The Chronicle, Summer 2019

41 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE

The U14B team had a very encouraging season on the hockey field this year. They showed real dedication over the course of the season, both in training and matches, which allowed them to perform against some strong local opposition. The highlight of the season was definitely a succession of hard-fought draws against Marlborough and Stowe. The boys really raised their game when playing some of our tougher opponents and all team members developed a much better tactical awareness of the game. Thanks to Ndiana-Abasi Awak-Essien for all his efforts as captain and thanks also go to Luca Howard and Jackson Davies for their support as vice-captains. Congratulations to Harry Day voted Player of the Season by the team. All in all, a very positive season. The highlights for the U14C were the victory against Bloxham and the draw against Cheltenham. Also pleasing was the relatively small scale defeat at Marlborough because the boys showed much greater resilience in that match than the previous week at Wellington. The captain, Rhys Merriman, was the outstanding player all season and never gave up in any match, often attempting to play in every outfield position, seemingly simultaneously!

William Tozer and Toby MacLachlan v Marlborough

Tennis

Lila Howard and Lola Mora Balil were successful in making it to the second round of the knock out stages in the U19 Loveband Trophy at the Independent Schools’ Tennis Association Championships at the beginning of July. A full report on the summer’s tennis action will appear in the autumn issue.