NEWS
March 2010
AGM
The Club's AGM has been fixed for SATURDAY 10 APRIL. There will be reports from all the managers and captains, plus voting for officers for next year. Time has not been decided yet as it is dependant opn the outstanding fixtures. Details soon.
February 2010
LADIES IN FINAL
In the middle of February, the Ladies' 1s beat Folkestone 3-0 (A) in the semi-finals of the Kent Cup. They play in the final for the 4th consecutive year. The Men's 1s face T Wells on 14 March after postponement, at home.
9/10 January 2010
SUPER WEEKEND
On Saturday the Ladies 1s host local rivals Holcome in a top of the table (East Region Premier) clash. This match (to be played at 13.45pm) promises to be a real cracker - MHC ladies beat ubeaten top-of-the-table Dereham just before Christmas.
And on Sunday, the Mens 1s face Tunbridge Wells at home in the 3rd round of the Kent Cup, having previously beaten the University of Kent 7-2. The match starts at 12.15pm.
This is followed by the Kent Junior Academy girls (U13s & U14s) at 2pm. This is a trial session for both age groups from the JDCs, to chose the best 60 who can compete at the JAC and wear the kent jersey.
29 November 2009
JUNIORS DO THE BIZ
Amazing – what a fantastic effort from everyone and what brilliant results.
Not only did Maidstone manage to avoid 99% of the day’s rain , the juniors also recorded some of their best tournament results.
Facing three strong teams from Tunbridge Wells and two tough Sevenoaks sides, Maidstone managed to finish the day with five straight wins – not only this, they scored 11 great goals without conceding at all.
The passing was excellent, some of the movement off the ball was the best we’ve managed all season and the teamwork was great.
Ourcongratulations to everyone
The results they were:
3-0 v Tunbridge Wells.
3-0 v Sevenoaks
1-0 v Tunbridge Wells
2-0 v Sevenoaks
2-0 v Tunbridge Wells
There should be a special mention for Annabelle, Alex Denny and Alex Penry, who agreed to make up the number for opposition sides – they played really well, even against their Maidstone team-mates!
August 2009
MORE INDOOR SUCCESS
During June and July, Maidstone Men's Indoor Hockey team took part in an invitational tournament at St. Bedes College in Eastbourne. The team went unbeaten in the pool stages and finished top of their group, which saw them through to a semi-final berth on final’s night. After safely negotiating their way through to the final with a resounding 10-3 win, the team hoped they had enough left in the tank to take the title. After a tight first half going into the break 2-0 up, Maidstone showed their class in the second half running out eventual 9-2 winners and lifting the Trophy as deserved tournament Champions. The successful squad over the campaign was Kevin Johnson (Player/Coach), Tom Nissen (Captain), Darren Marchant, Chris Bassano-Harper, Will Hutchings, Rob Fullerton-Batten, Rob Smith, Iain Brine, Jon Cooper, George Torry, Greg Laurenson & Joe Meaning.
July 2009
MID-SUMMER NEWS
In the Men's section: Jeremy Swaffer has taken on the role of "Hockey Manager-Mens". His contact details are - swafferishere@hotmail.co.uk & 07766 817285. Dom Angear has taken on the role of "Fixtures Secretary". His contact details are - dom.angear@hotmail.co.uk & 07940 048314.
In the Ladies' section: Rachel Thompson is the new Ladies 1s skipper, & Jenny Duggan is going up to the 2s to help Madeleine in the skipper duties. Speaking of which, the 2s are back in East SE & the 3s have promotion to Kent Div 1!
We have two important vacancies - the "Hockey Manager-Youth" & " Ladies' 1s Coach" - if you are interested contact someone on the 'Contacts' page.
May 2009
MAY 09 NEWSLETTER
All the end of season news - including the Ladies Kent Cup Win, Dinner Dance, AGM, Club Awards, & Junior Awards
March 2009
JUNIOR SCHOOLS' TOURNAMENT
Once again, Wendy Carter arranged an U11s tournament at the club for local junior schools on FRIDAY 27th MARCH.
There were 10 teams from 5 local primary schools with 80 children enjoying playing matches, for some the first time ever against another school. All teams had four matches in the group stages with the semi final places going to Hollingbourne Hawks v Loose and Hollingbourne Harriers v Roseacre. Both semi finals went into extra time before both Hollingbourne teams mangered to scrap their way into the final. The eventual winners were Hollingbourne Harriers. Congratulations to everyone who took part and we hope to see many of them down at the club.
January 2009
JANUARY 09 NEWSLETTER
January 2009
MEN'S WIN NATIONAL INDOOR DIV 2 TITLE
On the weekend of 17/18 January our Men participated in the full National Division 2 Indoor League. They won 4 matches and drew 1 to claim the title:
Holcombe won 9-6 Southgate won 4-2
Cannock won 6-2 Univ of Exeter drew 5-5
Sheffield Bankers won 7-2
Link here to final league table.
On Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th Jan the men competed in the 1st round of the Indoor National League Div2 at Tonbridge school. The team performed superbly throughout the weekend taking some notable scalps. On Saturday they began against Southgate, a team who play in the national premier league (outdoor). Maidstone slipped to a 7-5 defeat. Next against Fareham they were the victors in a 10-6 win. On Sunday Maidstone started with an impressive 9-5 win over Guildford. Then against West Herts they produced a spirited display to secure a 6-4 victory. In the final match against Holcombe Maidstone lead all the way up to the closing minutes when Holcs managed to equalise leaving the final score 4-4. Maidstone finished the weekend in 3rd place behind Holcombe & Southgate.
This means the team qualify for round 2 when the North Div & South Div combine to form the National League Div 2 at Slough on 17/18 January. Here they will meet Cannock, Uni of Exeter, Uni of Sheffield Bankers as well as Holcombe & Southgate ________________________________________________
ADDITIONAL NEWS
For further, less recent, stories about the club and its members please go to the "Old News" page, which is a sub-set of this one.
