When it came to tournament, we were off to Hamilton.
Thanks to Margy we were lucky enough to find some
interesting accommodation which was about 20mins
out of Cambridge. We were also lucky to have Margy
Morris, Megan Pyott and Karen O’Leary come with us.
These “mums” were amazing, they cleaned, washed,
cared and transported us everywhere. They even took
us to two different malls and ‘the Soccer Shop’ when it
was raining everyday. On day One, we had rain, and
some hard playing football. Sadly, we had a close loss
to Waikato Diocesan school for Girls’ who won the tournament overall. It was hard not having Geoff with us,
as he had to be in Nelson.
Everyday it was a race against the school van to see who
could get to the football grounds the fastest. Time and
time again Megan showed that she is one competitive
lady and one hell of driver.
This was a tournament to remember and to Snap Chat
too. We may not have got an easy pool, or come placed
as high as we wanted, but we had some fun, got to play
football twice a day, and cold and wet because of the
really really great weather that tournament brings to
places this time every year. But also that this was my
last tournament with the team. I can only hope that
they have had as much fun over the years, and that they
will remember that you win as a team and the loss as a
team. That’s just part of the game.
I have loved every minute of it, well now that i can look
back at it.
Thanks so much Girls’ You are an amazing team.
Leah White
Manager
Football Girls 1st XI
Back Row: Jenna Tidswell, Brooklyn McDonald, Eden O’Leary
2nd Row: Leah White (Manager), Bianca Flanders, Ariana Lander,
Sophia Peterson, Maggie Brunton, Kayla Redman, Sophie Pyott,
Geoff Pyott (Coach)
Front Row: Laura Somerville, Gabriella Anderson, Aishlin McIntyre,
Cheyenne Welsh (Captain), Lauren Hartridge, Monique Thomson,
Arabella McLeay