Hockey men prepare for a new era

LARNE Men's Hockey Club put its people in place for next season as key posts were filled at the annual meeting. Work will continue over the summer to be ready for the season in September.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th May 2010, 13:52 BST
Updated 18th May 2010, 12:45 BST

Darren Haveron will continue as club captain; Leslie King Jnr will be club coach; Martin Haveron is fixtures secretary and Wilson Lilley continues as club secretary.

Jason Worthington was appointed club treasurer.

Top table sees John McCalmont continue as chairman and Ronnie Blair as club president.

Jonathan Hodge is child protection officer.

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Club voting representatives to the Ulster Hockey Union are Ronnie Blair and Martin Haveron.

The clubs management committee members are John McCalmont, Ronnie Blair, Jason Worthington, Wilson Lilley, Darren Haveron, Martin Haveron, Kieran McGoldrick, Jonathan Hodge and Leslie King Jnr.

The club had a good season in Senior League Two reaching an Ulster and Irish competition semi-final place.

Younger players are now settling into the squad and gaining experience weekly.

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Thom Russell will be missed as he leaves for studies at Oxford University in September. However, brother Alan, Steve Cummins and Ronnie McDowell will be staying with Larne for the season ahead and a few former club players are due to rejoin before the start of the season.

The new astro turf pitch at Greenland multi-sports arena is a wonderful facility and the club looks forward to playing its home games there on Saturday afternoons.

For many years, Larne played its home games on Friday nights at The Glade, Mossley, to ensure games were played on such a surface. To have access to a local facility to train and play is of major benefit to the club.

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