Waicol first XI almost flawless

Wairarapa College first XI girls hockey team after beating arch rivals St Matthew's Collegiate 1-0 in the final of the Wellington secondary schoolgirls premier competition. Back row: Willie Schaefer (coach, left), Megan Hull, Brigette Mossman, Jaimee Murphy, Annemieke Van Vliet, Kristy Saba, Heni Metcalf, Litia Jane, Billie Rawhiti, Michael O'Connor, Karen O'Connor (manager) and Moko O'Connor (trainer). Front row: Morgan Percy (left), Emma Smith, Mikayla Hanson, Hannah Candy, Katherine van Woerkom (captain) and Katie-Anne Saywell. Wairarapa College lost just one of their 28 matches in the 2012 season, going down 1-0 to St Cuthbert's in the final of the Federation Cup national tournament, a title they had won the previous year.