Western Wildcats Hockey Club

Our men were stunned in the Perth yesterday, losing 5-1 to relegated CALA Edinburgh then 4-3 to Dundee Wanderers in their final league game to give up the fourth place they have occupied for the bulk of the season and miss out on next week's knock-out competition.

No wonder Joe was unhappy. "It was a bad day at the office," he said. "I just can't stand losing like that."

The Women's 2s had a happier day, winning 1-0 in a top-of-the-table clash with GHK 2s. They now lead Division 2 by two points with two games in hand and you have to say that they are now red-hot favourites for promotion. The 3s picked up points, too. They drew 2-2 with Greenock 2s yesterday and beat Hillhead 5s 5-0 today.

The Men's 4s drew 1-1 with Clydesdale 3s in a good game of hockey. The 5s recovered from being behind at half-time to eventually win their game with GHK 5-3 and give themselves a welcome boost. The 6s eventually lost 3-2 at Helensburgh 2s. They were 2-0 up at half-time and played some great hockey with the usual array of youngsters showcasing their skills. Our development programme is bearing impressive fruit and the 6s are proving a useful testing ground for these very young boys.

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The final weekend of the men’s indoor league season sees Western looking good for fourth place and a place in next week’s knockout competition. Joe Simpson’s troops face relegated CALA Edniburgh first (1000) and Dundee Wanderers second (1500). Unless something goes badly wrong they should go into the Wanderers game in a very healthy position. They are three points ahead of the Dundonians so, assuming our boys beat CALA and Wanderers win their game against Kelburne (in itself no certainty), they should go into the last game needing only a draw. Indeed, goal difference may be such that Wanderers have to win by a margin to jump into fourth place.

Simpson is never one to aim low, though, and has every intention of taking six points from the games. "I am confident that we will win against CALA and Wanderers," he said. "We have a good squad and I would hope to qualify for fourth place well rather than scraping through."

At Balfron the 4s play Clydesdale 3s and will be out for a measure of revenge after taking a doing at Titwood back in the Autumn. The 5s play GHK, as do the Women’s 2s. The Women’s 3s play Greenock 2s. The Men’s 6s are at Helensburgh 2s.

The 2s are at Garscube for a friendly against Glasgow University.

This year's summer camp will take place from Monday 30th July to Friday 3rd August. More details to follow but please contact Murray Laing (murraylaing67@gmail.com) for further information.