Reddam House maintains unbeaten run at CTIHT
Reddam House Constantia and Zimbabwe’s Chisipite maintained their unbeaten runs to take charge of their respective groups on Thursday, the second day of the annual Cape Town International Hockey Tournament.
There are 60 teams in action, 28 of them girls’ sides, of which 16 are in the Elite section and 12 in the Evolve lineup.
The event, which kicked off on Wednesday, runs through until Sunday and is being played at six venues.
Reddam House, who finished the opening day with emphatic victories over their Pool A compatriots HMS La Rochelle and Worcester Gim, carried on from where they left off by extending their unbeaten run to four games.
On Thursday morning, they faced their toughest opposition when they crossed swords with Windhoek’s St Paul’s College. Like Reddam House, St Paul’s was flying high after big wins on Wednesday. There was little to separate the sides, and they played to a 1-1 draw, which meant Reddam House topped the group on goal difference by the narrowest of margins, a single goal.
Per the tournament rules, the pools were merged after the first round of matches, and Reddam House found themselves in a new group comprising former Pool A and Pool B members, Pool AB. Their first assignment in that new cohort was against Outeniqua, and they came away with a 2-1 win over the team which had finished second in Pool B.
Somerset College, who struggled and went winless on their way to a last-place finish in Pool B, found their groove and pulled off a 2-1 triumph over HMS La Rochelle in another Pool AB game.
Unlike Reddam House, Chisipite didn’t get their campaign underway with a deluge of goals. They squeezed out a 1-0 win over Hoërskool Bellville in their first match, before settling for a 0-0 draw with Durbanville High in their second fixture.
The ladies from across border began their second day in the same way as they ended day one, with a draw, sharing the points with Paarl Girls’ High, after their contest ended 1-1. That left them third in Pool D with a win and two draws.
In their new group, Pool CD, Chisipite found their stride and romped to a Jessica Orford-inspired 5-2 win over Windhoek High, with Orford slotting a hat-trick and Rebecca Winsor adding a brace. Windhoek High responded with goals from Leanne Steyn and Jodie Bester.
Other winners in Pool CD were Parel Vallei and Paarl Girls’ High, who beat for Durbanville High and Kingston Grammar respectively.
Parel Vallei, who topped Pool C after the first round of matches, scored a narrow 3-2 win over Durbanville High, courtesy of goals from Jordan Boer, Zelda Rosenstrauch, and Eva Blaauw.
Paarl Girls’ High, who won one and drew two on their way to a first-place finish in Pool D, picked up their second win of the tournament when they edged out Kingston Grammar 2-1. Heading into Friday’s action, there is all to play for in Pool CD, with three sides leading the charge.
The day will begin with a clash between Worcester Gim and Hoërskool Bellville, which will be followed by a humdinger featuring Outeniqua and Durbanville High. Fans and spectators can expect fireworks in the last fixture of the day when St Paul’s College takes on Paarl Girls’ High.
RESULTS
Cross-pool matches
Pool AB
Reddam House: 2 – Cassidy Frank, Jessica Bester. Outeniqua: 1 – Zanelle Rensburg.
St Paul’s College: (2) 1 -Leila Grögli. Millfield: (1) 1 – Lilly Holmes.
Somerset College: 2 – Annabelle Hamel, Leila Holtzhausen. HMS La Rochelle: 1 -Daniella van Antwerp.
Windhoek Afrikaanse (1) 1 – Kirsten Koudelka. Worcester Gim (0) 1 – Nicole Steyn.
Pool CD
Parel Vallei: 3 – Jordan Boer, Zelda Rosenstrauch, Eva Blaauw. Durbanville High: 2 – Amy Ten Cate, Nika Spies.
Paarl Girls’ High: 2 – Halle Williams, Lisa Craven. Kingston Grammar: 1 – Sophie Standford.
Chisipite: 5 – Jessica Orford (3), Rebecca Winsor (2). Windhoek High: 2 – Leanne Steyn, Jodie Bester.
Curro Durbanville: (2) 1 – Marissa Morgan. Hoërskool Bellville: (1) 1 – Lemae Sobey.
Pool A
Reddam House: 1 – Emma Hibbert. St Paul’s College: 1 – Stephanie Shepherd.
HMS La Rochelle: 1 – Cara Wilson. Worcester Gim: 1 – Grace Jacobs.
Pool B
Outeniqua: 2 – Nina Loots, Katelyn Rossouw. Somerset College: 1 – Mia Baumgardt
Millfield: 2 – Charlie Milson, Eva Herbertson. Windhoek Afrikaanse: 0
Pool C
Parel Vallei: 1 – Skylar Bougaard. Curro Durbanville: 0.
Kingston Grammar: 3 – Milla England, Zara Curtis, Sophie Standford. Windhoek High: 1 – Jodie Bester.
Pool D
Durbanville High: 4 – Zieke Rossouw (3), Kiara Kommer. Hoërskool Bellville: 0.
Paarl Girls: 1 – Anne Nell. Chisipite: 1 – Tawana Munyawarara.
