18th May  2005

4 Ipswich players dominate England Women's squad v Scotland

Cathy Gilliat-Smith, Jo Ellis, Leisa King and Becky Duggan have all been selected for the forthcoming training camp and test matches versus Scotland in Belle Vue, Manchester this weekend. With 4 players in the squad Ipswich are by far the most dominate club in the team. Probably the surprise of the team though is Hightown's player-coach Tina Cullen who has come out of retirement.

16th May  2005

U18 Girls make history as first team to retain U18 crown.

After a great game of end to end hockey that ended 2-2  Ipswich and local rivals Chelmsford faced each other in a nerve wracking penalty stroke competition. Ipswich led by Captain Charlie Anderson held their nerve and 2 fantastic saves by Chole Musgarve saw the Suffolk Team defend the title they had won last year.  That makes them the first U18 side to retain the title.  Congratulations to all the team and a special thanks to Coach Vic Sandall and Manger Jo Gray. This is Jo's last year at the the club as she has sadly decided to hang up her hockey stick, therefore it was a very special win and great memory for her.

National U18 Plate Champions 2005

You can see a selection of the photos from the day here.

12th May  2005

U18 Girls look to make history for 2nd year running

After claiming Ipswich's first ever Junior national title last season the U18 girls are looking to claim another bit of National and Club history this weekend as they face local rivals Chelmsford in the final of the U18 Plate.  An Ipswich victory would see them be the first team to retain the title , e a fitting tribute to many of the older players who will be leaving the club for University at the end of the summer.

The game will be played on Sunday 15th May @ Bowdon hockey Club starting at 10am.

Good luck girls!

12th May  2005

Summer League round-up

Men's Div 1

With the first round of games played the division looks wide open, with Ipswich Sports Club 2's and Felixstowe Men 1's leading the table. There is also no shortage of goals with Ipswich and Bury drawing 6-6 and Cranes and Felixstowe 2's drawing 5-5.

Women's Div 1

IES lead the way in this league with 2 wins out of 2, from holders Sudbury and Ipswich 1's.  IES first game v Christchurch was won 3-1 Penalty Stroke taken by Wheelie of IESHC, great take for the birthday girl. Sam Brown scored the other 2 goals for IES . Ipswich won their first game 5-3 v Sudbury and excellent result for a young team (with a few oldies thrown in). Alice Christianson was chief poacher getting two brave goals. Then Hannah Golding slammed the backboards with a powerful follow up on her own shot. Vic Sandall, after a particularly neat bit of skill in the 'D' to create space, undercut the ball top left and finally Karla Waddleton with an exceptional strike from a short corner made it 5.

Women's Div 2

Carlton park lead the way in Div 2 with 2 wins out of 2 v Castaway and Grasshopper Ladies. They are being chased by Hadleigh who have won 1 and drawn one.

10th May  2005

Dinner Photos

Follow the link for a selection of photos from the night. 

9th May  2005

Club Dinner news

For the second year in succession Fynn Valley hosted the Ipswich Hockey Club Awards dinner and another great night was enjoyed by club members.  

Annual awards

 

Club Person of the Year	Richard Pittaway
Boys Junior Player of the Year	Robbie Hauxwell
Girls Junior Player of the Year	Charlie Anderson
Men's Player of the Year	Will Fulker
Ladies Player of the Year	Becky Duggan
Ladies 1's Player of the year	Kirsten Spencer
Ladies 2's Player of the year	Jo Gray
Ladies 3's Player of the year	Alice Christian
Ladies 4's Player of the year	Lou Duggan
Men's 1's Player of the year	Andy Cook
Men's 2's Player of the year	Tony Burch
Men's 3's Player of the year	Phil Messent
Men's 4's Player of the year	Ben Glading
Men's Top Goal scorer	Andy Cook  (22)
Ladies Top Goal scorer	Cath Gilliat-Smith (16)

6th May  2005

3 Ipswich players selected for England team

Cath Gilliat-Smith, Becky Duggan and Jo Ellis have all been selected for the England Senior Women’s Squad which will participate in a Six Nations Tournament in Seoul, Korea from 8-16 June 2005.  Leisa King was not available for selection due to work commitments. 

3rd May  2005

Ladies 1's suffer Super Cup disappointment but can reflect on season with pride.

The Ladies 1's  ended a long hard season with a disappointing 4th place at the Super Cup in Guilford over the bank holiday weekend. Despite the unhappiness at the final placing the team can take heart from a great last performance against Leicester that they were very unlucky not to get something out of.

With the season over the team can now begin to reflect on a amazing year and the unbelievable progression from bottom of the league to runners up in such a short space of time. With a runners up spot also in the Indoor League and play-offs their is a huge amount of potential in this Ipswich side and after a short break the squad will be meeting up to plan the next step in their progression.

28th April  2005

Club Dinner update

The club dinner is a sell out with well over 100 tickets having been sold. Thank you to all Captains for selling them and we look forward to seeing you there.

Please note you have until Sat 30th April to get in your votes for the end of season awards.  

You can download a form here and either email back to votes@ipswichhockeyclub.co.uk or post it into the ballot box at Henley Rd.