Tag: Western Wildcats
Timely reminder for treble-chasing Watsonians
Watsonians coach Keith Smith admitted his squad eased off when they were 5-0 ahead against Clydesdale Western in their Scottish Cup semi-final victory, allowing the opposition too much time and space.
Their rivals scored and...
Croll goal and Lothian save keeps Grange in pole position
Grange edged Capital rivals Watsonians to keep their noses in front in the race for the men's Premiership title with one game remaining.
The Stockbridge combine won 1-0 thanks to an open play goal just...
Waterston double knocks out Scottish Cup holders
The Scottish men's hockey cup will be coming back to Edinburgh as Grange and Watsonians will contest the final.
Grange came from 2-0 down with a treble-whammy in the final quarter to edge holders Western...
Grange aiming to tame Wildcats again
Grange whipped Western Wildcats at Fettes recently and they also won the first men's Premiership clash, and now the sides clash head-on again in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre on...
Watsonians on the brink of retaining women’s title
Watsonians could retain the woman's hockey Premiership title on Sunday if they beat Western Wildcats at Tipperlin (15.00).
Keith Smith's side have 40 points and are five ahead of second-placed The University of Edinburgh University....
Portugal triple-header for Grange
Grange face three tough qualifiers in the EuroHockey Club Trophy from Friday in Portugal.
The current Scottish Premiership champions play Northern Irish cracks Lisnagarvey in their opener at 15.00 on Friday, March 29 and then OKS-SHVSM Vinnitsa (Ukraine) the...
Bean double puts Grange in pole position
The destiny of the men's hockey Premiership is back in Grange's hands after a devastating display in a 4-0 victory over title rivals Western Wildcats at Fettes.
A double from Dylan Bean and singles from Aidan McQuade...
Rivals closing in on Grange in title race
Last weekend's results saw Grange slip up at home to The University of Edinburgh who won 3-1 at Fettes. Western whipped Hillhead 5-1 while Uddingston edged Watsonians 2-1 in Lanarkshire.
Martin Shepherdson, Grange's team manager,...
Smith praises squad after taming Wildcats
Watsonians women march on in defence of their hockey Premiership title thanks to a narrow victory over Western Wildcats at Auchenhowie.
They edged the clash 2-0 with goals from Emily Dark in the third quarter...
Watsonians women cruise to victory, but men miss out
Watsonians suffered mixed fortunes in the hockey Premiership. Their women, rusty after their European exertions indoors in Turkey last weekend, cruised to a comfortable victory over hard-working but overpowered Inverleith, but the club's men were brushed...
Wildcats beef up for business end of season
Fourth-placed Watsonians entertain title contenders Western Wildcats at Tipperlin in one of the feature games on Saturday's card in the Premiership and the Auchenhowie men are back to full-strength with the return of Andrew Lochrin, Hamish...
No complacency from Grange as hockey season resumes
Grange men celebrated at the final whistle which confirmed a 3-1 win over The University of Edinburgh in a key Scottish Premiership game as the Capital combine bid to defend the title. That was on November...
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...
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...
Western win to keep pace with leaders
Western Wildcats kept up pressure on men's Scottish Premiership leaders Grange with a 3-1 win over Uddingston in Lanarkshire.
Hillhead edged Grove Menzieshill 3-2 at Old Anniesland with Dundee Wanderers' home clash against Kelburne at...
Western win to keep pace with leaders
Western Wildcats collected three points to keep in touch with the leaders in the Scottish Hockey Premiership after coming from 1-0 down to beat city rivals Clydesdale 4-1 in a game to catch up...
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...
Grange aiming to consolidate top spot
Champions Grange sit on top of the men's table with 15 points from their five games having scored 17 goals and conceded six and they travel to Tayside to visit sixth-placed Grove Menzieshill who have...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Hockey – Grange second best but Watsonians clinch double
Grange, the newly-crowned men's Premiership champions, failed in their bid to add the play-off title when they were beaten 2-0 by Western Wildcats at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.
The game was deadlocked until the final...
Hockey- Grange and Watsonians hoping to add to Premiership triumphs
Grange take the first step towards a Premiership and play-off double on Saturday at Glasgow's National Hockey Centre.
The Edinburgh side, who won the league last weekend with a 4-1 win over Capital rivals, Watsonians, clash with...
