Girls’ Hockey Report – Nov 2026
Last week was another great week for Girls’ Hockey, with no less than 11 fixtures and tournaments played. Busy for students and staff alike, but lots of fun was had! Big thanks go out to our amazing minibus drivers and catering team for journeys and match teas.
Woodbridge Junior 5 & 6 vs Ipswich High School
Our Junior 5 and Junior 6 teams hosted Ipswich High School after school on Tuesday. It was great to have so many parents from both schools supporting the teams. Our girls also showed their character and sportsmanship by helping out the opposition who was slightly short of numbers, and played brilliantly for them.
The Junior 5s had an epic draw, with Year 7’s Bea and Juno scoring, while the Junior 6 team were convincing winners, running away with it after a close first half. A brace of goals were scored by Year 7’s Imogen and one each from fellow Year 7’s Elsie, Annabelle B and Flora.
Woodbridge Senior 1st XI vs New Hall School
Earlier in the day the senior 1st XI hosted New Hall School. After a somewhat disjointed start to the match, the team found their flow, passes and connections much better in the second half advancing up the pitch and attacking with more purpose and success. Chances were created and action was a plenty in both circles, with chances, saves, near misses and more. Our Player-of-the-Match was Year 13’s super GK, Freya!
Woodbridge 3rd Team vs Finborough
In an exciting turn of events, our 3rd team squad travelled to Finborough for a match against their mixed team (girls and boys). Miss Sanders reports:
With another fixture added to the calendar, we were delighted to take on a mixed Finborough side. After an early Finborough goal, the girls settled quickly and produced some of their best Hockey of the season.
Defensively, the team was outstanding, tackling relentlessly and working hard for one another. Year 11’s Bay, our Player-of-the-Match, was exceptional in goal, making a series of superb saves to keep us in the game.
Our equaliser was a moment of real quality, with Year 12’s Amelia meeting a pass first time and sweeping a powerful shot into the back of the net. Despite creating further chances in the second half, we could not find a winner, with the Finborough goalkeeper making several saves.
The girls should be incredibly proud of their performance. Their resilience, teamwork and quality of play were outstanding throughout. Well done, girls!
Woodbridge Junior 1st, 2nd & 3rd vs Orwell Park
Wednesday saw our Junior 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams go to Orwell Park for the much anticipated block fixture. Our teams were brilliant and outplayed the host in most aspects. 14 Goals scored and none conceded! A pretty good afternoon’s work.
The Junior 3s had a hattrick hero in Year 7’s Susie, while Year 8’s Lucy scored two. Player-of-the-Match was Year 8s Emilia B.
The Junior 1st team set plans in action to prep for the County Cup later in the week and it worked a treat. But before then the team took the game away from Orwell Park by scoring four great team goals in the first half, one each for Year 8’s Sofia and Issy and two for Coco, skillfully slotted away in front of goal.
Mrs Johnson reports from the Junior 2 win:
A fast-paced game which we dominated with some lovely goals, great attacking up both sides of the pitch and lots of learning being done all over the pitch. Our scorers of Year 8 Florence (2) and Vivienne and Year 7’s Ziyu and Alice proved our dominance and even though Ziyu suffered an injury she was able to make her mark with a goal beforehand! Florence was voted Player-of-the-match and there were some great saves and communication by our Year 8 goalie, Martha. Well done!
Woodbridge U15s vs New Hall
Thursday it was the turn of our Inters teams as the U15A team travelled to New Hall. It was a tough challenge for the team, missing some regular players due to cross country, but every player stood up to the task. Special mention to Year 9’s Martha and Matilda for playing up and impressing. Every effort was made to deliver an exciting and close game, and a satisfied group made the journey home despite not getting the win.
The U15B team had different fortunes playing at Tuddenham road, and so nearly came away with the win, but had to settle a well-earned draw, two goals each.
Woodbridge U14A vs Norwich High School
The U14A Year 9 team produced a memorable win against Norwich High School at Magpies. Despite looking the more organised team, and Kitty making a number of telling saves in the first half, the team went behind. This did not stop them fighting and they got better throughout the game in their play with and without the ball – this was great to see!
Ava scored just before half time to draw things level and then Elodie secured the win with a tap in a couple of minutes from the end. Much delight and celebration followed!
Juno was awarded Player-of-the-Match for her outstanding play but special mention to Grace and Ava who also dominated their areas and never stopped working. Isabella L learned fast stepping in central midfield and made a great impact with her speed and aggressive carry. Well done to this team
