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Welcome to our team's web site!
The Pen-Hi Lakettes Field Hockey Team is a Senior High School Girls Team, Representing Penticton Secondary School, from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, in the sunny Okanagan Valley.
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The Pen-Hi Lakettes from Penticton Secondary School have enjoyed a successful field hockey program for many years. In their modern era they have fashioned something of a dynasty: The team won their first Okanagan Zone Championship in 20 years, in 1985, and went on to finish second in the Province of British Columbia in 1989. In 1990 the team won the Provincial Championships, and has finished in the "Final Four" in the 16 team "Provincials" every year but 1 since 1995.They have won their League Championship in 10 of the last12 years, and several players have gone on to star on Provincial, College, and University teams. Since 1989 the Lakettes Field Hockey Team has a record of 336 wins, 70 losses, and 43 ties, for a winning percentage of .827. Since 1995, the team has won 192, lost 33, and tied 20, for a winning percentage of .853. The Lakettes' best year offensively was in 1998 when the team scored 184 goals, and their best defensive year was 1995, when they allowed only 9 goals against in the entire season. On average, the Lakettes play 35-40 games per season.
This Girls High School Team is usually made up of 16 girls in grades 11 and 12, who are 16-17 years of age.
In March 1995 the team had a wonderful 17 day tour of Holland, Southern England, and Wales. In August 2000 the team spent 21 outstanding days in Australia and New Zealand.
Not only did they come home with winning records on both occasions, but more importantly they made many new friendships, and learned much about the culture, history, and geography of the countries of their host teams. They also obviously learned much about field hockey from each team they played.
Penticton is a small city of 35 000 people, nestled between two large lakes, in the Okanagan Valley, about a 5 hour drive from Vancouver. It is located in the interior dry belt of British Columbia. Major indurstries are tourism, fruit growing, wine making, and in the winter, skiing.
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