Lewes Hockey Club

Lewes U8s win their first medals 19/05/13

Zoe — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:57:34 +0000

Enid Saunders tournament at Burgess Hill After cutting their teeth in this tournament last year, the parents of these enthusiastic youngsters were under no illusions that this year would be any easier, particularly with the might of the East Grinstead youth team present. But the boys and girls from Lewes Hockey Club set out . . . → Read More: Lewes U8s win their first medals 19/05/13

Lewes 1s clinch National Trophy win 04/05/13

Zoe — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:07:25 +0000

Men’s National Trophy Cup Final

Guernsey 1’s 2 Lewes 1’s 3 (Callf, Warner, Marchant)

Wakefield is a long way to go for a game of hockey but for a National final and the chance to win a first ever National trophy it was a trip that the Lewes team and their supporters were . . . → Read More: Lewes 1s clinch National Trophy win 04/05/13

Lewes 2s bow out to EG in 2nd XI final 2013

Zoe — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:18:31 +0000

SECOND ELEVEN FINAL EAST GRINSTEAD 5 LEWES 2 [ Rhodes, Murray S ]

Lewes put up a brave performance against a strong East Grinstead side before finally losing.

Lewes took the lead through Max Rhodes but by half time the hosts had scored two to lead 2-1. In the second half the strength of . . . → Read More: Lewes 2s bow out to EG in 2nd XI final 2013

Lewes Men win vets final 2013

Zoe — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:17:41 +0000

SUSSEX VETERANS CUP FINAL BRIGHTON 2 LEWES 3 [MARCHANT [2], SPRUCE ] Lewes deservedly won the Sussex Veterans Cup final at East Grinstead in an open and skilful match.

Lewes got their tactics right against favourites Brighton who had a younger side. Lewes pressed from the start and crucially made the most of the . . . → Read More: Lewes Men win vets final 2013

Lewes u-16 V Reading u-16 23/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:58:29 +0000

Lewes u-16 2 Reading u-16 3

A first competitive loss in two seasons for this side and what a game it was. Reading from the national league came with a team of all county, half regional (JRPC) and one England and Lewes putting their “strongest” 11 out first took the opposition by surprise going . . . → Read More: Lewes u-16 V Reading u-16 23/04/13

Lewes look ahead to finals weekend 20/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:44:19 +0000

Sussex Hockey Men’s cup finals 27/28th April 2013

Lewes have two teams in their respective finals this weekend being played on the water based pitch at East Grinstead. The 2nd XI following their excellent 3-0 win over Brighton in the semi final play host club East Grinstead in what will be a tough match . . . → Read More: Lewes look ahead to finals weekend 20/04/13

Men’s 1s bow out of Sussex Cup 20/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:41:32 +0000

Mens Sussex Senior Cup Semi-final

Lewes 1’s 1 (Warner) Brighton 1’s 2 This game had the makings of a fascinating contest with Brighton having secured promotion to the National League and Lewes being promoted into the league that Brighton had won. Lewes had a slight disadvantage having had to play their outstanding league game . . . → Read More: Men’s 1s bow out of Sussex Cup 20/04/13

AGM and Club Awards Night 2013

Zoe — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:03:15 +0000

This years’ AGM will be held on Friday 3rd May 2013 – Southdown Club @ 7.30pm. It would be great if as many club members as possible could attend. To download all the details and timings click here.

Lewes Reach Men’s National Trophy Final

Zoe — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:48:13 +0000

Banbury 1s 3 Lewes 1s 4 [After Golden Goal Extra Time] [Baxter, Warner, Roberts, Stratford] Lewes Men’s first team reached their first ever National Cup final with a dramatic semi final win over Banbury on Sunday.

The semi final had drawn these two sides together, both from the South Premier Division 2, and Banbury . . . → Read More: Lewes Reach Men’s National Trophy Final

Lewes Mens’ 5s V South Saxons 3s 06/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:16:03 +0000

Sussex Mens Division 3 Lewes 5th XI 2 [Fuller M, Coplestone J] South Saxons 3rd XI 2

Lewes’s final league game ended in an anti climax with a very much end of season feel to the performance and result. On a sunny afternoon the game failed to match the improving weather with both . . . → Read More: Lewes Mens’ 5s V South Saxons 3s 06/04/13

Lewes Lions V EG Badgers 06/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:13:08 +0000

Sussex Development League Lewes Lions 7 East Grinstead Badgers 1

Lewes Lions

The Lewes Lions under 16s development team, had a impressive 7-1 win against East Grinstead to end the season, leaving them mid-table in the East Division of the Sussex Development league. There was some great play all round especially from some . . . → Read More: Lewes Lions V EG Badgers 06/04/13

Tulse Hill Men’s 1s V Lewes Men’s 1s 06/04/13

Zoe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:11:42 +0000

Mens South Premier League – Division 2 Tulse Hill 1’s 2 Lewes 1’s 2 (Clark, Parrington-Berski) Lewes have vital National and County cup semi-final games coming up in the next two weeks and even though they have secured league promotion they need to retain their focus. This was an ideal game to help retain . . . → Read More: Tulse Hill Men’s 1s V Lewes Men’s 1s 06/04/13

Lewes ladies 5s V Mid Sussex 2s 23/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:05:40 +0000

Sussex Ladies Division 4 Lewes Ladies 5’s 4 (Harley 2, J.Wycherley, Hoare) Mid Sussex Ladies 2’s 1

The ladies that do

Lewes consolidated their position as league winners, beating runners up Mid-Sussex in a closely fought final game of the season at the Southdown. The visitors dominated play in the first half but . . . → Read More: Lewes ladies 5s V Mid Sussex 2s 23/03/13

Penguin girls V Lewes Lionesses 23/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:00:21 +0000

Sussex Girls Development League Worthing Penguins 1 Lewes Lionesses 8 (Fuller 3, Wain 3, Youngman, Wycherley)

Lewes took a younger than usual side to Angmering and in the end were 10 players for the second half and 9 for a while in the first half. It was a fun game as ever with the . . . → Read More: Penguin girls V Lewes Lionesses 23/03/13

Lewes ladies 1s V Worthing 1s 23/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:58:56 +0000

Ladies South Division 3b Lewes Ladies 1s 4 (Hall, James, Martin, Loughton) Worthing Ladies 1s 1

Ladies 1s

It was a phenomenal final game for Lewes Ladies 1s against Worthing last weekend in front of the home crowd in the prevailing snow. Worthing opened the scoring with a well-timed shot on goal. The . . . → Read More: Lewes ladies 1s V Worthing 1s 23/03/13

Girls U12s Sussex Country Tournament 17/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:27 +0000

Girls U12s – team performances

Both Lewes girls U12 teams showed great spirit and excellent team play during their games at the Eastbourne tournament on Sunday. The teams were up against some much taller, stronger girls who seemed to have more of a collective ‘passion’ for winning that the Lewes girls. Some of them . . . → Read More: Girls U12s Sussex Country Tournament 17/03/13

Boys U12s Sussex County Tournament 17/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:20:25 +0000

U12s step up with valour

The boys u12′s led by captain Oli Loader had a tough first match facing last years winners, Mid Sussex. They held on to a hard fought 0-0 draw with credit to goal keeper Billy Palmer who was solid in between the posts, until a goal was scored after the . . . → Read More: Boys U12s Sussex County Tournament 17/03/13

Lewes Ladies 5s V Burgess Hill 4s 16/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:08:31 +0000

Sussex Ladies Division 4 Burgess Hill 4s 0 Lewes 5s 3 (Jackson 2, Weller)

Polly Sweeney - The injector

The Triangle has proved to be an unlucky pitch for the Lewes ladies after suffering their only 2 losses of the season here and it was with trepidation that they faced one of those . . . → Read More: Lewes Ladies 5s V Burgess Hill 4s 16/03/13

Lewes Ladies 1s V Trojans 17/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:07:53 +0000

Ladies South Division 3b Lewes Ladies 1s 6 Trojans Ladies 1s 0 (Worth 3 Martin Hall Webb)

After a quiet Saturday night for the Lewes Ladies they came out on Sunday in front of the home crowd to play a re-arranged fixture against the Southampton based Trojans. Naturally Anna Worth began the game by . . . → Read More: Lewes Ladies 1s V Trojans 17/03/13

Lewes Ladies 1s V Basingstoke 1s 16/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:07:11 +0000

Ladies South Division 3b Basingstoke Ladies 1s 0 Lewes Ladies 1s 2 (Worth 2)

For the ladies 1s this was an important weekend of hockey with the opportunity to secure 2nd in the league with one game left to play. With a few of the regular players missing the Lewes ladies had to quickly . . . → Read More: Lewes Ladies 1s V Basingstoke 1s 16/03/13

Lewes men’s 5s V Crawley 3s 16/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:06:30 +0000

Sussex Men’s Division 3 Lewes 5s 8 [Spruce [3], Heinzl [2], Fuller S, Coplestone, Own Goal] Crawley 3s 0

Lewes ensured third place in the league and are still in with a slim chance of snatching second but only if Eastbourne lose and Lewes win their final two games of the season.

The home . . . → Read More: Lewes men’s 5s V Crawley 3s 16/03/13

Lewes men’s 1s V Maidstone 1s 16/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:05:21 +0000

Mens South Premier League – Division 2 Lewes 1’s 4 (Roberts, Clark (2), Hickman) Maidstone1’s 1

Promoted - Lewes Men's 1s

Not quite the end of the season but for Lewes it is mission accomplished and promotion secured. They overcame their poor run of form in home games and, in spite of being . . . → Read More: Lewes men’s 1s V Maidstone 1s 16/03/13

Lewes men’s 5s V Southwick 2s 09/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:57:54 +0000

Sussex Mens Division 3 Southwick 2s 1 Lewes 5s 4 [Spruce [2], Fuller M, Rowlands]

Lewes were worthy winners in a match where their winning margin could have been larger. After dominating the opening ten minutes it was against the run of play when Southwick scored from their first penalty corner. Lewes responded when . . . → Read More: Lewes men’s 5s V Southwick 2s 09/03/13

Lewes Vets reach County cup final 10/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:56:15 +0000

Lewes Vets reach County cup final

The Sussex Veterans Cup was split into two round robin groups this year with Lewes paired with Mid-Sussex and holders Chichester in their group at the Southdown Club. Sunday was also the South Veterans Trials and Mothers day which meant no teams were at full strength but it . . . → Read More: Lewes Vets reach County cup final 10/03/13

Lewes ladies 5s V EG 4s 09/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:49:37 +0000

Sussex Ladies Division 4 Lewes Ladies 5s 2 (Richards 1, Harley 1) East Grinstead Ladies 4s 0

Lewes clinched a hard fought game at the Southdown on Saturday to win their seventeenth league match of the season. Having lost only two league games so far, the side have an enviable goal difference of 88 . . . → Read More: Lewes ladies 5s V EG 4s 09/03/13

Purley Walcountians V Lewes Men’s 1s 09/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:47:01 +0000

Men’s South Premier League – Division 2 Purley Walcountians 1’s 0 Lewes 1’s 3 (Hickman (2), Spruce)

The excellent away form displayed by Lewes continued with a very valuable win against Purley who were in third place in the league and challenging Lewes for promotion.

Lewes went into an early lead when skipper Matt . . . → Read More: Purley Walcountians V Lewes Men’s 1s 09/03/13

Ladies 1s V Wimbledon 2s 09/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:45:20 +0000

Ladies South Division 3b Lewes Ladies 1s 2 Wimbledon Ladies 2s (Chivers, Worth)

It was a mild March day at Lewes hockey club, The ladies 1st were fired up from their last encounter against Wimbledon which resulted in a close match with the victory going to Lewes. The game began with a high level . . . → Read More: Ladies 1s V Wimbledon 2s 09/03/13

Matt Hickman set for Oz

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:43:35 +0000

18 year old Lewes first team player Matt Hickman is on his way to play hockey in Australia.

Matt Hickman

Matt who is joint top scorer this season has helped Lewes to the verge of promotion from South Premier Division 2. He flies out on Monday evening for Melbourne where he will play . . . → Read More: Matt Hickman set for Oz

Lewes Lionesses v Worthing Llamas 09/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:41:06 +0000

Girls development league Lewes Lionesses 3 Worthing Llamas 0

A fine performance from Lewes taking the sting from the Llamas tail in the first half as was the game plan and then fast on the break Molly Culme-Seymour with lightning speed forcing a goalkeeper error with her first goal. Lewes goalie Niamh Crran made . . . → Read More: Lewes Lionesses v Worthing Llamas 09/03/13

Brighton Gulls V Lewes Lionesses 02/03/13

Zoe — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:38:08 +0000

Sussex girls development league Brighton Gulls 0 Lewes Lionesses 7

We arrived at Brighton and the opposition announced they only had nine, including three adults. We lent them our substitute and hats off to Alex, Jess & Annabel for “crossing the line”! As it happens another arrived and it was thus eleven each and . . . → Read More: Brighton Gulls V Lewes Lionesses 02/03/13