SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge
The SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge moves to Pietermaritzburg for the two highly competitive regionals at the beginning of March, with the exciting news that SuperSport Schools will be livestreaming from both schools on the day.
St Anne’s College will host the Pietermaritzburg North Regional on their turfs on Saturday, March 5. They will be joined by five other teams in the 16 game round robin tournament. Getting the weekend started will be hosts and defending champs, St Anne’s taking on Grace College on the lower astro. At the same time, Howick High School will meet Treverton School on the upper astro. The second game on the lower field sees the Wykeham Collegiate against Voortrekker High School. The finals will be played at 12.15pm and will feature the first placed and second placed teams from the round robin.
The following day, the action moves to St John’s D.S.G. astro. St John’s, who is celebrating their 125th birthday this year, will host the Pietermaritzburg Central Regional on Sunday, March 6, welcoming four local schools. Defending champs, Epworth School meets Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School in the first game of the day. Carter High School then takes on Maritzburg Christian School in the second, with the hosts meeting Epworth in the third round robin game.
All the regional winners from around KZN will head to Kloof to compete against each other in the Grand Finals. This year, the Grand Finals takes place at St Mary’s D.S.G. over the weekend of July 23 and 24. The first team to earn a spot at this year’s finals are Pionier Hoërskool from the Northern * KZN Regional. They won the last tournament in 2020, but have yet to participate in a Grand Final.
Links and info for the live coverage will be shared on the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ social media platforms in the build up to the regionals.