Smiles all round

The Wairarapa under-18 girls hockey team which had plenty to smile about at their national tournament in Wellington last week, being placed fourth, an improvement of 10 places on the previous year.And they came oh so close to making the final, being beaten 3-2 in a penalty shootout in their semi-final with Manawatu after being level pegging at 1-1 at the end of ordinary match time.Back row, from left: Ditte Van Vliet, Courtney McGregor, Kylie Henderson, Kelsey Smith, Stephanie Sloan, Taasha Henson, Wendy Hull, Laura Crawford. Middle row: Jess Young, Rebecca Blade, Carla Burt, Kate Jackson. Front row: Kellie Browne, Elizabeth Perry (captain), April Wiilton, Sophie Wickens