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Bourton & Sherborne Hockey Club<br />
Stuart Colmer - Chairman<br />
T. 07900 028732 E. stuart.colmer@btinternet.com by Stuart Colmer & Sean Clarke<br />
End Of Season Awards<br />
Eighty members attended the Annual Awards Dinner on the 9th<br />
of May and had a cracking night. They were held at Stow Rugby<br />
Club for the second year running and Locojos provided an<br />
excellent 2 course meal with the bar staff kept very busy. The<br />
evening is of course a highlight of the club year and with so<br />
many young and new players coming through both the Junior<br />
ranks and Back To Hockey sessions it is only right that they get<br />
the recognition they deserve. Hannah Maclean started Back To<br />
Hockey at the club a year ago and has quickly risen to become<br />
an interregnal part of the Ladies 1sts. Team captain Niki ‘Killer’<br />
Coombes was pleased to award her both the Most Improved<br />
Player and Captain’s Player awards. Richard Wiggins has a<br />
similar story and he took the Mens 2nds Captain’s Player trophy<br />
after a great season. Liam Wallis, a graduate to the 2nds from<br />
the Badgers, won a trophy for each team with the 2nds Most<br />
Improved Player and Badgers Captain’s Player. Ed Gum, who<br />
has also played for both teams, won the Badger’s Player’s<br />
Player and young goal keeper Ryan Dixon the Most Improved.<br />
The Men Are On The Move<br />
After years of asking to be allowed to join a central league, the<br />
two Mens’ teams will be playing in the MBBO leagues next<br />
season. The reason is quite bizarre with the club being expelled<br />
from the Davies Wood Hockey League because it couldn't fulfil<br />
a 12 hour away match against Pembrokeshire on St. Valentine’s<br />
Day. Although a number of clubs in the DWHL expressed<br />
their dismay at their league’s actions, this cloud had a gold<br />
rather than a silver lining. Most away matches in the MBBO<br />
league are less than an hour away with the furthest 1 1/2 hours.<br />
This will mean easier recruitment and retention of players so if<br />
you’re looking for a club, get in touch with Stuart Colmer above.<br />
Stop Press - Ladies 2nds<br />
Sarah Collett, the Ladies 2nds Captain, confirmed at the<br />
Awards that, after a great season, the team are promoted.<br />
Hannah MacLean & Niki Coombes<br />
Richard Wiggins & Cam Lane<br />
For the Vixens Eleonore Gilbert won Most Improved Player,<br />
Sophie Franklin was the Player’s Player and Zoe Lenihan the<br />
Captain’s Player. Other highlights included Dougie Haseler,<br />
who moved up from the 2nds to the 1sts, winning the Most<br />
Improved, rising star Georgia Hamilton winning the Ladies<br />
2nds Most Improved, Emma Stewart and Bredon Baker of the<br />
Ladies and Mens 2nds respectively<br />
both winning awards 2<br />
years in a row and Tracy Dixon<br />
winning both the Ladies 1sts<br />
Player’s Player and the Good<br />
Girl Award for going a whole<br />
season without being carded !<br />
The Chairman's Shield went to<br />
Alan Smith, Most Important<br />
Club Member to Heidi Larner<br />
and the Ladies Memorial Shield<br />
was awarded to Emily<br />
Sarah Collet & Georgia Hamilton Walthew of the Ladies 2nds.<br />
BASHC PLAYER CARD<br />
Name: Paddy Boxall<br />
AKA Mr. Quiet<br />
Team / s: Mens 2nds<br />
Position: Centre Back<br />
Secret to Your Success:<br />
Encouraging all to<br />
support each other &<br />
both go forward & defend as a team<br />
No. of Hockey Years: Started at 15 on grass<br />
BASHC Facts: Always played for 2nds in<br />
my 6 years at club with 2 as captain.<br />
Important to encourage both young<br />
payers coming up from Badgers and<br />
older ones feeling their age !<br />
Collect Them All<br />
www.bashc.com<br />
Photos: Stuart Colmer and Alex Schilling (Copyright )<br />
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