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Banbridge chalked up a win and a draw over the weekend and now are within one win of landing the EY Irish Hockey League title.
Neither Ballymoney nor Queen's will be playing in the EY Irish Hockey League next season and Belfast Harlequins have a battle on their hands if they are to stay in the all-Ireland competition.
Belfast Harlequins are flying back Helen Stevenson from England for Saturday's crucial EY Irish Hockey League game with Loreto at Deramore to replace unavailable keeper Jade Lamont.
Ireland men have risen to an all-time high of nine in the world rankings - and that further step up the ladder means they will be heading to South Africa for the final World Cup qualifier in July.
Nadia Benallal capped a memorable few weeks for school and club on Saturday when she scored a dramatic last-gasp winner to help Banbridge secure a 2-1 victory over Raphoe which preserved their top flight status next season.
Eugene Magee's unquenchable thirst for success continued in Dublin yesterday when he struck twice to spearhead Banbridge's second Irish Senior Cup final triumph in the past three years.
Pegasus are hoping to sign off their EY Irish Hockey League campaign on a high note as they prepare to face Hermes-Monkstown on Saturday at Jordanstown. Last weekend, Pegasus came from behind to beat Railway Union 2-1 at the same venue but, despite their victory, they missed out on a place in the play-offs.
Banbridge is a hockey hot-bed at the moment. Already the Academy girls have won the Belfast Telegraph School's Cup and the Kate Russell all-Ireland championship double, and the Academy boys won the McCullough Cup and were beaten all-Ireland finalists.
Fraser Mills marked his comeback from injury by scoring the winning goal as Banbridge maintained their strong position in the EY Irish Hockey League.
Pegasus are likely to be top of the queue in a bid to sign Shirley McCay from the Ulster Elks after the Jordanstown side's fall from grace culminated in relegation from the EY Irish Hockey League on Saturday.
Banbridge Academy midfielder Orla Thompson had the perfect send-off as she rounded off her school hockey career by captaining her team to a first All-Ireland Championship after a decisive 6-2 victory over Ursuline Convent Thurles at Havelock Park yesterday.
Banbridge Academy have two wins out of two going into the final day of their All-Ireland schoolgirls' championship title bid at Havelock Park as they attempt to follow near neighbours Lurgan and bring home the silverware.
Banbridge Academy won't be content to 'rest on their laurels' after lifting the Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools' Cup for the first time as they prepare for their all-Ireland championship debut at Havelock Park this week.
Ireland will be without inspirational team captain Megan Frazer for the World League 3 tournament in the summer which will determine whether they will reach the 2018 World Cup in London.
Ireland men have won back-to-back World League 2 tournaments ... and, more importantly, booked their place for the last phase of world cup qualification.
Eugene Magee is one goal away from scoring a half century of international goals for Ireland ... and there's no better time to reach the milestone than today when Ireland take on Wales in the World League 2 semi-final at Stormont (2.30pm).
Ireland are through to tomorrow's World League 2 semi-final after Johnny McKee's double strike helped them to a 5-1 win over Poland at Stormont yesterday.
Sullivan Upper bridged a 24-year gap when they landed the schoolboys' Burney Cup by beating Wallace High 3-2 under the Stormont floodlights last night.
There's an extra treat for hockey fans attending the World League 2 series at Stormont today...if they stay on after Ireland's quarter-final against Poland they'll be able to watch the schoolboy Burney Cup final.
Gemma Frazer looks set to miss Belfast Harlequins' crucial EY Irish Hockey League clash with UCD next Saturday after picking up a third yellow card at the weekend.
Matthew Nelson made it three goals from three games as Ireland beat Italy 1-0 yesterday to clinch a World League 2 quarter-final clash against Poland tomorrow afternoon at Stormont.
Matthew Nelson is having the time of his life - the teenage Lisnagarvey striker made sure Ireland are top of the table going into tomorrow's final pool game in the World League 2 series at Stormont with his second goal in two games.
Katie Larmour slept well on Saturday night after helping Belfast Harlequins secure a point from a 2-2 draw with Pegasus in a thrilling EY Irish Hockey League encounter at Shaw's Bridge.
Burney Cup organisers are hoping to encourage a bigger than usual crowd for this season's final by scheduling it immediately after next Thursday's World League quarter-finals at Stormont's Playball.
Ulster's most capped Irish international Eugene Magee is edging closer to the 250 milestone - but he'll have to wait until after the World League 2 series at Stormont to cross that barrier.
Megan Frazer is facing a race against the clock to be fit for Ireland's World League 3 campaign in the summer as a serious knee injury is taking longer than expected to heal.
Lisnagarvey's teenage striker Matthew Nelson has defied the odds by being named in Ireland’s 18-man squad for the World League 2 series which starts at Stormont on Saturday.
Ulsterman Ian Sloan is proving a chip off the old block - he is captaining an international team just like dad Martin did.
The chances of either Ards or Pegasus making the EY Irish Hockey League play-offs were dealt major blows over the weekend when both fell to defeat.
Katie McKee became the first girl to score a hat-trick in a Belfast Telegraph Schools' Cup final for over a decade as Banbridge Academy beat Wallace High 4-0 in yesterday's decider at Lisnagarvey.
Banbridge Academy threw down the gauntlet to their male counterparts when they won the Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools' Cup final, beating Wallace High 4-0 at Lisnagarvey yesterday.
Katie McKee became the first girl to score a hat-trick in a Belfast Telegraph Schools' Cup final for over a decade as Banbridge Academy beat Wallace High 4-0 in yesterday's decider at Lisnagarvey.
Banbridge Academy and Wallace High have a double incentive to land the Belfast Telegraph Schools' Cup this afternoon at Lisnagarvey's ground on Hillsborough's Comber Road (2.30pm).
Irish coach Craig Fulton has been hit by another blow just 10 days before the start of the World League 2 series in Belfast - Peter Caruth has become the 10th Rio Olympian to be ruled out.
Belfast Harlequins welcome back experienced defender Claire Kilpatrick for Friday night's important EY Irish Hockey League clash with Ards at Londonderry Park.
Ireland men will be without half of their Rio Olympics squad when they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign in Belfast in just 11 days' time.
The Ireland women's hockey team have landed a major coup with confirmation that they are to play Olympic gold medallists, Great Britain, in three games next month.
When Irish coach Craig Fulton names his squad this afternoon for the World League 2 series which starts in Belfast in 12 days time, it seems he will have virtually none of his attack from the Rio Olympics available due to injury or work commitments.
Pegasus need to beat Loreto in Dublin on Saturday if they are to keep alive their ambition of securing a place in the end-of-season EY Irish Hockey League play-offs.
Ulster Hockey is set to undergo restructuring in the event of a projected cut in its funding. Consultations are taking place with staff as part of a review and among the posts earmarked for change is that of High Performance Manager, a role which has been held by Stephen...
Irish coach Craig Fulton will sit down soon to name his panel for March's World League 2 series in Belfast and the chances are that one of the first names he'll pen in is Eugene Magee.
Ards defied the odds to exceed even their own expectations by securing a superb fifth place finish at the EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy tournament in Lithuania.
Banbridge are having a memorable season to date... and it could get a whole lot better by the end of this weekend.
Royal School Armagh's Alana Doyle hopes to put the disappointment of losing to Wallace High in last week's Belfast Telegraph Senior Cup semi-final behind her when she switches to indoor action with Ards at the EuroHockey Club Trophy series in Lithuania over the weekend.
Two young Ulster marksmen, Banbridge's Jonathan McKee and Lisnagarvey's Matthew Nelson, are doing their utmost to stake a claim for a place in Ireland's squad for next month's World League 2 series in Belfast.
Pegasus crashed out of the Irish Senior Cup in agonising fashion yesterday when they lost 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out to Cork Harlequins in the semi-final after the game finished 1-1 at Upper Malone.
The Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools' Cup competition may be in its 110th year but a new name will soon be engraved on the trophy.
Ulster U18 star Alyssa Jebb was the toast of Wallace High as they reached only their second Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools' Cup final.
The next two weeks are going to be huge for Instonians as they battle for survival in the EY Irish Hockey League. After a spate of postponements, they're going to play catch-up with five games in a 16-day period, the bulk of them at their Shaw's Bridge base.
Banbridge Academy girls have long lived in the shadow of their male counterparts but this season's captain, Orla Thompson, is hoping she can lead her team to the Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools' Cup crown for the first time in their history.
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