Boys Hockey

Senior Hockey News 2010/11

Hockey News

The 9th of February was a very busy day in the college with no less than 5 matches taking place. The U16 won their league final compressivly 6-1 at home to Glanmire. The U14 boys played a cup semi final agaisnt Villiers coming out on top 2-1 in Limerick. At the same venue, The 1st year boys won 2-0. The 1st year girls weren’t so unfortunate, up agaisnt Ashton they lost 2-0 while the 2nd year girls exelled themselves returning to old rivals Bandon and coming out with a hard fought 1-0 victory.

During March, the second year boys played their Minor cup final against Ashton in Ashton. It was a tight battle and as the score fluctuated, our boy’s began to dominate. However, it wasn’t enough and Ashton prevailed on a dramatic 3-2 scoreline.

On  March 30th the Senior boys faced Ashton in semi Final of the Cup. Courtesy of a Nick Burns goal Midleton headed into halftime one up. However Ashton emerged all guns blazing and managed to equalize despite the best efforts of Brendan Doyle in goal. As Midleton began to forge their way back into the game Andrew Power was sin binned and Ashton managed to find the net. Midleton were valiant, resurging in search of a vital equalizer as the clock ticked down. The Seniors were facing an uphill battle at this stage and without the guidance of their key man, Nick Burns, leaked two silly goals on the counter attack. But the never say die attitude came to the fore as the seniors continued to pressure Ashton. In the end it finished 4-1 to Ashton who did over the course of the game deserved to win and we wish them the best of luck in the final. 

 

March 2011:

Action from Senior Boys Hockey Cup Semi Final v. Ashton

 

 

  

October:

The Senior Boys started the month at Garryduff qualifing for the Irish Schools Hockey tournament as top seeds. The following Wednesday the Senior 2nd girls were defeated 0-2 to Kilkenny however the U16 Girls won their encounter with a comprehensive 4-1 victory. Likewise the 1st year girls continued their winning run defeating Kilkenny 1-0. On a busy day the first year boys also participated in a blitz in Bandon. Meanwhile the U16 boys showed spirit in a narrow 4-2 home league defeat to Ashton.

On the 8th of October the second year boys defeated Ashton in a well rounded performance, 2-0.The following Monday the first year girls continued their progress in the college jersey defeating St.Als. Two days later they defeated Mount Mercy 2-0 while the Second years followed suit winning 4-0.

 

On the 20th the first and second year girls both travelled to Bandon but found their ventures unsuccessful. However the Junior B girls squad beat Christ the King resoundingly 6-1.

The Irish schools hockey tournament ended the month. The Senior boys began with a solid 1-1 draw with Methody and built on it with a 4-0 win over Kilkenny. To qualify for the semi finals they had to beat former winners Cookstown and fought bravely to record a 1-0 win. It was the first time the school made it past the group stage, a massive achievement, but unfortunately the boys went down on strokes to St. Andrews to end our involvement in the competition. Well done to all who took part.

 

Sept 2010

A buzz of excitement surrounded Midleton College in September as our Senior Hockey squad hreached the All Ireland Semi Finals for the first time. Previous games saw them come up against previous winners Kilkenny College (winning 4-0) and one of the overall favourites Cookstown. They played St. Andrew's in the semifinal while Banbridge and hosts Wesley made up the other half of the last four tie. After a hard fought epic battle both Midleton and St. Andrews had a 3 all score at full time. The resultant penalties closed the game at 4-3 to St. Andrews.

 

Junior Hockey

The first year boys opened the new year by playing Bandon Grammar and narrowly lost 1-0. However they turned out just two days later on the 19th to defeat Newtown 2-0 at The Cairns Field. The U16 Girls lost a vital cup match 1-0 at the hands of Glanmire while the senior seconds beat Clonakilty away.

On the 26th of January both the Senior boys and the U14 boys travelled to Bandon. The Senior boys defeated Bandon narrowly 3-2 while the U14s were unlucky going down 4-3 in a tightly contested game. The U16 boys hosted Newtown and found life tough losing 5-1. The Senior second girls squad fared better but were unable to seal a decisive edge drawing 2-2 with St. Al’s Carrigtohill at home.