30 September 2020, 11:16 AM
Far North Coast Hockey Junior Grand Finals were held on Saturday in conjunction with the Senior Grand Finals with the season shortened due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Here is a brief recap of the Far North Coast Hockey Junior Grands Finals
Under 11s: Star Magpies v Ballina Bullsharks
Star Magpies: Coach Mark Harris: Players Willow Davis, Callum Eckersley, Joshua Harris, Ursula Kniha, Hugh Marshall, Emilie Menger, Coco Robinson, Maya Shrestha, Macey Stewart, Zavier Zorzo
Northern Star Magpies headed into the finals as the team on the top of the pointscore after the season's round games and defeated second placed Ballina Bullsharks in the Semi Finals to secured the first spot into the Grand Final game.
Ballina Bullsharks played the following week and defeated Alstonville to secure Saturday's match up with the Magpies.
Star Magpies won the game 6-1 and were to crowned U11 2020 Champions.
Ballina Bullsharks: Coach Kelly Hamilton: Players Jake Hamilton, Zoe Hamilton, Flynn Kilby, Owen Kilby, Phoebe Pockley, Elizabeth Quinn, Malani Seagrove, Oliver Seagrove, Isla Walker
Under 13s: Northern Star v Coraki
Northern Star Under 13: Coach Kate Marshall: Players Hannah Danforth, Isaac Daniel, Georgina Freund, Hannah Harris, Tarni Hughes, Lachlan Marshall, Jack McFadden, Isabella Mcpherson, Thomas Menger, Amelie Playsted, Zachariah Roberts, Finnigan Robinson, Ella Sivewright, Max Venables, Coco Zorzo
Northern Star headed into the finals as the team on top of the pointscore after the season's round games and defeated Ballina Hammerheads in the Semi Finals to secure the first spot in the Grand Final game.
Ballina Hammerheads then played Coraki the following week, however the team place third on the pointscore came away with the win and Coraki headed into the Grand Final to meet up with Northern Star.
Northern Star won the game 2-0 and were crowned U13 2020 Champions.
Coraki Under 13: Coach Michael Hancock: Players Lani Blunn, Jimmy Bradford, Zoe Brown, Kalon Davis, Declan Enright, Jack Graham, Toby Hancock, Darcy Hodges, Callum Lancaster, Zane Lancaster, Archie Lassig, Miles Parkinson, Lara White, Erin Williams, Chloe Woolley
Under 15s: Northern Star v Ballina Blue
Ballina Blue: Coach Erica Truman: Players Coen Acret, Mathilde Cheverton, Xavier Cocks, Chloe Davis, Kalani Franklin, Izack Howat, Will Jenkins, Mason Lasserre, Chelsea Maund, Bailey Miller, Riley Morrison, Dylan Nicol, Zoe Nisbet, Daykin Stanger, Reece Stanger, Noah Truman
Ballina Blue headed into the finals as the team on top of the pointscore after the season's round games and were defeated by Northern Star in the Semi Finals who secured the first spot into the Grand Final game.
Ballina Blue then played the following week and defeated Alstonville to secure another match up with Northern Star in the Grand Final.
Ballina Blue won the game 1-0 and were crowned U15 2020 Champions.
Northern Star Under 15: Coach Sherilee Matthews: Players Abby Brunton, James Coleman, Imogen Cook, Skyla Davis, Harriet Freund, Jack Furness, Archie Kelly, Connor Makings, Hayley Marshall, Hollie Matthews, Lauren McFadden, Maya McGrath, Eloise Roberts, Poppy Robinson, Max Venables