{"id":80992,"date":"2025-08-20T05:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=80992"},"modified":"2025-08-20T05:56:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:56:51","slug":"get-set-for-the-kearsney-hockey-5s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=80992","title":{"rendered":"Get set for the Kearsney Hockey 5s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fourth in 2024, Michaelhouse will be targeting an even higher finish in 2025. Photo: Brad Morgan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hilton College<\/strong> and Danville Park Girls’ High<\/strong> will defend their titles at the Kearsney Hockey 5s, powered by Belgotex Sport<\/strong>, from Friday, in Botha’s Hill.<\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year, Hilton beat Ho\u00ebrskool Garsfontein <\/strong>3-0 in the boys’ final, having gone down 2-3 to the Pretoria school earlier in the event.<\/p>\n

Danville Park pulled off an even greater reversal. They went down 1-5 to St Mary’s DSG <\/strong>in round-robin play, but rose to the occasion in the final, holding St Mary’s to a 1-1 draw before winning a penalty shootout to claim the silverware.<\/p>\n

The lineups are almost the same as they were in 2024, with only one change to both the boys’ and girls’ teams, but both newcomers have the look of potential winners.<\/p>\n

In the boys’ event, Durban High School (DHS)<\/strong> replaces last year’s third-place finishers, Clifton College<\/strong>. Given their flair and pedigree, School<\/strong><\/em> should be a strong contender. If they get their tactics right, they’ll be difficult to contain.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Epworth<\/strong> replaces Thomas More College<\/strong> in the girls’ event. The Pietermaritzburg school put together a strong season, which included\u00a0winning the SPAR KZN Hockey Challenge Pietermaritzburg Central title<\/strong> <\/a>and a third-place finish at the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Grand Final<\/strong><\/a>. That makes them a serious title threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The winner of that competition, though, was St Mary’s DSG and they’re back for another crack at the title, while Ashton International<\/strong>, who edged out Epworth for third in the SPAR tournament, should also be a contender.<\/p>\n

With 12 teams competing, including Umhlali<\/strong> and Reddam<\/strong> for the first time, the boys’ primary school section is the largest. In case you haven’t added it up yet, there are eight high school boys’ teams and six high school girls’ sides.<\/p>\n

TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boys’ High School Teams<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DHS, Ashton, Hilton, Garsfontein<\/span>, Kearsney, St Alban’s, Michaelhouse, Westville<\/span><\/p>\n

Girls’ High School Teams<\/strong>
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Curro<\/span> Hillcrest, Epworth, Maris Stella, Danville, St Mary’s DSG, Ashton<\/span><\/p>\n

Boys’ Primary Schools Teams<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cowan House, <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights, Kloof, Penzance, Ashton, Highbury 1, Hillcrest, <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span>, Winston Park, Westville Senior Primary, <\/span>Reddam<\/span>, <\/span>Umhlali<\/span><\/p>\n

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FIXTURES
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\nFriday 22 August<\/strong><\/p>\n

Court 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Cowan House vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:30 – Kloof vs Penzance (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:00 – Ashton vs <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:30 – <\/span>Curro<\/span> vs Maris Stella (Girls)
\n10:00 – DHS vs Kearsney (Senior)
\n<\/span>10:30 – Michaelhouse vs Hilton (Senior)
\n<\/span>11:00 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs Hillcrest (Junior)
\n<\/span>11:30 – Kloof vs Westville Senior (Junior)
\n<\/span>12:00 – Penzance vs <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>12:30 – Kearsney vs St Alban’s (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:00 – Hilton vs <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:30 – Highbury 1 vs <\/span>Reddam<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:00 – Westville vs Ashton (Senior)
\n<\/span>14:30 – <\/span>Bonisinani<\/span> vs Kloof (Junior)
\n<\/span>15:00 – St Alban’s vs Hilton (Senior)
\n<\/span>15:30 – Kearsney vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
\n<\/span>16:00 – DHS vs Ashton (Senior)
\n<\/span>16:30 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs Cowan House (Junior)
\n<\/span>17:00 – Highbury 1 vs <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>17:30 – Hillcrest vs <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>18:00 – DHS vs Westville (Senior)
\n<\/span>18:30 – Kearsney vs <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> (Senior)
\n<\/span>19:00 – Winston Park vs Kloof (Junior)
\n<\/span>19:30 – Ashton vs Penzance (Junior)
\n<\/span>20:00 – Hilton vs DHS (Senior)<\/span><\/p>\n

Court 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Highbury 1 vs Hillcrest (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:30 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:00 – Westville Senior vs Winston Park (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:30 – Danville vs Epworth (Girls)
\n<\/span>10:00 – St Alban’s vs <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> (Senior)
\n<\/span>10:30 – Highbury 1 vs Cowan House (Junior)
\n<\/span>11:00 – <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights vs <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>11:30 – Winston Park vs Ashton (Junior)
\n<\/span>12:00 – <\/span>Curro<\/span> Hillcrest vs Epworth (Girls)
\n<\/span>12:30 – Maris Stella vs Danville (Girls)
\n<\/span>13:00 – DHS vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:30 – Hillcrest vs Cowan House (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:00 – Westville Senior vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:30 – St Mary’s vs Ashton (Girls)
\n<\/span>15:00 – <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> vs Winston Park (Junior)
\n<\/span>15:30 – <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> vs Westville (Senior)
\n<\/span>16:00 – St Mary’s vs Epworth (Girls)
\n<\/span>16:30 – Danville vs Ashton (Girls)
\n<\/span>17:00 – <\/span>Curro<\/span> vs Danville (Girls)
\n<\/span>17:30 – Ashton vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>18:00 – Hilton vs Ashton (Senior)
\n<\/span>18:30 – Maris Stella vs Ashton (Girls)
\n<\/span>19:00 – Westville Senior vs Penzance (Junior)
\n<\/span>19:30 – Michaelhouse vs St Alban’s (Senior)
\n<\/span>20:00 – <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> vs Ashton (Senior)<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, 23 August
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Court 1
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\n07:30 – Highbury 1 vs Kloof (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:00 – <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> vs Ashton (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:30 – Westville Senior vs Hillcrest (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:00 – Michaelhouse vs Ashton (Senior)
\n<\/span>09:30 – Kearsney vs Hilton (Senior)
\n<\/span>10:00 – Maris Stella vs Epworth (Girls)
\n<\/span>10:30 – Ashton vs <\/span>Curro<\/span> Hillcrest (Girls)
\n<\/span>11:00 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs Penzance (Junior)
\n11:30 – Michaelhouse vs Westville (Senior)
\n<\/span>12:00 – St Mary’s vs Maris Stella (Girls)
\n<\/span>12:30 – Kearsney vs Westville (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:00 – Ashton vs Kloof (Junior)
\n<\/span>13:30 – Westville Senior vs <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:00 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:30 – Kearsney vs Ashton (Senior)
\n<\/span>15:00 – Westville vs Hilton (Senior)
\n<\/span>15:30 – <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> vs <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>16:00 – Kloof vs Hillcrest (Junior)
\n<\/span>16:30 – P3 vs P4 (Girls)
\n<\/span>17:00 – P5 vs P6 (Senior Boys)
\n<\/span>17:30 – P1 vs P2 (Girls)
\n<\/span>18:00 – P1 vs P2 (Senior Boys)
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\n<\/span>Court 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

07:30 – Reddam<\/span> vs Winston Park (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:00 – Cowan House vs Penzance (Junior)
\n<\/span>08:30 – <\/span>Umhlali<\/span> vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>09:00 – Westville vs St Alban’s (Senior)
\n<\/span>09:30 – <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> vs DHS (Senior)
\n<\/span>10:00 – St Mary’s vs Danville (Girls)
\n<\/span>10:30 – Winston Park vs Cowan House (Junior)
\n<\/span>11:00 – Highbury 1 vs <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights (Junior)
\n<\/span>11:30 – Ashton vs St Alban’s (Senior)
\n<\/span>12:00 – Epworth vs Ashton (Girls)
\n<\/span>12:30 – DHS vs St Alban’s (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:00 – <\/span>Garsfontein<\/span> vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
\n<\/span>13:30 – Hillcrest vs <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> (Junior)
\n<\/span>14:00 – St Mary’s vs <\/span>Curro<\/span> Hillcrest (Girls)
\n<\/span>14:30 – Winston Park vs Penzance (Junior)
\n<\/span>15:00 – Cowan House vs Ashton (Junior)
\n<\/span>15:30 – Highbury 1 vs Westville Senior (Junior)
\n16:00 – P7 vs P8 (Boys senior)
\n<\/span>16:30 – P5 vs P6 (Girls)
\n<\/span>17:00 – P3 vs P4 (Boys Senior)<\/span><\/p>\n

18:30 – Prize giving<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 24 August<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Court 1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Hillcrest vs Penzance
\n<\/span>08:25 – Westville vs <\/span>Umhlali
\n<\/span>08:50 – Kloof vs <\/span>Umhlali
\n<\/span>09:15 – <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> vs Westville Senior
\n<\/span>09:40 – Highbury 1 vs Winston Park
\n<\/span>10:05 – <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights vs Penzance<\/span><\/p>\n

Court 2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Highbury 1 vs Ashton
\n<\/span>08:25 – <\/span>Bonisanani<\/span> vs Cowan House
\n<\/span>08:50 – <\/span>Atholl<\/span> Heights vs Winston Park
\n<\/span>09:15 – Ashton vs Hillcrest
\n<\/span>09:40 – <\/span>Reddam<\/span> vs Kloof
\n<\/span>10:05 – Cowan House vs <\/span>Umhlali<\/span><\/p>\n

10:30 – Prize giving<\/span><\/p>\n

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