THE penultimate regional SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge tips off at Thomas More College on Sunday, 12 May where six teams from the Highway area will duel it out.
First up are the defending champions, St Mary’s DSG and Curro Hillcrest, as they get the ball rolling in the first of 15 round robin games at 8am.
This is one of the smaller regionals in this 10-region tournament that travels the length-and-breadth of KZN in the build up to the grand finals in July.
Participating schools from this area are host school, Thomas More College together with Westville Girls’ High School, Hillcrest High School, Kloof High School, St Mary’s DSG and Curro Hillcrest.
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Once the round robin games are complete, the regional final will take place between the two teams who are at the top of the log. The gold medal game will begin at 1.25pm and will be followed by a prize-giving.
Only two teams have represented this area and advanced to the grand finals. St Mary’s DSG have dominated the Highway regional with a total of seven regional victories, Westville Girls’ High School broke Saints’ domination and claimed the trophy in 2014.
The last remaining regional travels to Grantleigh School on Sunday, 19 May. Thereafter, the 2019 tournament wraps up with all of the regional winners converging at the grand finals at St Mary’s DSG, Kloof on 20 and 21 July.
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