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The Friendship Cup is the first of the Brentwood field hockey season and we host it at the Cowichan Sportsplex. It is a friendly amongst the neighboring teams of Vancouver Island and several from the mainland. Both the First XI and the Second XI participated, each playing three games. The First XI played extremely well together for their first...

On Friday our 1st XI Field Hockey team traveled to Shawnigan Lake School to play York House. We knew that they would be a challenge, but the girls didn’t let that scare them. The game started with York House playing the ball. It was intense, playing the ball on both ends making it very close. The 1st XI played a really tough game with the...

I have been asked to introduce Mrs. Martin who, after 16 years, is retiring from her positions here at Brentwood at the end of June. While at Brentwood, she has taught math, been the Athletic Assistant, the Grad Council Faculty Sponsor, an Advisor in Hope House, Head of Field Hockey, and Coach of the Senior Girls Field Hockey team. I have known...

Coed Competitive Field Hockey is possibly the most fun of any other sport at Brentwood and the only one that both males and females play together in a challenging Spring League program in the Cowichan Valley. What it does is refine the male side of the game and motivate the girls to toughen their game. This season the team trained once a week at...

Last week, the students of our school celebrated the 18th birthday of the one and only Maya J. In light of her birthday, it’s only fair Maya gets some recognition because this is a girl who not only loves her Eggs Benny, but she loves her school, and her commitment to the school hasn't gone unnoticed. Originally from China, Maya decided to come...

The Development Field Hockey team had a very productive and exciting season. All of the girls who played on this squad had very little to no field hockey experience at the beginning of the term. Over the course of the season, they worked very hard to improve their basic skills, as well as their tactical play on the pitch during competitions, and...

There were exciting times for field hockey this season; it was possibly the most fun & rewarding fall yet. With three teams & over 60 girls participating in the program, the Second XI became the sandwich between the First XI & the Development team, teaching new players & refining the skills of returning ones. After many practices & games, the team...

If someone asked me if this team would go to provincials, I would have said ‘No’ because most of the athletes had less than one year of experience. This group of resilient women proved me wrong. The lessons were hard at the beginning as we lost by at least 5-0 to more skilled teams at the Friendship Cup. With coaches Denesha Doman and Andrew...

For most Brentwood students and faculty, that is a rhetorical question. After 10 weeks of school, of course we need a mid-term break. Don’t dare get between me and my afternoon nap/Netflix account/bus to the airport/mainland! For several groups of Brentonians, however, mid-term was about staying together, having fun and pursuing excellence. Mr...

Brentwood’s First XI Field Hockey team has begun the season, demonstrating an outstanding amount of determination. The first test for the girls was extremely early on in the school year, at the John Ferreira Memorial Cup in September, where the athletes faced off against esteemed competition, and battled tenaciously throughout the weekend. Despite...