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Injuries, absences and the weather can’t stop a memorable weekend for Adel

This season, the weather seems to have frustrated us more than ever, causing postponements and fixture rearrangements that have given our fixtures and umpire secretaries nightmares.  Deadlines from the YHA for final games of the season, the threat of further bad weather and our astro already maxed out on Saturdays with 5 home games mean it gets increasingly harder to find that Sunday window of opportunity to squeeze in rearranged games.  Thursdays snowstorm created a Read more…

By Mark Powley, ago

British Hairways

With the season coming to a close, this weekend originally was going to be the last of our many double-header weekends in which we took on Rotherham 3s for our final home fixture on Saturday and Hallam 7s away on Sunday that has been in the pipeline to be played since last November (I think) with endless rearrangements due to the weather having it in for us Saturday ended up being conceded to us as Read more…

By Ross Nichols, ago

A win, a loss and epic teas…

The ladies 1s feeling pretty pumped from their win a few weeks ago before #snowmageddon went into this weekends double header knowing that more points were needed to get out of the relegation zone.  Saturday 10th March v Brooklands 2s Knowing this game would be tough the Adel ladies arrived at the fortress in good time; with even Gibbo arriving on time! There’s a first for everything J Adel all warmed up and ready to Read more…

By paullewis, ago

Revenge

This week’s bitter and twisted write-up is brought to you by Andy Hedge They say revenge is best served cold, but due to the vagaries of the Yorkshire weather Adel 5ths travelled south down the M1 in comparatively tropical weather, hoping to make amends for a 2-0 home defeat in the reverse fixture.  The young Adel team had not been strong enough earlier in the season, but now Chapeltown 4s were in for a shock. Read more…

By john holden, ago

Mens 1s deserved champions..but the job not finished yet

The men’s 1’s went away to Bradford knowing that a win would secure promotion. First task of the day was to negotiate the roads of Bradford… The changing room was full of nervous energy, Bens team talk calmed the lads and after an intense and focused warm up the game began! Bradford pressed hard in the first 10minutes putting the Adel midfield and backline under a lot of pressure. A short corner was initially saved Read more…

By Greg Hilton, ago

Champions before the end of February!

Its been a busy few weeks for most hockey sides as they try and fit in rearranged games in the slip week or on a Sunday in order to complete their league fixtures before the end of the season schedule for mid-March.  The Ladies 2s have had to be more creative and agreed to play away at Selby on a Tuesday evening when Selby normally train at their pitch.  The first attempt a few weeks ago was scuppered Read more…

By Mark Powley, ago