Chichester school hockey team score a top-ten hit

Westbourne House School under-13 boys’ hockey team beat strong competition to come tenth in the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) hockey national finals.

By Staff reporter

Published 23rd Mar 2020, 12:00 BST

The Westbourne House School team and their coaches

Almost 100 schools from across the UK took part in the regional qualifiers leading up to the finals which took place at Cheltenham College in Gloucestershire.

The Chichester school’s team coach, Brandon Hanley, said: “I am very proud of our under-13 boys and the way they worked as a team against incredibly strong teams from Surrey, Dorset, Worcestershire, Cambridge and Scotland in the IAPS under-13 boys hockey finals.

“As hockey is just one of the sports we play at Westbourne House School, it was an excellent achievement to get to the finals let alone reach the plate final.

“This is the best result a Westbourne House School team has ever had at an IAPS hockey event and it just goes to show how teamwork and practising hard always pays off.”