Karori Junior Hockey Club celebrate their best season yet

The Karori Junior hockey club are delighted that the Year 7 & 8 teams won 3 of the 4 Premier games at Saturday’s championships. The Premier 1 Girls team and the Premier 1 & Premier 2 Boys teams won their competitions. Also the Premier 2 Girls took the third placing in their final and the Y 7/8 6-aside boys team finished runner up in their grade. The Club believes their outstanding 2016 results are a reflection of the accumulated years of enjoyment the kids have playing hockey with the club and the quality of coaches who have supported them in their journey. Membership Convenor, Louise Saviker says "Almost all kids who start playing hockey with the club return the next year, with many grades in the club having a 100% return rate".

The Karori Junior Hockey Club (KJHC) caters for primary school aged children who reside in the western suburbs of Wellington. KJHC is run entirely through volunteer effort and dedication. In 2016 the club entered 20 teams with 180 young players from school years 1 to 8. Every team has a coach and a manager and, at a club level, there is coaching support and a committee that runs year-round to organise all the clubs people, logistics and happenings. All up the club has over 65 adults volunteering in roles such as coach, team manager, committee member or other operational support roles.

On Saturday 17th September the club will celebrate their success at their annual prize giving. However many of the 2016 champions will be absent as many of the clubs talented young players will be representing Wellington at the regional competitions.

The club acknowledges and congratulates the KJHC players on their selection to Wellington U13 teams.

Hatch Cup; Olaf Baker, Timothy Crawford and Roman Polaczuk. Curtis Cup; Fraser Bailey, Fynn Bukholt, Hamish Nicholls and Oliver Errington.

Collier Cup; Emily Singer, Juliet Leslie, Kianna Dawson, Maia Kirikiri, Riana Pho and Zara Beard. Rawleigh Cup; Mia Williams, Tilly Dassanayake, Cara Penetito and Arabella Hoggarth.

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