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The Mahurangi College girls were lethal on the attack, with a positive 42 goal difference during their tournament week.
A dominant display from the Mahurangi College girls first XI hockey side has seen them victorious in the Eveline Hankers Memorial competition in Stratford.
The side, coached by Gill Kearins, won all three of their pool matches before sweeping through three play-off games to take the title on September 2.
“It’s been an amazing season and the best on record for a while,” Ms Kearins says.
Mahurangi were decisive in the final of the tournament, beating Pakuranga College 7-0, with Tonya Botherway, Alex Nuemann and Shar Illingworth scoring two goals each.
Earlier in the event, Mahurangi downed Pakuranga 4-1 in their pool C clash, where they conceded their only goal of the tournament.
“The girls should be extremely proud to have shown that much dominance.
“I doubt any other team has ever scored 43 goals and conceded just one in a tournament week.”
Alex Nuemann came out as the tournament’s top goal scorer, finding the net on 11 occasions.
Mahurangi students Tonya Botherway and Kaleigh Morris were also second and third on the list, with 10 and eight goals respectively.
The team also came close to the double, coming second in the Supercity A1 Girls tier two competition.
Mahurangi passed Carmel College in their semi-final winning 5-2, before the final was rain-delayed.
Opposition Baradene College proposed a tie for first place, but Mahurangi requested the last game of the season be played out and they fell 5-4 in a very close fixture.
Ms Kearins says there is plenty of talent coming through the school looking towards next season, and places in the first XI will be highly contested with a strong second XI this year.
