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2007-08 FIXTURES AND RESULTS
U15 BOYS
Sunday 25th November. Round 2 of the English Hockey Association Cup Competition.
Result: Y&S 0 Ashmoor 2
Well done boys - a very good effort against a strong team. Thanks to Jo and Mark for umpiring. We now go into the Plate Competition first round on Feb 3rd 2008 at home against Isca U15
English Hockey Association U15 Plate first round
Result: Y&S 2 ISCA 1. A really good combative team performance, where everyone played well, capped off by well taken goals from Peter and Alistair and some excellent keeping by Patrick ensured that we progress to the next round. This was an exciting game and overall we deserved the victory against ISCA who played their full part in making this such a good game. Thanks to Martin and Bill for umpiring.
Plate Competition second round
Y&S v Ottery Crickets on Sunday 17th Feb.
Result: Y&S 2 Ottery 1 - another close game and another excellent team performance, where everyone played well, culminating in two good goals from Ed. Thanks to Ottery for a great game played in a good spirit and thank you very much to Martin and Mark for umpiring. We are now into the last 16 of the competition.
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Plate Competition Round 3Sunday 2nd March
Result: Plymouth Marjon 2 Y&S 3 - this was a game of high quality where our boys put together some superb flowing hockey combined with high class defending. Having travelled to Plymouth we were a little slow out of the blocks but soon picked up the pace of the game and were not deterred when going down to a well-taken goal, having the better of the play going into half-time. Combining skill with an unending determination we twice came back to level the game when good work by Michael and George resulted in short corners - Tom netted both, following succesful execution of our recently acquired 'Rob Hill Special' routines. Plymouth Marjon continued to play great hockey but with ten minutes remaining Lewis finished off a good team move to give us the lead which we tenaciously hung on to. The boys played an excellent team game with everyone playing well and supporting each other. The umpiring was very good and Plymouth Marjon were both accommodating hosts and a very good team, playing their full part in an exciting, open game of hockey. Well done boys, we now play Eastbourne in the Quarter Finals on Sunday 6th April at home at 2.15. To see all Plate results to date please click here.
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English Hockey Plate Competition Quarter Final
Sunday 6th April 2008
Yeovil & Sherborne 2 Eastbourne 0
Teamwork was the foundation for this excellent result. A fantastic rearguard action with committed defending and some flowing breakaway hockey from our boys gave them a well deserved win against classy opposition. After weathering an Eastbourne storm for the first ten minutes, with Josh and Alex resolute at the back, we settled into the game and began to exert some pressure of our own giving Rupert the chance to push forward well and support Michael's and Alistair's good work on the right. This led to our first short corner which was well injected by Michael to Tom who, after linking with Lewis, then slammed the ball in for a one nil lead which we kept until half time.
Liz sent the team out well prepared to cope with the Eastbourne pressure in the second half, Ashley and Andrew closing off options on the left and combining well with Tom in the middle. As the game opened up Ed and Lewis were dangerous on the break. Peter came on to offer good width on the left but still Eastbourne came at us and all of our boys tackled well, disrupting the flow of Eastbourne's game. We kept our own flow and another breakout saw a committed drive and shot from Ed who followed up and slotted the rebound to seal the win with 6 minutes left. Eastbourne had other ideas though and Patrick continued his good work in goal along with some great team defending up until the final whistle. Thanks to our subs Andrew and Mike, to our supporters (a crowd of about 40) and to Eastbourne for travelling through the snow to play their full part in an entertaining match. We now play Cannock (north Birmingham) away on Sunday 27th April in the Semi-Final. To see all Plate results to date please click here. For more photos click on Photo Gallery on the left menu or here. |  |
U15 Boys HA Plate Semi-Final
Sunday 27th April 2008.
Cannock 5 Yeovil & Sherborne 2.
After a great run of victories our U15 boys finally ran out of steam but not before giving an excellent Cannock team a very good match, fully justifying our semi-final place. Cannock had the better of the early exchanges and soon took an early lead but Liz Herbert made some tactical changes and Yeovil and Sherborne found their feet, after a long journey, repelling the relentless Cannock attacks with determined, skillfull defending, led by Josh, and superb goalkeeping by Patrick. With Michael, Ashley and Alex defending resolutely, Rupert and Andrew were also called into defensive duties but as the half wore on they were able to push forward more. Inspired by Tom, everyone contributed well in a prolonged fightback, with Ed, Lewis and Alisdair challenging a very accomplished Cannock defense. We were now in the ascendency and nearly equalised shortly before half-time.
After the break, Cannock hit a purple patch and rattled in four goals inside 10 minutes with some flowing hockey and clinical finishing but our boys showed tremendous character to come back from this and finish as the stronger team, scoring a goal after a good move initiated by Ed, well finished by a determined Peter. Andy came on and defended well under pressure but Yeovil were not finished attacking - some good passing hockey leading to another short corner which was cleanly dispatched by Tom.
This was a very committed performance by everyone and a great achievement - well done to everyone who has played in any of the matches in our cup run. It was a pleasure to visit Cannock's Premier League set-up and we were well looked after by Jamie and his staff - thank you to them, the umpires, and to all the parents and supporters who travelled to the match. To see all Plate results to date please click here. For more photos click on Photo Gallery on the left menu or here.
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U14/15 BOYS
Sunday 10th Feb 2008 - Stroud Tournament
We were invited to a tournament at Stroud Hockey Club to also include Gloucester and Wotton-under-Edge. It was a great day out, good weather and ultimately a successful afternoon as we won a very closely fought tournament. The boys played some very good hockey, winning four games, drawing one and losing one thus running out winners on 13 points with Wotton-under-Edge on 12 and Gloucester on 10 - Stroud put up a good performance with a number of very young players. A good time was had at the stop-off for ten pin bowling on the way back. Thanks to Bill Herbert for umpiring and particular thanks go to Rob and Tim at Stroud Hockey Club for organising a well-run enjoyable tournament. (click on photo to enlarge)
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U13 BOYS
Sun 9th December - Clifton Boys Tournament at Clifton College Sports Ground. For a map  click here.
A good performance by our boys saw a very improvised team finish in a creditable 9th place (out of 16). They played some strong teams from Cheltenham, Whitchurch, Gloucester, Oxford, Exeter, Stroud, Worcester and Lydney, winning a few matches and always being competitive in the other games. Thanks go to Martin Snell who represented the club as official umpire and did a great job. Well done boys, top effort.
Sat 8th March 2008 at Port Regis School, SP7 9QA, near Shaftesbury, 3.00pm. Port Regis School website is here. This was a close match against a strong side. We had a mix of experienced players and some playing their first or second game and it was to the team's credit that they were supportive of each other.
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U10/11 MIXED
Sat 8th March 2008 at Port Regis School, SP7 9QA, near Shaftesbury, 2.00pm. Port Regis School website is here. Our team tried hard and enjoyed this fixture despite playing against very strong school opposition.
U11 Tournament 30th March 2008
Results to follow but here is the team photo on the right (click to enlarge).
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U9/10 and U11 BOYS
Saturday 12th January at Millfield Prep (Edgerley). Please be there for 12.15. There is always a good tea afterwards and we have been told that sausages and chips have been booked!
Results
U9 Millfield 0 Y&S 0
U11 Millfield 5 Y&S 0
Sat 19th Jan fixtures at Queens School, Taunton for U10 and U11 Boys. Please be there at 1.00. For directions please click here.
Results
U11 Queens School 1 Y&S 3
U10 Queens School 2 Y&S 3
A good double boys - well done.
U11 BOYS
We put out two teams against two from Shepton Mallet and one from Wells in a mini-tournament at Shepton Mallet on Friday 1st Feb.
One team won all its matches and the other team only lost one of its fixtures.
U10 BOYS MILLFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT - Sat 1st March 2008
Playing against some very strong public school teams such as Blundells, Monkton Combe, Wells Cathedral School and Taunton School, our U10 boys put up some very creditable performances and were never beaten by more than two goals. Everyone played well, particularly Chris orchestrating the play and Will in goal, and the highlight was keeping Millfield at bay, only losing 1-0.
U9 BOYS MILLFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT - Sat 8th March 2008
Our team did well and learnt a huge amount from this high standard tournament. They competed well in all of their games against very good school teams from Wells Cathedral, Queens Taunton, Blundells and Millfield and had a fantastic experience.
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U15 GIRLS
Thurs 13th December 6.30pm prompt start friendly v Shepton Mallet at The Gryphon. Nearly all the girls who regularly attend Thursday training turned up to play so we were able to field almost two complete teams - well done, a great turnout girls. Some good competitive hockey was played by both teams in an enjoyable match.
Yeovil & Sherborne 5 Shepton Mallet 4
Sunday 3rd Feb
A large squad played in a tri-tournament against Shepton Mallet and Nailsea who we played twice each. Our girls played well and the girls' coaches, Carly and Tracey, said that it was good to see them putting into practice what they have been learning in training. We won three out of the four games - a very good performance and the girls had a great time despite the cold wind!
Our Results
Shepton 0 Y&S 3
Nailsea 2 Y&S 0
Y&S 6 Shepton 0
Y&S 2 Nailsea 1
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U16 BOYS WEST SECTION OF NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday 2nd December - our boys put up a very creditable performance against some strong, experienced teams. Our squad of 7 - Oscar Ouwski, Ben Casey, Josh Brooker, Alan Herbert, Tom Nitti, Jack Bartlett and Will Ireland - were up against teams which play in official indoor leagues and which had squads of 10 players. Although not making it through to the semi-finals they put up good performances against Taunton School, Kings Bruton, Canford and Exeter Cathedral School, the latter two going through to the semi-finals to meet Ashmoor and Millfield respectively with Exeter winning through to the final. The team's performance has led to them being invited to further indoor events. Thanks are due to Dave Cave for supplying indoor sticks at a good rate.
Well done boys and I know you are now looking forward to the U18s championships in the future! |
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