Slazenger Hockey Club

Driffield

Report: 10-12-2006 – Boys U12 Tournament

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Bennett’s hat-trick boost for Slazenger

JAMES Bennett’s trio of goals helped Slazenger U12s Boys to a respectable finish in a recent tournament in Leeds.

Slazenger A had been promoted to pitch C to compete in the higher league and they got off to a flier with a single goal victory over Thirsk.

Their second game saw a goalless draw against an impressive Driffield side but Slaz could have easily taken all the points after dominating the encounter.

The only defeat of the day came against the strongest team in the league in York, with just the single goal separating the sides before Slaz went onto further victories against Leeds and local rivals Wakefield.

Report: 15-10-2006 – Girls U10’s

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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: 30-10-2005 – Boys U10 at Huntington

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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: 13-02-2005 – Boys U12 Tournament

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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.