Westville Girls High School welcomes the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge back to their turf on Sunday 17 March when seven teams take to their astro on Sunday 17 March for a day of festive hockey.
It promises to be an epic day of hockey as players gear up for action in this hotly contested Highway Regional.
St Mary’s D.S.G.’s Georgia Pollock and Cassandra Forbes ahead of the Highway Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge. St Mary’s will be taking to the Westville Girls’ High School’s astro in the hopes of defending their regional title on Sunday 17 March.
With non-stop action packed into quick-fire 20-minute games, the tournament takes the form of a round-robin. Victorious teams will be awarded 4 points, while those who draw with equal goals will each get 2 points, a goalless draw earns each team 1 point, with losers taking no score.
The schools participating are Curro Hillcrest, Gelofte High School, Hillcrest High School, Kloof High School, defending champs St Mary’s DSG, Pinetown Girls’ High School - making a welcome return after a few years - and hosts, Westville Girls’ High School.
St Mary’s DSG has reigned supreme in this regional with eleven wins, and one-time champions Westville Girls’ High School would be ready to shake things up to possibly reclaim a victory.
After this regional, there is a three-week break before the action kicks off on 6 April, with schools from across Durban South gathering at the 3 Schools’ Trust Astro, for the Durban South Regional, hosted by New Forest High School.
eta College will be scouting for players for a possible bursary at their Durban Campus. The bursary will be handed out at the Grand Finals, at St Mary’s DSG in Kloof on 20 and 21 July.
Three teams have secured their places at the finals including Durban Girls’ College (Durban Central Regional), The Wykeham Collegiate (Pietermaritzburg North Regional) and St John’s D.S.G. (Pietermaritzburg Central Regional).
The regionals are live streamed on the SuperSport Schools App or their website.
For more details go to the tournament’s Facebook page (SparSchoolGirlsHockeyTournament) or follow on Instagram (sparkznhockey).
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