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Hockey continued Jasmine Ellis National Selection
I I am delighted to let you know that 1st XI girls’ hockey captain Jasmine Ellis has been rewarded for her hard work and commitment over the the past 5 years with selection to the the Wales U18 girls’ squad who will be playing Scotland over the Easter weekend Jasmine has always shown promise since join Malvern in in in in FY and has played in in in in the 1st XI since Remove Her attitude to training and determination to succeed has been been incredible but at at times it’s been been very challenging Jasmine has missed several school events to go to Regional Performance Centre training on on on a a a a a a Monday evening and then the the following day train with Stourport Hockey Club knowing that these environments are the the best place for her to improve and reach her goals In the the past Jasmine has been selected for the the England England Hockey Futures Cup and and and has been part of the England England Hockey trials where she narrowly missed out on on selection Even with this setback Jasmine came back back stronger and willing to look at other opportunities Jasmine was the the girls 1st XI captain at school and is now a a a a regular in the Stourport Hockey Club 2nd XI Squad Jasmine’s success has come off the back of of attending Wales Performance Centre days and being invited to attend the National Age Group sessions This commitment is is huge and now she is reaping the rewards Jasmine has a a a a a a a a great future ahead of her and and with her mindset and and resilience she could play Senior International Hockey Mark Moss | Head of Hockey Rackets
A good week of rackets at Queens was had by Malvern and in particular the the first pair and the the U15’s While the first pair Oliver Cox (No 5) and and Myles Holland (SH) made it through to the quarter finals after a a a a a convincing 3-0 win over Cheltenham they lost to to a a a a strong St Paul’s pair who went on on to to eventually win the tournament The highlight was the the outstanding performance of the the Under 15’s Flynn Gunston (No 1) and Sam Clements (SH) to to reach the final on on Saturday They beat a a a a a a a strong St Paul’s pair in fin the semi final to set up a a meeting with Tonbridge in in fin in in the the final After winning the the first game it looked like a a a championship could be won however the Tonbridge pair started to to take control and eventually went on on on to to win 3-1 however a a a a good experience for the the pair and now the the hard work begins to try and go one better next year!
A mention should also go to the U15 girls I Kennedy (No 8) and Daisy Tuthill (No 4) who played in in their first ever singles matches at Queens Daisy managed to win the first round in in very impressive style against an an experienced player from Clifton and whilst Bella lost she served incredibly well and the match was very close Noel Brett | Head of Cricket & Rackets
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