Men’s team wins senior hockey grand final, women’s side finish runners-up

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Hautapu Sports’ senior men’s hockey side have won the grand final of the Waikato Men’s Reserves 4 competition in their inaugural season.

Goals from Hayden Chittenden and Lochie Wood helped win the final 2-1 against Te Awamutu.

Main photo: The Hautapu Sports’ men’s team … 2024 champions.

In the club’s second grand final of the day at Hamilton’s Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hautapu Sports’ senior women’s side finished runners-up in the Waikato Women’s Reserve 3 competition, a huge achievement in their first season.

The women’s side were beaten 2-1 by Culswick Wanderers in their grand final.

READ MORE: From an idea to two grand finals — how our senior hockey programme took off >>>>

Hautapu Sports’ senior women’s hockey team … a successful first season.

Results

Games played on Sunday August 25, 2024

Men’s reserve 4

Grand final

Hautapua Sports 2 (Hayden Chittenden, Lochie Wood)
Te Awamutu 1 

Hautapu squad

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Mike Briggs, Cohen Burkhart, Michael Fraser, Gregory Sommerville, Daniel Ross, Kees Tamboer, Chris Turner, Aidan Boswell, Pieter Holtzhausen, Matthew Van der Merwe, Hayden Chittenden, Lochie Wood, Thomas Pettigrew, Finn Krauer, Aaron Donnelly, Craig Oakley, Alan Dale, Michael Fredrickson.

Women’s reserve 3

Grand final

Culswick Wanderers  2 (Asha Montford, Karissa Van Rensburg)
Hautapu Sports 1 (Victoria Bunce)

Hautapu squad

Sponsored by Alpha Sports

Ayla Montgomerie, Victoria Bunce, Ahumaia Aramoana-Arlidge, Marisan Lewis, Tayla Fredrickson, Maria Candela, Jacqui Horrocks, Reggina Petroni (captain), Simoné Van Der Merwe (vice captain), Bianka Ross, Anke Van Der Merwe, Scarlett Brooker, Teresa Moore, Rachel Mudge, Stephanie Barr, Cassandra Thompson, Kim Fredrickson.

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