KESTRELS COMPETE IN THE HEAT
WOODLEY UNITED LADIES faced an away trip to Slough Town Ladies in their most recent pre-season outing.
Tackling the hot conditions, it was another valuable 90 minutes for the team at Arbour Park.
Maddie Carter, Michelle Quinn and Bethan Poole were on the scoresheet for the Kestrels.
Woodley have also been busy recrutiing new players and have confirmed that Michelle Quinn has rejoined the team after a year away.
Woodley manager Marc Surtees said: “Good to see her backm a strong player who can play in a number of position, composed and likes to play it simple.”
The Kestrels are still on the lookout for new players to jpin their squad ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season.
Their pre-season training takes place on Monday evenings from 6.30pm at Calcot Centre, Reading.
Woodley compete in the Southern Region Women’s Premier Division.
They are looking to build on what was a tough campaign in the 2021/22 season.
The Kestrels finished in ninth place after winning one of their 16 league matches but are seeking to come back stronger for the upcoming campaign.
Meanwhile, S4K BERKS COUNTY have announced their pre-season fixtures.
They will play Ascot United Reserves on Sunday, August 7.
They then host Slough Town at Bracknell Leisure Centre on Sunday, August 14 and play at home to Ruislip Rangers on Sunday, August 21.
The Fawkes will be hoping to continue on from what was a triumphant league campaign last time out.
Playing their league matches in the Thames Valley Women’s Division 3S, S4K stormed to the league title by winning 15 of their 18 league matches.
Suffering just two defeats across the entire league campaign, they finished with 46 points wihich put them top of the table with a seven point margin over second placed Goring United.
Having won the league title, S4K earned promotion and will play in Thames Valley Women’s Division 2 next season as they embark on a new adventure.
S4K are also hunting for new players to join their squad. They train on
Tuesday’s and hold Futsal sessions on Wednesday’s.
CAVERSHAM AFC also compete in the same division and finished in sixth postiion, while EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA RESERVES placed in ninth.
CAVERSHAM UNITED WOMEN were also in pre-season action at the weekend as they played Basingstoke Town Women.
The Goats went ahead through Freya Jenkins but were pegged back before half-time after they had been reduced to 10 players after receiving a red card.
Basingstoke took the lead in the second-half and came away with the 2-1 victory at the end of the 90 minutes.
Caversham compete in Thames Valley Division One and finished in sixth place last season. They totalled 23 points from 16 matches with seven wins, two draws and seven defeats.
TILEHURST PANTHERS also ply their trade in the same division and finished in fifth place last season, on the same number of points as Caversham and with an identical record, but finished above with a superior goal difference.
Meanwhile, WARGRAVE finished in seventh place on 16 points with five wins, one draw and 10 defeats.