Masters rep success

Photograph: David Sonenberg (Gold Medallist at the 2022 Australian Masters Hockey Championships)

MAZAL tov to life member of Maccabi Hockey Club David Sonenberg who represented Australia in a masters hockey tournament in Japan earlier this month, weeks after being part of a gold medal-winning men’s over-75 Victorian team at the 2022 Australian Masters Hockey Championships in the Gold Coast. His team posted four wins and a draw before beating NSW 4-0 in the semis, and Qld 2-0 in the final. David’s brother Norman, was Victoria’s men’s over-70 team manager, while Norman Same and Andrew Gelbart represented Victoria in the men’s over-65 competition.

The Sonenberg brothers first played for Maccabi-AJAX Hockey Club in 1963, and David still attends two hockey training sessions per week during the regular masters hockey season.

Credit: AJN