Hard hitting Holmes heads up local hockey

THREE of Vryheid’s hockey players were selected to play at the Northern KZN Hockey Tournament held in Pietermaritzburg.

Natasha Du Plessis, the only lady from Vryheid to go through to the tournament, was selected to play for the Northern Natal ladies’ B side. They had a great tournament with a lot of new faces in the B side. The ladies finished second in the B division.

Mohammed Dhooma and Leeroy Holmes were the two men from Vryheid who were chosen to represent the men’s sides at the same tournament. Mohammed Dhooma was selected to play for the men’s B side. This was Mohammed’s first year trying out for the side and he is showing the youth of today that, with hard work, you can achieve your goals. The men’s B side finished on top of their pool and took home the trophy for the men’s B division.

Leeroy Holmes was selected for the Northern Natal Men’s A side, who also took part in the tournament. Leeroy, who has been an avid hockey player for a long time, says that he will only stop playing hockey when he gets too old to play. He was selected as Men’s Player of the Tournament, scoring the most goals in the tournament, with eight goals in four matches.

Leeroy is no stranger to the sport and earned his place in the South African Country District hockey team last year after playing a starring role for the KwaZulu-Natal Inland team in the South African Country District tournament. This local hockey star encourages young and old who have an interest in the sport to join him for practice at the Vryheid High School (Donkey) Field.

“I’m willing to teach anyone who would like to learn to play hockey,” he adds.

For further information, contact Leeroy on 082 925 1128.

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