The Achiever Issue 01 - Summer 2013 | Page 5

ISSUE 01 | SUMMER 2013 BATTALION HOCKEY TEAM SHOWS GREAT SPIRIT By SSI L. McCauley At the ACFA Hockey Tournament held recently in Perth, Lothian and Borders Battalion was there! Our team consisted of Katie Sanderson from 28pl, Shona Borland from 28pl, Stephanie Watson from 20pl, Amy McAllum from 25trp, Shannon Rahman from 26pl, Zoe Stirling from 28pl and Caitlyn Stewart also from 28pl. The team was coached and managed by SSI McCauley and SSI Borthwick. Two tough games in the first round saw our girls take on Glasgow & Lanarkshire and Angus & Dundee Battalions, and while L&B didn’t progress past the first round, the whole team put in 100% and did themselves and the Battalion proud. 5 Speaking afterwards, coach SSI McCauley couldn’t praise the team highly enough: ‘All the girls should be very proud. They were awesome and full of enthusiasm at both the pre-training and on the day. While we didn’t win the girls put everything into taking part and have certainly set the foundation to build on for next year.’ The tournament was eventually won by Angus and Dundee Bn. If you would like to know more about getting involved with more of the sporting activities we do as a Battalion then speak to your Detachment Commander or Company Sports Rep to find out more. There are lots of sports we do which include football, rugby, cross country & more!