On a rainy Saturday Adel ladies 2s travelled along the ever scenic M62 to Halifax. The early riser of the day award would go to Nat Mellor, who (with a little help from chauffeur Summers) was first to arrive at the venue, with only the security guard beating her. Progress! The squad was severely depleted this week as half of the midfield were either sunning themselves or working, so Captain Jones needed to pull out Read more
Words by Paul Lewis Kingston upon Hull 2nd XI 2: 5 Leeds Adel HC 1st XI Love (verb): to have great attachment to and affection for – Collins English Dictionary Sometimes you just have to tell somebody that you love them. So whilst Mayhew was away on St Valentine’s Day telling his best friend (other than Tino) just that, the rest of the Men’s 1st XI travelled to Hull hoping to make the Read more
“Best performers save best performances for the big games” Jaclyn Smith 2015 (several times) Back in the depths of autumn, Doncaster were the last team to take points from an Adel side that went on to record seven straight victories after a 0-0 draw. With the squad not at full numbers, Doncaster presented a stern test of the Adel team in search of the league championship. Without the regular presence of Parson and C Read more
First up we have Phil Bayford in the 3rd XI game.. 6.8km covered, 49:09 mins moving, 7:11km/h average pace, max speed 2:52 km/h tracking a visit to the bushes as well… and the game before, Giles Primmer sadly dispelling the rumour he can only play down the wing! 5.3km Distance covered 40:06 Moving Time 7:34/km average pace, max speed 2:00 km/h
Following on from the mens and ladies 1s massive score difference wins earlier in the day, the pressure was on L4s to win…. A full team of 15, countless sideline supporters, John Fearn and Colin Shields providing their fatherly shouting encouragement and coach Ashley Hardaker in the dug out…we were set for battle. Of course car parking issue delayed the start of the match to no ones surprise. But at least the sun was shining! Read more
Words by Paul Lewis Leeds Adel HC 1st XI 9 : 2 Leeds HC 5th XI “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get” – Michael Phelps (just the 22 Olympic Medals). Following the shellacking dished out by the Ladies 1st XI the Men’s 1st XI third home fixture in a row saw them rack up their biggest win of the season against struggling Leeds Hockey Club. In Read more
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