Will Buckley took the man of the match award for Slazengers who will be looking to get back to winning ways against Leeds Adel Carnegie next week.
Report: 15-11-2009 – Boys U16’s
THERE were contrasting results from Slazenger U16s’ games against Ben Rhydding and Doncaster played at the weekend.
A superb display earned Slazenger a comprehensive 7-0 win over Ben Rhydding with Jack Kitchen completing a hat-trick and Tom Stoddart and Jessica Rudge netting two apiece.
But the result was reversed in the clash with Doncaster who scored seven in the second half.
Despite the defeat, Slazenger are still challenging at the top of the table.
FROM [HORBURY TODAY]
Report: 15-10-2006 – Boys U14
There were mixed results for Slazengers U14 Boys as they started their new campaign in nervous fashion with a number of new players in the starting line-up.
Slazengers got off to a disappointing start as they fell 4-0 to Sheffield in the opening match despite the best efforts of Scott Fisher, Thomas Kent and Jack Taylor in defence.
A Jake Barras strike was enough to give Slazengers victory in a 1-0 victory over Kirkless in the second match.
The final match against an experienced Ben Rhydding side was their toughest of the tournament as they fell to a harsh 10-0 defeat despite the best efforts of Adam Davis in goal.
Report: 15-10-2006 – Girls U10’s
Slazenger U10s Girls A made a good start to their season with two wins from five in the first tournament of the new campaign.
The team got off to a bright start as Elvie Johnstone scored the winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Ben Rhydding in the opening match.
Slazenger picked up their second win with a 4-0 victory over York B.
Ellie Spruce scored her first ever hat-trick while Chloe Bates completed the scoring and Catreena Ferguson and Dearbhla O’Connell impressed in defence. The team suffered close-fought defeats against Harrogate, Kirklees and York A.
Slazenger U10 Girls B made a respectable start to the season as they picked up a win, two draws and three defeats against more experienced opposition.
Kristina Hall-Jackson lead the way in the scoring stakes with three fantastic goals against Driffield while new members Phillipa Lister and Eleanor Westwood made promising debuts for the team.
Olivia Jackson was impressive in defence alongside Emily Paton who made her debut as a sweeper while Millie Crowther performed well in several different positions.
Report from tournament played on Sunday 15th October 2006
Report: 19-03-2006 – Girls U10 Tournament
SLAZENGER U10 girls endured mixed fortunes as they signed off in their last tournament of the season at York.
In their opener, the girls made a polished start by sinking York B 2-0, thanks to goals from the impressive Sophie Williams and Rebecca Jessop.
A late breakaway goal put paid to their hopes against Ben Rhydding, who triumphed 1-0, before a strong A York side and eventual league winners came up trumps 4-0.
Slaz put on a good show in their final two games, drawing 1-1 with Harrogate and Kirklees, with Olivia Jackson, Sophie McGhie, Elinor Jackson and Ellie Spruce prominent.
Report: 30-10-2005 – Boys U10 at Huntington
Barrass boost for Slaz’
SLAZENGER U10s had a mixed bag of results at the Huntington tournament near York at the weekend.
Their first opponents Rotherham started strongly, but Ralph Toon kept their attackers at bay with some excellent defensive play until halfway through the encounter when they took a decisive lead.
In the second game, Driffield raced into a 2-0 lead, but the timely introduction of sub Daniel Perry changed things.
He soon found the back of the net and from then on, it was one-way traffic with Slaz rewarded with an equaliser off the stick of Jake Barras.
The third game against Chapeltown proved to be a scrappy affair, with the Sheffield side claiming a fortunate 2-0 success.
Slaz eased past Ben Rhydding C 3-0, with a hat-trick from hero Barras.
A flurry of substitutions proved to be Slaz’s downfall in their final game as they were crushed 6-0 by a rampant Kirklees outfit.
Report from tournament played by Boys U10’s at Huntingdon School on 30th October 2005. Match report appeared in Wakefield Express on 2nd November 2005
Report: 19-02-2005 – Mens 2nd’s (4) vs (0) Ben Rhydding 3rd’s
Slazenger’s seconds followed on from their great result last week with another solid victory against highly placed Ben Rhydding thirds.
Slazenger’s have a new found confidence and this showed straight from the off, the whole team linking up well to create a number of chances with Neil Croucher at the centre of much of the play. The pressure paid off mid way through the half with Tim Carr getting a subtle touch past the keeper to give Slazenger’s the lead. After a half time reshuffle, Slazenger’s began the second half with more shape and persistently caused the Ben Rhydding defence problems.
Tim Carr grabbed his second goal with another good finish. The Slazenger’s keeper was a spectator throughout thanks to the solid duo of Eddie Taylor and Murray Amesbury at the back. And after James Walker had made it three after some surprisingly unselfish play by Croucher, Tim Carr sealed a great win by completing his hat-trick.
Slazenger’s will look to continue their run of good form away at high flying Sheffield University Bankers fourths on Saturday.
Report: 13-02-2005 – Boys U12 Tournament
Slazenger U12s took part in a series of tournament games and although they did not manage a win were pleased with their progress during the day.
In the first match, Slaz started strongly against a skilled Halifax team, producing a well struck goal from Chris Wood, but Halifax hit back to win.
Against Driffield the result was a draw but Daniel Perry and Jake Barras both had half chances up front and posed a serious threat to the Driffield defence. It was however a competent and composed keeping by Jack Mumford and splendid tackling from Robert Furness that kept Slaz in the game.
The game against Normanby Park was a scrappy one, but both teams showed the will to win.
Good midfield play from Aled Davies with decisive tackling made Slaz look good on the counter attack, but Park took the glory with a great solo effort.
Against Ben Rhydding, Slaz’ were caught hibernating in the first minute, but then produced the best hockey of the day with good linking play down the wings from Ailish Hendry at the back, through Chris Wood, to Adam Driver up front, they looked like a team on a mission, but lacked the finish.
In the final match Jake Barras scored early on from a lovely cross, but L A Metros came back into it.
Strong defending from James Dransfield and Aled Davies, gave Chris Wood a belting strike from the top of the D but it was disallowed and L A Metros later equalized.
Report: 09-10-2004 – Mens 2nd’s (1) vs (3) Ben Rhydding 3rd’s
Slazenger seconds poor start to the season continued after they suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat away to Ben Rhydding III in a game that they could have so easily won.
The game started with Slazenger’s playing some great hockey, making it their best half of hockey so far this season, to go in at the break a goal to the good. Dan Cooper latching onto a misdirected Tim Carr strike to give Slazenger’s a well deserved lead. Slazenger’s could have gone into the break two or three goals better off after some fantastic all round team play but some great goal keeping kept them at bay.
The second half was a different story however, with Ben Rhydding attacking in numbers, which saw them pull level and then take the lead midway through the second half. Slazenger’s rallied and began to control the play again but the loss of Ben Garside through his second yellow card in three games really put pay to the fight back, Ben Rhydding using their numerical advantage to kill the game off with a third.
Slazenger’s can take heart from a great first half performance but will have to learn to play for the full 70 minutes if they are to make an impression in what could turn out to be a tough league.
New Kit For Juniors!
Slazenger Junior Hockey Secretary for the Boy’s U12/14’s Will Buckley received a new team strip from sponsors CCC Outdoor Centres of Middlestown.
Assistant manager of CC Outdoor Centres Dan Crawshaw said “We are delighted to sponsor and promote Slazenger Junior Hockey Club. The pursuit of sport, particularly locally and for the young community is something that we as a company readily identify with.
“Slazenger have produced a great format for their youth teams and the hard work of all their coaches and management team is something that we are proud to be associated with.”
Will Buckley was quick to praise the efforts of several of the young squads: “Several of our young players have recieved county and reigonal honours and we are delighted that local compaionies like CC Outdoor Centres are prepared to promote our sport for the benefit of our young talent.”
Slazenger Junior Hockey Club would be delighted to see anyone, boys and girls of any experience who would like to give the sport a try. Training is every Sunday between 10am and 12noon at Horbury. For further information, ring Chairman, Steve Wood on 01924 279351 or 07802 235805.