’n Hoërskool Centurion-leerder Calista Pake se SA onderwaterhokkiespan het ’n bronsmedalje die afgelope Julievakansie by die Wêreld Kampioenskap in Hobart Australië geen.
As kaptein van die span het Pake met lof van die bestuur en afrigter haar uitstekend van haar taak gekwyt.
Hoërskool Centurion is baie trots op haar.
The South African Underwater Hockey Women’s teams have converted to pride the bitter disappointment of losing in the semi-finals at the World Championships in Hobart, Australia, as both the u.19 and u.23 women won bronze.
Both teams worked hard for a shot at the gold, but the u.19 women were denied a spot in the finals by hosts Australia, who beat them in a hard semi-final on Friday.
The 2015 world champions were very disappointed not to have a chance to defend their title in the finals.
They went on to beat Colombia 3-0 in the bronze medal game to secure a place on the podium at least.
The significance of the 2015 victories over New Zealand, when the SA u.19 women beat them in the round robin and again in the finals, was again emphasized by the fact that the New Zealand u.19 women did not lose a match during this world championships.
The games where they lost against SA were the first and only games that the New Zealand women have ever lost since the start of the u.19 league.
