By Linda Clouston
1st XI Team Manager
In the recent school holidays Westlake Girls Hockey players had a strong representation at the National Under 18 Tournament in Wellington.
The North Harbour A squad players from Westlake Girls were: Paige Blake, Brooke James, Georgie Shotter and Bree Speck.
The B Squad players were:Rachel Bottcher, Imogen Burge, Tamika Haeufler and Imogen Stanton.
Emily Whitie was selected as a Non Travelling reserve.
The A squad had a strong tournament were playing off for first place against the Auckland side and the game was officially rained off in horrendous weather conditions, sharing first place. The B squad acquitted themselves well coming 17th. Teams came from across all regions in New Zealand. To be selected to play for your region is a real achievement and highly sought after. The players performed extremely well for their region and enjoyed the experience, not so much the weather. This extra playing time will bode well for the rest of our school season, culminating at the National Secondary schools tournament in Winter tournament week from 30/8-4/9.
Our school’s 1st X1 coach Will Lacey also was picked as a rep coach for a Harbour boys team.