Ely City Juniors have had a busy start to the season with the U14 boys, U12s, U8s and U10s
all taking part in festivals!
This last Sunday the U8s, U10s and U12s took part in the development festival hosted by
Newmarket Hockey Club. It was the first time the U8s had played in a festival and they were
fantastic! Great team work and passing between them and some awesome goals scored.
Rosie and Lizelle were brilliant defending the goal and Oliver and Eli were great up front
working together.
The U10s also showed excellent team work. The new team members really gave it their all
and it was great to see everyone working together. A call out to Liam who has joined us this
season, he brought great energy to the matches and really was tenacious in getting the ball
down to the scoring D. There was some fantastic passing and shots on goal by all, with
some impressive defence work too. The team had mixed results but it was really good to see
the team’s determination and grit to keep going, working together and having fun. A great
opening tournament for the season.
The U12 girls took part in their first competitive matches of the season in a non development
festival on Sunday 13th October, going up against strong sides from St Neots, Cambridge
City, Cambridge South & Cambridge Juniors.
It was fantastic to welcome debutants Millie, Fleur, and Alexandra to the U12 team, as well
as Mary and Alice, who both made the step up from the U10s.
Congratulations to Mary who opened her scoring account in style with two excellent goals in
the final game against Cambridge South, and to Rosie who was selected by the opposition
as player of the match.
And on Sunday 6th October the Ely City U14 Boys participated in a multi-team event in
Cambridge.
Playing against more experienced teams from Cambridge City HC, Cambridge South,
Newmarket and Cambridge Nomads, the team played brilliant hockey, with two wins and two
draws remained undefeated.
The goals were shared among the team, but it was the team spirit, great defending and
creative play that really shone out during the day.
All the teams really enjoyed themselves and are looking forward to the next events in early
November.
Rotary Club Fundraiser
May 28, 2025
