Men’s 1st XI 3 vs. Westbury & UB ‘A’ 4

13/2/16: Mendip looked resplendent as they took to the field to face top of the table Westbury, proudly bearing the name of their new sponsor, local business CassidyGregory Electrical Contractors Ltd & as if spurred on to pay merit to their benefactor they put in one of the performances of the season so far that […]

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Ladies 2nd XI 2 vs. Nailsea 5

20/2/16:  Mendip’s mixed fortunes continued this week when they paid the price for a lack of form during a short period of play in the second half of this match. Prior to this, Mendip had managed to draw level with the league leaders and dared to hope they might take something from the game. However […]

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Men’s 1st XI 3 vs. W-S-M 2

20/2/16: Despite some indifferent results, since the turn of the year Mendip have been playing exceptionally well & on Saturday their excellent form culminated in a hugely important win against promotion contenders WSM. The hosts set their stall out from the start and immediately went on the attack but the Mendip defensive unit was impeccable […]

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Ladies 3rd XI 4 vs. South Glos 2nd XI 2

6/2/16: Mendip travelled to Bradley Stoke on Saturday. Undeterred by the atrocious weather, the visitors put in an excellent performance to seal three points and secure a top four finish in Brunel Division 3 with five games remaining. Mendip had the best of the early possession, keeping the South Glos defence on the back foot […]

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Men’s 1st XI 1 vs. Bath Buccs ‘D’ 1

6/2/16:  On Saturday in absolutely atrocious wet and windy conditions at the University of Bath sports village another supremely valiant effort was rewarded with a valuable point against the high flying Buccaneers and yet Mendip came away at the end feeling like it was perhaps an opportunity missed to have stolen all three. It was […]

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Ladies 3rd XI 4 vs. Bristol Bluebirds 1

23/1/16 : Recently this fixture has become an equally matched great game so hopes were high for some fabulous hockey from both sides. Within the first 5 minutes Mendip were awarded a penalty flick. A nervous Madison Collins was picked and scored a very stylish point with great strength through the ball. Bluebirds came back […]

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Ladies 3rd XI 3 vs. Bristol UWE 3rd XI 8

30/1/16: Mendip put in a valiant effort at Norton Hill on Saturday, but were ultimately undone by their opponents’ clinical finishing and a number of well-worked set pieces. Highlights of the Mendip performance included an excellent penalty corner strike from Emma Moffat and two well-taken goals from Sarah “Far Post” Pearce. Captain Lucy Hemings can also […]

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Ladies 1st XI 1 vs. Frome 1st XI 1

30/1/16: Mendip travelled to Frome on Saturday for a local derby against their well-known rivals.  With Mendip’s captain carrying an injury from the previous game and Ella Sage also taking a knock many players were out of position. The first half was a well contested match, the forward trio of Hayley Young, Kay Downey and […]

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Men’s 1st XI 3 vs. Old Bristolians ‘A’ 2

31/1/16: In the battle of the two bottom sides it was Mendip who edged victory and they had the dream start to go ahead within the first minute when Liam Young intercepted a stray ball inside his own 23m area & with good distribution & incisive passes, involving Josh Sutton & John Lippiatt it was […]

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Men’s 1st XI 3 vs. Yate ‘A’ 4

30/1/16: In this vitally important match Mendip took the game to Yate from the first whistle and were very comfortable in possession during the opening exchanges as they worked the ball down the wings with Liam Young & Oli Beechener exploiting the space to put the visitors on the back foot. With the hosts controlling […]

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