Sukma and 1M’sia trainees shine at MSSM championship
by Lester Mekan Baha, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on February 7, 2012, Tuesday
KUCHING: Sarawak Women Hockey Association(SWHA) coach Sivasubramaniam Chellappah was full of praise for the Sukma and 1Malaysia players who competed in the Girls U-18 and U-15 MSSM Sarawak Hockey Championship at Sarawak Hockey Stadium last Saturday.
They are Sukma players 16 year-old Wilina Mac Carina, Christin Ela Ahon and Cammielia Miechthiel, while Jesicali Saberi and Sharulina Entering are trainees of 1Malaysia hockey development programme.
“They have good basic skills of hockey and have the potential to progress into the national team if they continue to train in the Sukma squad or under 1Malaysia hockey development programme,” he told The Borneo Post after the Girls U-18 final between SMK Penrissen and SMK Bau.
Sivasubramaniam revealed that some talented players could not be in the squad or dropped out of the 1Malaysia hockey development programme because of exam (SPM) commitment and others gave up because of either financial or family problems.
“One of them is Feona Sharon Paul of SMK Penrissen who played the role of attacking defender in Girls U-18 final. She possesses excellent basic skills but could not make it into the Sukma squad because she wants to concentrate on her SPM exam this year,” he added.
The women’s Sukma hockey squad will start training today until July at the Hockey stadium in Kuching.
Meanwhile, first runner-up of the MSSM Kuching Girls U-18 Hockey Championship SMK Bau topped the number of players selected to represent Kuching in the MSSM Sarawak Hockey Championship with eight players drafted.
They are Lydiawati Ak Donny (goalkeeper), Catherine Dorothy Ak Paul, Anna Jendri Ahon, Elvisia Ak Diau,Rose Ida Ak Direk, Christin Ela Ahon, Jesicali Ak Saberi and Cammielia Miechthiel Ak Endy.
The six selected players from SMK Penrissen are Elyysia Winster (goalkeeper), Alicia Ak Sajili, Wilina Mac Carina Willson, Cecelia Ak Nixon, Daphe Tyler Ak Thomson and Feona Sharon Paul. Others are Steffi Witun, Careyn Hashtini, Maureen Kising (SMK Lake) and Sharulina Ak Entering (SMK Santubong) .
They will report to coaches Harmon Ak Henry Xavier (SMK Penrissen) and Atar Ak Ghiret at SMK Bau for training on Feb 10.
Mohamed Rais Abang Busami the curriculum senior assistant of SMK Santubong, will be managing the Kuching team in the inter-division championship to be held at the Sarawak Hockey Stadium from Feb 14-17.
