Hundreds of students from across WA competed in the Upper Great Southern Junior Hockey Carnival

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Hundreds of students from across WA competed in the Upper Great Southern Junior Hockey Carnival

Narrogin’s annual Junior Hockey Carnival had a YMCC grand-final avalanche alongside Upper and Lower Great Southern successes as players from across the State left it all out on the field.

More than 500 young hockey players from 12 associations across WA including Lower Great Southern, Bunbury, Busselton, Ravensthrope, Collie and UWA gathered at Narrogin hockey turf for some stick-filled fun on July 13 and 14.

The junior carnival has been a July school holiday highlight for more than 60 years and welcomes hundreds of players in Year 5-10 to represent their hockey clubs.

Camera IconThe Esperance Red year 9 to 10 mixed hockey team. Credit: Hannah Whitehead

The 45 teams competed in a round-robin split into five divisions based on age and gender to decide which two teams from each category would compete in the final.

It was a head-to-head between both Upper Great Southern teams for the 5/6 boys decider but UGS Yellow was crowned champions, with a 3-1 win against UGS ******.

LGS and Bunbury 5/6 ****** both held an unbeatable defence line with their goalies working overtime, which led to a nil-all draw once the final whistle blew.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconLower Great Southern year 5 to 6 player setting up for a short corner. Credit: Hannah Whitehead

But the LGS team’s success during the round-robin had them finish on top of the ladder, winning them the title.

There were endless scoring opportunities for the 7/8 boys YMCC and LGS teams which had spectators on the edge of their seats but none from the LGS boys were successful as YMCC claimed a 4-0 triumph.

Players were fighting till the very end in the 7/8 ****** grand final between YMCC and LGS where YMCC’s final goal earned them the 2-1 triumph.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconRavensthorpe and Lower Great Southern take on each other head-to-head. Credit: Hannah Whitehead

The 9/10 mixed division is an emotional and significant part of the event, being final time for most at the junior carnival.

YMCC Green’s hunger was evident on the field as green jerseys hit hard and ran fast, dominating 4-1 against runners-up UWA Centurions.

T Rodney Johnson said the tournament was of a very high standard and it was clear all the kids had fun on the field.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconModernians hockey team are preparing to defend Lower Great Southern’s short corner shot. Credit: Hannah Whiteheaddata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconRavensthorpe’s ball slips through the defence of a Lower Great Southern player. Credit: Hannah Whiteheaddata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconJunior 5/6 Boys Upper Great Southern Yellow team championship winners. Credit: Rodney Johnsondata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconYMCC Hockey Association are the winners of their division championships. Credit: Rodney Johnsondata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconJunior 5/6 ****** Lower Great Southern team take gold. Credit: Rodney Johnsondata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconYMCC Hockey Association 7/8 ****** were crowned after their championship game. Credit: Rodney Johnsondata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconThe 9/10 Mixed Championship team goes to YMCC for the final game of the UGS Junior Carnival. Credit: Rodney Johnsondata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconPeel Hockey player running through Upper Great Southern’s defences. Credit: Hannah Whiteheaddata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconPeel Hockey player running through Upper Great Southern’s defences. Credit: Hannah Whitehead

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