POLOKWANE – Stanford Lake College’s (SLC) netball and hockey teams participated in the Treverton College Easter Festival games in Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal recently.
SLC marketer, Rona McGaffin, said the netball team started off phenomenally and the girls had certainly set themselves a high standard for the rest of the season.
“Walking into the Treverton festival as the smallest school, we knew that we had a challenge on our hands. However, as per usual our girls never gave up and fought until the final whistle in every game they played,” McGaffin said.
SLC played its first match against the hosts, Treverton. The girls started off slowly, but picked up to dominate the last few quarters and finished 10 goals ahead.
The second day saw the girls continuing the trend, winning both of their matches and finishing the day with a fantastic win against Woodhill with a score of 25-10. One of their closest games in terms of matched skills’ levels was against Dainfern College. Again it started off very closely contested, but the second half was a different story when the girls found their rhythm and finished the game with nine goals ahead.
Overall, SLC’s netball team won five of their six matches. Makungu Valoyi led the team with confidence and consistently performed to a high standard throughout the weekend, McGaffin said.
She further said every single player deserved to be congratulated and should be proud of their achievements. “They showed maturity on the court and displayed sheer determination and perseverance throughout the festival,” she added.
SLC’s hockey team also had a successful tour to Treverton despite many injuries occurring during the festival. The boys played some very attractive hockey and moved the ball with good pace, especially on the first two days, McGaffin said. They played seven games during the festival, winning four, drawing one and losing two.
“Great depth was displayed in the boys’ team as many players were called on to step up to fill the positions of injured players. They were able to compete with competence and worked hard with commitment and spirit to the very last seconds of the festival games,” McGaffin concluded.
