words by Toby Ratcliffe Adel Mens 2nd XI returned from the Christmas break top of the Yorkshire division 1 and eager to re-assert themselves as the dominant force in the league from the off. The first fixture of 2019 saw Adel face Boston Spa at home, a game that looked comfortable on paper but could have posed problems if Adel were off the pace. The boys began in usual fashion, pressing well, turning over the Read more
Words by Mr R. Higgins Saturday saw the meaningful return to action for the 3s after the festive break, making the short trip to Huddersfield to face some dragons seemed to take forever but we still wound up with an hour to kill in the changing rooms listening to gabbo explain why he can’t say no to free fruity fridays, marvelling at Beale’s beard and waiting for Boag! We were all drilled into our roles Read more
This past weekend will probably go down in history as one of the busiest ever for representative teams from Leeds Adel HC. At the last count 17 teams donned the orange shirts and went into battle against a variety of opposition in league games, friendlies, social fixtures, under 10 matches in the YYHL, national EH mixed cup competitions and by the end of the weekend there were some tired and weary bodies, sore heads but Read more
words by Phil Bayford On a weekend seemingly full of Adel vs Brigg matches across the club, the mens 2nd XI took on theirs. After watching a magnificent performance from the Ladies 2s the boys were inspired and a short warm up was plenty of time to get in gear. Early goals from Carter and Bayford set the tone as Adel dominated the opening exchanges. A strong press and ever rotating front line ensured their Read more
Boston Spa 1’s 0 – Leeds Adel 2’s first choice XI 5 Venue: Pallekele, Nr. Ben Rhydding, Nr. the Beach On the new pitch! Words by R Partner. The Men’s 2 set off for an away fixture to nearby rivals Boston Spa, home to the British library for those who studies before google! Rumors that they had a new pitch were soon dispelled when Boston Spa turned out not to be Ben Read more
Apparently tradition has it at Adel that if all the mens teams or ladies teams win on the same Saturday, the President is required to buy a round of drinks for every hockey member in the bar at the time the last result comes in. On Saturday, current President, Ian Phillips will have been mightily relieved that we set up a mens 6th team a few weeks back although by the time they had finished Read more
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