Investec Hillhead Junior Hockey Club News Articles

Boys Under 16s and Under 18s Training resumes

Alan Meikle — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:52:16 +0000

Boys Under 16 and Under 18 Squad Training:

Friday 6th January, 1pm - 4pm @ G.H.K. Astro Pitch

Bring warm and water proof clothes, plenty of fluids, light snack and £5 towards pitch hire.

Alan Meikle

Hillhead Under 18 seeks new fortunes in the Plate

Alan Meikle — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:23 +0000

Teams competing in first round are Dundee Wanderers, Kelburne, Perthshire and Western Hillhead given a BYE into second round Classification Pool – 2nd Round
Suggested Play By Dates (ALL matches to be concluded by 6th May 2012)
15 Apr 2012	Hillhead	v	2nd place team from R1
28 Apr 2012	2nd place team from R1	v	1st place team from R1
06 May 2012	1st place team from R1	v	Hillhead

The dates noted above are suggested “play-by” dates. The competing teams may arrange a date to play their matches which suits both parties, as long as all games are played by the 6th May 2012. Any matches which have not been played by this date will be declared void.

Points shall be awarded as follows:- 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.

In the event of a tie on points at the conclusion of the “round robin” classification matches, the section shall be decided by (a) goal difference (b) goals scored (c) better head to head (d) number of matches won.

The top two teams from the 2nd Round of Classification Pool matches will progress to the U18 Scottish Plate Final, which will be played at Peffermill on Sunday 20th May.

Sunday 20 May 2012 (Peffermill, Edinburgh) Final

No Juniors on 12 February 2012

Ron Meikle — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:06:56 +0000

Due to half-term holiday, there will be no meeting of Hillhead Juniors on Sunday 12th February. It will resume as usual on the 19th.

Hillhead impress against clinical Clydesdale

Alan Meikle — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:27:46 +0000

In their opening encounter of this year's National League, Hillhead faced much fancied rivals Clydesdale at G.H.K on a cold and dull morning.

The hockey from the outset lit up the morning with Clydesdale totally dominant in the opening exchanges, with flowing hockey causing Hillhead all sorts of problems. Hillhead welcoming five new players to their squad took time to settle. Clydesdale took full advantage of this early disharmony as they took a deserved lead after confusion in the Hillhead defence left keeper Westwood with no chance. Hillhead settled into the game after this early setback and gradually began to compete more with their impressive opponents. They were, however, to face a setback late in the half with Clydesdale adding a second goal after a beautiful passing move.

Halftime HIllhead 0 - 2 Clydesdale

Hillhead took to the field in the second half looking for the more of the good attitude and effort applied in a difficult first half. As it happened, they gave every ounce of energy they had creating ten times as many chances in the second half as they did in the first. Like a side transformed, they grew with confidence and started linking up more successfully than in the first half. Chances came and went, until late in the match with John Reid sealing a good performance with a penalty corner strike. Six minutes to go, game on! Hillhead with nothing to lose pushed for the win, with four players posted high in search an equaliser. Unfortunately this allowed Clydesdale to counter attack and score a third and final goal, sealing the three points in an enthralling encounter. No points, but plenty of positives for a squad of players that had never met let alone played together.

Thanks to Ronnie Meikle for umpiring and all the support.

Fulltime Hillhead 1 - 3 Clydesdale

Juniors ends for season 11-12

Ron Meikle — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:57:36 +0000

Hillhead Juniors will end on Sunday 25th March for this season.

The good news is that it restarts on Sunday 26th August 2012.

Investec Hillhead's Juniors on international Duty

Alan Meikle — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:14:50 +0100

Whilst the season comes to an end for most of us, spare a thought for James Ross and John Reid who continue to train hard as part of their involvement with Scotland Under 18s and Under 16s respectively.

James earned his first cap for Scotland Under 18s on Friday, going down 5-1 to the Welsh in Wales. Playing in various positions up the left flank in the second test, James enjoyed being part of an improved performance as the team once more lost, this time by three goals to one. In the final match James played the entire match give or take a minute or so, and contributed to the team's best performance as they salvaged some pride with a hard fought 1-1 draw.

Next season promises to be a big one for James at club level as he continues to improve and impress. A place in the first XI is surely his to lose.

John Reid playing his second season at Under 16s again visited Dutch club HDM for their annual invitational tounament. Scotland unlike their opponents fielded an under 16 side whilst the other club sides and Switzerland fielded under 18 sides. Scotland finished a credible sixth with three successive wins against Dutch Side Almere, Aberdeen Grammar School and most notably Switzerland Under 18s. John scored in a friendly against hosts HDM and in the tournament against Ring Pass. He played the majority of the tournament at centre forward.

Next season should see John establish himself in the first XI which will further his progress at international level.

WELL DONE BOYS, HILLHEAD ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR SUCCESSES

P.S. - Hillhead are also delighted to hear that Aiden Docherty now at Inverleith continues to dazzle, capped for a second year at under 18 level. A credit to Hillhead and I am sure Inverleith.

Investec Hillhead Under 15s face Clydesdale in friendly

Alan Meikle — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:30:17 +0100

Clydesdale Under 15s v. Hillhead Under 15s

Sunday April 15th at Titwood

Squad:

Fraser Ward

Steven Frame

Jamie McTaggart

Jimmy Lynch Small

Rory McClure

Ciaran Quinn

Hamish Geddes

Alison Westwood

Archie Ross

Euan Murdoch

Andrew Sinclair

Lachlan

Grant McMillan

Hillhead lose to Clydesdale in keenly fought encounter

Alan Meikle — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:47:08 +0100

After a tightly contested first 40 minutes and with the teams level at 1-1, Hillhead tired in the final third conceding three late goals, losing the match 4-1. All in all, fantasic individual performances by all involved. Some work to be done in terms of team play, but no worries in terms of technical ability of the players. A credit to the club and lots of players that will go all the way up the teams if they work hard.

Team:

Alison Westwood

Alex Wroe

Ben Lenihan