The action was fast and furious at the Ehlanzeni Primary Schools’ Hockey League finals played at Hoërskool Nelspruit on Saturday, September 13.

The top four teams in each gender age group played in semi-finals, with the winners later competing for the gold medal and the losers for the bronze.

Penryn Prep were crowned the U13 boys champions after a 1-0 victory over Laerskool Lydenburg.

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In the U13 girls final, Laerskool Nelspruit defeated Uplands Prep 3-1.

Lydenburg and Laerskool Laeveld clashed in the U12 boys final, with the Lydenburg team claiming a 1-0 win.

In the U12 girls final Laeveld and Nelspruit played to a 2-2 draw after regulation time and the match went to a eight-second shoot-out that Laeveld won 3-2.

Bronze medal play-off results
• U12 Girls: Lydenburg 2-0 White River
• U12 Boys: Bergland 1-0 White River
• U13 Girls: Laeveld 0-0 Lydenburg – shoot-out 2-1 Laeveld
• U13 Boys: Bergland 1-0 Nelspruit.
Awards
• U13 boys goalkeeper of year: Lebogang Gweba (Bergland)
• U13 boys player of the year: Khaya Jiyane (Penryn)
• U13 girls goalkeeper of the year: Danike van der Walt (Laeveld)
• U13 girls player of the year: Mieke Koekemoer (Nelspruit)
• U12 boys goalkeeper of the year: Rea Mahlangu (Lydenburg)
• U12 boys player of the year: Connor Harrison (Nelspruit)
• U12 girls goalkeeper of the year: Janneli Anderson (White River)
• U12 girls player of the year: Sofia Dimitriou (Uplands).