Get set for the Kearsney Hockey 5s
Hilton College and Danville Park Girls’ High will defend their titles at the Kearsney Hockey 5s, powered by Belgotex Sport, from Friday, in Botha’s Hill.
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Last year, Hilton beat Hoërskool Garsfontein 3-0 in the boys’ final, having gone down 2-3 to the Pretoria school earlier in the event.
Danville Park pulled off an even greater reversal. They went down 1-5 to St Mary’s DSG 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.
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.
In the boys’ event, Durban High School (DHS) replaces last year’s third-place finishers, Clifton College. Given their flair and pedigree, School should be a strong contender. If they get their tactics right, they’ll be difficult to contain.
Meanwhile, Epworth replaces Thomas More College in the girls’ event. The Pietermaritzburg school put together a strong season, which included winning the SPAR KZN Hockey Challenge Pietermaritzburg Central title and a third-place finish at the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge Grand Final. That makes them a serious title threat.
The winner of that competition, though, was St Mary’s DSG and they’re back for another crack at the title, while Ashton International, who edged out Epworth for third in the SPAR tournament, should also be a contender.
With 12 teams competing, including Umhlali and Reddam 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.
TEAMS
Boys’ High School Teams
DHS, Ashton, Hilton, Garsfontein, Kearsney, St Alban’s, Michaelhouse, Westville
Girls’ High School Teams
Curro Hillcrest, Epworth, Maris Stella, Danville, St Mary’s DSG, Ashton
Boys’ Primary Schools Teams
Cowan House, Atholl Heights, Kloof, Penzance, Ashton, Highbury 1, Hillcrest, Bonisanani, Winston Park, Westville Senior Primary, Reddam, Umhlali
FIXTURES
Friday 22 August
Court 1
08:00 – Cowan House vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
08:30 – Kloof vs Penzance (Junior)
09:00 – Ashton vs Umhlali (Junior)
09:30 – Curro vs Maris Stella (Girls)
10:00 – DHS vs Kearsney (Senior)
10:30 – Michaelhouse vs Hilton (Senior)
11:00 – Reddam vs Hillcrest (Junior)
11:30 – Kloof vs Westville Senior (Junior)
12:00 – Penzance vs Umhlali (Junior)
12:30 – Kearsney vs St Alban’s (Senior)
13:00 – Hilton vs Garsfontein (Senior)
13:30 – Highbury 1 vs Reddam (Junior)
14:00 – Westville vs Ashton (Senior)
14:30 – Bonisinani vs Kloof (Junior)
15:00 – St Alban’s vs Hilton (Senior)
15:30 – Kearsney vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
16:00 – DHS vs Ashton (Senior)
16:30 – Reddam vs Cowan House (Junior)
17:00 – Highbury 1 vs Bonisanani (Junior)
17:30 – Hillcrest vs Umhlali (Junior)
18:00 – DHS vs Westville (Senior)
18:30 – Kearsney vs Garsfontein (Senior)
19:00 – Winston Park vs Kloof (Junior)
19:30 – Ashton vs Penzance (Junior)
20:00 – Hilton vs DHS (Senior)
Court 2
08:00 – Highbury 1 vs Hillcrest (Junior)
08:30 – Reddam vs Bonisanani (Junior)
09:00 – Westville Senior vs Winston Park (Junior)
09:30 – Danville vs Epworth (Girls)
10:00 – St Alban’s vs Garsfontein (Senior)
10:30 – Highbury 1 vs Cowan House (Junior)
11:00 – Atholl Heights vs Bonisanani (Junior)
11:30 – Winston Park vs Ashton (Junior)
12:00 – Curro Hillcrest vs Epworth (Girls)
12:30 – Maris Stella vs Danville (Girls)
13:00 – DHS vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
13:30 – Hillcrest vs Cowan House (Junior)
14:00 – Westville Senior vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
14:30 – St Mary’s vs Ashton (Girls)
15:00 – Umhlali vs Winston Park (Junior)
15:30 – Garsfontein vs Westville (Senior)
16:00 – St Mary’s vs Epworth (Girls)
16:30 – Danville vs Ashton (Girls)
17:00 – Curro vs Danville (Girls)
17:30 – Ashton vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
18:00 – Hilton vs Ashton (Senior)
18:30 – Maris Stella vs Ashton (Girls)
19:00 – Westville Senior vs Penzance (Junior)
19:30 – Michaelhouse vs St Alban’s (Senior)
20:00 – Garsfontein vs Ashton (Senior)
Saturday, 23 August
Court 1
07:30 – Highbury 1 vs Kloof (Junior)
08:00 – Bonisanani vs Ashton (Junior)
08:30 – Westville Senior vs Hillcrest (Junior)
09:00 – Michaelhouse vs Ashton (Senior)
09:30 – Kearsney vs Hilton (Senior)
10:00 – Maris Stella vs Epworth (Girls)
10:30 – Ashton vs Curro Hillcrest (Girls)
11:00 – Reddam vs Penzance (Junior)
11:30 – Michaelhouse vs Westville (Senior)
12:00 – St Mary’s vs Maris Stella (Girls)
12:30 – Kearsney vs Westville (Senior)
13:00 – Ashton vs Kloof (Junior)
13:30 – Westville Senior vs Umhlali (Junior)
14:00 – Reddam vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
14:30 – Kearsney vs Ashton (Senior)
15:00 – Westville vs Hilton (Senior)
15:30 – Umhlali vs Bonisanani (Junior)
16:00 – Kloof vs Hillcrest (Junior)
16:30 – P3 vs P4 (Girls)
17:00 – P5 vs P6 (Senior Boys)
17:30 – P1 vs P2 (Girls)
18:00 – P1 vs P2 (Senior Boys)
Court 2
07:30 – Reddam vs Winston Park (Junior)
08:00 – Cowan House vs Penzance (Junior)
08:30 – Umhlali vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
09:00 – Westville vs St Alban’s (Senior)
09:30 – Garsfontein vs DHS (Senior)
10:00 – St Mary’s vs Danville (Girls)
10:30 – Winston Park vs Cowan House (Junior)
11:00 – Highbury 1 vs Atholl Heights (Junior)
11:30 – Ashton vs St Alban’s (Senior)
12:00 – Epworth vs Ashton (Girls)
12:30 – DHS vs St Alban’s (Senior)
13:00 – Garsfontein vs Michaelhouse (Senior)
13:30 – Hillcrest vs Bonisanani (Junior)
14:00 – St Mary’s vs Curro Hillcrest (Girls)
14:30 – Winston Park vs Penzance (Junior)
15:00 – Cowan House vs Ashton (Junior)
15:30 – Highbury 1 vs Westville Senior (Junior)
16:00 – P7 vs P8 (Boys senior)
16:30 – P5 vs P6 (Girls)
17:00 – P3 vs P4 (Boys Senior)
18:30 – Prize giving
Sunday 24 August
Court 1
08:00 – Hillcrest vs Penzance
08:25 – Westville vs Umhlali
08:50 – Kloof vs Umhlali
09:15 – Bonisanani vs Westville Senior
09:40 – Highbury 1 vs Winston Park
10:05 – Atholl Heights vs Penzance
Court 2
08:00 – Highbury 1 vs Ashton
08:25 – Bonisanani vs Cowan House
08:50 – Atholl Heights vs Winston Park
09:15 – Ashton vs Hillcrest
09:40 – Reddam vs Kloof
10:05 – Cowan House vs Umhlali
10:30 – Prize giving
