𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School’s u/13A hockey team on an outstanding performance at the annual 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (where they were entered in the u/14 Girls’ category) in Bloemfontein this past weekend!
Starting off with a tough 2-all draw against OMS u/14B on Thursday afternoon, they quickly found their rhythm, securing victories against Hoërskool Duineveld’s u/14A side (3-0) and Hoërskool Dinamika’s u/14A team (1-0).
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 in the cross pool matches, where they continued their winning streak against Bergsig Academy (2-0) and Curro Aurora (3-0).
Despite a narrow 1-0 defeat to Marais Viljoen’s u/14A side, they bounced back in the semi-finals with a strong win, earning their place in the final.
A hard-fought 0-0 draw against Bergsig Academy in the final was enough to claim the overall winners’ title, thanks to their previous success against the same team in the pool rounds.
A special 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 to 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 for being named the u/14 Girls’ ‘Defender of the Tournament’ and to 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁 for being recognized as the ‘Best Player’ in the u/14 girls’ category!
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴!