Hockey on a High in Penrith

By Noel Rowsell

The Nepean hockey Association’s Men’s Masters team has won a Silver Medal in Division 1 at the 2023 Indoor hockey Championships, falling 3-2 to home team Goulburn in a hard-fought Final.

Nepean were the reigning champions (4 consecutive years) but were down on numbers for the weekend, fielding just 2 substitutes. They defeated hockey New england 6-2, hockey Coffs Coast 6-1, lost 3-7 to Goulburn & Districts then lost 6-7 to Illawarra South Coast in the preliminary rounds, then defeated Illawarra South Coast 6-4 in the semifinals to advance to the Final against Goulburn & Districts.

The NhA also sent three women’s teams to the Women’s Masters, with all 3 missing out on the playoffs.

In other major local hockey news,

Addison Wilson has been selected in the NSW U15 Blues Girls team, which will contest the Australian Field hockey Championships in Darwin, NT in April.

Addison had previously captained the NSW Blues Girls Indoor team in January.