SASHOC U-16 Nationals. Delivering standout performances, Western Province closed the annual SA Schools Hockey (SASHOC) Nationals in style. They lifted both A-section trophies at the U-16 inter-provincial tournament in Bloemfontein.
Shining on the Kovsies Astro turf on Wednesday, the Western Province girls’ team had to dig deep in a hard-fought final against Southern Gauteng. With the scores level at 1-1 at the end of regulation time, the WP squad grabbed the title with a 3-1 victory in a shootout.
In the third-place playoff, Boland beat host province Southern Free State 2-1 to secure bronze the medals. Though her team narrowly missed out on the trophy, Amber Fairon managed to finish the six-day tournament as the top goal scorer. She also hit the back of the net 11 times for Southern Gauteng.
In the boys’ A-section, Western Province left nothing on the line. They delivered a spectacular performance to beat KZN Inland 6-2 in the final.
Southern Gauteng also secured third position after earning a 3 -1 win against Boland in the playoffs.
Playing a key role for the national U16 champions, Litha Kraai netted 10 goals for Western Province. She also finished as the top scorer of the competition.
There were also titles on offer in the B-section tournaments, with KZN Inland and Eastern Province emerging triumphant.
The KZN Inland side defeated Western Province 3-2 in the girls’ final and Eastern Province beat Northern Gauteng 4-2 in the boys’ final.
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An affiliate member of the South African Hockey Association (SAHA), the South African Schools Hockey Association (SASHOC) is a regulatory board which promotes, upholds, supports, controls and maintains rules for all schoolgirls and schoolboys playing hockey in South Africa. Laying the foundation in hockey development at schools level in South Africa and ensuring that there is opportunity to maintain the growth of the game, will ensure that Hockey will continue to grow from strength to strength. SASHOC also firmly believes that transformation plays an important role in our organization achieving its goals.
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