09 Oct 2011
Zig Zag Public School took to the hockey field for the third year in a row today, defending champions of the NSW Teachers' Credit Union Shield. They were playing in the State Primary School Sporting Association Boys' Hockey Knock-out competition. The boys won their semi final 5-3 against Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn placing them into the finals against Erina Heights. An early goal in the first few minutes of the game by Lachi Sharp set the tone of the match. It was a close first half, where both teams scored, but had their goals disallowed. In the second half the determination of the Zig Zag boys rose as Dylan Brownett, one of our Year 3 students, caught the opposition by surprise with his outstanding skills to score the second of the team's goals. Zig Zag won the State Championship title convincingly 6-0.
School Captain Lachlan Sharp and cousin, Daniel Shepherd played in the NSW State PSSA Hockey side. Lachlan captained the Western Region and State team. It was his second consecutive year playing for NSW.
A great result from a great little school. Zig Zag is a small school of 39 students located in the central west town of Lithgow. The Zig Zag Public School hockey team consists of 11 boys from Year 3 to Year 6. There is no other small school in the State that is able to match the sporting prowess of this team.
This year over 100 teams from across NSW entered the competition, the success of the Mighty Ziggies has continued the proud tradition of previous generations of success on the hockey field.