Andy McIntyre sent these pictures from the M1s vs Watsons match towards the end of the season. Don't we look athletic!
The Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers are still coming in at a steady rate of knots. By my reckoning we have 1294 vouchers so far, which means we can almost get three bags of hockey balls for the Kobras. Which is just as well given the rate at which they disappear.
We can go on collecting vouchers until July, so keep them coming.
The Ladies section have also now wound up operations for another season. The L1s had a tough time of it, with the squad ravaged by injuries, so to finish mid-table represented something of a triumph. Meanwhile the L2s gave debuts to a string of juniors, as senior team members were drafted into the 1s. This had inevitable effects on the results, which were very poor at first. However, after Christmas as the new players bedded into the squad it all turned round and the team finished fourth in the league as well as narrowly losing a close-fought cup semi-final against a Dundee Uni team who were a whole league above.
Pics from the semi final - some of which are brilliant - below.
Chris Robson tweeted some pictures from yesterday's back to back wins for the M1s and M2s, which brought the season to a happy close. The M1s finished second in the league, within touching distance of eventual winners Edinburgh Uni 4. The M2s struggled with the loss of key players to the M1s but managed to save their season, finishing just above the drop zone.
Chis also posted a few thoughts how the men's section has developed over the last six or seven months.
We have just been told that four Kinross boys have been selected for the Midland training squad this month. Alex Wilson, Ollie Wilson, Andrew Clark and Charlie Webster will be going to Dundee in a few days time for further training and assessment ahead of the district championships.
Well done to all of them and good luck!
With the Ladies section having given debuts to an almost endless stream of juniors since September, we've had to wait almost until the end of the season to see some of the Kobras make the big step up to senior level in the men's section.
With a long season taking its toll on ageing limbs, however, Chris Licence and Duncan Montford got their chance, and it's fair to say they seized it with some aplomb, putting in excellent performances in a thrilling home fixture against Peebles. Chris even managed to come away with a goal.
The two of them have travelled very different roads into senior hockey, Duncan having been a with the Kobras since an early age, while Chris joined the late Kobras session as a beginner just a few years ago.
Well done to both.
