There was a lot of enthusiasm among the female Albertians to continue with the tradition that was started off last year with this hockey match.
The game was played at Auckland Grammar Turf in good spirits, and within the Albertians there are at least four Premier players in the fold.
The family trend of MAGS Hockey continued with Briar and Gina Tippett returning to show off their skills. Girls Hockey has a short history compared to the boys, but in the year 2000 Esther Moran arrived at MAGS on section as a PE student and played hockey.
She took the hockey team and that set her up for next year when a job came up. Esther became a MAGS PE teacher fulltime and continued with hockey.
It was in 2004 that we had our official Girls Hockey 1st XI team, according to Mr Cave looking through the archives.
In this match, a lot of fun was had by the Albertians, who are just as competitive as when they played for MAGS, and the current 1st XI players showed grit and determination in the face of tough opposition.
A very tidy game for the 1st XI, with new combinations needing to be found as there is a need to replace the eight girls that left last year.
