Amanzimtoti hockey stars rue cancellation of Spar tourney

The Spar KZN Regional Hockey Tournament has been cancelled for the year, much to local players’ dismay. The competition would have now been heading to another exciting finals weekend, if not for the pandemic destroying sports fixtures.

One of the teams that was chomping at the bit to run out on the field was Amanzimtoti High School (AHS), as was its captain, Robyn Boyce, 17.

“I was very disappointed (to hear it was cancelled), as it would’ve been my fourth and final year to represent my school. It is such a fun tournament and taking part against so many schools also adds to all the memories that will now be lost.

“I think we were in with a good chance of defending our regional title, because we always perform well when we are under pressure and we expect that at the Spar tournament from the other teams.”

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She was born in Durban did her primary schooling at Warner Beach Prep. She was appointed captain of AHS’ first hockey team late last year for the 2020 season, although this is her third year in the first team, where she plays forward. She is also her swimming team’s captain.

“We were fortunate to play a few indoor games before schools shut down. We are lucky to have a good team of girls who enjoy the sport and we work well together, so along with our coach, we go out to do our best at every game. I think that’s what makes us a cut above the rest.

“Unfortunately at the moment it doesn’t look like we will get to play any more competitive hockey this year, but my team and I will keep our hopes up that games will return before the end of the year, because we miss playing.”

Robyn would like to study teaching after school. Her hobbies include trail and road running, and for fun she enjoys spending time with her friends and going to the beach.

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Asked how she had been coping with keeping up to date with her Grade 12 work at home, before matrics returned to school, she said: “It was an adjustment at first, but I managed to get a lot of work done thanks to our teachers constantly motivating us and sending out work to be completed.

“It was different to finally go back to classes and nothing I have experienced before, but I got used to it quickly, along with my friends and the support of the teachers. It is very quiet with only Grade 12s on the property, which I enjoy. It is also great to get all the attention from the teachers now when we need it most to prepare for finals.

We are not writing a mid-year exam as the Department of Education cancelled those exams for this year. My end of year exam timetable has been adjusted, but it isn’t too bad – I think I will survive.”

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