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I sat down with Dalefield and Wairarapa men’s hockey manager Mike van Woerkom with a cup of tea and some delicious home-made cinnamon pinwheels (thanks Carol) to chat about Dalefield’s season, the great result for Wairarapa at the recent National Hockey Championships, and his involvement with hockey in general. MIke dressed up against the cold at the National Hockey Stadium during the recent National Hockey Championships Every time I go to the turf at Clareville I see Mike as

Any grand final game can be tense and exciting, and sometimes tedious, or as with Dalefield’s Women’s Premier final against Hutt United, unpredictable. A team that dominated the competition all season looked a little weak and ultimately endured their only loss in the most important game of the year. Although there’s no doubt that the Hutt team outplayed Dalefield, it is interesting that a team that was so good and dominant throughout the year can play the final game without t