Goal-getter Torva sparkles for DSG

GRAHAMSTOWN’S Diocesan School for Girls sent four teams to the Western Cape to compete in festivals at the weekend.

DSG’s first hockey team played in the inaugural Springfest Hockey Festival.

The team gave a fair account of themselves with two wins, one draw and two losses.

They beat hosts Springfield Convent (1-0) and St Cyprians (2-1).

Torva Sharwood was the top goal-scorer with four goals and was named Young Star of the festival, while Jenny du Toit won her 100th cap.

The U16A hockey and netball teams played in the Champions Cup tournament hosted by Rustenburg Girls.

The netball team had a good week, securing notable wins.

However, they narrowly missed out on a semifinals berth.

In the Champions Cup hockey tournament, there were U16 teams competing in two pools of eight.

DSG proved too strong for all the opposition in their pool and ended as the top-ranked team.

However, DSG drew Herschel (the eventual winners) in the quarterfinals in a game which arguably should have been the final.

The match was drawn at full time and DSG lost on a penalty shootout.

The DSG second hockey team played in the Oakhill Festival in Knysna and had a tough time as they came up against first teams from Oakhill, Wynberg, Southdowns College and Bergvliet.