Nepean teams to contest State Open Hockey Championships

Two teams from the Nepean Hockey Association will be competing in the 2022 Field Turf Open Hockey Championships, which are being held at the Newcastle International Hockey Centre over the long weekend of 11th-13th June.

The Nepean Women’s team is playing in Division One, Pool B and is drawn to play Bathurst and North Sydney & Beaches on Saturday, followed by Sydney South and Illawarra South Coast on Sunday. The team members are: 

Jemma Laverty, Annie Buckley, Corrina Aitken, Caitlin Burns, Erin Burns, Michelle Andreatta, Brittany Rasmussen, Shannae Lawrence, Emma McLeish, Abigail Simpson, Emmie Searl, Meghan Searl, Eloisa Purtell, Samantha Brown, Meg Turner, coach Andrew Burns, manager Jennifer O’Toole.

The Nepean Women’s team which represented in 2019 finished third in the State Open Championships. File photo supplied

Should the Nepean women reach the playoffs (by finishing either first or second in their Pool), the semi-finals will be played at 10:30am on Monday morning, followed by the Grand Final at 2:15pm.

The Nepean Men are playing in Division Two, Pool B and and are drawn to play New England and Coffs Coast on Saturday, followed by Port Macquarie Hastings and Sydney South on Sunday. The team members are: Steven Bryce, Terrence Bowden, Ben Poulton, Josh Chapple, Samuel Louden, Joshua Poulton, Kieran Knowles, Ryan Knowles, Jack Williams, Ethan Sorensen, Hayden Lavender, Tristan Potts, Khye Poulton, Ryan Cladingboel, coach Kieran Knowles, manager Scott Williams.

Should the Nepean men reach the playoff stage (by finishing either first or second in their Pool), the semi-finals will be played at 9:15am on Monday morning, followed by the Grand Final at 1:00pm.