GOOD EFFORT: The year 7 hockey team from Beechworth Secondary College.

YEAR 7 students from Beechworth Secondary College travelled to Melbourne on Monday to compete in the state hockey competition at the Melbourne Hockey Centre.

Leaving Beechworth at 4.30am, the team played well winning their first game 3-0.

They then won the next two games 2-1 and 2-0 which put them into the final.

Exhaustion saw them lose to Canterbury 4-1.

The team consisted of Laura Nankervis, Tatiana Rouch, Beebee Chaichana, Lillian Donaldson, Georgie North, Eloise McCormick, Kayla Bayliss, Allie North, Jade Richardson, Gina Garland, Elli Braatz, Tess Murray and Leah Nankervis as GK, and was coached by Alex Dillon.