Sports Report w/c 25th November

On Tuesday six girls from Form IV travelled to Akeley Wood Junior School for the U8 ISA 5 aside hockey festival.  After an hour on the road in our new school bus, we arrived and were given a warm welcome by their PE staff. The sun was shining and the girls were excited to be taking part.  8 ISA schools had entered; some with just girls’ teams and some with mixed teams.  We played 5 games before lunch, and 2 games afterwards.  Our squad was made up of four players, who play at Harpenden Hockey club, and two girls who were relatively new to the sport.  So it was a great experience for everyone.  The girls worked well together, showed perseverance and skill.  St Hilda’s managed to win 2, draw 3 and lose 2.  Everyone enjoyed the day, and were in good voice on the way home, singing ‘Let’s go fly a kite’, as we turned the corner up to Douglas Road.

On Wednesday our Form VI girls were in action at STAHS.  We put out three 5 aside teams and played against their A, B, C and D sides.  All teams showed a huge improvement in passing and spatial awareness.  There were some wonderful goals scored too.  Credit goes to the girls for their dedication and team work.  Our As lost to STAHS A / B side 11-14, Bs and Cs won their games convincingly.