-------- DERBY WEEKEND SPECIAL --------
BERKO HOLD THE LOCAL BRAGGING RIGHTS
It was a great weekend for both Ladies and Men's 1s who notched up Derby wins against our near neighbours. Not only did they beat Tring and West Herts respectively but in both cases they managed the double (having beaten them both earlier in the season as well).
The
Ladies 1s (Pictured above) had a stormer of a game. Beating Tring 5-2 including a brace from Rosie Bartholomew. Player of the match went to Emily Alderson who was magnificent on her debut.
The Ladies 1s are in a 3-way battle for two promotion spots. This could be a very exciting last couple of months to the season.
Match Report
And the
Men’s 1s beat West Herts 4-3 goals from Pete Allam x2 Tom Villa x1 and Ollie Bowman x1. A very hard fought victory that sees the Berko go 10-points clear in 2nd place and very close to confirming their promotion back to Division 2.
Match Report
The
Ladies 3’s (pictured above) had an end to end game against Bedford, and came away with a 2-0 victory. Goal scorers were Jennifer Silver and Charlotte Holland, who scored with a reverse stick strike. Player of match went to Jennifer Silver.
Match Report
The
Men’s 3s played beautifully to record 1-5 win away at Letchworth. They are on a fine run of results which means they are now out of the relegation zone.
Match Report
The
Ladies 2s went down fighting losing 2-1 against Shefford & Sandy in the morning game at RAF Halton. The Berko goal was scored by Emily Hogan. Well done to the team who then filling the stands (pictured above) to support the Ladies 1s in their brilliant win against Tring
The
Men’s 2s (pictured above) lost 2-0 against Shefford and Sandy at Tring. It's fair to say that but for a stunning performance by the defence, it could have been a lot more. Not surprisingly the defensive unit shared the Man of the Match votes with the spoils going to goalie Mark Johnson
Match Report
In what sounds like a brilliant game, the
Men's 5s lost 3-1 against Shefford and Sandy. Well done for such a great match report.
Match Report
The
Men’s 4s lost 4-1 against Bishop Stortford. The Berko goal was scored by Simon Barron.
Match Report
Remember to give your availability to Sarah or Pete every Monday...
Ladies -
Sarah Brydon
Men -
Pete Allam
IT'S BACK - BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE!
The BERKO FANTASY HOCKEY LEAGUES
How are you doing as a player? If you've entered a team into the Fantasy League, how is your team getting on?
FANTASY LEAGUE - Managers Table
No really big climbers this week in the Fantasy League table, as points seem to have been fairly evenly distributed. However some good news for Ben Moorhouse, who after narrowly missing out on the Manager of Week award last week, nabs this week’s prize after his team climbed for the 4th successive week. Your drink awaits you at the bar next weekend
FANTASY LEAGUE - Men's and Ladies tables
In the Men’s table we see Toby snaffle enough points to edge ahead of Payton Snr (just). Hoping we’ll see a few more of the Men’s Youth make late bids for those top places.
In the more closely contested and interesting Ladies’ table, it is certainly getting tight at the top! With all the Ladies’ teams consistently getting in good results, this one is too close to call. Looking forward to the next few weeks!!
BHHHC DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 8th February -
QUIZ NIGHT - Quiz and Pizza night with Dr Macklin as your MC.
Its not just any old Quiz night - its the BHHHC quiz night! Doors open at 7pm. Quiz starts at 7:45. Teams of 5. £10 a team. Prizes for the winners and runners-up.
Please let us know if you are coming and which team you will be in. As a tip, it might be helpful to have a mixture of young and old in the team!
A Pizza run is being organised. Menu, prices and order details will be supplied next week.
Please note - the team size is five. That's five people. It's a tricky number to understand, particularly for the Men's 2s (their quiz team pictured below) who struggled with the concept of only 5 people in a team...
Saturday 27th April -
AWARDS NIGHT
Thursday 2nd May -
HOCKEY AGM
INDOOR HOCKEY
Ashlyns School - sports centre
9pm to 10pm on Thursdays...
Running from 6th September to 12th December (Excluding 4th Oct and 1st Nov)
Then after Christmas, from 3rd January to 28th March (Excluding 21st Feb)
Interested in indoor - contact Jo Fisher
DON'T MISS OUT ON TRAINING
CLUB TRAINING
From Monday 3rd September at the Tring Sports Centre.
Starts 7pm
Finishes 9pm
This is eligible to all club members.
Runs from 3rd Sept to 17th Dec, then from 7th Jan to 15th Apr
1s & 2s SQUAD TRAINING
From Wednesday 5th September at the RAF Halton Astro
Starts 8.30pm
Finishes 10.15pm
This is eligible to all 1st team squad members. You will be invited if you are good enough!!
Runs from 5th Sept to 19th Dec. then from 2nd Jan to 17th Apr
CLICK HERE for the astro addresses
JUNIOR HOCKEY
This years sessions are lead by Will Holderness. He will be ably supported by a collective of helpers (both adult and teenage hockey coaches).
Click here for the Junior Registration Form
SESSIONS...
TIGERS HOCKEY 9.45am to 11.00am (From School Year 2 upwards and beginners to hockey)
ACADEMY HOCKEY 10.45am to 12.00pm (School Year 5 upwards and those players with previous hockey experience)
Forms and leaflets will be sent out next week.
To get on the Junior mailing list and for anything else about Junior Training contact
Jo Fisher
NEXT FIXTURES...
Saturday 2nd February
M1 v Stevenage (HOME) 12pm at RAF Halton
M2 v St Albans (Away) 4.30pm at Oaklands College
M3 v St Albans (HOME) 3.15pm at Tring School
M4 v West Herts (Away) 4.30pm at New Playing Field
M5 v Luton (HOME) 12pm at Meadowcroft
L1 v Hertford (HOME) 1.45pm at Tring School
L2 v Hertford (Away) 12pm at Simon Balle School
L3 v Shefford and Sandy (Away) 4pm at Sandy Leisure Centre
L4 v No Fixture
Sunday 3rd February
M1 v Eastcote (HOME) 12pm at Tring School (EH Vase Round 3)
Saturday 9th February
M1 v Welwyn (Away) 1pm at the University of Hertfordshire
M2 v Hertford (HOME) 10.45am at Tring School
M3 v Hertford (Away) 4.30pm at Hertford HC
M4 v Shefford and Sandy (HOME) 1.30pm at Meadowcroft
M5 v Letchworth (Away) 3.30pm at Letchworth HC
L1 v Saffron Walden (HOME) 12.15pm at Tring School
L2 v West Herts (Away) 3pm at St Michaels School
L3 v St Albans (HOME) 10.30am at RAF Halton
L4 v Luton (HOME) 3pm at RAF Halton
Please either contact your club captain or team captain to give your availability.
Ladies -
Sarah Brydon
Men -
Pete Allam
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