After the 3-3 draw last week Slaz were looking for a win and repeat of their 4-1 success in the Driffield away fixture earlier this season. Unfortunately due to players being unavailable/injured Slaz only had 11 players from their normal squad and were forced to rely on the goodwill of the 3rd team for the subs bench. Katie, Alex and Hannah are to be congratulated for performing admirably given the step up in the level of hockey they had to face. The home side again started strongly after … [Read more...] about Report: 03-03-2012 – Ladies 1st’s (3) vs. (3) Driffield 1st’s
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Report: 03-03-2012 – Ladies 2nds (3) vs. (2) Bingley Bees 2nd’s
Slazenger Ladies 2nds continue to in their race to the top, after a close encounter away at Bingley Bees. The team overcame high temperatures and driving rain in addition to the official opposition, coming out 3-2 up. Slaz were quick to start, and applied some strong pressure to the home side. However, a fast break from the Bingley side gave them the advantage, with an opportunist goal. Slaz fought back, with Sue Hope bagging the equaliser. This was swiftly followed up by a further goal from … [Read more...] about Report: 03-03-2012 – Ladies 2nds (3) vs. (2) Bingley Bees 2nd’s
Report: 04-03-2012 – Boys U14’s Tournament at Harrogate
In my match report after our last trip to Harrogate in December, I noted that our next tournament was just 2 weeks away. How wrong could I be? With three successive cancelled tournaments, Slazenger travelled to Harrogate 3 months later with 16 boys including two boys on their first tournament; Elliot Golding & Lee Stringer. The only player missing was Jack Garside who was taken ill the day before. Prior to the tournament, we had arranged to loan players to Huddersfield and Bridlington. … [Read more...] about Report: 04-03-2012 – Boys U14’s Tournament at Harrogate
Report: 25-02-2012 – Mens 1st’s (6) vs. (4) Ben Rhydding 3rd’s
Slazenger Mens 1st team continued on their push for promotion, with a 6-4 victory over Ben Rhydding 3rd's. However, Slazenger were not going to make it easy for themselves, alowing Ben Rhydding to score a 2 goal headstart early on. Ben Rhydding were a very well drilled side and deserved the lead. The deficit jerked slaz back into action, and they began the fightback, playing some of the best hockey of the season; defending well and moving the ball through midfield with speed and … [Read more...] about Report: 25-02-2012 – Mens 1st’s (6) vs. (4) Ben Rhydding 3rd’s
Report: 25-02-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (10) vs. (0) Hull University 3rd’s
After their close defeat away to Hull University before christmas, the team were looking for a big win to put their promotion efforts back on track. with the squad back to full strength, this was duly delivered with a 10-0 victory over the visitors. Slazenger had not played a league match for a month, so were a little jittery in the first 5 minutes. However, they quickly settled in and returned to their quick passing style of hockey. It wasnt long before the home team were camped in the … [Read more...] about Report: 25-02-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (10) vs. (0) Hull University 3rd’s
