North Shore players were all over the pitch as team British Columbia picked up a ton of hardware at National Field Hockey Championship tournaments held last month.
At the U18 Girls Championships held in Brampton, Ont., two different B.C teams hit the podium. B.C. Blue claimed gold with a 2-0 win over Ontario in the final. North Vancouver’s Leina Dueck and West Vancouver’s Justine Balen, Madison Connell, Natalie Dalton, Rachel Spouge, Michelle Taylor, and Alissa Wong all earned the title of national champion in the win.
In the same tournament B.C. White claimed bronze with a 2-0 win over B.C. Yellow.North Vancouver’s Hana Davis, Rosie Delmotte, Anna Gosney, Rylee Pearson, Audrey Sawers, Maddy Shandro, and Chloe Walton and West Vancouver’s Tessa Johnston, Madison Macmillan and Hannah Schoenroth all claimed bronze with Yellow.
At the U16 level North Vancouver’s Aaron Foong suited up for the U15 Boys B.C. Blue team as they topped Alberta 2-1 in the championship game at the national championships held in Calgary.
On the girls side the B.C. Blue U16 squad claimed silver, losing 1-0 to Ontario in the championship game. North Vancouver’s Grace Delmotte, Tara Hamilton, Joy Henry, and Kristjana Walker and West Vancouver’s Rachel Tidball and Madeline Wong all suited up for the provincial team in the tournament
