Mixed U14's
U14s win East shield
Watsonians won the East U14 tournament for the first time ever after a great day's hockey at MES. The team started strongly with 7-0 and 8-0 wins over Firrhill and Livingston, before drawing 1-1 with Cala, leaving them top of the group on goal difference. In the semi-final against Grange the team played their best hockey of the day, winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Stuart Nickerson and Barrie Lyell.
This set up a final against Inverleith, who had won the shield 3 times in the last 4 years. In a tense game, strong performances by both defences allowed very few chances, and 'Sonians survived a scare late on when Helen Sime cleared off the line and Inverleith hit the post. The score remained 0-0, taking us to the dreaded penalty flicks. Jamie Connor and Laura Sproule slotted home their flicks, and Helen Sime saved one, before captain Andrew Oliphant's re-taken flick was saved. Helen then became the hero when she saved the final flick, leaving 'Sonians the winners 2-1.
There were 9 different goalscorers: Barrie Lyell 4, Stuart Nickerson 3, Jamie Connor 3, Douglas Johnston 3, Ellis Smith 2, Andrew Oliphant 2, Emily Reid, Laura Sproule, Marnie Davidson. It was a superb team performance all day, with everyone playing their part in a deserved success - congratulations to coach Carolyn Thornton. A special thanks to Christy's mum for the 'rocket fuel' which gave the team a boost when they were tired, and thanks to Neill Sinclair for organising.
Watsonians and Inverleith will now represent East in the Scottish finals on 30 May at Peffermill.
U14 League Results - 21st
March
Watsonians A 3 Firrhill 0 (Lyell, Reid, Smith)
Watsonians A 6 Kelso 0 (Lyell 4, Nickerson, Connor) Watsonians Dev 1 Eskvale 0 (Eckstein)
Watsonians Dev 0 Livingston 1
Congratulations to both teams, who won their respective leagues. The leagues are now finished for this season, and are due to re-start in September.
U14 League - Results 7th March
Watsonians A 4 Dunfermline C 0 (Smith 2, Storrie, Davidson)
Watsonians A 5 ESM 1 (Lyell 3, Smith 2)
Watsonians Dev 5 WIT 1 (Horgan 2, Eckstein, Stephenson, Nicolson)
Watsonians Dev 2 Kelso B 1 (Eckstein, Stephenson)
U14 League - Results 28th Feb
Watsonians B 1 Grange A 1
Watsonians B 0 Inverleith Lions 4
Watsonians C 1 Cala A 1
Watsonians C 0 Grange B 3
The U14s survived rain, sleet and snow storms to play their games on 28 Feb. The Bs and Cs had excellent results in their first games, drawing 1-1 with Grange A and Cala A teams respectively. Joanna Harris and Elena O'Neill scored the goals. They came up against very strong opposition in their second games, losing 0-4 and 0-3 to Inverleith A and Grange B teams, but played some good hockey. Well done to Ryan Bunker on his debut as goalie and to all players, coaches and umpires for not getting hypothermia!
U14 league - Results 14th Feb
Watsonians B 1 Cala B 2 (Harris)
Watsonians B 1 Dunfermline B 0 (Harris)
Watsonians C 7 Inverleith Tigers 0 (Symonds 3, Willis 2, K Paterson 2)
Watsonians C 0 Dunfermline 1
The B team had two very exciting matches. Joanna Harris scored in each game, Ellen McLeod had an excellent debut, and Rob Paterson made some great saves in his first ever game in goals.
The C team had a comfortable 7-0 win, with Jimmy Symonds scoring a hatrick and Euan Willis and Katie Paterson getting 2 each, before losing narrowly to Dunfermline A team - a terrific performance.
U14 league - Jan-March 2010
All teams have now played their first matches in this term's U14 leagues. Unfortunately the league restructure has resulted in a lot of one-sided games, but it's great to finally be playing some hockey after a long break!
Latest results:
Watsonians A 7 ESM 0 (Lyell 2, Smith 2, Oliphant, Bryans, Connor)
Watsonians A 5 Dunfermline C 0 (Lyell 2, Storrie, Oliphant, Connor)
Watsonians B 0 Inverleith A 4
Watsonians B 1 Grange A 2 (Johnson)
Watsonians C 0 Grange B 6
Watsonians C 1 Cala A 3 (Kelly)
Watsonians Development 5 Kelso B 1 (Horgan 4, Small) Watsonians Development 2 WIT 2 (Nicholson, Horgan)
U14 league - term 2
A new block of U14 league matches will run between 24 January and 14 March 2010. All match dates and times are listed on the fixture list. All players have been e-mailed with details for their squad.
U14 Results - 6 December
Kelso A 3 Watsonians C 1 (K Paterson)
Eskvale 0 Watsonians C 2 (K Paterson, K Cameron) Kelso B 0 Watsonians Dev 6 (Miller 3, Kidd 2, Horgan) ESM 3 Watsonians Dev 2 (Horgan, Eckstein)
There was some exciting hockey at Meggetland in the latest round of U14 league matches. The C team played well, but found it difficult to score against Kelso A and paid the price for not having a goalie, losing 3-1 with Katie Paterson scoring. In the second game they beat Eskvale 2-0 with goals from Katie P and Kirsty Cameron.
The Development team had a comfortable 6-0 win against Kelso B, but were unlucky to lose a late goal against ESM to go down 3-2 and end their unbeaten run. In the first game Royce Miller scored a hatrick, Shayne Kidd two and Sean Horgan one; and Sean H and Sarah Eckstein scored against ESM.
U14 Results - 29 November
Inverleith Lions 2 Watsonians A 0
Dunfermline A 0 Watsonians A 3 (McKean 2, Nickerson) Cala B 0 Watsonians B 9 (Hood 3, Johnson 3, Murray 2, Harris)
Inverleith Tigers 1 Watsonians B 7 (Johnson 3, Murray, Harris, Hood, Swan)
The A team suffered a very rare defeat in their top of the table clash against Inverleith. The team made a slow start and went in 1-0 down at half time, but came flying out of the traps in the second half and were very unlucky not to equalise. Following a period of strong pressure by 'Sonians, Inverleith broke away and scored with seconds to go. Bring back coach Carolyn! The team turned in a great performance in the 2nd match, beating Dunfermline 3-0. Kirsty McKean topped a 'player of the match' performance with 2 goals, and set up Stuart Nickerson for the third.
Judith's B team continued their impressive form with a 9-0 win against Cala B with hatricks from Hannah Hood and Douglas Johnson, a double from Rachel Murray and a goal from Joanna Harris. They then won 7-1 against Inverleith Tigers, with another hatrick from Douglas and goals from Rachel, Joanna, Hannah and Peter Swan.
Thanks to Gael and Leigh for umpiring.
U14 results - 22 November
Firrhill 0 Watsonians Dev 0
Grange B 1 Watsonians Dev 2 (Eckstein, Horgan)
WIT 1 Watsonians C 4 (Symonds 2, Willis 2)
Grange A 7 Watsonians C 1 (Willis)
The Development team drew 0-0 with Firrhill and then earned a very good 2-1 win over Grange B in a nail-biting match. Sarah Eckstein and Sean Horgan scored the goals to keep up the team's unbeaten run.
The C team started with a good 4-1 win over WIT, thanks to two goals apiece from Jimmy Symonds and Euan Willis, but couldn't cope with the strength of a very good Grange A team, losing 7-1. Thanks to those who helped out WIT, as they were short of players.
U14 results - 15 November
The A and B teams remain unbeaten following the latest U14 matches at Meggetland. The A team beat a spirited Livingston team 3-1, with a double from Ellis Smith and a goal from Barrie Lyell. They followed this up with a comfortable 3-0 win over Cala, thanks to goals from Stuart Nickerson, Ellis Smith and Jamie Connor. The only downside was a broken finger for Stuart in his bravery to score a goal.
The B team continued their good form with a 9-0 win over Livingston B and a 2-0 win against Dunfermline B. Joanna Harris was this week's star striker with 6 goals between the 2 games. Douglas Johnson scored three and Elizabeth Kosman got 2. Good performances from all of Judith's young team.
Results:
Livingston A 1 Watsonians A 3 (Smith 2, Lyell)
Cala A 0 Watsonians A 3 (Nickerson, Smith, Connor) Livingston B 0 Watsonians B 9 (Harris 5, Kosman 2, Johnson 2)
Dunfermline B 0 Watsonians B 2 (Harris, Johnson)
U14 results - 8 November
The Development and 'C' teams got their U14 league campaigns underway on Sunday 8 Nov. The young Development team, all making their debuts, got off to a flyer with an 8-0 win against Kelso B. Sean Horgan was on fire, scoring 5, and Alexandra Stephenson notched a hatrick. Sean then scored the only goal in an exciting 1-1 draw against ESM.
The 'C' team also started strongly with a good 2-1 win in an exciting game against Kelso A, Rob Paterson and Euan Willis scoring the goals. They followed this up with a 2-2 draw in a tight game against Eskvale, thanks to a great solo goal from Charlotte Kelly and a Katie Paterson strike.
Results:
Kelso B 0 Watsonians Dev 8 (Horgan 5, Stephenson 3) ESM 1 Watsonians Dev 1 (Horgan)
Kelso 1 Watsonians C 2 (R Paterson, Willis)
Eskvale 2 Watsonians C 2 (Kelly, K Paterson)
East U14 league gets underway
The first U14 league matches of the season were played at a very wet Meggetland on 1st November. Both of the A team games were an excellent advert for youth hockey, and ended in 2-2 draws, which was fair as nobody deserved to lose. Barrie Lyell bagged 3 of the 4 goals and Ellis Smith scored on her debut.
Results:
Inverleith A 2 Watsonians A 2 (Lyell 2)
Dunfermline 2 Watsonians A 2 (Lyell, Smith)
The B team got off to a flying start, playing some great hockey and comfortably winning both games. Hannah Hood was the star striker, scoring 5 between the two games.
Results:
Cala B 0 Watsonians B 4 (Harris, Kosman, Hood, Hawes) Inverleith Tigers 0 Watsonians B 6 (Hood 4, Kosman, Hawes)
East U14 league
2009-10 The East U14 League starts at Meggetland on Sunday 1 November 2009. Please refer to the Fixture list on the right for the dates of your team's matches.
