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High School

FIRST TEAM GIRLS HOCKEY

Our season began with, what we thought would be, an uphill
climb. Fortunately, it was not as bad as we anticipated it to be.
We started off with our first match in the first term against Scott-
burgh and beat them 1 – 0. We then moved on to the Voortrek-
ker tournament the next weekend. We played exceptionally well
on the day, keeping in mind that the fitness levels were far from
what they were supposed to be.

During the second term, we had mixed results. Although we
could not win all our matches, through teamwork and dedica-
tion of our coach, Mrs van Rooyen, we had some very exciting
games.

None of our successes would have been possible without the
incredible patience and hard work of Mrs van Rooyen, who defi-
nitely gave us a wake-up call, helped us all to improve and al-
lowed us to begin to fulfill our potential.

It was good to see that there were enough girls to fill up a sec-
ond team. Unfortunately, many girls were not available for
matches. Girls don’t give up, next year will be a better year.

Our u/16 team with their coach, Ms Marais, improved their skills.
They attended their practices with enthusiasm and determina-
tion.

Well done to all the girls for believing in themselves and always
striving to be their best.

To our grade 12 girls, please keep playing the game you love.

M HöBEL

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