Tag: hockey
Spanish lesson for young Scots hockey squad
Scotland coach Chris Duncan preferred to accentuate the positives despite the senior women losing their first game of a triple-header against Olympic-bound Spain.
The Tartan Hearts, minus their Great Britain squad players, were beaten 5-0...
Ten Capital athletes in Scotland hockey squad
Six The University of Edinburgh players and four from Watsonians are included in the 20-strong Scotland squad for a triple-header Test series against Spain in Benalmadena this week as coach Chris Duncan kick-starts his build-up to the...
Moran treble sinks Inverleith in indoor final
Western Wildcats were crowned Scottish indoor champions for the third year in a row and the fourth year in five when they beat Inverleith 5-2 at Dundee in the Grand Final.
The Glasgow side were...
GB debut for ex-University of Edinburgh hockey star
Former teammates at The University of Edinburgh must have been glued to their TV sets as Katie Robertson stepped up to take a penalty shot on her debut for Great Britain.
The Dollar Academy PE...
Wildcats looking to end Watsonians unblemished record
The fixture planners could not have arranged a better game to end the first-half of the Premiership than first v second. Western Wildcats, who have 21 points from eight starts, entertain Watsonians, the defending league...
Hockey: ESM aim to KO Premiership leaders
Erskine Stewart's Melville (ESM) have a massive task if they want to progress in the Scottish Cup as the squad face Scottish Premiership leaders Grange in the next round of hockey matches.
The tie is at...
Bean at the double to sink students
Dylan Bean netted twice and teenage prospect Archie Stephen scored a single as impressive Scottish Premiership pace-setters, Grange, produced a thoroughly professional performance to counter hard-running, The University of Edinburgh, and earn a comfortable cushion moving into...
Rising star Green set to go against students
Jamie Green could be a marked man as Grange square-up to The University of Edinburgh in the feature clash in the men's Scottish Premiership at Peffermill on Saturday (13.25).
The 18-year-old bagged his first senior hat-trick as...
Imrie’s men out to tame Wildcats
The University of Edinburgh face a tough weekend which could define their season, entertaining fellow title-challengers, Western Wildcats, on Saturday before travelling to ambitious Uddingston on Sunday.
Western are second in the table with 21 points from eight...
Western close in on Grange in men’s hockey title race
Western Wildcats kept up the pressure on Grange in the men's hockey Premiership with a 5-3 victory in a scrappy game against Glasgow rivals Hillhead.
Five Western players claimed goals against a side who sat...
Shepherdson: Grange will not underestimate Inverleith
FIXTURES: Scottish Premiership: men: Friday: Grange v Inverleith (19.30, Fettes). Saturday: Clydesdale v Erskine Stewart's Melville; Watsonians v Edinburgh University 1pm); Uddingston v Western Wildcats; Dundee Wanderers v Kelburne (12.00, Dalnacraig); Hillhead v Grove Menzieshill (12.30,...
Scottish Hockey look to competitive gaming to boost numbers
Barry Cawte used to be involved in running an indoor tennis centre which was struggling. Across the road was a gaming outlet and there were queues to get in.
The penny dropped and enterprising Cawte encouraged...
Jika strikes late to earn students welcome win
Jika Nyirenda slotted ten minutes from time to claim a narrow 1-0 victory for The University of Edinburgh against stuffy GHK at Peffermill.
Chances were are a premium and the Scottish international took full advantage...
Razor-sharp Miller denies eager students
The University of Edinburgh powered to a 6-0 victory over Erskine Stewart's Melville (ESM) at Peffermill, but the scoreline does not do opposition goalkeeper Callum Miller justice as he pulled off a series of stops to deny...
Sommerville heroics can’t stop Kampong
SV Kampong backed up their win over Dutch rivals Bloemendaal with victory over Glasgow-based Western Wildcats to take the last Euro Hockey League FINAL8 ticket on offer from Barcelona despite heroics from the Scottish...
Western celebrate first Euro Hockey League win
Western Wildcats won their their first Euro Hockey League (EHL) game as they struck late to defeat first-time entrants TJ Plzen Litice 3-1 in Barcelona.
Player of the match Fraser Moran set them on their...
Coach Hadfield and Grange rewarded
Sean Hadfield's voice boomed across the pitch, urging his Grange Edinburgh Ladies squad to give of their best against silverware-chasing The University of Edinburgh.
The former Scotland goalkeeper was rewarded. Not completely, as the students...
Euro Hockey League for Western this weekend
Scotland's hopes in the EuroHockey League (EHL) in Barcelona this weekend are with Western Wildcats and they face T J Pizen Litice in their opening match on Saturday (13.15). Coach Steven Percy believes it is a...
Students looking for fifth straight win
Scottish Premiership: Erskine Stewart's Melville v Inverleith; Clydesdale v Grove Menzieshill; Dundee Wanderers v Watsonians (noon); Grange v Kelburne (13.00); Uddingston v The University of Edinburgh (14.00).
The University of Edinburgh can consolidate top spot in...
Difficult decisions ahead for Letchford
Simon Letchford, head coach for women's elite development programme, England and Great Britain hockey, was in reflective mode as he stood on the pitch at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre following his side's narrow win over a...
Wadsworth stands out as Scots edge England under-21
Scotland, with a number of young players in their hockey squad, left it late but they finally saw off a dogged and talented England under-21 combine in an entertaining challenge clash at the well-appointed...
Taylor up-beat despite defeat
Inverleith lost 7-3 at The University of Edinburgh but coach Paul Taylor was proud of his much-changed, young side which contained two 14-year-olds, one aged 15 and another 16.
This, he argued, augers well for...
Grange face tough test at title rivals
Western Wildcats v Grange is the feature fixture on the card on Saturday with the game having a bearing on who will eventually lift the Scottish Premiership trophy this season.
Grange edged the Glasgow side...
Glasgow to host EuroHockey women’s qualifier
Scotland will host the women’s EuroHockey Championship, Qualifier A, at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre next August 21 to 24 and the winner will compete at the EuroHockey Championships in 2025.
The Tartan Hearts are...
Weekend win double for Premiership hockey champions
Watsonians secured their second win of the weekend thanks to a 3-2 success over The University of Edinburgh after leading 3-0 early in the second-half.
It was 2-0 at the half-time break thanks to goals...
Begg stars despite losing 14 goals to Watsonians
The scoreline says that Gordonians shipped 14 goals against Watsonians in the Scottish Premiership hockey, but that total could have been even more but for the Aberdeen sides' young goalkeeper Morven Begg.
She was outstanding...
Homfray back for title-chasing Western
Fixtures: Saturday: men: Edinburgh University v Grove Menzieshill (13.00, Peffermill); Watsonians v Clydesdale; Western Wildcats v Erskine Stewart's Melville; Dundee Wanderers v Hillhead; Kelburne v Inverleith; Uddingston v Grange (16.30, Uddingston Cricket and Sports Club): Sunday:...
Grange win but rivals Western signal intentions
Grange opened the defence of the men's Scottish Hockey Premiership with a 3-1 victory over Dundee Wanderers at Fettes, but Western Wildcats signalled their intentions on the opening day of the domestic campaign.
Stevie Grubb,...
Blaikie boost for The University of Edinburgh
New-look The University of Edinburgh push off their new women's Premiership hockey campaign at home to Glasgow University on Saturday and one of the newcomers is Ruth Blaikie.
The Perthside-raised player has established herself in the...
Percy tells Grange: ‘We want the title back’
Western Wildcats' new men's coach Steven Percy has sent out a warning to champions Grange on the eve of the new hockey season: "We want the Premiership title back."
However, the Glasgow combine will have...
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