Harrogate Hockey Club Ladies 1s end difficult 2025/26 season on a positive note

Evie Barnard's team have endured a torrid campaign and were relegated from the Yorkshire & North East Premier Division some weeks ago.

That demotion is their second in as many years after they dropped out of the Vitality Women's Conference North at the end of last term.

They have managed to win just two of their 22 league fixtures this season, but were at least able to bring to an end a sequence of 10 consecutive losses at the weekend.

Having fallen behind to Isabella Cox's 15th-minute opener, Harrogate responded through Evelyn Wright and Anna Blyth.

Leading 2-1 by the 42nd minute, the home side were denied maximum points when Cox struck again on the hour-mark.

'Gate end the season in last place, seven points behind second-from-bottom Ben Rhydding 2s, and 15 points shy of safety.

In Yorkshire Division One, Harrogate Ladies 2s edged out Slazenger 1s away from home.

Elizabeth Webster netted the only goal of the game from a penalty-corner in the 60th minute, with that result leaving Sarah Jones' team ninth in the table.

Harrogate Men's 2s registered their 17th victory of what has been a superb campaign when they put five past Sheffield 3s in Yorkshire Division Two.

Josh Lyon and his troops wrapped up the league title last time out and stretched their lead at the summit to eight points courtesy of Saturday's comprehensive win.

Will Rogers (2) and skipper Lyon struck inside the first 25 minutes to put the away side in complete control of proceedings.

Ryan Young pulled one back for Sheffield, but Stuart Norman quickly restored 'Gate's three-goal cushion.

Matthew Yeardley then added a second for the hosts, but Norman ensured that the champions had the final say.

Harrogate Men's 1s rounded off their 2025/26 campaign with a 3-2 home success over Durham University 3s.

That result sees Joe Horne's team finish in eighth position on 24 points having won seven and drawn three of their 22 league fixtures.