By Linda Clouston
Team Manager
Georgie Shotter, Year 13 , Hauraki House Sports Captain and Co-Captain of the school’s 1st X1 hockey team has reached an amazing sporting milestone. Georgie has played over 100 caps for Westlake Girls. She gained a place in the 1st X1 team, as a Year 9 student, which is almost unheard of but she displayed the skills and maturity that showed she deserved her place in the team at such a young age.
Georgie went from strength to strength with developing her skills for school, women’s club and representative honours for North Harbour Hockey. This year she is again representing Harbour in the U-18 top rep side.
On and off the field Georgie leads by example, always bringing her “A” game in both playing and mental toughness. She nurtures younger players and makes everyone feel part of the team.
She was made co-captain (with Paige Blake) last year and the pair continue to lead the team to many top performances. Georgie and Paige were given the honour to represent the school in the tournament team in the recent Anzac Hockey Invitation Tournament held at St Cuthberts college in the last holidays. They played against an “Old Girls” team, stacked with current or past Blacksticks. At that tournament WGHS team went undefeated against some of the top teams in the country.
We wish Georgie all the best for the rest of the season, and I am sure we haven’t heard the last of Georgie’s triumphs as she continues with her hockey career. As a team we celebrated in style on the night of her 100 Cap with flowers, a certificate and cake !