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Pupils from St Andrews and Bredhurst in winning form as 25th Medway Mini Youth Games opens with feast of hockey

11:32, 17 October 2024

updated: 10:07, 18 October 2024

The 25th Medway Mini Youth Games Series began at Holcombe Hockey Club with a feast of action in not one, but two tournaments.

First up was the Champions Series featuring the strongest primary school teams, with sides playing a series of morning group matches to decide knockout placings for the afternoon’s fixtures.

Pupils descended on Holcombe Hockey Club for this year’s Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series, won by St Andrews
Pupils descended on Holcombe Hockey Club for this year’s Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series, won by St Andrews
The Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series was held at Holcombe Hockey Club, with St Mary's Island in second place
The Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series was held at Holcombe Hockey Club, with St Mary's Island in second place
Luton finished third in the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series
Luton finished third in the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series
The Academy of Woodlands pupils at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series
The Academy of Woodlands pupils at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series
Swingate School won the Oliver Slack Fair Play award at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series
Swingate School won the Oliver Slack Fair Play award at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Champions Series

St Andrews and St Mary’s Island proved the teams to beat, with both sides reaching the final which St Andrews won 3-0. Luton finished third out of 13 teams and Academy of Woodlands were fourth.

Sport is about far more than just winning, though, with enjoyment, participation and fair play important values the Games are based upon, so the Oliver Slack Fair Play Award is an honour to be proud of and this year’s winners were Swingate.

Two days later 44 teams arrived at Holcombe for the Cup and Plate competitions. Twenty sides were in Cup action, a semi-competitive event, and the remaining schools took part in the Plate, where the emphasis is on learning the game and, of course, having fun.

The Medway Mini Youth Games are now in their 25th edition, with Bredhurst this year's Cup winners
The Medway Mini Youth Games are now in their 25th edition, with Bredhurst this year's Cup winners
There were 44 sides in Cup and Plate action, including Cup runners-up Cliffe Woods Colts
There were 44 sides in Cup and Plate action, including Cup runners-up Cliffe Woods Colts
Bligh Bears were third in the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Cup and Plate
Bligh Bears were third in the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Cup and Plate
St Andrews Sharks won the Fair Play award at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Cup and Plate event
St Andrews Sharks won the Fair Play award at the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey Cup and Plate event

Bredhurst were the Cup winners, edging Cliffe Woods Colts, while Bligh Bears were third. St Andrews Sharks won the Oliver Slack Fair Play award.

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