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Maidstone celebrates great hockey season
Maidstone celebrates great hockey season

On Saturday 12th May the Maidstone Hockey Club came together to round off the season and celebrate the adult award winners.

The mood was sparkling as 100 members joined together. This was preceded by champagne, canapés, and a super pig roast supper.  And everyone danced the night away.

Of particular note was the honouring of Chris Daniels for many years outstanding service for the Club, now she is formally stepping down. She had a long and distinguished first team playing record (and captaincy), established the junior section plus the Ladies’ 3rds starting the player flow from junior to adult, coached the Ladies’ 1sts through from Kent Leagues to the Nationals, melded the entire Ladies club before and during her role as Hockey Manager, and the list could go on…..

All in all a superb achievement, and her efforts and inspiration will be sorely missed.  She is already a Life Vice President. Chris, of course, continues in a major role in Kent sport as Captain of the County Ladies’ Golf Association.

Other headlines are:-

• the stepping down from the Ladies’ 1sts of Sue Smith and Donna Shalders after many superb playing seasons. Sue has been responsible for guiding numerous players into the sport, and Donna has completed over 25 years in the first team;

• Laura Thompson and Jimmy Christmas are players of the year; • the brothers Jimmy and Mark Christmas pick up two key awards;

• the Emery family picked up the clubman of the year award for their dedicated services to the Club and in particular the junior section;

• Jimmy Christmas and Wendy Emery picked up two awards each, and

• four new Vice Presidents were announced for their long services to the Club – Lizzie Daniels, Matt Evans, Mark Bourne and Mark Gibbons.

Ladies Young Player of the Year Rebecca Grove

Top Goalscorer   Lesley Price

Most Improved Player  Serena Manners

Player of the Year   Laura Thompson

Men Young Player of the Year Joe Drake

Top Goalscorer   Nigel Swaffer

Most Improved Player  Mark Christmas

Player of the Year   Jimmy Christmas

Clubman of the Year  The Emery Family

The Team Players of the Year were-

Ladies 2nds  Ellen Vigar 3rds  Helen Brown 4ths  Wendy Emery

Mens 2nds  Mark Christmas 3rds  James Beacon 4ths  Adie Lake 5ths  James Graham 6ths  Ian Linstead Vets  Dominic Angear

Junior Awards A few weeks ago the junior section met to receive their presentations too.

Girls U10s Player of the Year   Rachel Davies

Most Improved Player  Hebe Bowley

U12s Player of the Year   Alex Penry

Most Improved Player  Isabella Ramiro

U16s Player of the Year   Rebecca Grove

Most Improved Player  Tara Fothergill & Emily Beacon

Boys U10s Player of the Year   Zach Quinn

Most Improved Player  Samuel James

U12s Player of the Year   Harry Bone

Most Improved Player  Finn Robson

U14s Player of the Year   Jamie Graham

Most Improved Player  Zach Stiff U16s

Player of the Year   Daniel Pearson

Most Improved Player  Tom Starling

Junior Clubperson of the Year  Sarah Ward

Administration Manager, Mike Evans, said “As with every year, the club members come together to formally celebrate individual and collective endeavours.  Everyone has fun, but there is a serious side too – recognising effort and achievement. All award winners have put a lot of energy and commitment into the club, and are to be thanked for that.  Now it’s the Olympics and then an exciting new hockey season”

Our congratulations to them all.

Picture – (l-r: Chris Daniels, Donna Shalders, Sue Smith)


 
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