Following a 3 hour training session at Church Lane on Tuesday, the soreness that followed would prepare Leeds Adel to get back to their best. Wakefield were this week’s visitors, the last team to take any points from Church Lane some 15 months ago, the 18 consecutive home wins gave Adel the confidence not to drop any points in this early January fixture. The talk before the game was of possession hockey and slowly building Read more…
After a first round defeat to York in the EH Masters (Over 40s) Trophy, the old and wise of Adel dropped into the Masters Shield, designed to give all the first round losers another game. Looking at the draw, there is a strong southern bias to the last 25 teams in the tournament with 7 of the teams awarded byes through to the next round. Sadly, Adel were not that fortunate and the prospect of Read more…
Adel ladies 4’s travelled east towards the sea to be met by cloud and drizzle before the match against Driffield 3’s who were currently 10th in the league. Keen to tackle the game ahead, the 4’s warmed up and even had a scout of the opposition to construct a strong game plan which later led to a 3-0 win to our ladies! As the match started it was clear that the ladies were in it Read more…
Thankfully the weather did not prevent a return to the pitch for all of our teams this weekend. The ladies section scored 15 goals without reply to secure 4 straight wins and the men’s section also scored 15 goals but let in 13 with the 1s and 2s victorious. The ladies 1s maintained “business as usual” with a 6-0 romp over Wakefield 3s to maintain their 100% record and top spot in their league. The Read more…
OK, it is only 8th January and we have yet to have the first full weekend of senior fixtures, but the New year has got off to a flying start with the boys under 12s A and B teams both topping their respective divisions in the Yorkshire Youth League and the Mens 1s winning a friendly v York last night in a warm up for their first league game tomorrow away at Sheffield Hallam. Good luck Read more…
All names you might expect to see on the prestigious shortlists for the Leeds Sports Awards 2016. Well known household names from the world of cricket, rugby and cycling with their roots at one side or the other of the fence at Headingley Carnegie Stadium or out on the roads of Otley. But the shortlisted Hardaker is not Leeds Rhino’s full back Zak, but is our very own Pam, rightly recognised for her decades of Read more…