HOCKEY NEWS - York High School's 1st girls hockey team put on a showstopping performance against the Crusaders Ladies in the Eden Woman’s League Final, while the York High 1st boys hockey team wears the crown as the 2023 Eden Men’s League Champions.
The matches took place on home ground last weekend, Saturday 19 August.
Fantastic season
The 1st girls team managed to win the game 3-2 in the final seven minutes. "This is an incredible achievement for the girls as this league comprises of woman’s teams and not school's teams. They have had a fantastic season," said coach Brook May.
The York High team came 4th (out of 32 teams) in the Fairmont Hockey Tournament in Cape Town, they won the Eden Spar Challenge, and they came away from the Kingswood Hockey Festival undefeated. "We are incredibly proud of them," said coaches May and MJ Meyers.
First team boys
After beating an experienced Oaks team from Knysna in the semi-final, York High 1st boys hockey team came up against the formidable Crusaders Men’s Team who beat the boys in their round robin match earlier in the season.
"The final was one for the spectators!" said coach Jason Slater.
"York drew first blood and went into halftime with a commanding 3-1 lead. The Crusaders team was packed with experience and soon cut that lead down to 3-3 in the final chukka. This is how the match ended and it was down to the dreaded 8 seconds shootout. There was nothing to separate the teams after all five shootouts were completed and the final moved into sudden death."
York won the final in the sudden death shootout and become the first York 1st boys to win back to back finals.
"The final was a fast-paced affair and wonderful sportsmanship was the order of the day between the two teams," said Slater.
"Thank you to the Crusaders Men’s Team for a great final and to the Eden Hockey Union for all the hard work behind the scenes."
York High 1st boys hockey team are the 2023 Eden Men’s League Champions.
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