It was another strong showing for team BC at the Under 16 National Championships which were held July 30th-August 3rd in Mississauga Ontario.
On the women's side, the by U16 Blue captured gold by defeating the Ontario Red team 5-0 in the gold medal game. In the bronze medal game, it was two BC teams battling it out, but in the end BC White defeated BC U14 Blue to take home the bronze medal.
On the men's side it was much the same story where BC Blue defeated Ontario 3-0 to capture the gold medal while BC White defeated Alberta 3-0 earlier in the day to take the bronze.
Field Hockey BC has now won the right to send a team to the men's and women's Pan American Youth Championships in 2010. The Men's Youth Pan American Cup will be held in Mexico City, Feb. 6-14, 2010 , and the Women's Youth Pan American Cup is in Uruguay, March 6-13, 2010. The Pan Am Youth Championships are the continental qualifiers for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore in summer 2010.
All results can be found on the Field Hockey Canada website.