Ever-improving Ashton look to get off to a flyer

FAST becoming Munster hockey’s answer to Everton — and not just because they wear blue — Ashton are a fine example of how to make the best of their resources.

Coaches George Treacy and Bernie Heffernan have always seen the bigger picture, even when the side couldn’t buy a win a couple of seasons ago.

These days, they have one of the league’s most prolific netfinders in Caroline McCarthy, two of its brightest prospects in Kate Harvey and Shauna Fagan and an assist machine in Karen Stokes.