Sports W-Cape (28)
Hockey: New Turftech Facility Gives Boishaai the Edge
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary celebrations, Paarl Boys’ High School in the Western Cape has installed an impressive Rhino-Turf hockey pitch by Turftech that will be used for both high-level hockey games as well as being used a playground surface for the younger boys.
Hockey: Paarl Boys' High Enter a New Era
The first mention of the sport “hockey” being played at Paarl Boys’ High School was in 1922 when it was stated, by the headmaster at the time Mr Du Préle Roux, that “… during the Winter Season some elected to forsake the manly game of Rugby and threw in their lot with the local flappers in a feeble imitation of the game of Hockey…”!
Hockey: Millfield & Rondebosch Take Gold at Cape Town International Festival
Almost 150 matches later, played over a five-day period, two school first teams emerged as winners of the Cape Town U18 International Schools/Clubs Hockey Festival in dramatic fashion at Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium late Sunday afternoon.
Hockey: Day 3 Results & Review of Cape Town International Festival
The keenly contested Pool stage of the 12th annual Cape Town Under-18 International Hockey Festival is done and dusted and now it’s time for Super Sunday’s knockout matches in search of silver and gold!
Hockey: Day 2 Review of CT International Festival
Paarl Girls beat Dutch side Kennemer 2-1 in the early match at Hartleyvale stadium - after the final hooter, when the penalty corner had to be played out …the 1-1 draw between the classy Millfield team and absolute underdogs Potchefstroom Gim … the Felsted boys beating the feisty Outeniqua lads in a 10-goal thriller at Stellenberg …
Hockey: Day 1 Review of Cape Town International Festival
Phew, if anyone was in any doubt as to the quality of a healthy slice of this year’s visiting teams from across the seas, they need look no further than the Millfield girls’ first team, who outplayed last year’s champions Somerset College of the Western Cape 4-1 at Hartleyvale Wednesday.
Hockey: Is This the Biggest School Sports Festival in The World?
You get big school sports festivals and then you get the Cape Town International Hockey Festival 2014!
Hockey: PRG Coach Gives Thumbs Up to CT International Festival
The highly regarded Paul Roos Gim boys' first team coach Neville Rothman gave high praise to the Cape Town U18 International Schools/Clubs Hockey Festival in a telephonic interview Tuesday, just a few hours before the annual event's 4pm opening ceremony at Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium.
Hockey: Review of the CT International Schools Festival
The 12th annual Cape Town Under-18 International Schools and Clubs Hockey Festival has long been a fixture on the South African hockey calendar and this year the event promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Hockey: Fixtures U18 Cape Town International Festival
The 2014 U18 Cape Town International School’s Hockey Festival is here and promises to be once again one of the most anticipated hockey events on the calendar.
Hockey: Somerset College One of SA’s Best Teams!
Somerset College’s first girls team enjoyed a superb season in 2013, and much of that success can be attributed to their coach, Mark Pickering, who has been at the school for seven years, is a full-time teacher, and the school’s premier hockey team’s coach for three years.
Hockey: Entries Open for 2014 Cape Town International Festival
Entries are still open for the 11th annual Cape Town Under-18 International Schools/Clubs Hockey Festival, which takes place from July 22 to 27 in the Mother City next year.
Hockey: Profile on Sensational Striker Tarryn Glasby "Player of the Year"
On the 20th July 2013 the SA Hockey Association announced its final squad of U/21 players selected to take part in the FIH 2013 Junior Women’s World Cup Finals in Mönchengladbach, Germany from July 27th to August 4th.
Included in that squad was Tarryn Glasby from Durbanville who would go onto to become the 2013 Mr Price Sport Player or the Year!
Hockey: Profile on The Meteoric Rise of Paarl Gim's Anke Swart
A name that will definitely be synonymous with success in the future is that of Anke Swart. Not only is this 16 year old girl at the forefront of talented young and upcoming hockey players, she is in fact on her way to conquer space! Anke’s astronomical achievement demands this feature article. She is a true all-rounder in every sense of the word and her recent selection to the “Mission to Mars” program serves as evidence of her tenacity in all spheres of life.
Hockey: High-octane International Hockey Warms the Heart
AS if the beautiful winter’s day in the Mother City wasn’t enough to warm the cockles of the heart, day one of the Cape Town Under-18 International Schools/Clubs Hockey Festival had it all on the pitch as well.
Hockey: Wynberg Boy's A Top Unit
The Wynberg Boys’ High School first team is laying a strong claim to being the top side in the country this year and much of the success can be attributed to the man at the helm, head coach Anton Grobler.
Hockey: History of Wynberg BH & their 2013 Team
Hockey started at Wynberg in 1968, using the fields at the nearby Wynberg military camp. In one of those early games, a young Roy Clark was prevailed upon to try his luck at the sport and he ended up scoring 10 goals in his first game.
Hockey: Talya Carthwright- Two For The Price of One
Representing your province in sport is always a great honour, doing it in two diverse sport codes at the age of only 16, is an amazing achievement exclusive to an elite few young sportswomen in South Africa. Here is Talya Cartwright’s remarkable succsess story.
Hockey: Somerset College Champs!
SOMERSET COLLEGE WIN CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS/CLUBS HOCKEY FESTIVAL
Hockey: Ready, Steady Go! U18 Fest in Cape Town
The 2012 Under-18 Cape Town International Schools/Clubs Hockey Festival kicks off on Tuesday, July 17 with the grand opening ceremony at 4 pm at Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium and continues until Finals Day on Sunday, July 22.
Hockey Report: Bishops v Paul Roos
It was the clash of the titans as the best side in Boland traveled to the Cape to take on one of Western Cape's finest.
Hockey Report: Bishops v Rondebosch
The much anticipated derby between Bishops and Rondebosch certainly lived up to the expectations.
Western Province Hockey Teams, 2011
Congratualtions to the following boy's who have been selected for the Western Province Hockey teams.
Hockey Report: Bishops v DF Malan
Not a very clinical performance from the lads, but back to full strength they really outshone their opponents.
Hockey Report: Bishops v Paarl Boy's High
Second domestic game of the season and Bishops faced a physical Paarl Boy's side with a 'never say die attitude'.
