On Thursday the girls’ hockey team headed to Lisnagarvey to play in the Northern Ireland Hockey Finals. The girls were in a tough section with other Primary Schools such as Friends Prep, Antrim, Penrhyn, St. Brigid’s and Dromore. The matches were ten minutes each, making it essential that goals came early.
Their first match against Antrim ended in victory when Jodie Savage scored just before the whistle. The next three matches were extremely close and ended all in a draw. Katie Sandford scored in the match against Penrhyn. In the final match of our section Waringstown comfortably beat Dromore 2-0 with Abbie Hampton scoring both goals. The results meant that Waringstown went into the cup round with the winning teams of the other sections.
These proved a tough few games, as only the top three teams in each section got through. The girls played DH Christie and unfortunately weren’t able to capitalize on some great opportunities to score. The match ended 0-0. Waringstown met Downshire Primary, in what was to be their final match. The girls played magnificently but were beaten by a very tough team.
Friends Prep went on to win the tournament and the girls can take comfort in that they drew with this team earlier on in the tournament. Teachers, pupils and parents all had a wonderful day. The girls made us very proud to be part of the Waringstown Primary School Team.
