This week’s fixtures:

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Pitch 1                                                                                   Pitch 2                                  

11:15      No Game                                                            11:15      Ladies 4 v East London 5

13:00      Ladies 1 v Ipswich 1                                          13:00      Ladies 5 v Waltham Forest 4           

14:30      Mens 2 v Spencer 5                                           14:30      Academy v Chelmsford 6

16:00      No Game                                                            16:00      Mens 3 v PHC Chiswick 2                 

Away

Supervets v Surbiton Magnets                       12:30

Loppers v Thurrock 2                                      13:00     

Ladies 2 v Burnt Ash 1                                    12:00

Ladies 3 v East London                                   11:15

Ladies 5s v Redbridge & Ilford                         16:00

 

Sunday

Pitch 1                                                                Pitch 2                                                  

-                                                                           13:00      U18 Girls v Saffron Walden

14:30      Men’s 1s v Oxted                                  14:30      U14 Boys v Teddington                                                    

 

Away

U16 Boys EH Championships Regional Finals @ Canterbury

U14 Boys v Blue Hornets

U12 Boys In2Hockey County round @ Redbridge

U10 Girls In2Hockey County round @ Redbridge

 

Before the Snow

U16 Boys 9 - 0 Oxford Hawks U16's (25/2/18)

A superlative team performance yesterday saw the Boys' U16's progress to the next stage of the Mercian Play-offs. Oxford were a well organised and well-drilled team, but on a bitterly cold afternoon were unfortunate to meet a team with an insatiable appetite to reach finals day. Joseph set out his wishes before the start with consummate command and proceeded to lead by example impressively accompanied by fifteen fellow team members aspiring to make a statement.

Too many good performances to single out, it is however a pleasure to applaud the unsung hero between the sticks. Barney as usual commanded his defensive unit with tremendous vocal presence and although he had to spend a considerable amount of time trying to keep warm, pulled off two truly outstanding saves that even drew comment from one of the umpires. He has been doing this all season and genuinely deserves a shout out!

Well done team, let's see what the next round brings!!

 

U18 Boys  0  --  4  Teddington U18's (25/2/18)

A harsh result for a depleted yet totally committed team. Teddington were a highly skilled, well-drilled, physical unit of players yet found it difficult to break down the Loughs’ defence, and on the occasions that they did were faced by Xavier, a goalkeeper on a mission, who pulled off a string quartet of outstanding stops. The boys went in 0 - 0 at half time and had worked their socks off, especially as a nasty hand injury to Jake meant we lost yet another team regular. Genuine thanks must go to George and all the younger U16 players who kindly accepted the invite to play at very late notice.

Sadly, Teddington opened the scoring with a rather fortunate goal. To their credit although disappointed, no heads dropped but in chasing an equaliser, we were punished on the break by a very efficient opposition. Tired legs at the end meant the score-line increased but the team deserves unmitigated acclaim for sheer endeavour through-out. The good news is that we are still in with a shout as we have had the good fortune of remaining in the competition for the next round. 

 

Club fundraiser

Saturday 3rd March - “The Brain Drain” 

A big THANK YOU to those people who braved the elements to support the club quiz night and help boost club funds through ticket sales and the auction.

 

Volunteers

The Club have several events coming up and are always looking for volunteers.  If you are willing and able to spare some time to help with any of the arrangements either before the event or on the day please contact the office on 0208 5044010 as your help is always welcome.

 

Coming up…………………….

 

OLHC Summer League

This year the club will be running summer leagues for men, ladies and boys youth starting week commencing 14th May.  It will run for a period of 8 weeks so will be finished before the school holidays begin.  If you know of any club/team that would like to enter please ask them to contact the office on 0208 5044010 for further details.  Numbers are restricted so entries will be treated on a first come first served basis.