Warkworth Hockey finishes well

The conclusion of the North Harbour Hockey season has brought a bittersweet result for Warkworth Hockey Club.

The club’s men’s team won enough games to win promotion to the premier 3 grade next season.

Prior to lockdown, it won a convincing championship final match against Hibiscus Dairy Flat, 6-2.

The women’s team also won its final match of the season at 3-2, placing it in fourth in its grade.

However, club president Graham Buchs says it has been agreed among the clubs to cancel the remainder of the season, including finals day.

He says it has been a “bitter pill to swallow”, but the club still intends to host a postponed prizegiving celebration in late October.