The prestigious London Under 16s Hockey Championships were held here at Teddington School. Amy Freeman, Molly Dickinson, Cheok Lok and Janneke Vennema-Osborne were selected to represent a strong Richmond School Sport Partnership side. After gaining 7 points in the table, and an excellent 5-0 win in the final game against South Hampstead, the Richmond team progressed through to the next stage of the Championships.
In the next round the Richmond U16s were runners-up in the Surrey and London Finals. They beat Kingston Grammar School 2-0 in the semis, demonstrating excellent team play and then went on to play Alleyn’s in the finals. The game was superb and the girls were an absolute credit but unfortunately we lost 2-0 to two finely struck goals. This result means that they now qualify for the South Finals! Congratulations girls!
In other hockey news…
Our U14 girls hockey team (made up of year 7 and 8 girls) got off to an excellent start to the borough league with a fantastic 8-0 win over Waldergrave. The girls then went on to play in what for many of them was their first taste of full pitch hockey in the Surrey and London U14s championship. They played very well against some very strong opposition, many of whom were a year older. Highlight of the day came from a superb strike from Robyn Wheeler.
Well done girls!
Mr Giles
