Hockey Results
Goals in the Net
July 2007 - European Youth Championships
Glasgow School of Sport had 6 players represented at the European Youth Championships at Peffermill. Over the week the boys had some up and down performances beating England 3-1 on the opening day. Solid defensive performances by Wei Adams and Laurie McKelvie provided a platform for Kenny Bain to score 2 goals in the opening game.
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Laurie McKelvie focusing while warming up to play Belgium |
The boys under 18 squad then went down to Belgium 5-1 in their 2nd match and then narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot losing to Russia by 5 goals to 4. In the cross over games the Scots defeated France 4-2 and then narrowly edged Ireland by 3 goals to 2, cementing their position in the Elite top 8 nations for next year's event. Kenny Bain won both the player of the tournament award and the top scorers award with an impressive 10 goals. Well done to Kenny Bain, Laurie McKelvie, John Martin and Wei Adams who deserve their recognition after several years of hard training at the School.
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| Kenny Bain opens the scoring against England with a great low shot | Wei Adams concentrating while organising the defence |
In the Girls Tournament Scotland had a very tough group being matched up with the favourites Germany, Spain and England. It was a baptism of fire for Amy Gibson and Kristine Ayling as they foiled countless German attacks limiting the tournament favourites to a 5 goals to 1 victory. Losses to Spain 1-0, England 2-0 , Lithuania 1-0 and Belgium 2-0 followed. Overall Kristine and Amy performed very well in a tournament given that the Scottish Girls were playing against the top nations in Europe. The team improved in every game but lacked the "killer punch" up front to score. Well done to Kristine and Amy who have worked very hard over the last couple of years and consequently were well worthy of their inclusion in the squad.
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| Kristine Ayling in action against Spain | Amy Gibson thwarting another German attack |
2006 - A First for the School
In 2006 William Marshall became the first Glasgow School of Sport graduate to gain Full Scottish representation when he gained his first caps for Scotland Men during their winning Celtic Cup competition in Le Touquet, France.
The outstanding achiever of 2006 was Kenny Bain, 16, who stepped up to Scotland Under 21 level, helping them win the European Under 21 Trophy in Gibraltar and finishing top goal scorer of the tournament. Kenny was also selected for Great Britain Under 20 in the Youth Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where the squad won a silver medal. Kenny achieved these successes while also helping his club side, Kelburne to a Scottish League and Cup double and promotion to the European A division.
Other past and present Glasgow School of Sport pupils who have gained outstanding results are:
Scottish Under 16 and Under 18 representation
• Ciaran Crawford 2005-07
• Susan McGilvery 2006
• Kenny Samson 2006
• Kristine Ayling 2006
• Stuart Syme 2006
• Josh Cairns 2006
• Ryan Dunn 2006
• John Martin 2006
• Wei Ren Adams 2006
• Kenny Bain 2004-06
• Kimi Bright 2004 – 06
• Amy Gibson 2004-06
• Rebecca McIlwraith 2005-06
• Laurie McKelvie 2005-06
• Chris Halliday 2004-05
• Brian Watt 2003-05
• Gordon McIntyre 2005
• Thomas McCulloch 2001-04
• William Marshall 2001-04
• Steven Percy 2002-04
• Nichola Cook 2002-04
Selection to the West Area Institute of Sport
• Kenny Bain
• Thomas McCulloch
• William Marshall
• Steven Percy
• Brian Watt
• Chris Halliday
• Kimi Bright
In addition to these outstanding achievements, almost all of the pupils have represented their District and achieved many district and national honours with their club sides.
