It was a great day of hockey at Auchenhowie with both first teams delivering important wins.
The boys made life hard for themselves, giving Hillhead a two goal start. To be fair, the Westenders started like a train and were well worth the 2-0 lead after ten minutes. Western showed a hell of a lot of character to get back into the game and went into the break 2-1 down and having missed a penalty.
They won another stroke early in the second half which was coolly converted by Adam MacKenzie who then stepped up five minutes later to slot a corner for 3-2. Hillhead stormed back and levelled but Western stole a 4-3 lead and saw out the interminable last few minutes with aplomb. Well played, lads.
The girls showed the way earlier in the day with a 1-0 win over Dundee Wanderers which wasn't particularly pretty but was certainly well-deserved. Kaz Cuthbert got their goal from a corner. Wildcats are - perhaps briefly - top of Division 1 in what must be a proud first.
The day began with the Men's 3s overpowering Uddingston 3s 4-1 with goals from Gordon MacKenzie, Euan Anderson (2) and Mathew Martin.
The Women's 3s lost to Arran. Last night the Men's 2s were beaten 3-0 by Watsonians 2s.