IT WAS a great day for the U12 Blue Hornets Felsted players with both the girls and boys winning the Essex County Finals at Redbridge.
The girls started the success early in the day winning the final 1-0 against Colchester.
However, perhaps their major achievement was a stunning 3-2 victory over favourite's Chelmsford in an extremely exciting semi-final.
The team played fantastically well, raising their game when it really mattered, especially considering the horrendous weather.
The boys played some excellent hockey and received many accolades from opposing coaches and parents.
They topped their qualifying league, and then went on to beat Colchester 7-0 in the semi-final, then saved their best performance for the final, winning 4-0 against Old Loughtonians.
Perhaps the most impressive performance was the U12 Boys B team, who very narrowly missed out on getting to the semi-finals, only losing out on a goal difference.
The boys showed great spirit to become the fifth best team in the county.
Both girls and boys now go through to the East Regional Championships on April 20/21 at Harleston Hockey Club in Norfolk. The U14 also qualified for the Midlands Regional Finals last month, which takes place on April 13/14.
Visit www.bluehornetshc.co.uk for information on the club.
Squads: Girls: Minty Latham, Bella Francis, Leticia Douglas, Amber Aitken, Freya James, Catherine Levick, Eve McLennan, Kayley Morris (GK). Chloe Green, Amy Wickens.
Boys: Barnaby Stoner (capt), Ollie Stonham, Robbie MaClennan (GK), Henry Dean, Josh Smith, Tom Grove-Smith, Jonny Hoile, Kieron Roach, Peter Hall, Matthew Yeoman.
