THE first weekend of the second school term, kicks off with a sporting bang, as first girls’ hockey teams from the southern areas around Durban prepare for the annual Durban South Regional of the SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge on Saturday 9 April at Glenwood’s Three Schools Trust.
Kingsway High School host the tournament this year, with eight schools from the Amanzimtoti, Bluff, Montclair, Queensburgh and Umbilo areas competing. Usually the largest regional, the tournament has slimmed down with the notable absence of Kuswag High, who won the inaugural tournament in 2011.
Defending champions, Amanzimtoti High School will be joining Werda Hoërskool, Grosvenor Girls’ High, Queensburgh High School and Queensburgh Girls’ High School, New Forest High School and Brettonwood together with host school, Kingsway High School.
All games are a quick-fire 15-minute one way game, and the teams are divided into two pools. At the end of the pool games, the top four teams will play a semi-final with the two top clashing it out in the finals.
“We are looking forward to this regional,” said tournament director, Les Galloway. “So far, this year, we have seen some fabulous hockey being played, but besides what goes on the field, we are also witnessing a truly wonderful sporting festival which is attracting more spectators and supporters.”
