Under 11 hockey v Durham Choristers

On Monday the 31^st of January the U11 hockey team played Durham Choristers at home. In the first half it was a very tight game with good teamwork from both sides, but Mowden scored the first goal. In the second half we sadly let in one goal but scored another. It was a very fast game. But the final score was 2-1 to Mowden.

Lucy Murray-Wake

U9 Hockey v Chapter House

On the 19^th of January the Under 9 hockey team played Chapter House away. In the first half we didn’t spread out enough, but then we picked up the game and with a bit of teamwork Ella scored. We carried on playing well.Grace Gibson and Poppy were near the goal waiting for Alice to pass the ball to score but then the whistle went.Unfortunately we only got to play half a game, the final score was 1 nil to Mowden. We have learnt a lot from this hockey match.

Poppy Collingwood-Cameron

Under 10 hockey vs Chapter House

On Wednesday the 19^th of January Mowden played Chapter House away. We lost the toss and they chose first centre pass. In the first half we had some great passing at which gave us 3 goals from Emily. In the second half Flora saved a great goal and scored another goal from Jemima. The final score was 4-0 to Mowden.

Jemima Storey

Austin friars U11 Hockey Tournament Report

On Thursday 30^th September the U11 team went to Austin Friars to play in a hockey tournament. Our first match was against Hunter Hall. We played well, managing to prevent them from scoring but unfortunately we didn’t score. The final score was 0 - 0. Our next match was against Casterton. We didn’t play as well and they were a strong team. We didn’t manage to score. The final score was 2 - 0 to Casterton. The next game was against Austin Friars. We got on the field feeling confident about winning this game. Jemima scored a good goal. The score was one nil to Mowden. Our last match was against Windermere. We played well, but unfortunately they scored three times. The final score was 3 - 0 to Windermere St Annes.

In the overall results we came joint third with Windermere.

Eliza

Hockey tournament at Loretto

Under 13 Report

On Sunday the 3^rd of October the Under 13 hockey team set of to the Loretto tournament. We had a brief warm up and then we were on to play Loretto. They had a strong side but we managed to keep them from scoring. With some good saves from Tara the score remained 0 - 0. After a long break, it was our turn to play Dunbar. They were not quite as strong as Loretto, as Lily managed to score a good goal for us, from the back of the D and then Rosie scored another great goal. The overall score was 2-0 to Mowden. Our play in this match was much stronger as we played better as a team. Our final match was against Kilgraston. They were by far the strongest team, but we held our ground and defended well with some excellent back up from Lily and great saves by Tara. But unfortunately Jess had to be taken off so we were one man down. They then scored a strong goal. The final score was 1-0 to Kilgraston. We went for lunch and came back to find that we had a bye through to the final of the Plate competition against Dunbar. We were quite confident, as we had played them before. We played well with a quick goal from Eliza and then another amazing goal by Samantha. This meant that Mowden had won the Plate Competition. We were pleased with this result but we have a lot to learn from it. Miss Holloway’s player of the match is Lily Hextall for never stopping running, scoring a great goal and always getting back to defend.

Eliza Dundas

Under 11 hockey V Loretto

On Sunday the 3^rd of October the u11 hockey team went to a Loretto tournament.Our first match was against Loretto. We didn’t do very well in this match because they were a strong team. The final score was 2 - 0 to Loretto. The next match was against Kilgraston. We did well getting it to our shooting end and Sasha scored a good goal. Then Lucy got the ball to the edge of the circle and scored an amazing goal. Our next goals were by Emily and Sasha.

We then had a quick lunch break and got back on the pitch. Our final match was against St Mary’s. We played well only managing to let them score once. We had a few shoots at goal but unfortunately we missed. The final score was 1 - 0 to St Mary’s. We have a lot to learn from this tournament and will put our experience to good use in future matches.

Sasha Villiers-Smith

1^st XI Hockey v Longridge Towers

On Wednesday the 6^th of October the U13 first eleven hockey team played Longridge Towers at home. It was our first pass back. We played well in the first half, but just not quite well enough as we let in one goal. In the second half we managed to keep them from scoring but unfortunately we didn’t score. The full time score was 1-0 to Longridge. We played well but we have a lot to improve on.

U13 1^st XI hockey team v Cundall Manor

On Wednesday the 3^rd of November the under 13 first eleven hockey team played Cundall Manor at home. We didn’t play our best for the first 6 minutes letting in a goal, but from then on we were determined to play our best. Our play was very strong for the rest of the match and we nearly scored a few times, but didn’t quite manage. The overall score 1-0 to Cundall.

U13 A hockey v Bede Academy

On Wednesday the 13^th of October the U13 A hockey team played Bede Academy at home. We started of well with Eliza scoring a goal, then a very strong goal from Lottie, and then another goal from Eliza. It was then half time we felt confident for the second half as we were 3-0 up. We played well in this half with two goals one from Lily and one from Eliza. The final score was 5-0 to Mowden.

Under 10 A hockey v King’s

On Wednesday 10^th November, the under 10 A hockey team played Kings away; we lost the toss and they chose first centre pass. They were a strong team and scored 2 goals in the first half while we were on 1 scored by Jemima. In the second half we did better in defence saving a goal but let in another 2 goals. Luckily for them, they fumbled in a goal which made the final score 4-2 to them. We need to improve our defence.

Under 10 B Hockey v King's

On Wednesday 10^th November, the under 10 b team played Kings away. We won the toss and chose first centre pass. In the first half we played well and Georgina scored a goal. Soon after Georgina scored another. In the second half we pushed ourselves to the limit and soon Georgina scored a goal. Then we kept hitting it off side and they always got a free hit. Finally we got it down their end and Georgina scored another goal. The final score was 4-0 to Mowden.

Georgie Reynolds

U11 hockey v Central High

On Wednesday 10^th November the U11 hockey team played Central High at home. We started well keeping it in the middle of the pitch and sometimes getting break throughs,

Soon Hannah scored 2 excellent goals. In the second half we were now going uphill so it was harder than before. After some hard work we scored a goal. The final score was 3-0 to us.

Under 10 Hockey v R.G.S.

On Saturday the 6^th of November the under 10 hockey team played RGS at home. We lost the toss and they chose first centre pass. We held our shape quite well in the 1^st half but unfortunately they scored a goal. In the 2^nd half we were stronger in defence and RGS were crowded around the ball. In the last minute Indigo slipped in a goal. The final score was 1 all. We were quite happy with this result.