North of England success for Formby under-19s
 
A team from Formby Hockey Club won the North of England under-19s girls
tournament in Durham.
 
The girls ­ with an average age of 15 ­ carried off the top trophy after
winning on points against teams from Kirby Stephen, Kingston Upon Hull,
Blackpool, Wakefield and Tynedale.
 
The Formby side, drawn from the club¹s second and first ladies¹ teams,
consisted mainly of 15 and 16 year olds with several girls including
goalkeeper Rhian Evans, aged just 13.
 
Captain Katherine Bannon, 16, said: ³It was a brilliant experience,
especially as the teams we played were all older than us. We are grateful to
our manager for the tournament, Helen Corcoran, who organised all the
logistics ­ and to the parents who took us to Durham for the weekend.²
 
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