THE 2015 Mount Isa Hockey Association season finally got under way last Saturday at Mount Isa Hockey fields in boiling conditions for all players and officials involved.
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In the juniors, all children played extremely well and gave it their best efforts across all the games.
The association welcomed new families as well as new coaches and young umpires to the game. It was great to see people putting their hand up to benefit the youth players.
This week, the association welcomed Remote Hockey as they visited Mount Isa before the school holidays. Wes Ferns and Julie McNeil continue to be a constant support to the town’s hockey community.
Mount Isa players will be lucky enough to benefit from coaching advice while young umpires will get invaluable education too.
Round 1 results
●Under 8s
Pirates vs TBirds: This was a nailbiter with a 3-3 draw. Pirates’ Xander Crowther scored as did Mitch Pocock. TBirds’ new star Harold Corker scored all three for his team. Great defence was also shown by Darcy Henderson.
Hornets vs Aces: Hornets came out the victors of this tough game 1-0. Miah Starr scored for Hornets while teammates Leane Van Lelyveld and Holly Owens played well. Aces players of the week were Ivy Palmer and dynamic duo Holly and William Coleman.
●Under 11s
Pirates vs TBirds: Pirates beat TBirds in a close game 1-0. Josh Grimaldi was Pirates’ standout player and Kyle Bartolo scored the goal. TBirds held well in defence and new hockey star Taliyah Swadling played an awesome game.
Hornets vs Aces: Hornets bounced back from a loss last week to beat Aces 4-0. Goals scored by Noah Pyke 2 and Cooper Guningham 2. CJ Kahui and Milla Van Lelyveld also played well. Aces standout players on the day were Paige Jackson, Charlotte Johnson and Mikeal Kuskopf.
●Under 15s:
Pirates vs TBirds: Nil-all made this game one to watch, with both teams unable to get that one goal to secure the win. Both these teams learnt positional play this week and worked well together. Pirates Jack Price and Patric Murphy worked hard for their team. TBirds Amy Maslin, Chanise MacFarlane and Lawson Martyr played a great match.
Hornets vs Aces: This game was a great example of new players taking on a challenge and holding their ground. Well done to both sides of this nil-all draw. Hornets’ best were Josh Parlevliet- Dean, Nathan McGrigor and Jamie Ahearn. Aces goalkeeper Veronica Llloyd-Jones held them out with style and teammates Ben MacNamara and Kody Christie showed huge improvement in their skills.
