Ladies 4s claim the Division in style!

After a whirlwind few weeks, with losing an easy match, knowing we have secured the top spot with games to spare and a few Saturdays of no hockey anyways, we were happy to have some fun on the wind exposed pitch in Keighley. The final game- Leeds Adel Ladies 4s vs Airedale Ladies 2s. They had big hitting blocking defenders, we had alot of midfielders running laps up and down the pitch. They had 2 Read more

Adel Crash and Burn in EH Mixed Plate

So the biggest news of the day, Andy Portnall arrived on time and was wearing full hockey kit, Mr Motivator finally claiming his wardrobe back! Adding to this Ash ‘Maybe’ Hardaker and the always popular Reid Hendley were there just in time for the start. The rest of the troop completing the usual warmup of standing around the area trying to take Sarah’s head off. Captain Ransley lost the toss, somewhat overwhelmed by tossing a coin Read more

North Div 2 Setup for Final Weekend Finish

As the season draws to a close, the pressures of this tight division is starting to take its toll on the teams vying for promotion. With only the league champions progressing to playoffs, it could not be much closer. This week saw the final round of planned fixtures, with only re-arranged games to go, positions 3 to 12 were confirmed. Slazengers despite an excellent result last week, will be hoping that one of the teams Read more

Leeds Adel 1st XI v Harrogate 2nd XI – An eye opener for the neutral

Words by Paul Lewis Leeds Adel 1st XI 3:1 Harrogate 2nd XI “Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.” Horatio Nelson Part 2 of 4: A hard fought victory. On an unusually balmy day at Church Lane, Adel Men’s 1st XI completed the second part of their quartet of must win fixtures. This game was a more tense and competitive affair than the previous victory against Read more

Leeds Adel Ladies 3rd XI Back To Winning Ways

Words by Gabby Nusenbaum   Ladies Adel 3s met on an almost tropical late afternoon to face local team Horsforth Ladies 1s, with Adel having a very strong squad of 14 eager players. Adel had played at Horsforth earlier in the season and had finished with a frustrating 0-0,  therefore Adel were ready to step out in force.   The saying of ‘you may have to fight a battle more than once to win it,’ rang Read more