Western Wildcats Hockey Club

It was an outstanding weekend for the club with seven wins, just one defeat and a paltry four goals conceded over three days' hockey. For the record, we scored an aggregate of 39.

The Men's 2s got the card going a little earlier than usual with their Friday Night Lights fixture against Rottenrow in the District Cup. Western conceded a couple of goals early on but rallied well and played some very good hockey. Andrew McConnell's second half ripper got them back in the game and they looked to be on the brink of equalising when Rottenrow broke ruthlessly from a Western penalty corner to make it 3-1 and secure their place in the second round. Our lads go into the Plate. Western's improving form was underlined today, however, when Fraser Moran's double got them their first points of the league season from a 2-1 win at Stepps 2s.

The Men's 1s recorded the type of score more usual in a game of rugby up in Nairn, beating Highland 19-0 in the Scottish Cup. Today a Rob Harwood hat-trick plus goals from Clunie, MacKenzie and McCartney saw them comfortably home 6-0 at Gordonians in the league. 

The Women's 1s got their first wins of the season with a 3-0 league victory at Erskine Stewart's Melville yesterday and a 5-0 drubbing of Grange in the Scottish Cup today.

Both Men's 3s and 4s are through to the second round of the Reserve Cup. The 3s never looked in any trouble as they beat Rottenrow 2s 3-0 but result of the weekend has to be the Men's 4s who held Central 1 side Edinburgh University 3s 0-0 in a display of disciplined, controlled and determined hockey. Dave Whiting topped a remarkable personal performance in goal by even keeping a clean sheet in the resulting penalty shoot-out which Western won 2-0.