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With most of the club's Saturday's matches cancelled Stourport's Masters Side did manage to play on the Sunday, when they entertained aside from Litchfield Men's Masters. The home side 2-0 up at the break added another five goals in the second half to secure a 7-0 victory.
Junior Section:
Whilst the senior players at Stourport hockey club were on their Christmas break the juniors from the club have been having a successful Indoor season, with all of the age groups having success at the National Indoor Competition at Nottingham.
U12 Girls:
The Under 12 girls had an outstanding campaign which saw them win the Repton Festival and claimed the Bronze medal in the UK Indoor Championships in Nottingham, after beating Surbiton 4-1 in the play-off.
The final standings for the U12 Girls were:
Knole Park
East Grinstead
Stourport
U14 Girls:
With members of their squad representing UK Lions & Mercia Marauders at the championships, Stourport's Under 14 Girls squad fielded a depleted team of mainly Under 13 girls. But, after a tough group stage the girls responded well with a well-earned shield victory, and their goalkeeper Maita* was named Goalkeeper of the tournament. After being kept busy throughout the competition, she'd produced numerous outstanding saves from open play, short corners, and successfully saving several Penalty flicks.
U14 Girls Match Results:
Group Games:
Lost 0-4 vs Trojans
Lost 0-6 vs Hertford
Lost 1-4 vs Wimbledon
Lost 0-4 vs Amersham
Lost 0-2 vs JK Hockey
Shield Matches:
Won 2-1 vs Cheltenham
Won 5-0 vs Leek
U14 Boys:
The U14 Boys also put in a strong set of performances with a competitive set of results and some good wins.
U14 Boys Match Results:
Lost 2-5 vs Leek
Lost 1-3 vs Cambridge
Won 5-1 vs Gloucestershire
Won 3-1 vs Havant
Drew 2-2 vs Knole Park
Elsewhere the club also had three of its youngsters, Harrison*, Eden*, Seren*, represented the Club in the UK Lions in Málaga over the Christmas period. (*Denotes a Junior Player).
Pictures by Sara Jennings
