Sports Section - from Phoenix 68 [published November 1968]
Football
Re-awards: Worthy, Hepple, Dodd (M), Cato, Schulz, McConnell
New awards: Wardle, Coombe, Farrell, Asbury, Sikuljak, Dodd (I), Nash
Half colours: Biati, Hughes
In view of the departure of the majority of last year's 1st XI, the new team did well, combining a mixture of youth and experience. The weakness of the team lay with the forwards' inability to find 'the opposing net'. It is due to this fact that the team did not gain honours.
Goal: Nash proved a worthy replacement for Dixon. Very agile and safe.
Right Back: Asbury. Very fast and tenacious, if somewhat erratic in his distribution.
Left Back: Coombe. Very good, attacking, full-back who should be a fine prospect if he can overcome the tendency to commit himself.
Centre Half: Worthy, the captain. Very good in the air and strong in the tackle.
Left Half: Cato. Very fast and a clever dribbler of the ball. Possesses a very strong shot. He completed a strong defence.
Left Wing: Dodd (M). Very good, attacking winger with goalscoring flair.
Inside Left: Sikuliak. Combines artistry with his ability to score goals. Slight tendency to overdribble.
McConnell: the centre forward of the team.
Inside Right: Dodd (I). In spite of his relatively small build, a very skilful inside forward.
Right Wing: Hepple. Fast and combines dribbling ability with goalscoring 'know-how'.
Full Back: Farrell. Strong tackler. A good prospect.
The team reached the 3rd round of the Middlesex Cup. They lost 3-1 to Ashford in an ignominious performance which is best forgotten.
The record of the 2nd XI sums up their performances adequately.
The Juniors, however, had a tremendous season. They won every game and scored well over 100 goals. This augurs well for the future.
The 1st year also had a successful season.
TEAM PLAYED WON DREW LOST
lst XI 18 10 4 4
2nd XI 15 3 1 11
Junior XI 15 15 0 0
1st Year 8 5 2 1
J. McConnell
Boys' Hockey Team
Last year's hockey season was very successful as is shown by the number of colours and re-awards presented. The boys' team, built on a core of seven regulars, often played short of one or more members. This deplorable lack of enthusiasm contributed greatly to the three lost matches, two of which were by single goal margins. They did well to win five matches and obtain a goal average of 1.25.
The mixed team, not affected by shortages, won all their nine matches convincingly. Their goal average was 3.75. The nucleus of both teams was, for the second year, the two Walia brothers. The team will definitely feel the loss of Preetpal Walia this season. Only Colaço played in all the matches, the Walias noticeably missing a few matches due to appearances for the London Schoolboys' XIs.
C. Colaço
R. Walia
Results
TEAM PLAYED WON DREW LOST FOR AGAINST
Boy's XI 9 5 1 3 21 17
Mixed XI 9 9 0 0 30 8
Re-awards: G. Badowski U6, P. Walls U6, R. Walia L6, R. Blazewicz L6
Full colours: A. Brace U6, C. Colaço U6, M. Hollister U6, C. Watson U6
Half colours: S. Hinton 5B, A. Pilcher L6