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ROVER OXFORD YOUTH HOCKEY FESTIVAL REPORT
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Festival Pictures (from
Flickr) Picture shows Rover U10 winners.
 Over
700 children took part in one of the UK's largest junior hockey festivals on
18th/19th April at Cokethorpe School and Witney ATP over the weekend.
On Saturday morning, the youngest age groups competed for the winners and
runners-up medals with City of Oxford beating Oxford Hawks 2-0 in the Under 8's
final whilst hosts Rover Oxford overcame local rivals Hawks 1-0 in the Under
10's competition with some great passing hockey. In the afternoon the local
clubs earlier dominance was broken by Banbridge Academy who's long trip from
Northern Ireland was rewarded with a fine win in the Under 12 boys competition
beating Wallingford 3-2 in a pulsating final.
On Sunday morning at Cokethorpe School, City of Oxford drew with Oxford Hawks
2-2 in the Under 14 boys final but City held their nerve coming through to win
in 2-1 the penalty competition. The Under 16 girls competition saw Cheltenham
beating West Witney 1-0 whilst in a high standard Under 16 boys final, Eastcote
overcame Teddington 1-0. Meanwhile, over at Witney ATP the Under 12 and Under 14
girls competitions were played out with Aylesbury squeezing past West Witney 3-2
on penalties after a goalless U12's final whilst Hawks picked up their fourth
runners-up set of medals losing out 2-0 to a strong Aylesbury U14 girls team.
Fair play trophies were presented by the umpires on the Sunday to Wallingford
U14 boys, West Witney U14 and U16 girls, Rover Oxford U16 boys and Oxford Hawks
U12 girls.
Head of Cokethorpe, Damien Ettinger presented the trophies and said "The Rover
Oxford Junior Festival continues to show off high quality hockey for a large
number of children in a well organised event which we are delighted to host".
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
| Age Group |
Winner |
Runner Up |
Fair Play Award |
| Under 8 |
City of Oxford |
Oxford Hawks |
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| Under 10 |
Rover Oxford |
Oxford Hawks |
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| Under 12 boys |
Banbridge Academy |
Wallingford |
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| Under 12 girls |
Aylesbury |
West Witney |
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| Under 14 boys |
City of Oxford |
Oxford Hawks |
Wallingford |
| Under 14 girls |
Aylesbury |
Oxford Hawks |
West Witney |
| Under 16 boys |
Eastcote |
Teddingdon |
Rover Oxford |
| Under 16 girls |
Cheltenham |
West Witney |
West Witney |
Teams should arrive
30 minutes before the start
FRIDAY 17th (Brookes)
17.00-18.00 Oxford v
Banbridge Academy U12
18.00-19.30 Steve Vermeulen game
19.30-21.00 Richard Deller 'Captains' game
SATURDAY 18th (Cokethorpe School)
09.30-13.05 Under 8
09.30-13.05 Under 10
14.00-16.45 Under 12 boys
PRESENTATION EVENING 18.30-21.00 at Brookes
SUNDAY 19th (Cokethorpe School)
09.30-12.25 Under 14 Boys
12.55-15.15 Under 16 Girls
15.40-18.00 Under 16 Boys
SUNDAY 19th (Witney ATP)
09.30-12.50 Under 14 girls
13.40-17.00 Under 12 girls
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