28th
February 2008
1's
head West looking for 3 points, as the Vets look towards a
semi-final place
The
Women 1's
make the long trip West to Bristol to face a Clifton side 1
place and 3 points above them. Ipswich need to re-discover their
winning form and get a result. The Women
2's face probably the biggest
game of their season so far as they travel to Old Loughtonians
on Saturday. Both sides are tied on 19 points and know that
the winner of this game will have given themselves a very good
chance of surviving relegation with only 4 games to go. The 3's
face a tough game against unbeaten leaders Saffron Walden. The 4's
are also playing their league leaders this time Carlton Park The 5's
take on Haverhill 2's
The
Men's 1's
travel to Whitchurch knowing that a win would see them almost guaranteed
EHL hockey next year, a fantastic achievement for this young
squad. The Men's 2's will
be aiming to get back to winning ways against Wapping. The
3's
play Spalding and need a win to keep them in a promotion spot. The 4's
play Norwich Union 3's and will
be looking for a good win to keep them top of the table..
The already promoted 5's play
Norwich city 6's and will want a big score to keep them top. The
Vets play
their Vintage Cup Quarter-final v Isca. The visitors have come
all the way from Exeter and will prove a stern test but
Ipswich are playing some great hockey and will be keen to
reach their first ever semi-final in this competition.
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25th
February 2008
Men's
1's do the double over Oxted and Men 5's get first promotion
of season.
The
Men's 1's
beat 5th placed Oxted 2-1 to move further up the Slazenger EHL
South table and have almost secured National League hockey for
next season. The highlights of the game were performances
by Tony Burch in goal and 16 year old Mickey Franklin and Max Underwood
controlling the defence. The Men's 2's
went down 3-1 to league leaders Harleston
Magpies. The 3's
beat March town5-3. The 4's
defeated Gorleston 3-0.
The 5's
though turned in the best performance of the day beating Norfolk
Nomads 2's 8-1 to secure promotion. This is hopefully the
first of a few promotions for the club but it is a special moment
for the 5's who were only formed this year, Congratulations. The
Vets beat
Colchester 5-2
The
Women 1's
had a weekend off. The Women
2's dispatched Letchworth 6-4 and
now sit only 1 tantalising point form safety. The 3's
did not play aganst Harleston 3's as the Norfolk side have
pulled out the league. The 4's
recorded a fine 1-0 win over Felixstowe. The 5's
though lost heavily 9-1 to Carlton Park 2's.
The
Mixed team
lost 4-2 to Harleston in the Cup.
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22nd
February 2008
Men's
1's have to repeat early season form
The
Men's 1's
will be looking to bounce back on Saturday as they take on
Oxted who are one place and 7 points above them. Ipswich won
the 1st encounter 4-2 but Oxted have a couple of very useful
South African International players that could not play that
day and will need to rediscover their winning form that has
been missing over the alst few games. The Men's 2's also
face a tough game a home game against Prem A leaders and local
Norfolk rivals Harleston Magpies.. The
3's
play March town away. The 4's
play Gorleston.
The 5's
face Norfolk Nomdas 2's. The
Vets play
Colchester.
The
Women 1's
have a weekend off. The Women
2's gate back into league action
with a vital 6 pointer against Letchworth. A win for Ipswich
could see them move out of the bottom three. The 3's
play Harleston 3's away and 4's
play Felixstowe. The 5's
happy to have found a GK play
Carlton Park 2's.
The
Mixed team
travel to Harleston on Sunday to play their Norfolk rivals.
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18th
February 2008
No
joy for 1's but Vets move into Cup Quarter finals
The
Women 1's have
to reflect on one of the worst weekend in their history as
they lost 5-1 to Olton on Saturday and then7-1 to Slough away
in the Cup quarter finals on Sunday. The Women
2's,
3's and 4's
all had a weekend off with the 5's
playing a re-arranged game. The U15
Girls were scheduled to play
Harleston in the Cup but half-term and 1's cup playing duties
have played havoc with the side and they unfortunately have
had to concede the tie.
The
Men's 1's
joined the Women with a poor result against bottom team Teddington
losing 6-4. With Cambridge Uni closing the gap from the
relegation spot Ipswich need to get back to wining ways. The Men's 2's lost
3-0 to Dereham. The
3's
game against Felixstowe was abandoned. The 4's
got a narrow 5-4 win over Felixstowe 2's. The
league leaders the 5's
also recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Lowestoft Railway 2's. The
Vets postponed
their league game against
Chelmsford away but beat Winchester in the
over 40's cup 3-3 after Penalty strokes. The team now play
Stourport at home on the 9th March for a place in the semi-finals.
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14th
February 2008
1's
face challenging weekend as they aim for cup semi
The
Women 1's face
a tough weekend but the rewards if they get it right are very
high. On Saturday they welcome 3rd placed Olton and
Ipswich know that they need a result to keep them away form
the lower regions of the table. Then on Sunday the team
travel to take on league leaders Slough for a place in the Cup
semi-finals. The
Women
2's,
3's and 4's
all have a weekend off with the 5's
playing a re-arranged game. The U15
Girls were scheduled to play
Harleston in the Cup but half-term and 1's cup playing duties
have played havoc with the side and they unfortunately have
had to concede the tie.
The
Men's 1's
travel to play bottom team Teddington and will want a repeat
of their early season win. The Men's 2's play
a Dereham side who have a game in hand and are only 6 points
behind them, so a win is vital. The
3's
need to get back to winning ways but face a derby game against
Felixstowe. The 4's
are top of the tree and hope to
stay there with a win over Felixstowe 2's. The
league leaders the 5's
play Lowestoft Railway 2's. The Vets
are busy again this weekend with a league game against
Chelmsford away then a home draw against Winchester in the
over 40's cup.
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14th
February 2008
Hunnable
bags 2 goals
Chloe
Hunnable showed her natural
predator skill with 2 goals in her first appearance in an
England Shirt. Chloe scored against Ireland U16's as the England
side recorded a draw and 2 wins over their counterparts.
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14th
February 2008
Godfrey
scores on debut
The
4 Ipswich players, Josh Godfrey,
Jonny Gall, Mickey Franklin and Chloe
Hunnable in action for England
Juniors this week will have all enjoyed their first games. The
U16 Girls won 2-1 with the U16 Boys drawing 4-4. Josh Godfrey
scoring the opening goal in that game. There are another 2
games to be played with the series finishing on Friday.
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14th
February 2008
Ellis
injured in Oz and flies home
Ipswich
Women 1's GB
star player Jo Ellis
will fly home from Australia this weekend after spending
several days in hospital. Jo is on the mend but needs time to
recuperate and was not able to play a further role in the GB
matches against Australia. Jo is the the second player
making the trip home, after Charlotte Cradock flew back last
week with a back injury. We wish her a speedy recovery and
look forward to seeing her back in GB action very soon.
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10th
February 2008
1's
poor starts cost them but 2's earn good points.
The
Women 1's fought
back form 3-1 down against Canterbury but let in 2 goals inside
the last 7 minutes to slip to a 5-3 defeat. With a hard
weekend approaching the team need to get back to basics and
play some simple hockey . The
Women
2's got a better result drawing
0-0 with Canterbury 2's, with the 2's in the mix for the
dreaded drop the point could prove vital. The
3's lost 2-0 to 2nd placed
Stevenage. The 4's lost
5-3 to Lowestoft 2's with the 5's
losing 5-3 against Felixstowe 2's.
The
Men's 1's
played well in patches but lost 6-4 to 4th placed Indian Gymkhana. The Men's 2's destroyed
Harpenden, 10-2 and would think it was the best win of the day
but that went to the s. The
3's
lost 2-1 to City of Peterborough 3's and have seen the gap to
3rd place narrow to only 3 points. The 4's
thrashed UEA 3's 11-0 to
stay at the top of the tabel. The
league leaders the 5's
beat Felixstowe 3's 9-2 to maintain their winning run. The Vets
recorded two out of two with a 5-2 win on Saturday over Pelicans on
Saturday and a 1-1 penalty stroke cup win over Chesterfield on
Sunday, they now play Isca at home in the quarter finals.. The
Mixed Team beat
Halstead Imps 6-1 in the Mixed cup first round and face
Harleston Magpies away in the next round on the 24th February.
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7th
February 2008
Women
back in action
The
Women 1's finally
get back into outdoor Slazenger EHL Premier league action this
sat after a 3 month break. The team travel to Kent to take on
Canterbury. With the teams tied on points and also goal
difference this is bound to be a close game. Ipswich won the
encounter at Tuddenham Road 2-0 and will be hoping to complete
the double this weekend. Also
back in action will be striker Jenny Hall who has recovered
from her broken thumb that saw her miss the final 3 games of
2007 and all the indoor season. The
Women
2's welcome Canterbury 2's to
Suffolk and know that they need a win to keep them on track
for avoiding the dreaded drop. The
3's will be eying a promotion
spot as they face 2nd placed Stevenage. The 4's are
in a bad run of results and will be hoping to turn the tide
against Lowestoft 2's. The 5's
play Felixstowe 2's and also need
a win.
The
Men's 1's
are moving steadily up the league table but face a tough test
at home on Sunday as they play 4th placed Indian Gymkhana.
Should Ipswich win they could move up to 5th place. The Men's 2's face
Harpenden, a team they beat 8-1 in the first part of the season. The
3's
play City of Peterborough 3's and after a narrow 1-0 win, it
will be a close game. The 4's play
UEA 3's and will be keen to get back to winning ways. The
league leaders the 5's
play Felixstowe 3's. The Vets
are busy this weekend with a league game against Pelicans on
Saturday and a Cup game against Chesterfield on Sunday. The
Mixed Team play
Halstead Imps in Sunday in the first round of the Cup.
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7th
February 2008
4
Juniors in U16 England action
Chloe
Hunnable, Josh Godfrey, Mickey Franklin and
Jonny Gall are
all making their England debuts this weekend. Chloe will
be the U16 Girls in Manchester as they take on the Irish,
whilst the boys will be in Dublin taking on Ireland boys.
Good
luck to them all and hopefully it is the first step on a very
long and successful International career.
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4th
February 2008
Men
turn in good performances and are finally rewarded.
The Men's 1's
will count themselves unlucky not to have got something out of
a good game against previous leaders Exeter University. The students beat Ipswich 8-2 at
the start of the season and Ipswich were determined to show
they had progressed since then. Despite losing 2-1 Ipswich
played well and took that confidence into Sundays game against 10th placed Robinsons.
Ipswich dispatched them 4-2 and moved up to 6th place in the table. The Men's 2's
narrowly beat Havering 2-1 but it was a good win away from
home. The second placed 3's
made hard work of beating IES, but eventually won 3-2 after
being 2-0 down. The win keeps Ipswich in second place. The 4's slipped
up against lowly
Holt Harlequins losing 3-1. An amazing turnaround considering
Ipswich won 14-0 last time. The 4's still stay in
second place. The 5's
continued their great run with a 1-0 win over North Walsham
3's, the win sees Ipswich slip to second place on goal
difference. The Vets
had to play a friendly against Shefford and Sandy as the opposition
could not raise a team due to injuries. Ipswich lent them 4
players but ran out 6-1 winners. Ipswich are now 7
points clear at the top of the table.
The Boys U15 played
Harleston in the national Cup and beat them 4-1 to progress
into the 4th round to be played on the 9th March.
The
Women 1's did
not have a game. The
Women
2's were held to a disappointing
1-1 draw with Bury St Edmunds. The
3's though took revenge beating Bury
2's 4-1. The 4's battled
valiantly against leaders Haverhill but lost 2-1. The 5's
play Lowestoft 3'sawating result.
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4th
February 2008
Hall
goes close
The Women 1's star striker Jenny
Hall just missed out on the title
of 2007 Higgins Group Youth Winner. The title was won by
Sophie Bray but Hall was a worthy runner up with the judges
highlighting how close it was "As usual the judges
had a hard task to separate the candidates who came from a
wide background of hockey development. The girls’ runner-up
was Jenny Hall, now of Ipswich, who has been knocking at the
door all three years that the award has been made. Again, it
was a hairline decision."
Jenny
Hall in action for Ipswich v Liverpool Sefton in the EH Cup
2007
Congratulations
to Jenny and the club will be looking forward to seeing her
back in action next weekend as she returns to league hockey
after breaking her thumb in November last year.
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