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Mark Wheelhouse

13th May 2008
Ellis fights for Olympic dream.

 

Still suffering from the effects of her injury in Australia back in January, Ipswich's star player Jo Ellis is in the GB squad that faces Argentina in 2 test games at Reading Hockey Club and will be hoping she can turn in a performance that proves she is on the way back to full fitness.

 

The first game was on the 12th May and saw GB lose 3-2. The sides play again tonight.

 

Good luck Jo we are all willing you on!


6th May 2008
Season officially over and it's another good year for the Club

 

After 9 months of hockey, the Ipswich Hockey fixtures are now officially completed for another season.  There have been ups and downs amongst the teams but overall the picture is a good one.  3 promotions , 1 National Title,  2 East League Titles ,  1 Suffolk Cup,  1 Suffolk Veterans Title, 2 Suffolk Indoor Titles, 1 National indoor Semi-final and only 1 relegation. 

The main highlights are the Men's 3's, 4's, 5's and the Vets, who all either won their league or won promotion, with the Vets over 40 team also winning their first ever National Title.

 

However several other sides cannot not be overlooked including both 1st Teams. The Men started the season with a new coach in the shape of Iain Gall and not even sure which players they would have in their squad, with several youngsters who were making a huge step up from the East hockey League. A great opening day win against Oxted though set the stall out and with the restructuring of the league they team knew that also as long as they avoided relegation they would effectively win promotion to Div 1. This they achieved and they look forward to next season and a new challenge. The Women's 1's also had a new coach, Royce Waters and they too had a good first part of the season rising to 5th place before the Indoor break. Indoor too was another success, the team made the National indoor Finals night for the 4th year running but once more lost at the semi-final stage, losing 7-6 to Bowdon Hightown but not after after staging an amazing comeback from 6-1 to level the scores at 6-6. The second half of the outdoor season saw the squad hit very hard by injuries, work commitments and also a pregnancy! This had a knock on effect and a poor run of results saw the team battling hard to stay out of the relegation fight. This they did with a hard earned point at Chelmsford to finish in 7th place. Not the best of results but one that highlighted the teams battling qualities.

 

The Club also has had 6 players selected for National sides. Jo Elli (GB & England Women), Jenny Hall (England U21), Chloe Hunnable (England U16), Josh Godfrey (England U16), Jonny Gall (England U16), Mickey Franklin (England U16)

 

Thank you to all the people who work so hard to make this club a success, on and off the pitch, you really do make the difference and here's to another great season.


6th May 2008
Men's Vets add clubs 13th National Title

 

Ipswich Men's Veterans teams had a superb weekend and just missed out on a unique double. The Vintage over 50's side put up a great battle coming back form 2-0 down to level the scores at 2-2  but they narrowly lost 3-2 to a skillful Indian Gymkhana side.  The Over 40's Veterans side went one better beating East Grinsted 3-0 to claim Ipswich first ever National title for the Men's Veterans. 

It was a fitting end to the season for Ipswich and the vets in particular and a huge congratulations must go to all the players and Captain fantastic the 79 year old Johnny Gordon.

Pictures to follow shortly!


1st May 2008
Men's Vets looking to final flourish

 

Ipswich Men's Veterans teams have already made a bit of club and England history by being the first Club to have both Vintage and Veterans sides in the National Finals in the same year.

 

The teams will travel to Old Loughtonians on Sunday 4th May to play East Grinsted in the Veterans Cup (14.30 start)  and Indian Gymkhana in the Vintage Cup (12.15 start).

 

Ipswich Over 40's Vets side

Back l to r: John Gordon, Nick Fry, Rob Gaffer, Steve Foster, John Steward, Mike Tew, Quentin Crowe, Steve Curzon, Andy Cook, Andy Beresford
Front l to r: Chris Palmer, Ian Driver, Steve Askins, Alan Gray, Andy Cutting, Richard Langton, Paul Calver, Andy Swindin

 

Ipswich Over 50's Vintage side

Back l to r: Phil Sampson, David Hughes, Paul Whetton, John Steward, Richard Youngman, Chris Wake
Front l to r: Peter Sampson, John Hauxwell, Andy Hampton, Richard Wrinch, Roger Girling, Peter Glading, John Gordon

 

 

Both games will be real test for Ipswich as Indian Gymkhana are the defending Champions in the Vintage Cup and East Grinsted are captained by Richard Leman, who led Great Britain to Olympic gold in 1988.  However Ipswich have shown through this competition that they have a never say die attitude and will be keen to do a unique double to seal another fantastic year for the club.

 

PLEASE GO ALONG AND SUPPORT OUR TEAMS AND CHEER THEM ONTO VICTORY!


Ipswich Hockey Club

Awards Dinner 

  To be held in a Marquee at Tuddenham Road 

Saturday, 14th June 2008 

Three Course Meal, Raffle

Awards Ceremony and Dancing ‘till late 

7pm for 7.30pm

Carriages: 1.30am

 Ticket price: £30 

Sign-up sheet at Club Reception

 Dress Code: James Bond Theme

No under-aged drinking  


1st May 2008
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