Waikato Hockey Association’s U16A boys’ and girls’ representative teams took on Bay of Plenty sides at Gallagher Hockey Centre on Sunday.
Theo Goodwin takes on Bay of Plenty’s goalie during penalty shootout practice. Photo: Steph Bell-Jenkins
The warm-up matches were a chance for the newly selected teams to test their skills ahead of inter-regional age group tournaments to be held these school holidays.
Five Cambridge High School players – Jules Brabants, Lily Cameron, Trista Cowley, Maggie Davis and Izzy Tregoweth – made the 18-strong girls’ squad, which lost 4-3. It was an impressive first outing for Cowley, who scored a hat-trick for Waikato.
Andrew Coutts, Winter Froger, Theodore Goodwin, Flynn Jenkins, Riley Jenkins and Heath Rogerson represented Cambridge High School in the boys’ squad, which lost 3-0.
Jules Brabants warms up with her Waikato U16 team at Gallagher Hockey Centre on Sunday. Photo: Steph Bell-Jenkins
