The St Stithians Easter Hockey Festival is upon us
One of the most anticipated events on the South African schools’ hockey calendar, the St Stithians Easter Hockey Festival, is upon us.
The showpiece, which enters its 42nd year, hosts games on 1, 2, and 4 April.
The three-day festival forms part of the Saints Sports Festival, under the theme of “Saints Journey, One Legacy”.
“SportsFest is a celebration of sport, but it is also an opportunity to recall the journeys that brought us to this point and honour the legacy of those who have gone before us,” Celeste Gilardi, the St Stithians’ Rector, said in the festival’s brochure.
“Sports, with its sacrifices, challenges, triumphs, and defeats, are all part of our collective and personal histories.”
The hockey section will feature 22 teams, with 11 teams in the boys’ section and another 11 on the girls’ side.
St Stithians Boys’ College will be joined by St Benedict’s, Pretoria Boys’ High (PBHS), Hilton College, Menlopark, St David’s Marist Inanda, Ashton International College Ballito, the St Stithians Festival XI, Clifton College, Falcon College, and Reddam House Constantia.
St Stithians Girls’ College will be challenged in the girls’ section by Beaulieu College, Menlopark, Springfield Convent, Waterkloof, the St Stithians Festival XI, Ashton College, Diocesan College (DSG) Makhanda, Bethlehem Voortrekker, Epworth, and Falcon College.
An additional two teams, the St Stithians Girls’ College Alumni XI and the St Stithians Boys’ College Alumni XI, will take to the field against the hosts’ girls’ and boys’ teams for exhibition games on Thursday.
FIXTURES
Wednesday, 1 April
Boys
11:45 – St Benedict’s vs PBHS, 13:00 – Hilton vs Menlopark, 14:00 – St David’s Marist Inanda vs Ashton College, 18:00 – St Stithians Festival XI vs Ashton, 19:00 – Clifton vs Falcon College, 19:15 – St Stithians vs Reddam House Constantia
Girls
12:00 – Beaulieu vs Menlopark, 12:45 – Springfield vs Waterkloof, 14:15 – St Stithians Festival XI vs Ashton, 15:00 – DSG Makhanda vs Bethlehem Voortrekker, 18:00 – St Stithians vs Ashton, 20:00 – Epworth vs Falcon, 20:15 – St Stithians vs Springfield.
Thursday, 2 April
Boys
07:45 – St David’s Marist Inanda vs Hilton, 08:15 – St Stithians vs Clifton, 09:00 – Menlopark vs Falcon, 10:30 – PBHS vs Ashton, St Stithians vs Affies, 13:30 – Reddam Constantia vs St David’s Marist Inanda, 14:00 – St Benedict’s vs Menlopark, 15:00 – St Stithians Festival XI vs Falcon, 15:45 – Clifton vs PBHS, 17:15 – St Stithians vs St Stithians Alumni XI, 18:00 – Hilton vs Reddam Constantia.
Girls
07:15 – Springfield vs Beaulieu, 09:30 – St Stithians vs Epworth, 10:00 – Menlopark vs Ashton, 11:45 – Bethlehem Voortrekker vs Falcon, 12:15 – St Stithians vs Beaulieu, 12:45 – Waterkloof vs DSG Makhanda, 14:30 – Epworth vs Menlopark, St Stithians vs St Stithians Alumni XI, 16:45 – Falcon vs Springfield, 18:30 – St Stithians vs DSG Makhanda, 19:00 – Waterkloof vs Bethlehem Voortrekker.
Saturday, 4 April
Boys
07:00 – Clifton vs Reddam, 08:00 – PBHS vs Falcon, 10:15 – St Benedict’s vs Hilton, 10:30 – Affies vs Clifton, 11:30 – Menlopark vs Ashton, Reddam Constantia vs PBHS, 14:00 – St David’s Marist Inanda vs Affies, 17:00 – St Stithians Festival XI vs Menlopark, 18:30 – St Stithians vs Hilton, 18:45 – St David’s Marist Inanda vs Falcon
Girls
07:15 – Waterkloof vs Epworth, 08:15 – DSG Makhanda vs Ashton, 09:15 – St Stithians vs Springfield, 09:30 – Bethlehem Voortrekker vs Menlopark, 11:45 – Epworth vs Beaulieu, 12:30 – Waterkloof vs Ashton, 12:45 – DSG Makhanda vs Menlopark, 15:00 – Beaulieu vs Falcon, 15:30 – St Stithians vs Bethlehem Voortrekker, 17:45 – St Stithians Festival XI vs Falcon.
