Geraldton locals win flag for Hale in the Perth premier hockey league

Two Geraldton locals were part of Hale’s division 1 championship winning team in the Perth league, as they took down Melville 5-0. Brayden King and Josh Bowen both helped lead Hale to their first premiership in 13 years, when they took down Melville in the grand final on September 16. King was a former player for the Murchison Hockey Club while Bowen was a Casuals players when they were in Geraldton. Both players are also a part of the State Perth Thundersticks team that will be competing in the national championships in coming weeks, with their first game being on October 7 when they take on the Canberra Chill. The win gives Hale their second premiership in club history in division 1, their first was in 2010 and that side had three Geraldton players in Fergus Kavanagh, Kit Tapper and Kane Greenaway.