AOS-Goderich wins U14 silver at Canadian Cultural and Field Hockey Club Tournament - Mississauga6/30/2019 Gold Medal Match
AOS-Goderich 0 - GOA 2 Pool Play AOS-Goderich 1 - Kingston 0 (Brylie Campbell) AOS Goderich 2 - Nepean 3 (Amelia Bissett, Clara Leduc) AOS-Goderich 4 - Quebec Phoenix 1 (Darcy Brohman 2, Jordyn Speckeen, Clara Leduc) AOS-Goderich 1 - Scarborough Dolphins 0 (Jordyn Speckeen)
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Goderich's Payten Lang of Team Ontario takes on Carmen Andiel of British Columbia today at the Canadian National Field Hockey Championships in Vancouver. Payten's U23 team tied 1-1 and won 6-0 today. If they can win again tomorrow, they would advance to play for Canadian gold. Good luck Payten! Bring home a medal!
Goderich field hockey players make Ontario squads
More local field hockey talent will be representing Goderich and the province of Ontario this summer at the Canadian National Field Hockey Championships in July. After nine weekend tryouts in Brampton, final rosters were listed today, with a pair of Goderich players among the talent. Each player came out ranked as one of the top 16 players in their age category in the province. Darcy Brohman will represent in the U15 category when her team travels to Calgary to take on the best of the best in her age grouping. “I’m most excited about growing as a player, said the grade 8 student at GDCI. “I hope to learn a lot about the sport, develop and improve skills and have an amazing experience as an athlete representing Ontario. Brohman will be coached by Bernadette Bowyer, a two-time Pan-American Games medalist and former Olympian who represented Canada in Spain in 1992, as well as Goderich’s Ray Lewis, a Canadian medalist. “The coaches truly want the best for you as a player and take the skill development and drills very seriously,” said Brohman. “Though it is a serious environment, the coaches still love to get to know the girls and have fun with us. It’s a very supportive environment where everyone there wants the best for you.” Brohman said she was urged to try out by club coach Lewis, and has since been introduced to a new regimen of player journals, fitness testing, and zone play twice a week on the turf in Toronto. “I jumped on the opportunity because I wanted to challenge myself as a player,” she said. “I can’t thank him enough for suggesting this as it truly has been an incredible experience.” Asked about her goals, she sets the bar high. “In the future I hope to play on Team Ontario again and maybe even make Team Canada,” she said.” I want to get a scholarship to play field hockey in university to continue my love for the sport as I grow up.” Brohman’s team will open their tournament side on July 24 against PEI, and are pooled with BC and the East. Veteran forward Payten Lang also cracked the provincial line-up, and will be heading to Vancouver for the U23 Canadian Nationals beginning June 28. The 21-year-old captain for the Western Mustangs was in tough against a number of national, university, and NCAA players, but her speed and scoring ability make her a constant threat, hard to be ignored. Lang’s own resume includes being an OUA scoring leader and UWO rookie of the year. Despite her experience, Lang admitted being a little intimidated as one of the few recruits without previous experience for Ontario. “Playing at this level is very intense. Everyone has such a high skill level and come from all different post secondary schools. There are girls who have played Nationals before and it’s amazing to watch the different caliber,” said Lang. “It’s an honour to be ranked as one of the top 16 in Ontario. This was my first return back from an injury so it feels good to have some hard work pay off.” In her spare time, Lang is now giving back to the community, by helping to coach with AOS-Goderich. “Coaching U10s is an experience,” said Lang. “When you coach children at a young age, you are able to see them develop dramatically from the first time they held a stick. Each week, they continue to come to practice with a smile, eager to learn. I love it.” The AOS-Goderich U12 Field Hockey squad got their season off to a great start, returning from the two-day Halton Jr. Field Hockey Festival in Burlington as gold medalists. The young team surprised the field, finishing first over-all in pool play after victories over Halton Thrashers, Peterborough Maverick, and Brampton Lions, and a draw with Kitchener-Waterloo Dragons. In the playoff round the squad defeated Halton in the semi-finals and then beat Kitchener-Waterloo 4-2 in the gold medal match.
More extraordinary is how they did it. Not only did the group play all six matches without a single substitute, they also played the full 240 minutes with an empty net, as they were without their goalkeeper. Despite that, they outscored the opposition 24-5 and earned 3 shutouts over six games. The super seven are: Lainey Cox, Carly Dejong, Rebecca Phillips, Amelia Bissett, Brylie Campbell, Clara Leduc, and Emmi Coups. |
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