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On the 2^nd of December the U15 Hockey Squad set off to our home ground, Banbury Road North, for our Oxfordshire Hockey Tournament.  Our first match was against Headington, so we knew we would have to start strong, which we did. Jenny Dingwall (10G) scored to take us into the lead, which we maintained for most of the match. However Headington fought back and slipped a goal past our goalkeeper to equalise.  Next we moved pitches to play Tudor Hall, another competitive game, Bernadette Quah scored from a short corner to win the game.  After a short break we played the European school, which we won 3-0. Emily Black, Anna Jimenez-de-Veciana and Georgia Perkins all scored. Straight away we played Bloxham, who were our toughest competition of the day. We fought hard and defended well, but Bloxham were too strong and ended up winning 3-0. After a short break for lunch we were back on the pitch for our last match, against Rye St Antony.  In the first half Emily Black  scored, putting us in the lead. In the second half, Hollie Fox, Anna Jimenez-de-Veciana and Emily Black all scored in quick succession, resulting in a 4-0 win. Overall we came runners up, just one point behind Bloxham, the well-deserved winners of the day.

The U16 hockey team, captained by Caitlin Bailey-Williams (11S) went to the regional hockey heats on Thursday 17th November and, despite a horrifically early start, stepped up to the challenge. Our first game was against St Claire’s and we went out very strong, with Hannah Spiro (11S) scoring quickly.  Two more goals made the final score 3-0. The second game was more of a challenge; we faced Sir William Borlase, last year’s National bronze medalists, and although the team defended excellently, with some spectacular saves from GK Emily Caldwell (11S), the final score was 0-1.  Our last game against Richmond Grammar School was the best of the tournament. It was a great team effort and four well-worked short corners, meant the final score was 4-1.

Written by Caitlin Bailey-Williams (11S) (Captain)

Congratulations to the 1st XI Hockey Squad captained by Beth Warne (13G) who won the GDST Hockey Rally held at Milton Keynes Hockey Club on Thursday 13th October.

The side lost their first group game against Central Newcastle 0-1 but were then undefeated for the rest of the tournament and played some very impressive hockey.

The squad won on penalty-flicks in the quarter-finals through a fine save by goalkeeperLucy McIvor (13G) and had an excellent 1-0 win in the semi-final against Howells which meant that Oxford High School faced the impressive Newcastle side again in the final which they won convincingly with Tilly Vaughan-Fowler (12H) on hand to score the winning goal.

An Oxford High School Invitational XI finished off an impressive year of hockey with a 1-0 win over Oxford Hawks U16 XI, who have been unbeaten all year.

The game, played in wind, rain and sunshine was part of an excellent club day at Oxford Hawks that also saw the opening of the impressive Banbury Road North facilities which Oxford High are proud to be partnering. Test

An open game saw both goal-keepers in fine form and at the end of pulsating first half neither side had managed to break the dead-lock. In the second half it was Oxford High who created the best chances early on and were unlucky when a shot from Charlotte Burrows (11H) hit the post and was then cleared by a Hawks defender.

Oxford Hawks started to stamp their own authority on the game and Oxford High were indebted to some great saves, including one remarkable double save, from Sophie McIvor (10O) and some good defending from captain Philippa Quested (13O) and Rachel Blakey (13H) in their last game for the school.

With time running out an impressive run from Charlotte Burrows (11H) should have resulted in a great solo goal but luckily for the school Jenny Dingwall (9S) was on hand to push the ball over the line.

Hawks had the better of the last few minutes but Oxford High stayed firm and claimed an excellent win in one of the best games of hockey played by Oxford High in recent times.

On Saturday 19th March the 1st XI attended an invitational hockey tournament at Cokethorpe School.

It was a lovely sunny day and the standard of hockey was extremely high. Ema Stojanovic started the day off extremely well with a goal against Cokethorpe. However, Cokethorpe came back strongly and thanks to a debatable short corner goal went on to win 2-1.

Not disheartened, Oxford High went out and played one of their best games of the season against Akeley Wood, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Two more 0-0 draws followed against St Edward’s and Tudor Hall where Oxford High were unlucky not to convert their strong play into results.

The tournament finished on a high with a convincing 1-0 win (thanks to a goal from Georgia Perkins (9O)) over Tudor Hall U16s. This left Oxford High in a respectable 4th place. Everyone had a great day and it was a really nice way to end what has been a fun and successful season for the Oxford High 1st XI.

Written by Rachel Spiro (13O)

The U15 Hockey Team went to the GDST Hockey Tournament on Wednesday 2nd February.

Our first group match was against a very strong Ipswich team and we lost 2-1 despite some good saves made by Goal Keeper Emily Caldwell (10S). Our second match was against Sheffield and we won 4-0 with awesome goals from Toria Thomson (10H) and Georgia Perkins (9O).

Against Portsmouth, we played even better and came away with a deserved 6-0 victory, with goals from Betsy Creak (10S) and Hannah Spiro (10S) and some great runs from Jenny Dingwall (9S). Our final group match was against Sutton and we knew we needed to win to get through to the next round. In a tight game we managed to hold on to our one goal lead with some solid defending from Megan Wilds (10G), Sophie McIvor (10O), Elinor Foot (10S), and Jess Oakhill (10O).

The quarter final against Shrewsbury was another close game but we managed to steal a win with a goal by Caitlin Bailey-Williams (10S). Our momentum carried us through the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Bromley with some great play by Katherine Angwin (10S) and Anna Jimenez de Veciana (9O).

In the finals we met Ipswich again. Determined not to let them beat us for a second time we went out and after twenty minutes of incredible team play we came away with a 2-1 win, goals scored by Player of the Tournament Caitlin Bailey-Williams who also scored 12 goals throughout the tournament.

Caitlin Bailey-Williams (Captain)

In the U13 Mini Hockey Tournament we played five teams and each match was seven minutes long.

First up was Headington A, where there were chances for both teams but the goal keepers made strong saves keeping the score 0-0. Next we were up against St Helen’s and St Katherine’s, where there was a prolonged attack resulting in a goal from Alina Khan (8G) which meant we won 1-0. Then we played Cokethorpe where we had chances but the score stayed 0-0 thanks to good defending. We then played King Alfred’s where the team kept their shape which resulted in goals, making the score 3-0 (Olivia Batho (8S) 2, Beth Nagle (8S)). Finally we played Headington B team and we kept applying pressure so that we won 2-0 (Anna Lingard-Bright (8H), Beth Nagle (8S)). Overall in the tournament we were unbeaten and we didn’t concede any goals. As a result we came 2nd qualifying for the Regional stages of the Tournament.

Beth Nagle (8S) (Captain)

On Thursday 20th January, the U14 Hockey Squad set off in the darkness for Woking Hockey Club, where the South Regional Hockey Heats were being held.

We had six games in total, and we were all feeling confident about the day ahead. Our first game was a 0-0 draw against Kingston Grammar School. Unfortunately Anna Jimenez De Veciana (90) tripped over during our first game, injuring her ankle and was therefore unable to play for the rest of the tournament.

Our next match was against Portsmouth Grammar School. By this time we had woken up, so our play was much better, leaving us with a 1-1 draw as a result. (Georgia Perkins (90). Our third game was against Notting Hill and Ealing High School, a game in which Oxford High dominated throughout, leaving us with a convincing win of 4-0 (Georgia Perkins 2, Emily Black (9H) 1 and Jenny Dingwall (9S) 1).

In our next matches we maintained our good hockey, but came up against some strong teams, leaving us with three losses. Nevertheless it was a great achievement to reach the South Regional Heats and everybody played well on the day.

Georgia Perkins (9O) (Captain)

On a very cold afternoon, the U14 hockey squad set off to Cokethorpe School with high hopes for this year’s County Hockey Tournament.

Our first match was against St Edward’s, a side we had never met before. We managed to win 1-0 with a goal from captain Georgia Perkins (9O). Next was Headington, one of our toughest games. An early break from the opposition put them in the lead, resulting in a loss of 0-1. We then prepared for our next game against the European School, which went more in our favour with two goals, one from Anna Jimenez De Veciana (9O) and the other from Georgia Perkins (9O).

We were through to the semi-finals! We were set to play Bloxham School, probably our hardest opposition to play. We had a very strong start, resulting in us having the possession for the majority of the game. Our defenders played very well, making lots of good tackles. A goal from Emily Black (9H) put us through to the final, against Tudor Hall.

This was a very competitive final, with everybody on the team putting in 100%. Again we had most of the possession, and despite many runs from Jenny Dingwall (9S), and againAnna Jimenez De Veciana (9O) and Bernadette Quah (9O) we couldn’t quite get the ball in the goal. Then in the last minutes we got a short corner and after a lot of scrapping for the ball Georgia Perkins (9O) finally slotted the ball past the goal keeper.

Georgia Perkins (9O) (Captain)

This year the under 16 hockey team regained their title of County Champions for the fourth time. All members of the team played well and as a tight and driven unit.

Grace McInerny (11S) was a solid and dependable strength in goal allowing the defenders to work the opposition attackers out of play. The midfielders played a fast creative passing game and the forwards picked up passes well to produce constant pressure on the opponents. In light of this we progressed to the final where we crushed St Edward’s 3-0, with an incredible hat-trick from Caitlin Bailey-Williams (10S).

As a result of winning the County Tournament we progressed through to the Regional Heats. In mid-November the team met at OHS in the small hours of darkness to head to Woking Hockey Club. Although during the tournament there were some good individual performances, notably from Jessica Oakhill (10O) against Stowe School, Alice Farmery (11S) against Eastbourne, Georgina Todd (11O) against Portsmouth and some great saves from Grace McInerny (11S), the team failed to find its sparkle and qualify for the finals.

Charlotte Burrows (11H) (Captain)

Congratulations to the U16 Hockey Squad who won the Oxfordshire U16 County Tournament yesterday.

The girls conceded one goal in whole day and easily saw off Tudor Hall 2-0 in the Semi-Final with goals from Catlin Bailey- Williams and Molly Warne and then beat St. Edwards 3-0 in the final with a hat-trick from Catlin.

The result means that for the second year running the Oxford High School U16 team will go onto represent Oxfordshire in the South East Regional Tournament.

 

On Thursday 7th October, Oxford High School 1st XI went to defend their title as GDST champions at Tilsley Park.

Our first game was against Howells, which we won 2-0, goals from Georgia Stevenson (12H) and Caitlin Bailey-Williams (10S). We continued our success in the group, beating Croydon 2-0 with both goals coming from Georgia Perkins (9O). Our last game in the group stages was against Portsmouth: this was a tense game, with flicks being awarded to both sides. With a superb flick and save from Beth Warne (12G) and Rachel Spiro (13O)respectively, we proceeded to the quarter finals where we faced Shrewsbury. After 13 minutes of hard work the score was 0-0, again resulting in a penalty flick competition. Beth Warne (12G) and Caitlin Bailey Williams (10S) both scored, taking us on to the semi finals. Sheffield were strong opponents in the semi final but with our strong tactical skills we came away with a 1-0 win (Georgia Stevenson (12H)). In the final we met Ipswich, and despite an excellent performance by everyone, we lost 1-0. Although we were disappointed not to hold onto our title, we were pleased with how the day had gone and with how much we came together as a team.

Rachel Spiro (13O) (Captain)

On Wednesday 13th October the 1st XI Hockey squad travelled to Cokethorpe School for the 1st XI County Hockey Tournament.

In a strong start we convincingly beat Henley College 2-0 with goals from Georgia Stevenson (12H) and Elena Alberts (12H). Our next match was against Bloxham School; having lost to them 4-0 earlier in the season we were able to make specific tactical improvements, and consequently worked hard to hold them in a 0-0 draw. We gave our third opponents (St Edward’s) a run for their money, putting them under pressure and restricting the score to a 2-1 loss, the goal coming from Georgia Stevenson (12H). Our last game was against Bartholomew School. Despite an impressive game we missed out on a place in the semi-finals on goal difference.

Rachel Spiro (13O) (Captain)