ST Mary’s were the winners of the eighth SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge, for the fourth time.
The team added to their impressive tally at the SPAR grand finals, making the 2018 win their fourth time raising the trophy in the history of this tournament and third consecutive win, having won the tournament in 2012, 2016, 2017 and now 2018, overtaking Durban Girls College who dominated in the years 2013, 2014, 2015.
St Mary’s hit the astro in top gear for the finals, dominating for majority of the game and not allowing the visiting St Anne’s to really get into the game.
Having previously played each other in the pool games where the scoreline was 2-1 to St Mary’s DSG.
All three goals were netted by Jodie Conolly who displayed superb skills with the stick. `
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Breaking free from the St Anne’s defence, she made a solo effort only to see her attack sadly run out of steam, unable to score her teams fourth.
Captain for St Mary’s DSG, Max Hannan said the Saint’s weekend was amazing with incredible hockey being played all round.
Head of High School Sport for St Mary’s, Malcolm Reeders said:
“Our girls thoroughly enjoyed the event and played some fantastic hockey only conceding one goal in their six games. We are very grateful that SPAR puts so much effort into school girls’ hockey.”
Varsity College continued their relationship with the SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge, awarding budding hockey players bursaries.
Having travelled to all the regionals around KZN, they decided to offer two bursaries. The first went to Kerryn Swanepoel from Westville Girls’ High School and the second went to Itumeleng Noko from Ridge Park College.
Results
1 St Mary’s DSG,
2 St Anne’s College,
3 Epworth School,
4 Durban Girls’ College,
5 Our Lady of Fatima,
6 Ferrum High School,
7 King Edward High School, 8 Amanzimtoti High School, 9 Felixton College,
10 Greytown High School.
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