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Hockey

Hockey is available to all girls in Years 8-14.

Practices are as follows:

Day Time Teams Coaches
Monday 3.30-5.00pm 1st XI

2nd XI

3rd XI

4th XI

U15 XI

D McNeill

B Linford

H Armstrong

E Harpur

E Harpur

Tuesday 3.30-5.00pm U14A/B/C XI

Year 8

N Taggart

M Glass, D McNeill

Wednesday 3.30-5.00pm U13C/D XI B Linford, E Harpur
Thursday 3.30-5.00pm 1st XI

2nd XI

U13A/B XI

D McNeill

B Linford

M Glass

Saturday 8.30-9.30am

9.30-12noon

Year 8

Weekly matches [Sept-Mar]

M Glass, D McNeill

All coaches

Teams also practice during Games sessions from Monday-Thursday
 

HOCKEY (2018/2019) ANNUAL REPORT  

1st XI Runners-up in Derry and Antrim League
2nd A XI Winners of the McDowell Shield

Runners-up in the Derry and Antrim League

3rd XI Reached the Quarter-Final of the Gibson Cup Competition
4th XI Runners-up in the Ulster Schools’ 4th XI Cup Competition
U.14 A XI Runners-up in the Derry and Antrim League

Reached the Quarter-Final of the Ulster Schools’ Junior Cup Competition

U.14 B XI Winners of the NEBSSA League and NEBSSA Tournament
U.13 A XI Winners of the Derry and Antrim Year 9 Tournament
U.12 A XI Winners of the Derry and Antrim Year 8 Tournament

Other teams with regular fixtures were U14B XI, U12B/C/D XI and U15 XI, U14C XI and U13C XI played in the Ballymena League.

Representative Honours:       

Anna Doherty               –           Ulster U.18s (Captain)

Katie Craig                     –           Ulster/Irish U18s

Alex Henry-McCool    –           Ulster U.16s

 

 


Alex Byrne and Katie McCullough selected for Ulster U16 hockey team

Congratulations to Ballymena Academy 1stXI players, Alex Byrne and Katie McCullough who have been selected for the Ulster U16 hockey team.

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1stXI v Cambridge House

Thanks to Leah Nicholl (Year 11) for the photos.

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4thXI Cup Final Gallery

Thanks to Ella Thompson (Yr11) for the photos.

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McDowell Cup semi-final v Ballyclare High School

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