A spate for Kate as she hits five in 8-2 victory for the BHHHC thirds

The headline result for Berkhamsted & Hemel Hempstead Hockey Club at the weekend saw the ladies' 3rds beat Potters Bar 8-2. The player of the match was Kate Goodwyn who scored a remarkable five of the goals.
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The others were netted by Emma Swords, Terraine Payton and Sophie Lawrance.

The men’s first team have been making a habit of playing in tight games this season and that trend continued when they won 4-3 against promotion challengers Broxbourne in a cut-and-thrust match that could have gone either way.

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Berko are now level on points with Broxbourne in second place in the league, in what looks to an exciting season ahead.

The ladies’ 1sts had a great weekend, winning on both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday involved a tight 1-0 win against Blueharts at Meadowcroft with the goal coming from the trusty stick of Melissa Morton.

Then on Sunday, the team played their first-round EH Vase tie against Broxbourne. After full-time the score was 1-1 and in the resulting penalty flicks, it was 2-2 after five attempts. Up stepped Deb Walker to score the winner in a dramatic victory.

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The ladies’ 2nds had a soggy afternoon battling Blueharts and were just edged out in a 2-1 loss, but the scoreline didn’t do the Berko players justice. Charlie Nash netted the solo goal for Berko.

In what’s been a tough season for the men’s 2nds, they competed well but lost narrowly 3-2 to Winchmore Hill. It could have been 3-3, but Berko had a goal disallowed.

The ladies’ 4ths lost 4-0 on the road at Bedford in a late afternoon kick-off but played with lots of energy.

The men’s 4ths are having a difficult season and lost 9-0 to Rickmansworth II.

The men’s 5ths had a walkover win against Southgate Adelaide III to earn a welcome five points.

The men’s 3rds lost 5-1 against a strong Bishop Stortford side.