{"id":91911,"date":"2026-03-05T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=91911"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:41:29","slug":"borders-best-to-go-head-to-head-in-pre-season-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=91911","title":{"rendered":"Border&#8217;s best to go head-to-head in pre-season clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_91912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91912\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91912\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f2d705cc-2edb-4f84-ba02-73113ee8af01-400x292.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selborne College and Hudson Park will be in action at the Border Schools Day. Photo: <strong>Shani Lombard<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Selborne College<\/strong>, along with <strong>Queen&#8217;s College<\/strong>, <strong>Hudson Park High<\/strong>, and<strong> Dale College<\/strong>, will all be in 1st team hockey action for the first time this year at the <strong>Border Schools&#8217; Day<\/strong> in East London on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event serves as a pre-season run-out for teams before a jam-packed calendar quickly picks up steam. For many sides, matches will start to come thick and fast from next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merrifield College<\/strong> hosts this year&#8217;s instalment, and they&#8217;ll be keen to make a splash on their home turf. They&#8217;ll be joined by fellow East London schools,\u00a0<strong>Cambridge High School<\/strong> and <strong>Stirling High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;unknowns&#8221; are <strong>Greenpoint<\/strong> and <strong>Stutterheim High<\/strong>, so they will offer an element of surprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Port Rex Technical High School<\/strong> has been in and out of the Border hockey scene, but they&#8217;ve returned and will be eager to rebuild their programme.<\/p>\n<p>The fixtures are not classified as &#8220;official&#8221;, so neither will the results be official, but participating teams will be eager to get their respective campaigns off to a positive start.<\/p>\n<p>For sides like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/lessons-from-2025-will-motivate-selborne-in-2026\/\">Selborne<\/a><\/strong>, Merrifield, Hudson Park, Queen&#8217;s, Cambridge and Stirling, the Border Schools&#8217; Day also offers an opportunity for them to build some momentum ahead of next week&#8217;s<strong> Tony Godding Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The action kicks off with a clash between the hosts and Selborne College at 12:00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Border Schools&#8217; Day Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00<\/strong> \u2013 Selborne College vs Merrifield College<br \/>\n<strong>13:00<\/strong> \u2013 Hudson Park vs Queen&#8217;s College<br \/>\n<strong>14:00<\/strong> \u2013 Port Rex Technical High vs Stirling High<br \/>\n<strong>15:00<\/strong> \u2013 Cambridge High vs Dale College<br \/>\n<strong>16:00<\/strong> \u2013 Greenpoint High vs Stutterheim High<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selborne College, along with Queen&#8217;s College, Hudson Park High, and Dale College, will all be in 1st team hockey action for the first time this year at the Border Schools&#8217; Day in East London on Friday. The annual event serves as a pre-season run-out for teams before a jam-packed calendar quickly picks up steam. 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