Last nights round of matches saw all 3 teams register victories. U10's now move into finals next week, whilst U13's have a couple more games to go.

U10 Cougars continue thier dominance of this competition with a 3-0 win over Cars. The team play was spectacular, with the first 2 goals involving a number of players moving the ball upfield and distributing to thier team mates. Was very pleasing to see. Deklan, Chloe and Natasha scored the goals, but there was great teamwork by Luke, Will and Jaydon throughout the entire match.

U10 Wildcats secured a 3-0 win over Maitland Taxis and should secure a top 4 spot as a result. Coach Ellem identified teamwork and distribution of the ball as the key factors in the outcome. The 2 Sophies got special mention, as did Amber and Declan.

U13's took on Kookaburras in a crucial game. The team dominated the midfield and were able to pressure thier opponents into making mistakes. Declan Rankin capitalised on these mistakes to score 2 goals. Brendan Fraser, Gabi Barnes and Chelsea Fisher had outstanding games. The result should see the team sneak into the top 4 for the first time this season.

Our juniors games were washed out. The kiddies get another week off.

In seniors, 4th Grade went down 1-0 to Norths. It was  agame totally dominated by Port Stephens with the team dissapointed they werent up by a couple come halftime. Poor finishing and a couple of posts meant the game remained 0-0. As is the case, after long periods of Hornets domination, Norths race down field and score a goal to win the game. But it was probably the best 4ths had played all season and the guys can hold thier ehads up knowing they gave it everything.

3rd Grade maintained its lead at the top with a 2-1 victory over Norths. It began badly when norths scored early, but a Baxter PC few minutes later and a Ben Salisbury goal after some brilliant leadup work by Willcocks was enough to clinch the win.

This weekend the lads will be off to Grafton for thier annual roadtrip. good luck fellas!

As of July 26th, the following is true:

3rd Grade (our 1sts) sit top of the competition on 23 points. 10w, 2l, 3d. Paul Baxter is joint leading goal scorer of the competition with 14 to his credit. The next best Hornets goal scorer is Chris Southall on 9.

4th Grade (our 2nds) sit 6th in the competition on 10 points. They are just 2 points out of 4th so still in the race. Scott Rainbow is joint leading goal scorer of the competition with 9 strikes. The next best Hornets player is on 2 where there are about 7 in the team with that many.

6th Grade (our 3rds) sit 8th in the competition and 6 points behind 4th. Leading goalscorer for the Hornets is Keith Southall with 10 golden touches. The next highest Hornets player is Tim Rutter on 5 goals.

The season is not over for 4ths and 6ths, so get down and support our guys and encourage them to push for a finals berth.