| 11/03/2010 - STEWARDS' ENQUIRY: It is reported that the Committee are currently investigating the shock result of the final auction race after it emerged last night that the owner of the winning horse and the rank outsider, Juan K, heavily disguised in a woolly hat, had himself sprinted clear of the remainder of the field in similar fashion in the Maughold Pancake Race a month earlier. The Committee has declined to comment, in case it prejudices any future trial, but all things considered these two results look most suspicious. The investigation is ongoing. |
| 10/03/2010 - RACE NIGHT: A thoroughly exciting time was enjoyed by members and friends at the nite at the races as the winners seemed more often than not to be the favourites cheered on enthusiastically. A plentiful choice of superb dishes was served up for a wonderful hot supper at the interval. The final 'auction' race saw some shrewd bidding amongst the seniors, but the £100 jackpot went to Juan Kermeen, who had invested the entire contents of his piggy bank in securing the final bid for the winning horse. The final race also doubled up as The Bagpacking Steaks; the winning syndicate were well represented on the night and each took home a £10 prize. A big thank you to Dave for organising this event and to those who prepared a food dish and/or served as the kitchen staff. The event raised in excess of £650. |
| 08/03/2010 - MIXED UNDER 11'S - Well the last league fixture of the season against Bacchas was best described as a non event losing to them, lots to nil. However the friendly game against Castletown was I think agreed by all a lot of fun and a very even match which is a good wake up call for all lads who think they are much better than girls (Castletown only had one boy in their whole team). A one nil win was a great way to finish the season (well done Connor !). Many thanks to Mera, Eliyse, Billy, Luke, Connor, Oliver, Tom and Owen for your support over the season you did good. See you next season and for the lads who are getting too old for the under 11’s, good luck next season in the under 13's. |
| 04/03/2010 - Just a quick reminder. Today is a good day to eat your lunch at your desk and follow England's impressive performance at the Hockey World Cup. Here is the link, coverage starts at 13.00, push back at 13.05. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/hockey/7300697/Hockey-World-Cup-2010-Watch-England-live.html here is a reminder of the rest of the games: Saturday March 6 15:05 Pool B England v India Monday March 8 11:05 Pool B Spain v England Thursday March 11 Semi-Finals Saturday March 13 Finals Enjoy today's game! |
| 04/03/2010 - The Hockey World Cup started today and for all of you wondering where you can see the action, you can thank the Telegraph who are showing live coverage via their website. Full coverage of all England Games is available here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/hockey/7300697/Hockey-World-Cup-2010-Watch-England-live.html Next Game: 11am Tuesday 2nd March Highlights of today's win over Australia can be seen here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/7338747/Hockey-World-Cup-England-3-Australia-2.html |
| 01/03/2010 - 28th February 2010 U12 Boys Yazoo qualifier We had a full squad of 10 players all of whom worked well with the substitution arrangement we made, even using 3 different goal keepers during the tournament. Thanks to Thomas H, Tom M and Connor who all played far better than they (and I) personally expected, each stopping several good shots on goal. First game against Valkyrs was a creditable nil - nil, unfortunately the second game was a loss to a very strong Castletown team one – nil, a very surprising loss against Harlequins followed in a game which we dominated but could not get the ball passed their excellent goal keeper. The game against Vikings finally resulted in our only win but it was well deserved with everyone finally playing as a team and various players having the confidence to take the opposition on and showing their skills. Well done Thomas H for his goal. The final game against Bacchas was a loss but they were the eventual tournament winners and were a very good outfit with only their better finishing making the difference between the two teams. Thanks to everyone who played, you all put in 100% (especially the 3 lads who also played football earlier in the morning) and I think better finishing would have put us say 3rd rather than the 4th position we finished in. |
| 19/02/2010 - Dec '09 100 CLUB WINNERS 1st Julie Burrows 2nd Bruce Nelson 3rd Pam Kinrade Be in the draw for just a pound a month - and have a good chance of winning 5, 10 or 15 pounds.........and be helping your Club. Ask Gail or any Committee member for details on how to join in |
| 15/02/2010 - Race Night: 7.30pm Saturday 6th March at the Masonic Hall, Ramsey. Tickets are £2 each (includes supper) from Sarah Kinrade or Chloe Cross. |
| 15/02/2010 - Training update (to 9/12 posting): The MHA went ahead and booked us pitches on 15/2; 5/4 and 12/4 (even though we specified that they weren't required). So THERE IS JUNIOR COACHING AT 6pm to 7.30pm on those dates. |
| 10/02/2010 - Courses: The MHA have cancelled the coaching weekend for 20th February so the anticipated Level 1 coaching award will no longer go ahead. Instead I shall be running a Level 1 umpire award course (possibly in Ramsey). If you are interested in getting an umpiring qualification and assisting with umpiring league matches please let me know (as the timescales are tight the deadline for entries is this Friday 12th at 2pm) - Keith 421383 |
| 10/02/2010 - U12 girls Yazoo qualifier The U12s finished third of four in the qualifying tournament. After a great start with a 1-0 victory over Vikings (Amy Stoutt with the goal), they were caught out twice in quick succession by Bacchas breakaways in the second match and were always chasing the game, finally going down 0-3. The last game was their best fighting back from 0-2 down to level at 2-2 with goals from Leah Morgan and the best of the day from Natasha Bibby, before conceding a couple in the last few minutes to end up 2-4 against Castletown. Overall the Ramsey team showed an even distribution of skills and were the best passing side but they were unlucky to be caught out by strong individual players coming through the middle. It was much closer than the results suggest and had they scored first against Bacchas (the eventual winners) it would perhaps have been different. We'll have to aim at next year's U13 league. |
| 30/01/2010 - Valkyrs A 5 Ramsey 0 An excellent performance by the Ramsey side featuring the three youngest players in the premier division. Glad to report that they stood their own against seasoned Island players showing that good core skills rather than age count for a lot in the top division. Valkyrs forced a lot of pressure but Topman and Dan Stevenson picked the ball off at the top of the D on many occasions and when they did get through Sammie Jordan kept a good number out in each half. Ramsey had a good few chances too, with shots from Julie Chesterson, Sarah Breen, Matt Robertson and Keith Corkill all just wide of the mark. The closest effort came in the last few minutes from Kathryn Craine following a string of flowing passes and a right wing cross. Throughout, Matt Robertson worked tirelessly at centre forward to make life as difficult as possible for the Valkyrs side and forcing a number of errant passes. And the reward - we are off the bottom, and just 1 goal behind Bacchas B on goal difference. Bacchas A 4 Bacchas B 0; Falcons 10 Vikings B 0. A huge team effort well done. |
| 26/01/2010 - The teams have been selected for the first week of the mixed season. Each team comprises a squad of 15 to involve as many players as reasonably possible and all captains will have a policy of regular rolling substitutions to ensure that all players receive a reasonable share of playing time. There were several players on the fringe of selection, competition for places is high, and if you haven't been selected this week it doesn't mean that you won't be selected next week or in the future. Keep working hard at training and you will be noticed. If anyone drops out we have drawn up a short list of reserves that will be called into the squads but in such event you will be contacted separately. |
| 25/01/2010 - Ramsey under elevens once again showed that team spirit is more than a match for high reputations when they played against Vikings on Sunday. We decided that Goalkeepers were boring so played 7 out with the proviso that the defenders would move out of the way if a strong hit came in. How little did I know, Mera, Eliyse and Owen put their bodies on the line a number of times and never once did our goal looked like being breached. The phenomenal team work of Connor and Oliver totally dominated the game and they each must have run a mile. Tom and Luke worked well up front and despite having several good shots saved and Connor hitting the post the game ended nil nil. A small change around against Castletown had Owen up front with Luke playing centre back. In a very competitive but friendly game we once again dominated and it seemed that it could well be a rugby score. However, Castletown’s goal keeper played out of his skin and must have saved 10 clear chances. The pressure eventually told and Connor, having skinned 3 players, set up Oliver who neatly banged the ball in the back of the net. Perhaps over confidence came in as we conceded a well worked goal from a breakaway, however this only seemed to annoy the Connor and Oliver tag team who once again pushed for the lead. Owen, who having worked out that being centre forward meant that he could be selfish in front of goal every now and then, had several good chances either saved or going just wide, with Tom also having his share of attempts. Great tackling from Mera, Eliyse and Luke meant that Castletown never got another look in and the mighty duo of Connor and Oliver ensured that Oliver scored once again, however with 20 seconds to go, Tom not wanting to miss out also scored a well finished goal. The game finished 3-1 to Ramsey. Well done every one, I am very proud of you all. |
| 31/12/2009 - A big THANK YOU to all those who helped organise, prepare for and carry out the bag packing event on xmas eve which raised the Club's profile and was greatly appreciated by Shoprite as it kept the queues flowing and in turn generated the outstanding sum of £1,616.88 due to the extremely helpful and hard working ethos shown by all 54 participants. Well done everyone! We have already started to put the money raised to good use with the purchase of additional training balls, new sticks for the Manx Youth Games starters in January, some new coaching resources, throw down lines and replacement goalkeeping equipment. Look out for the forthcoming details on the Night at the Races. |
| 20/12/2009 - Well done to Julie and Gail for their part in organising the xmas party which was enjoyed by all. Next stop - SHOPRITE BAGPACKING ON XMAS EVE - thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far - the provisional rota will be posted to the website downloads section soon. We'd still like more volunteers so we can make the most of this opportunity to advertise the club. If you can't help out for a full session (perhaps you are working working) but can pop in at some time during the day please do so to give your support to those that will be working hard at the tills and carry shopping to cars. The proceeds will be going towards the purchase of some new junior sticks (on order) for coaching the new U11 Manx Youth Games recruits in January, hockey balls, cones and ladders for coaching, coaching resources for junior coach development and a new intermediate age goalkeeping kit. Remember to wear your Ramsey shirts (junior shirts will be there for U13s) or xmas fancy dress. XMAS BAGPACKING ROTA NOW ON THE DOWNLOADS SECTION (still room for more helpers) |
| 09/12/2009 - COACHING TIMES: The last senior and junior coaching sessions before xmas are on Monday 14th December. Senior teams mixed coaching (as selected) recommences Mon 4th January 7.30pm AND JUNIOR COACHING recommences MONDAY 18th JAN 6.00pm - 7.30pm. There is no junior training on the following dates 15th Feb, 5th Apr, 12th Apr. |
| 06/12/2009 - A good U18 (bar 2!) team performance from the Ladies A wasn't enough to see them through to the next round of the Cup. The 5-1 (h/t 2-1) scoreline does not truly reflect the game. Thank you to everyone for working hard on the pitch and supporting each other. Thanks also to the 'hardy' sideline supporters. Today's combination of Karmina's quickness of legs, stick and ball (and of course her goal); Chloe's appearance from nowhere to hassle the attacker; olivia's numerous saves; sarah's reaction pad clearances; helen's hits and block tackling; edith's shadowing and interception; lauren's possessional distribution; hannah's break-away runs (even one nearly into the goalpost); lowri's battling on whilst feeling less than 100% (and my shouting - sorry) does you all proud. We deserved more than we got today. Well done girls. More of the same next week. |
| 27/11/2009 - CHAMPIONS TROPHY (MENS) - Australia Match-Date-Programme Start-Channel Ger v Eng-28/11-23:00-Sky Spts 3 Digl Ger v Eng-29/11-11:00-Sky Spts 3 Digl Eng v Spa-29/11-22:00-Sky Spts Xtra Eng v Spa-30/11-10:00-Sky Spts Xtra Aus v Eng-01/12-18:30-Sky Spts 2 Digl Aus v Eng-02/12-00:00tbc-Sky Spts Xtra Aus v Eng-02/12-04:00tbc-Sky Spts 2 Dig Aus v Eng-02/12-10:00-Sky Spts 3 Digl Eng v Neth-03/12-18:00-Sky Spts 2 Digl Eng v Neth-04/12-00:00-Sky Spts Xtra Eng v Neth-04/12-10:30-Sky Spts Xtra Eng v Kor-05/12-17:30-Sky Spts 2 Digl Eng v Kor-06/12-04:00tbc-Sky Spts 2 Dig Class Match-06/12-17:00-Sky Spts Xtra Class Match-07/12-02:00-Sky Spts Xtra Class Match-07/12-08:00-Sky Spts 3 Digl Class Match-07/12-11:00-Sky Spts Xtra Class Match-07/12-15:00-Sky Spts Xtra |
| 16/11/2009 - U11 JUNIOR HOCKEY Report The new and improved Under elevens boys (and girls !) played on Sunday and put in two very creditable performances. Their first game against a strong Castletown side produced a great team performance with Eliyse and Luke playing well at the back, Tom starring in goal found out that footballs are far easier to kick but still made several good saves. Oliver, Connor and Mera made a good team in midfield with little Billy up front. We created several chances but finally went down to a single goal scored in the last minute of play. The second game against Saracens was a different matter, Mera and Eliyse running the back line, Luke and Connor dominating midfield and Oliver and Billy forming a formidable striking partnership up front with Tom in a floating all over the pitch roll (having taken his pads off of course!). Connor opened the scoring within the first 10 seconds to be followed by good goals from Oliver and Luke. But for an inspired performance from the Saracens goalkeeper and some rather generous passing rather than shooting we could have won by many more goals but finally finished 3-1. Well done everyone. |
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