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Thirsk U12 girls travelled to St Peters in York on 20th November to compete in the area mini hockey championships. They were met by Harrogate for their first match and the girls started strong with some lovely tackles from Ella Durkin in defence sent wide to Charlotte Hollinrake who applied pressure to the Harrogate defence resulting in a good goal by Lucy Williams. Thirsk stayed strong and a second goal this time from Amy Corner finished the score line at 2-0. Their second match against City of York B team the girls had some great game play in the middle from Emilia Proctor and some great balls to Sophie Corner in attack. The girls were awarded with two good goals from Amy and Charlotte, however York had a good attack and just managed to get through Grace Stevenson who had some really strong tackles and Thirsk conceded their first goal. Some good attacking play by Louellia Gill and some exceptional strikes from Emilia allowed Thirsk to finish 4-1 up. Their third match against City of York C team Thirsk played outstanding hockey as a whole team from some brilliant tackles and blocks made by Anna Roberts to some great strikes from all the attackers. Two goals from Charlotte, two from Sophie, two from Amy and one from Lucy ending in a well-deserved 7-0 win. The final match against City of York A team was going to be the hardest match, however Thirsk ket their composure and a great first strike put them 1-0 in the lead, City of York however applied the pressure to the Thirsk defence, despite Marianne Morris making numerous exceptional saves York scored one, however Thirsk were able to pick up the pace one more and Emilia finished with a strike to finish it 2-1. The whole team played amazing today, however a special mention goes to Marianne who had a stormer of a day in goal. Thirsk won overall and progress to the next round at the beginning of next year. Well done girls!

Thirsk U12 Girls had their second session of the season this Sunday (16 Oct) and with enough girls managed to have a B team as well as an A. In the A team’s first match against Driffield the girls started to apply the pressure quickly to the Driffield defence with some great hits and passes from Charlotte Hollingsrake and Amy Corner and a winning goal by Emilia Procter to finish 1-0. The second match against Ben Rhydding where some great saves were made by Marriane Morrice and some great tackles by Ella Durkin and a goal by Emilia, the girls were unlucky to concede a goal and the final score was 1-1. The third match against York Annabel Hill had some great play in the middle with some great tackles and some good tackles made by Emily Sykes, the final score of 1-0 goal by Emilia. The fourth match the girls were unlucky to concede one goal against Wakefield however Lucy Williams had some lovely runs and plenty of attempts on goal were made by Annabel and Emilia, final score 1-0. The final match against Rotherham the girls won 2-1 with an amazing reverse shot by Emilia and a strong hit from Annabel. Overall the girls played some great hockey with compliments from other team managers, a special mention to all the girls they are an absolute pleasure to coach and some great support from parents. The B team drew one of their matches and won the rest which enables them to move up into the next division. All played really well with a great help from Simon Arnold as team manager. Brilliant day all round!

The first session for the Thirsk U12 Girls was this weekend (2nd Oct) and a little cooler than the previous couple of days! Their first match and probably their toughest match was against City of York whom all seemed to be 2 feet taller than all the Thirsk girls. Thirsk held their own and were able to apply some pressure to the York defence, however the York side were too strong and despite some amazing, strong tackles from Ella Durkin the final score was 4-0. Thirsk’s second match was against Hull and the girls started to get settled into their positions and Louellia Gill and Emily Sykes showed some great hockey skills and movement around the Hull defence, however Thirsk were unable to finish and the final score was 0-0. The third match against Rotherham, Thirsk still showed an improvement working well together, Marianne Morrice had some amazing saves in goal and there were some lovely passes from Frederica Crouch and Alys Arnold which resulted in a lovely goal finished by Sophie Corner. Final result a 1-1 draw. The Fourth match the girls met Leeds Adel and they played fantastic! Anna Roberts had some great tackles and runs, Louellia and Emily had some great shots into the Adel half and Sophie had some amazing strikes scoring 4 in total. Final Score 4-0 to Thirsk. The final match against Wakefield was a little harder but Thirsk did not let them get the better of them and kept their play up and held Wakefield to a finish of a 3-0 loss. All the girls had a great day, well done!

The U12 girls travelled to Pocklington School for the next round of the National Mini Hockey Tournament due to another team dropping out. All three teams that they played against were of a high standard and the Thirsk girls gave each team a good match. Their first match against Rotheram Thirsk were equally matched. Some brilliant tackles and clearances from Charlie Shaw and Martha Stevenson and some great runs from Annabel Hill gave Thirsk chances to score however Rotherham were able to clear them. The match finished 0-0. Thirsks second match was against Hull, who were the strongest team in the pool. Thirsk were able to have a couple of quick breaks by Marianne Morrice and Emily Sykes, however the Hull defence were just too strong and Thirsk were unable to finish with a goal. Hull kept applying the pressure to the Thirsk defence and Thirsk managed to apply some strength from Ella Durkin and some amazing saves from Ella Almond, however Hull were too strong and the final scoreline was 5-0. Thirsk’s third and final match against Ben Rhydding the girls were unlucky not to score any goals, some great tackles from Charlotte Martin and Amy Corner restricted Ben Rhydding from scoring and Thirsk were able to apply pressure to their defence, however Thirsk were unlucky to loose 2-0. A special mention for Ella Almond in goal, played an amazing 3 games!

The girls U12 team had a brilliant last session of the season at Doncaster. Their first match against Wakefield B team the girls applied some great pressure to the harrogate defence from Annabel Hill and they were awarded a 1-0 from a great strike from Charlotte Hollingsrake. Their second match against Driffield the two teams were evenly matched and despite Thirsk having most of the posession and shots on goal they were unable to score and the final score was 0-0. The third match against Wakefield A team the girls played some great hockey with some very strong passes between Amy Corner and Martha Stephenson Thirsk managed to score a goal from Ella Durkin, however Wakefield managed to scrape one back, the final score of 1-1. The fourth match against Harrogate Thirsk girls really did play some amazing hockey, they kept possession of the ball throughout with some great tackles from and clearances from Charlie Shaw, and some amazing, powerful hits from Helana Yoemans. Thirsk finished the match winning 5-0, 3 goals from Charlotte and 2 from Helana. The fifth and final match Thirsk managed to hold their structure against Sheffield and with some great saves from Laura Bosomworth and some great runs from Lucy Williams Thirsk managed to finish on a final score of 0-0. Overall the team played their best yet and have finished well for the start of next season.

From left back row- Amy Corner, Martha Stephenson, Charlotte Hollingsrake, Laura Bosomworth, Helana Yaemons, Charlie Shaw, Lucy Williams. Bottom row- Ella Almond and Annabel Hill

Thirsk were again playing in Division 2, and the first game was against newly promoted Huddersfield. Thirsk started well and were able to dominate the midfield , Ella Almond, Lucy Williams and Annabel Hill all doing well. Amy Corner went close before the deadlock was broken thanks to a thunderous penalty corner strike from Charlotte Hollinrake. Huddersfield tried hard to get back into it, but had to settle for a 1-0 defeat.
The second game with Ben Rhydding was an end to end affair. Ella Durkin playing on the right did well, and Martha Stephenson worked well with Amy, who took her chance well for a deserved 1-0 lead. Thirsk were soon under pressure, and were indebted to their goalkeeper Laura Bosomworth for a couple of fine saves, and some confident clearing from Charlotte. A break down the wing and cross caught our defence out, and left them to equalize with a simple tap in at the back post. The 1-1 scoreline was a good result.
The third game with Sheffield saw Thirsk produce some of their best hockey of the season. Lucy, Charlotte, Annabel and Martha all combining well, giving Amy some great through balls. Twice Amy’s goal bound efforts were saved. Sheffield did have their own chances but Charlie Shaw was terrific tackling back, and laura made one good save. Thirsk tried hard to score but the outstanding Sheffield goalkeeper kept them out for a 0-0 draw.
Halifax were the next opponents, and Amelia Crouch on the left helped to build the play that led to an early penalty corner. Charlotte was again on hand with another unstoppable strike, 1-0. Thirsk pressed on Amy shooting wide, Annabel missing, when scoring seemed inevitable, and Lucy having a shot saved. Amy got her reward eventually as she easily netted from Charlotte’s cross. A good 2-0 win.
The final game with Harrogate was one we had to win to get promotion to Division A. Thirsk started well, and Amy had a good shot saved. Somehow Thirsk let their concentration slip, and a break down the wing and a quick cross led to Harrogate taking the lead. Thirsk pushed forward and Harrogate goalkeeper was forced into two more fine saves. But it was Harrogate who finished strongest, getting a well struck second, before been denied by a brave save from Laura. Final score 2-0 to Harrogate.
Thirsk remain in Division 2, and will hope for a little more luck next time and hopefully promotion. Thank you for all the fantastic parents who supported, despite the weather.

The U12 Girls Team played their second round at Weetwood, Leeds. It took Thirsk a little while to get settled into their first match against Leeds Adel, Leeds where able to use this to their advantage and score 2 goals. However Thirsk picked up the second half of the game with some great tackles from Lucy Williams and Martha Stevenson. The second game against Harrogate Thirsk settled quicker and some great runs from Annabel Hill and Amy Corner was enough to hold Harrogate to a 0-0 draw. The third match against Driffield Thirsk played really well in defence with some great tackles from Charlie Shaw and saves from Laura Bosomworth, the final score of 1-0 to Driffield. The fourth game against Hull the Thirsk girls made some strong tackles by Ella Almond and Amelia Crouch and runs through the Hull defence finished the game at 1-1 draw. The final game against Doncaster some strong passes from Ella Durkin and overall determination from the Thirsk side ended the game in a 1-1 draw. Thirsk are still midway in the table and will be in the same league B for the next session. Amy Corner scored all of Thirsk goals.

On Sunday 24th October Thirsk U12 Girls were at Leeds Uni for their first round of games in the Yorkshire League. They started against Rotherham. Thirsk applied pressure with some great passes, efforts paid off as they were awarded a 1-0 win. Next was against the City of York. Some fantastic saves from Laura Bosomworth prevented York from scoring. Thirsk had some great shots from Ella Almond and Amy Corner but York were too strong and responded with a long run and a shot into the back of the goal. Final score York 1 Thirsk 0.
The game against Wakefield was an even match with some strong tackles from Charlotte Hollingsrake and Charlie Shaw. Final score 0-0. Next came Huddersfield where with some great play from Thirsk and strong hits from Emelia Proctor and after a successful short corner Thirsk scored. The game ending as a 1-0 win. The final game was against a strong Doncaster team. Despite some great play from Ella Durkin and Charlotte Martin, Thirsk were unable to beat the strong Doncaster team, and resulted in a final score 2-0 to Doncaster.