Extras

29th November

2's take the lead, as Vets face tough Cup Gym test!

The Men 1's take a break from outdoor hockey until February! .  The Men's 2's lead the way with a game against Bishop's Stortford and will be aiming for a win over a side 2 places below them. The Men's 3's face second bottom side Bedford 2's and will want another good win to keep the pressure on league leaders St Ives. The 4's sit top of NE14HOCKEY East Div4NE and this Saturday face 4th placed UEA 2's.  The 5's will be keen to build on last weeks derby win with a  win against 2nd from bottom team Holt Harlequins 2's. The Vets face a busy weekend, with a game against Bishops Stortford in the NE14HOCKEY East League on Saturday followed by a home game against Indian Gymkhana in the 3rd round of the veterans cup.

The Women's 1's have a well deserved weekend off before they defend their East Indoor title. The Women 2's got back on track with a good draw last week in the NE14HOCKEY Prem League and this weekend will look to pick up maximum points at 4th Cambridge University.  The Women 3's play 6th placed Cambridge ladies and will be looking to collect 3 points as they chase 2nd place. The 4's are on a 2 game winning streak and will want 3 points against a Castaways team that has only won once so far this season. The 5's game against Bury St Edmunds 3's was postponed due to a frozen pitch but hopefully this week they can get a win against bottom of the table Mildenhall.

26th November

Men finish on a high, as Women slip up in league but make Cup Quarter Finals.

The Women's 1's lost 3-1 to league leaders Slough on Saturday but the score line does not reflect a game were Ipswich had the majority of possession and chances. The team go into the Indoor break sitting in 5th place in the league and knowing that they are building a great foundation for success in years to come. On Sunday a heavily depleted team missing  6 regular players travelled to Div 1 leaders Sunderland for a 4th round Cup game. The new look Ipswich won 3-1 and did the club proud with a great team display, highlighting the chasm in class between the top of Div 1 and  the Premier League. The team now play Slough away on 24th February for a semi final place. The Women 2's got their first point since October with a  3-3 draw against 8th placed Bromley & Beckenham in their NE14HOCKEY Prem League game.  The Women 3's drew 1-1 with Cambridge University 2's. The 4's beat East Bergholt 4-1 to continue their climb up the Suffolk Premier League table. The 5's game against Bury St Edmunds 3's was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

The Men 1's beat Welsh side Whitchurch 3-2 to see them finish the first part of the season in good style. Ipswich are now in 7th place a welcome 8 points away from relegation danger .  The Men's 2's lost to a good Bluehearts 4-1. The Men's 3's thrashed  Norwich City 2's 6-1 to keep the pressure on leaders St Ives. The 4's bounced backed with a good 3-0 win over Watton to remain top of NE14HOCKEY East Div4NE.  The 5's beat local rivals IES 3's 2-1 The Vets game against Bury was moved to sat 15th December but beat Trojans 3-0 in the Vintage Cup to move into the 3rd round.

The Junior teams are also in action this weekend. The U18 Girls lost via penalty strokes in a thrilling game against Harleston Magpies. The score ended 2-2 after extra time and unfortunately after some controversial umpiring during the stroke competition Harleston won 2-1. The U15 Boys travelled with 9 players due to England trails but still had enough quality to beat Norwich City.

23rd November

Ipswich England Success

The first success from the England trials is Chloe Hunnable who has been selected for the U16 Girls Team. 

Congratulations to Chloe hopefully her 7 other Club mates will follow suit.

22nd November

Women and men aim to go into Xmas on a winning note.

The Women's 1's play league leaders Slough at Tuddenham Road on Saturday and will want to put in a good performance in their last game before the break for Indoor. Then on Sunday they head up to Sunderland for a 4th round Cup game. Sunderland sit op of Div 1 and will prove stern test for a depleted Ipswich team. The Women 2's face 8th placed Bromley & Beckenham in their E14HOCKEY Prem League game.  The Women 3's face Cambridge University 2's who are only 2 places behind them. The 4's will want another win after last weeks good performance and take on East Bergholt. The 5's face Bury St Edmunds 3's and really need to pick up some points.

The Men 1's also play their last game before Christmas, they face Welsh side Whitchurch. A win would see the Men in a comfortable position mid table and set them up for a good 2008. The Men's 2's face a Bluehearts team only 1 place and 1 point behind them and they will need to produce another good team performance. The Men's 3's will look to bounce back after last weeks loss with a win against mid table Norwich City 2's. The 4's lost their 100% record but will want to get back to winning ways quickly with a good display against mid table Watton. The 5's swing back into action with a derby game against IES 3's. The Vets game against Bury has been moved to sat 15th December but they have a Vintage Cup game away at Trojans on Sunday to keep them occupied!

The Junior teams are also in action this weekend. The U18 Girls travel to local rivals Harleston Magpies for a testing game. The U15 Boys also have an away game, they play Norwich City.

21st November

Record number of England Trails for junior players

The future looks bright for Ipswich Hockey club as 8 Junior players have been invited to take part in England Trails. Congratulations to all and we wish them all the best.

Girls U21 –Jenny Hall

Girls U16 –Alex Paske, Chloe Hunnable

Boys U18 –Will Hearne

Boys U16 –Josh Godfrey, Mickey Franklin, Harry Martin, Jonny Gall

21st November

Ellis scores GB goal as they win 3-0

Ipswich 1st team star Jo Ellis scored the second goal as GB beat Argentina 3-0 in the first of 5 test games. The other scorers were Crista Cullen and Charlotte Craddock.  The next game is Thursday 22nd November.

19th November

Ellis runner-up in 2007 Suffolk Sports Personality of the Year Awards

The 2006 winner Jo Ellis was runner-up in the 2007 Suffolk Sports Awards. 

Ipswich 1st team star Ellis, who is in Argentina with the GB hockey team preparing for the 2008 Olympics, ran this years winner close but had to settle for the runners-up spot this year.

Congratulations to Jo being 1st and 2nd in the two years that it has been running is something to be very proud of.

19th November

Men have ups and downs as Women take point as comeback falls short.

The Men 1's won the honours over the students beating beat Cambridge University 1-0 on Saturday in a vital game that has given them some breathing space above the relegation zone. Sunday however saw the team lose 3-1 to a Bromley & Beckenham, side that they would have been expected to beat. They now sit in 7th place, 5 points above the dreaded relegation spots. The Men's 2's traveled with a depleted team but out in a great performance to draw 3-3 with Broxbourne. The Men's 3's lost their  top of the table clash against leaders St Ives 3-2. The 4's lost their 100% record with a 4-4 against Cranes but remain top of the table.. The 5's had a weekend off. The Vets hit 10 past Busy St Edmunds in a vintage display.

The Women's 1's fought back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Poynton but will be disappointed not to have taken the win. The team drop to 6th place but are still within 1 point of 4th place. The Women 2's  strayed bottom of the E14HOCKEY Prem League after losing 6-1 against unbeaten leaders Holcombe.  The Women 3's though beat Welwyn Garden City 2-1, a great win for the young team. The 4's won 4-0s against Christchurch and moved away from the relegation zone. The 5's  though lost 4-0 to Christchurch 2's.

15th November

Men face crucial games as Women face tough away game at Poynton

The Men 1's have two must win games this weekend. On Saturday they take on  2nd bottom side Cambridge University. Having beaten the students 3-2 in the league Ipswich then lost by the same score in the Cup so this looks likely to be a very close game. With Ipswich only 4 points above the relegation play-off zone they know they cannot afford any slip ups. On Sunday the team travel to 9th placed Bromley & Beckenham, Ipswich lost the first meeting 3-1 but Bromley have only won 1 game since then and Ipswich will be keen to gain revenge.  2 wins this weekend, whilst not making Ipswich safe from relegation would certainly put them in the a good situation at the half way point. The Men's 2's will want to continue their inning run against mid table Broxbourne.The Men's 3's face a top of the table clash against leaders St Ives, knowing a win would send them top. The 4's  can seem to do no wrong and will look to maintain their 100% record with a win over struggling Cranes. The 5's have a weekend off. The Vets swing back into action with a derby game v Busy St Edmunds.

The Women's 1's will be keen to hold onto 4th place as they face 2nd bottom side Poynton. Missing Jenny Hall will be a big blow to the squad but if they play team hockey they should be more than capable of beating Poynton for the second time this season, having already secured a 2-1 win at home. The Women 2's are plum bottom of the NE14HOCKEY Prem League and face a really hard game against unbeaten leaders Holcombe.  The Women 3's will be keen to get back to winning ways as they play Welwyn Garden City. The 4's are dangerously close to the relegation zone and will want some points against Christchurch. The 5's play Christchurch 2's and also need a win.

15th November

Women 1's Indoor Fixtures

The Women 1's head indoors at the start of December as the Slazenger EHL takes a break until February.  With the Indoor finals again being held at the NIA and shown live on Sky Sports it is a massive showcase for the Sport and Ipswich hope to be there for the 3rd year running.

The Women are defending also East Indoor Champions and will look to retain their title over the weekend of 8th and 9th December at Kelsey Kerridge Sports Hall in Cambridge. Standing in their way are Canterbury, Sevenoaks and Chelmsford.

East Indoor Champions 2006

The weekend after sees the first round of EHL Premier League games , with the final round being played on January 12th and 13th 2008.  Should Ipswich finish in the top 4 they will then take part in the finals day at the NIA on Sunday 27th January.

You can download the fixtures here.

8th November

Men hammer 8 in past Teddington, while Women beat Canterbury but lose to Chelmsford

The Women's 1st Team leapfrogged Canterbury into 4th place with a good 2-0 victory on Saturday but then undid some of that good work with a 2-1 loss to Chelmsford on Sunday. The Women 2's remain bottom of the NE14HOCKEY Prem League with a 4-1 loss to old Loughtonians 2's. The 2's created more chances than their Essex visitors but are struggling to take their chances. The Women 3's lost 3-1 to league leaders Saffron Walden. The 4's also lost to 2nd placed Carlton Park 4-1. The 5's mirrored that score line with a  4-1 loss Haverhill 2's. 

The Men 1's at time made hard work of beating bottom side Teddington but were the better side and deserved thier 8-4 vixtory to see them move up to 7th place.  The Men's 2's had a great weekend winning 4-0 against Wapping then winning 32- against Telford in their first ever second team cup game. The Men's 3's dispatched Spalding 3-2 to remain in second place. and will be looking for another good win. The 4's  remain top of  the NE14HOCKEY Div 4NE  table with a 3-2 win over Norwich Union 3's. The 5's will be disappointed to have drawn 3-3 with bottom team Felixstowe 4's. The Vets have a weekend of after agreeing a postponement with Cambridge City to January 08.

8th November

Men want 3 points from Bottom side, while Women look to continue their good run as Super Sunday beckons.

The Women's 1st Team face two tough games over the weekend as they welcome 4th placed Canterbury (sat 12.00)  and 8th placed Chelmsford (sun 12.00) to Tuddenham Road.  Both sides should be able to play their England Internationals but Ipswich will feel they are more than capable of getting something our of the games. The Women 2's prop up the NE14HOCKEY Prem League and know that they need to register a win against mid table old Loughtonians 2's. The Women 3's had a weekend fof and face a tough game back as they play league leaders Saffron Walden. The 4's also face a tough test as they play 2nd placed Carlton Park. The 5's are finding some form and are keen to register a second win as they play Haverhill 2's. 

The Men 1's play only their second home game of the season and will be keen to get the win in a massive 6 point game against bottom side Teddington. With the Women 1's playing before them a large a vocal crowd is expected. The Men's 2's will be hoping Goal keeper Tony Burch has recovered from his concussion as they play 2 games. Saturday sees them face Wapping then on Sunday they travel to Telford for a second team cup game. The Men's 3's face mid table Spalding and will be looking for another good win. The 4's are clear at the top of theNE14HOCKEY Div 4NE  table and will want to stay there with a good win over 5th placed Norwich Union 3's. The 5's play bottom team Felixstowe 4's and will want to take maximum points. The Vets have a weekend of after agreeing a postponement with Cambridge City to January 08.

5th November

Ellis takes another step toward Olympic ambition.

Congratulations to Ipswich's England and GB star Jo Ellis who was selected as part of the GB Training squad that will tour Argentina as they build up to the 2008 Olympic Games. 

Jo in action for England v Spain at the Euro Nations August 2008

Full press release by GB Hockey below

Great Britain Hockey has today released the names of the 24 athletes who will be training towards the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The training squad is subject to an ongoing assessment and review and a further eight athletes will be monitored via the respective Home Nation programmes.

The squad includes six uncapped players by Great Britain, three of whom are yet to receive a cap for their respective Home Nation. Charlotte Craddock (17), Susie Gilbert (18) and Sam Quek (18) are all uncapped by England and Great Britain. Laura Bartlett (17) who has 17 Scottish caps, Jo Ellis (23 – Bowdon Hightown) who has 18 English caps and Hayley Brown (20) who has six English caps are all yet to earn their first Great Britain appearance. All players, with the exception of Ellis, were part of the Great Britain Youth squad who won the gold medal at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

21 of the selected players will travel to Salta in Argentina for training and five Test Matches later this month. Three of the 24 athletes are unavailable through either work commitments or illness. 

The following eight athletes will be monitored via the respective home nation programmes.

Argentina v Great Britain, Salta

5th November

Women bang 5 past Loughts but Men get burnt in Bristol

The Men 1's will be disappointed with losing 4-2 to Firebrands after being 2-0 up but the good news was the display of Ben Gladding in goal and the chances that were created. The Men's 2's lost to Harleston in the NE14HOCKEY East Prem 4-1, winning 1-0 at half time the game turned when Goal keeper Tony Burch was knocked unconscious and defender James Walker had to debut in goal. The Men's 3's  won 9-0 over bottom of the table March Town and remain in second place 1 point off rhe leaders. The 4's beat 2nd placed Gorleston 4-1 to move 3 points clear at the top of the table. The 5's outplayed Bury St Edmunds 5's and won 4-2 to stay in second place 3 points of the lead. The Vets had a double win beating Colchester 8-0 and then Jersey 4-1  in the Vets Cup.

The Women's 1st Team thrashed Old Loughtonians 5-1 to move up to 5th place, 2 points of third place. Jenny Hall terrorizing her old team mates with a great hat trick. The Women 2's lost again in the NE14HOCKEY Prem League, this time 4-1 to Letchworth. Their Cup game on Sunday v Staines 2's was cancelled as the London side could not raise a side, and Ipswich now face Old Loughtonians 2's away in the Quarter finals. The Women 3's had a free weekend as Harleston 3's pulled out the league. The 4's lost 3-2 to Felixstowe .The  5's lost 2-0 against Carlton Park 2's but played some good hockey. The U15 Girls travelled to Chelmsford to play in the Cup and lost 4-0, a brave display from a side that has only just been formed.

1st November

Men head into the Fire as Women face derby test

The Men 1's will be raring to go after a weekend off and travel to 6th placed Firebrands. The Bristol side are level on points with Ipswich and this will be a crucial fixture for both teams as they rea only 2 points above a relegation play-off spot. The Men's 2's are in 3rd place in NE14HOCKEY East Prem and face a great derby battle with joint league leaders Harleston. The Men's 3's go one better and are in 2nd place and should get a  win over bottom of the table March Town. The 4's face a tough test for the first time in weeks as they play 2nd placed Gorleston. The 5's play a derby against Bury St Edmunds 5's who are only 2 points behind them. The Vets face Colchester away on Saturday and then travel to East Grinsted to play Jersey in the Vets Cup.

The Women's 1st Team on the up after last weeks win face 2nd bottom side Old Loughtonians. It will be a tough game but Ipswich hope to field a full squad.  The Women 2's need a win against Letchworth to lift then off the Bottom of the NE14HOCKEY Prem Table.  Their Cup game on Sunday v Staines 2's has been cancelled as the London side could not raise a side, so Ipswich move into the Quarter finals. The Women 3's are joint top of NE14hockey.com East Div 2 central but have a free weekend as Harleston 3's pulled out the league. The 4's will want build on their win last week as they face Felixstowe .The  5's play Carlton Park 2's. and will want a win to get them back on track.

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