b'THE ELLESMERIAN 110Boys HockeyU15The Under 15 Boys hockey team had managed to build a large squadThe next match could have been equally difficult, travelling to Wrekin for the Lent term, ranging from some very experienced players whoCollege, but Ellesmere showed all their skills and cohesive teamwork to play at club and county/regional representative levels to less experiencedcome out as 4-0 winners.players who were very keen to learn more about this fantastic sport.The final match of the term was against Abbotsholme, who are The group quickly developed into a unit who worked hard for and withtraditionally a strong hockey school, and Ellesmere had to work harder each other. They had some potentially tricky fixtures against schools whothis time but still came away 3-1 victors. played hockey throughout the academic year and were consequently well-oiled machines, so the season could have been difficult. A number of the squad will be moving up to the Under 16s for the 2023/24 season, but there will be a sizeable proportion of the squad The first match against Rydal Penhros was cancelled due to adversemore experienced and wiser to carry on such a successful year.weather conditions so this meant travelling to Shrewsbury School a few days later to compete in what is a very difficult fixture. The team workedJWNincredibly hard, with some fine saves in goal, to secure an honorable 1-1 draw.'