Hockey: Girls' High finally get their groove back

Whangarei Girls' High School's premier team have bounced back from two recent losses to beat Hikurangi 2-1.

After losing 1-5 to Springfield in Round 10 and 1-7 to Old Girls in Round 9, WGHS appeared to be on the brink of a flame-out.

However, by sticking it to an upbeat Hikurangi on Friday night WGHS managed to regain some of the momentum sighted earlier in their season.

"To be fair, we by far played the better game," WGHS coach Alan Moscrip said. "We've had a few losses, some of our shot selections probably weren't the best."

With the WGHS school ball taking place at the weekend and a few sporting events due in the coming weeks, Moscrip said there were distractions, but a recent bout of losses hadn't taken the spring out of their step.

"They're only kids [but] it's always important with a young team to stay focused. We were just happy to get in the circle in the last few games."

In other premier women's matches, Old Girls beat Mangapai, 5-2, in what Old Girls coach Alan Lints said was a "chill-out game".

"All of our young ones got game time - [we] had a down week this week."

The remaining premier women's match saw Maungakaramea draw 1-all with Springfield in arguably the best game of the round.

In the premier men's fixtures, Maungakaramea disposed of Mangapai 4-1 while Springfield dominated Bream Bay United to win 6-3.