Monday to Wednesday of this week saw the annual middle schools hockey tournament with a difference – the competition was run only for years 6 and 7. With several schools entering more than one team, numbers were still high. Another difference was that Wednesday was a semi finals and finals day for both girls and boys which added to an exciting first two days.

The girls’ competition was won by St Anne’s Red defeating St Josephs    3-1.  These two teams had beaten Bishop Fitzgerald and Loreto Black in their semi finals respectively. Some excellent match play with many talented youngsters who still have a few more years of middle school left in which to battle for the title again. Loreto Black took third place.

Top goal scorers were Cellene Griffin (St. Joseph’s), Beatriz Felipes (Loreto) and Mollie Karp (St. Anne’s).

Most promising player awards went to:

Bishop Fitzgerald Paris Chelleram

St. Anne’s Black  Searie Mc Glashan

St. Anne’s Red     Shauna Martin

Loreto Black        Emily Robinson

Loreto Red           Anna Howard

St. Joseph’s         Eva Guillem

St. Bernard’s        Hannah Tante

Best Player awards went to:

Bishop Fitzgerald Janella Johnson

St. Anne’s Black  Sophia Mc Clafferty

Loreto Black        Beatriz Felipes

Loreto Red           Hannah Cabezuto

St. Bernard’s        Maya Breeze

Outstanding Performance awards went to:

St. Anne’s Red     Mollie Karp

St. Joseph’s          Cellene Griffin

 

The boys’ competition was of an extremely high standard, with many players putting on fantastic performances. This year the competition went right down to the wire. Bishop Fitzgerald Green and St. Annes Red had both qualified for the final, narrowly beating Loreto Black and St. Joseph’s in their respective semi finals. The final was full of entertainment. Great skills and terrific team play, defenders were really put to the test by two strong attacking sides. 2-0 down, Bishop Fitzgerald fought hard to come back to 2-2 on the stroke of full time. This brought the match to a penalty shoot out. In hockey terms, this is a one on one with 8 seconds to try and score. Bishop Fitzgerald triumphed in the last penalty but this match could very easily have gone the other way, such was the talent of both teams. Third place was won by Loreto Black.

Top goal scorers were Jamie Caetano (Bishop Fitzgerald) and Ethan Balban (St. Anne’s).

 

Most promising player awards went to:

Bishop Fitzgerald Green                   Omer Gussarsky

Bishop Fitzgerald Yellow        Shafen Hashmi

St. Anne’s Black                     Jamie Colton

St. Anne’s Red                        Stevie Linares

Loreto Black                            Juan Pablo Linares

Loreto Red                              Sebastian Hedley

St. Joseph’s                             Noah Sene

St. Bernard’s                           Travis Plata

Best Player awards went to:

Bishop Fitzgerald Yellow       Julian Soiza

St. Anne’s Black                     Joao Hill de Oliveira

Loreto Black                           Julio Dominguez

Loreto Red                              Gayetano Pecero

St. Bernard’s                           Jay Key

St. Joseph’s                            Evan Penfold

Outstanding Performance awards went to:

St. Anne’s Red                        Ethan Balban

Bishop Fitzgerald Green      Jamie Caetano

All in all three days of excellent hockey together with a wonderful atmosphere. Full thanks must go to the teachers for giving up their time, the umpires, stadium staff, parents and of course all the children who made this tournament so successful. Well done to all!

Written by Chrissie Caetano.