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Subscriber only AS supporters of the Ipswich hockey competition since the early 2000s, Bellbowrie officials and players have made a valuable contribution to regional sport. With a new season starting next month, key club people are working hard to entice newcomers for the years ahead. Club president Matt George and vice president Andrew Boyle were among the active officials at the latest Ipswich Hockey Open Day at Raceview. They welcomed newcomers to the sport and players keen to sign up for the 2021 season starting on March 12. While working to field a number of teams across the grades, Bellbowrie is also holding separate introductory sessions at the Bellbowrie community sports complex starting on Wednesday.
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Subscriber only IN an Olympic year and with two national players back coaching, Paul Malcolm sees an exciting year ahead for Easts Hockey Club. After weathering last year s COVID storm without losing many players, Malcolm was confident the Tigers would field competitive teams across the Ipswich competition grades this season. Having two players with international experience return to the A-Grade coaching ranks is a massive boost. Former Australian Country teammates Chris Fazel and Chris Mantell are guiding the Tigers top men s and women s sides respectively in the 2021 Ipswich competition starting March 12. Defence force sportsman Fazel has come back from Townsville, having played for Easts some years ago.
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Subscriber only IN her 18th year as club president, Leanne Haley is waiting to see who returns after last year s COVID-challenged Ipswich hockey season. The early signs are Norths will field teams in most divisions with C-Grade boys and R2 women the major team concerns at this time of the year. A lot of our juniors coming through we are not sure where we are putting them yet until we see who else turns up, Haley said. With COVID last year . . . some people decided to come back and some people didn t; it will be interesting to see which of those who didn t choose not to play again.