Congratulation and thanks to last year’s club president, Gurdi Duhre, who walked the West Highland Way a few weeks back and has used some of the proceeds to subsidise all those lovely Kinross Hockey Club stick bags that arrived a few weeks back.
While it may have looked like a dangerous band of escaped lunatics, yesterday’s invasion of the KAS pitch was in fact the participants in the annual Playing in Pink tournament, the annual fancy dress bash at which ladies teams from all over the place compete to outdress, outplay and ultimately outdrink each other, all in … Read more
Sunday saw the first outing of our girls development squad – a close encounter with Grove Menzieshill on a sweltering afternoon at KAS. Huge fun was had and honours were even, as Kinross corrected a two-goal deficit at half-time to end it 2-2. A great learning experience for everyone and a prospect of good things … Read more
The AGM is rarely the most exciting event, so well done to everyone who turned up last week. For those who couldn’t make it (or have better things to do), here are the important bits and pieces. NEW COMMITTEEPresident: Doug OgilvieVice-President: Lindsey KnightClub Secretary: vacantTreasurer: Andrew MontfordMen’s Club Captain: Vince BanksLadies’ Club Captain: Nadia BreachLadies … Read more
It was an early start, but a glorious morning for the some of our Kobras who were doing the hockey leaders course. We need extra hands on deck to cope with all the small people we have had joining the club (and if any adults are interested in getting involved, do let us know!) The … Read more
Friday saw the annual awards night and dinner at Lochleven’s larder. A fantastic time was had by all, and considerable amusement was had too, with the gentlemen’s second team demonstrating that they are even nimbler on the dance floor than on a hockey pitch, although some cruel people suggested that this is not saying much. … Read more
The men’s firsts had a big game today in the shape of the semi-finals of the District Cup at Peffermill. Taking on the might of Watsonians 2s, who are currently not far off the top of Central Division 1-which is to say a long way above us- the boys did a great job to only … Read more
Congratulations to Ross Telfer, who has been selected for the Midland U14 squad. The interdistrict final will be on 19 May at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.
Thanks to everyone who helped set up and take down the stalls at the farmers’ market. In no particular order: James Fenna Ian Fulton Pete Smith Muttley Getley Sue Bell Dave Dumbreck Eric King Nick Leslie Gail Nelson and various Montfords That’s £200 for club coffers, but perhaps more importantly, doing our bit to help … Read more
Kinross Hockey club is going to be offering some “come and try hockey” sessions for men and older boys (14 and over) – either complete beginners or for those who haven’t played for many years. Hockey is sport for life, which you can keep playing into your fifties and beyond, and, it’s a lot of … Read more