Curro Salt Rock Primary School celebrated a weekend of hockey triumphs as they hosted and performed well at their junior hockey festival.

The two-day festival featured U11 and U13 teams from across KZN. Curro clinched two of the four age-group titles, with exceptional performances from both their boys’ and girls’ first teams on Saturday.

The festival highlighted Curro’s growing strength in junior hockey and their commitment to nurturing young talent.

The boys’ team topped their group with three wins and three draws before edging Hamptons Primary School from Umhlanga Rocks 1-0 in a tense final.

“You dream of days like this,” said boys’ head coach, Kevin Mason.

“I am incredibly proud to see these young men succeed and share this moment together. It’s a memory we will carry for a long time.”

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Team captain Zian Brink praised his teammates’ resilience.

“Every minute of the tournament was worth it, even though it was raining and cold,” he said.

Curro’s girls’ first team were equally impressive, finishing the tournament unbeaten with five wins and one draw. They netted 14 goals without conceding and sealed the gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Domino Servite School from the KZN Midlands.

Girls’ coach, Mxolisi Ndlovu, credited the team’s preparation.

“It was a fantastic tournament to judge how far we have progressed this season,” said Ndlovu.

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Captain Quinn Botha highlighted the team’s unity.

“I am beyond proud of my team. It was a true team effort,” she said.

Friday’s U11 matches proved more challenging. Curro’s U11A girls’ team earned silver after a narrow 1-0 loss to Umhlali Preparatory School in the final. The boys topped their pool but fell 3-2 to Eden Village Preparatory School in the semi-final after a goalless draw in regular time. Umhlali Prep came out tops in the final against Eden Village 1-0.

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