Round 1 – Season 2024
A wet start for the littles but the kids brought their own sunshine to the first round of the season.
Under 9
It was a wet start on Saturday morning and the clouds were grey but the enthusiasm of the kids shined bright.
All teams had a good turnout with a few extra teams this year and all kids were keen to get started.
Redlegs and Kingston/Lucindale were up against each other with a few new faces on each team. They were off to a quick start with the ball being moved down the field towards the Redlegs defenders and into the goal.
Redlegs were able to match that goal in the second half with a battle of back-and-forth before finally, a Redlegs player pushed it in to score the goal.
Well done to all the teams, a wonderful start to the 2024 season!
U13 Results – Kingston/Lucindale 2 def Redlegs 0
Goal scorers: George Law (R – borrowed), Jada Copping (KL – borrowed)
Redlegs best: Grace Law, Oliver Williams
Kingston/Lucindale best: Amy Ewer, John Clothier, Rebecca Clothier
Redlegs vs Kingston/Lucindale – Under 13
Perfect weather for Round 1 of the Naracoorte and District Hockey Association. The Redlegs vs Kingston/Lucindale Rangers game started off with great enthusiasm from both under 13 teams, with great defence from all.
The first quarter was filled with great participation from all, and ended with no score.
Second quarter had just as good play as the first making it a ripper for the crowed to watch and enjoy. The quarter was a fight for both of the teams trying to get a goal, but the half ended at nil-all
After a long and hard fight, the second half started with 1 goal to Kingston/Lucindale scored by borrowed Redlegs player, George Law. After a lot of back and forth, and fight from both teams, the third quarter ended on 1-0
After two short corners in the last quarter, Kingston/Lucindale finally got the goal they were craving, changing the score to 2-0. After a lot of fight, the whistle blew just after a short corner was called, after gaining another short corner keeping the game still playing, the Redlegs defence hit it out the side line, finishing the game on 2-0 Kingston/Lucindale Rangers way
Other results:
Dartmoor 4 def Greenbottles Green 0 – Goal scorers: Eddie Dolphin 3 (D), Kendra Lewis (D)
Click here to see Under 13 Ladder
U16 Results – Kingston/Lucindale 6 def Redlegs 0
Goal scorers: Chris Hille 4 (KL), Corrie Taylor, Amy Ewer
Redlegs best: Josiah Le, Lachlan Gericke, Chloe Nancarrow
Kingston/Lucindale best: Rebecca Clothier, Amy Ewer
Redlegs vs Kingston/Lucindale – Under 16
Perfect day for the start of the Naracoorte hockey season, Kingston/Lucindale didn’t seem rusty at all with the ball spending the whole first half in the Redlegs defence, the first quarter score was 3-0 K/L Rangers way.
The second quarter started with a lot more enthusiasm from both teams came back stronger. In Redlegs defence the players making great goal line saves. Redlegs had a few fast breaks toward the attacking goals which were stopped by K/L Rangers.
Other results:
Dartmoor 8 def Greenbottles 0 – Goal scorers: Jesse Lewis 3 (D), Lochie Dolphin 2 (D), Nate Harris 2 (D), Grace Gale (D)
Click here to see Under 16 Ladder
Women’s Results – Kingston/Lucindale 1 def Redlegs 0
Goal scorers: Sarah Hamilton 1 (KL)
Redlegs best: Hunter Adams, Taffy Adams, Catherine Southam
Kingston/Lucindale best: Sarah Hamilton, Nicola Turner, Sharon Clothier
Redlegs vs Kingston/Lucindale- Women
The whistle blew and the game began, both teams came out hard with Redlegs dominating possession. With the Redlegs defence aware of the danger in the Kingston/Lucindale attack, Sarah Hamilton.
The young Redlegs team having a massive amount of opportunity to score, however being unable to convert their efforts to the score board through the night. And with a slight slip in the defence, Sarah Hamilton broke through scoring the winning goal in the third quarter, putting the pressure on the young reds team.
And as the game began to close, the pressure was on, Redlegs continuing to have opportunities but being unable to convert. The Reds team were unable to convert with the final whistle blowing, and Kingston/Lucindale taking the 1:0 win to start their season.
Other results:
Dartmoor 7 def Greenbottles 0 – Goal scorers: Catherine Loder 2 (D), Alice Rainsford 2 (D), Jane Agnew (D), Lucy Steer (D), Grace Gale (D)
Click here to see Women’s Ladder
Men’s Results – Redlegs 6 def Kingston/Lucindale 0
Goal scorers: Braydan Peel 3 (R), Jacob Edwards 2 (R), Brett Rumball (R)
Redlegs best: Braydan Peel, Braithan Reid, Brad Hann
Kingston/Lucindale best: Kenn Jardine, Brodie Kirkland, George Shand
Redlegs vs Kingston/Lucindale- Men
The opening round saw the men’s teams line up under lights on a perfect night for hockey. Both teams were excited to be back on the pitch and came out with plenty of energy and enthusiasm.
A few quick goals to Redlegs saw their intensity lift early and they went back to the dugout 5 – 0 at quarter time. Kingston/Lucindale came out in the second quarter with a clear plan to stem the flow and managed to restrict Reds attackers to just one more in the 2nd quarter and settle the pace of the game.
After half time, the game turned into a real ‘arm wrestle’ with the the ball spending a lot of time travelling end to end but Brodie and the Kingston/Lucindale defenders made sure to deny Redlegs any chance to add more to the scorecard.
Redlegs defence also had their work cut out for them with Kingston/Lucindale making several attempts to find the back of the goals but the Reds defenders did everything they could to keep them out and K/L just couldn’t get the finish they needed leaving the final score settled at 6 – 0.
Other results:
Greenbottles 4 def Dartmoor 2 – Goal scorers: Matt McGregor 2 (G), Cameron Taylor (G), Sam Martin (G), Jesse Lewis (D), Jack Thomson (D)
Click here to see Men’s Ladder
Round 2 Fixture
Friday, 19th April
5.30pm – Under 16 – Tatiara v Greenbottles
6.45pm – Men – Tatiara v Greenbottles
8.00pm – Women – Tatiara v Greenbottles
Saturday, 20th April
8.30am – Under 9
9.30am – Under 13 – Dartmoor v Redlegs
10.45am – Under 13 – Greenbottles Green v Greenbottles White
12.00pm – Under 16 – Dartmoor v Redlegs
1.15pm – Men – Dartmoor v Redlegs
2.45pm – Women – Dartmoor v Redlegs
Kingston/Lucindale – BYE
Canteen/Bar duty
8.00am-close – Dartmoor
Publicity – Tatiara