Wow. What an awesome hockey season our wonderful family club has had. We wrapped up the senior side of the season with the Senior Presentation Night on Saturday night. I'm sure there were some very weary heads yesterday.
It was wonderful to see so many of our juniors that have now stepped into senior hockey attend the formal side of the senior presentation night. It is great to see these juniors making the transition into seniors so effortlessly. We can't wait to watch them continue to grow and become life long members of united hockey club.
This presentation was one of our biggest with over 80 people attending.
We wish Alyce Inman all the best as she pursues her nursing career down in Coffs Harbour having spent a massive 17 years as a united member.
We also congratulate Emily Randell on reaching her 20 year continuous united member mark. That's impressive.
2019 Major Premiers
3rd Grade Women
4th Grade Women
2019 Runners Up
B Grade men in a thriller down to penalty shoot outs lost 2-1.
So in closing these are the awards presented on the night.
Major Awards:
Bourke Trophy - Club Person of the Year
Mark Clayton - Mark has been instrumental in running of United this year, stepping onto the Board, helping organising B grade men and stepping up and becoming the C grade keeper. Clayto organised our O18 karaoke function. He is always willing to lend a hand at anytime including our club day. Clayto has been a long standing member of united. Congratulations.
Rookie of the Year -
Ebony Haydon - Ebony plays 4th grade, U15 girls, Umpires Saturday, attends training both on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her willingness to learn is credited to her improvement in her game. Ebony began her hockey life in U9's and has been a United member ever since. She is a credit to United and we congratulate her on her first year in senior hockey for United.
Mason Johns - Mason plays in both men's b & c grade and U15 boys team, attends training on Thursday. His game has improved 10 fold over the last season. It doesn't matter where he is put, defence or attack he makes an impact. We congratulate you on your first senior United season. Well done.
Golden Team - The men & women's team that have the highest For and Against. Celebrating attack & defence
Men: B Grade Men (48 for, 20 against)
Women: 3rd Grade (60 for, 19 against)
Team of the Year -
4th grade women - with 8 brand new to senior hockey and 2 never have played hockey before they took out the 4th grade Grand Final.
Pumpkin - for the person who has done something funny or stupid that needs mentioning:
Jamie-Leigh Miller - Going from the highest female goal scorer 5 years in a row to the person who misses the most goals or hits the pads of the keeper.
These awards were voted on by your team members from the forms at the end of the season:
Team Player:
2nd Lisa Whitty
B Mark Clayton
3rd Alyce Inman
C Andrew Carey
4th Kirsty Friedman
Most Improved:
2nd Ami Frost
B Ethan Schumacher
3rd Hannah Acton
C Mason Johns
4th Carmela Birch
Most Consistent:
2nd Emily Randell
B Ken Whitty
3rd Kristy Williamson
C Ethan Schumacher
4th Jeanie Inglis
Best & Fairest - voted on by teams each week
2nd Ami Frost
B Ken Whitty
3rd Alyce Inman
C Ethan Schumacher
4th Molly Deiderick
Coaches award - picked by each coach
2nd Emily Randell
B Adrian Cuttle
3rd Karen Murray
C Mason Johns
4th Maddie Bull
Stats
8 players in 4th grade are either brand new to hockey or have stepped into senior hockey for the 1st time
Senior outstanding achievements
Andrew Myhill and Caz Beresford off to represent NSW in WA at the end of the month
Lisa Whitty – Senior Person that most Exemplifies hockey in HNE
Junior Outstandi
