U15B U15C

P4 W3 D0 L1 F24 A3

Squad

Captain: F. Lloyd (M)

Vice-Captain: A. Williams (M)

A. Aneca-Human (A), Z. Barkey (M), G. Cottingham (F), H. Dabbs (M), S. Derby (M), A. Edwards (F), M. Hart (F), R. Korylco-Bowers (M), H. Lees (G), E. Morrison (A), N. Osborne (A), S. Owens (G), I. Sheppard (M), C. Turton (A)

The U15B team should be proud of their efforts throughout the season. They played with great passion, pride, commitment, and always with a smile on their face. There were not many games during the campaign but excellent wins over Sedbergh, Oundle and Trent showed that the group had some real talent, especially in front of goal, scoring 24 goals, ten of which came against local rivals Trent. Captain Freya L led by example, setting the high standards expected in training and during games. Congratulations on an enjoyable and successful season.

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Squad

Captain: Z. Evans (F)

M. Aldred (F), H. Casey (G), A. Clarkson (M), A. Flavell (M), J. Litchfield (F), Z. MacKenzie (M), A. Metcalf (F), M. Ogden (F), L. Parkes (M), E. Pearcey (A), I. Semmence (M), S. Stewart (M), E. Tassell (A), I. Thompstone (M)

The girls 14A team had many highs over both the Michaelmas and Lent Terms, culminating in an invaluable trip to Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre.

The path to the National Finals is always a challenging journey, but the team showed great character to pip Kings High in the Midlands Regional Final and qualify for the National Finals Day on 28th February. The experience of playing at the ‘Home of Hockey’, Lee Valley in London, is a big day out for any team and the format remains intriguingly tough to navigate. The first match against St George’s Weybridge was tight and tense, with the girls managing to win 2-1. Ipswich were next and are a tough team to overcome. We lost 0-1, but in our last match we knew if we won against Wellington School and the other result went our way, we could make the National Final. We did everything we could and won 2-1 on the last play of the match.

P2 W0 D0 L2 F2 A8

Squad

C. Bersellini (G), P. Blount (F), I. Hambleton (F), I. Kashihara (F), E. Lubega (A), P. Mercer (F), L. Millard (F), E. Moseley (M), A. Neilson-Mistry (M), A. Pocinkova (G), K. Purcell (F), E. Sandhu (A), D. Shaw (A), D. Spear (F), L. Vacher Peña (F), L. Welbury (G), A. Wyke (F), A. Yuen (G)

Also played: E. Ash (G), A. Birch (A), A. Cavenagh-Mainwaring (A), H. Liu (A), E. Pigott (G)

The 15Cs were unfortunate to have played only two fixtures this year. Our 6-1 loss against Nottingham U14A, if humbling, was nonetheless a useful learning opportunity, and we fought with great spirit in our next fixture, at home against Oundle. This was a closer result (1-2), but we conceded a second goal in the second half. Well done to Artemis W for scoring and to the whole team for their efforts. The highlight of the season was certainly the treats enjoyed after one particularly cold and rainy session!

However, our goal difference saw us end second in our pool and therefore we had to play off for the bronze against Manchester High. We played out to a 2-2 draw and then, frustratingly, lost 3-1 on shuffles.

The end of the season will be remembered for being so close but yet so far, as we were one goal away from qualifying for the National Final. However, the team must be complimented for their willingness to learn new skills and mastering a 2-32-3 out of possession zonal system, as well as a 3-2-3-2 in possession outlet system. I firmly believe this will stand the squad in excellent stead moving forward.