Good mix of youth and experience for LGSHA top team in their bid to reclaim division 1 country champs title

Lower Great Southern Hockey Association will chase more glory at the CBH Group Women’s Country Championships in Perth this weekend, aiming for their second division one title in three years. A strong division one team that includes key senior players Beck Gallimore, Laura Archer, Georgina Lilford and Charlotte Powis will be complemented by a host of young talent. LGSHA will vie for the division one title against Geraldton, Busselton and Upper Great Southern. Darren Parkes will coach the LGSHA first team and said his side had a good balance of youth and senior experience. “It is a fairly strong team but we haven’t had a great lead-up in terms of training,” Parkes said. “There is a bit of youth in there but it’s good to have a couple of senior girls that have been there before. “Hopefully, we can come together and click as a team. “In a four-team competition you are guaranteed a semi spot but hopefully we can get a couple of wins on the board early and have figured out how to beat them. “(Uppers) are always up there and I don’t think there will be an easy-beat.” The first team will clash with Geraldton at 1.30pm tomorrow before a 5.30pm showdown with Uppers. On Saturday, the LGSHA will have their final qualifying game against Busselton, and then in the evening the semifinals will be contested. The top-ranked team will play the last team in the standings, while second and third face off, with the two semifinal winners progressing to Sunday’s grand final at 2pm. The two losing semifinal teams will meet in a play-off for third and fourth at 9am on Sunday. The LGSHA will be represented by three teams at the carnival. Their second team will compete in division five against Central Midlands, Donnybrook and Ongerup. A third LGSHA side will play in masters division two against Esperance, Geraldton, North Midlands, Peel and Warren. LGSHA DIVISION ONE WOMEN’S TEAM Beck Gallimore, Jess Gallimore, Sarah Gallimore, Georgina Lilford, Brigitte Rockwood-Turner, Sienna Ball, Amy Sandilands, Laura Archer, Tallulah Gouldthorp, Charlotte Powis, Cate McDonald, Bonnie Crook, Mackenzie Poulish, Charlotte Edwards