Amanzimtoti schools gear up for KZN hockey challenge
Teams will compete in a round-robin formatted tournament, with each game lasting only 20 minutes.
THREE Amanzimtoti high schools will compete for the Durban South Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on April 6.
Host school New Forest High School will welcome Kuswag Skool, Amanzimtoti High School, Kingsway High School and others to the sixth regional of the 10 challenges held annually in KwaZulu-Natal, leading up to the grand finals that take place at St Mary’s DSG in July.
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Publicist Sophie Thompson said six teams will be taking to the Astro for this regional to compete in a round-robin formatted tournament.
“Quick-fire games will last only 20 minutes one-way, encouraging teams to take their opportunities quickly. There are fifteen round-robin games and the regional final,” she said.
The teams participating include defending champions Kuswag who have raised the regional trophy three times – the first time in the inaugural tournament in 2011 and then over the last two years with back-to-back wins.
Amanzimtoti High School dominated the region for five years on the trot, with their name featured on the trophy for the years 2015 to 2019. As host school for the first time, New Forest hopes to shine.
Port Natal School, Werda High School and Kingsway High School make up the remainder of the teams.
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Thompson said the first game tips off at 08:00 with Amanzimtoti meeting hosts New Forest in the first bit of action for the day, followed by Port Natal and Kingsway who were narrowly defeated in the regional final by rivals Kuswag. The defending champs take to the field in the third game, meeting Werda.
Five teams have already qualified for the grand finals. The teams are Durban Girls’ College representing the Durban Central Regional, The Wykeham Collegiate who were crowned in the Pietermaritzburg North Regional, St John’s DSG waving the flag from the Pietermaritzburg Central Regional, Our Lady of Fatima from the Durban North Regional and the most recent, St Mary’s DSG for the Highway Regional.
All games will be live-streamed on SuperSport Schools. For more information, like the tournament’s Facebook page (SparSchoolGirlsHockeyTournament) or follow on Instagram (sparkznhockey).
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