Wednesday 24 June 2026
King's College 12 vs 0 Pakuranga College
On Wednesday 10 June, in only the second home game this season, our Boys’ First XI Hockey team comfortably beat Pakuranga College 12-0. Once the deadlock was broken in the 9th minute it was all one way traffic from then on. An encouraging sign was the younger players getting a lot of game time which will boost their confidence as we approach the latter part of the domestic season and Rankin Cup in Term 3. With a lead of 5-0 at half time, the coaches were able to experiment with different personnel in midfield and the strike line. Freddy Abeysekera (Year 12, Major), Miller Lash (Year 11, Selwyn) and Jack Harper (Year 13, Marsden) featuring amongst the scorers as well another good performance from Henri Lem (Year 11, School) in midfield.
Near the end of the game goal keeper Ben Woodhams (Year 13, Selwyn) pulled off two good saves from penalty corners to keep Pakuranga scoreless.
King's College 5 vs 0 Mount Roskill Grammar School
Once again the team dominated the opposition playing some sublime hockey with the first goal being the best of the season. In the 7th minute a superb passage of play from our own backline involving quick passing and moving into space created the chance for Oliver Stewart (Year 12, Marsden) to open the scoring from close range.
At the end of the first quarter Ed Mitchelson (Year 13, Marsden) got his first goal of the season when he was on hand at the far post to put the ball into the goal from a penalty corner. Further goals from Tarquin Johnson (Year 13, School) – a PC and a field goal made it 4-0 early in the 3rd quarter. Henry Fletcher (Year 12, Major) also got his first goal of the season after he found himself in space in the circle and rifled the ball past the Mt Roskill goalkeeper to make it 5-0 with one quarter to go.
In the final quarter, although we controlled much of the possession and dictated play, we probably didn’t create as many chances inside the circle as our dominance deserved. Anticipating a step up in competitiveness at Rankin Cup, we will be looking to improve our decision making in the final elements of the game.