{"id":226991,"date":"2022-05-25T00:06:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=116327"},"modified":"2022-05-25T00:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:06:26","slug":"ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"GHS last team to qualify for SPAR hockey finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_116328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116328\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=116328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"wp-image-116328 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116328 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"201\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Queenstown Girls\u2019 High School team again qualified for the provincial playoffs in the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge after winning the East London Inland leg in Komani on Sunday. Photo: Full Stop Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final piece in the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge puzzle was put in place when Queenstown Girls\u2019 High School (GHS) retained their title in the East London Inland leg on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in Komani (formerly Queenstown), the defending champions defeated Aliwal North High in the final to qualify for the provincial playoffs in Gqeberha on August 13 and 14.<\/p>\n<p>GHS put in a dominant performance to beat their Aliwal rivals 3-0 in the tournament decider.<\/p>\n<p>Aliwal North were contesting their second regional final, having reached the same stage in 2017 when they were beaten 1-0 by Kingsridge.<\/p>\n<p>This time GHS, who won their first regional title last year, held sway in what tournament director Bev Forword described as another excellent day of schoolgirls\u2019 hockey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a lovely, crisp morning in Queenstown and it was exciting to have a record 10 teams competing in this regional tournament,\u201d she said. \u201cThis included Umtata High, who were playing in the event for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Forword praised the level of hockey, with GHS and Burgersdorp dominating pool B and Aliwal North and three-time regional winners Kingsridge being the teams to beat in pool A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPool B was a very strong section, with Burgersdorp and GHS playing some really good hockey throughout the morning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the chips were down, GHS produced their best hockey to beat Burgersdorp 3-1 in the pool game to give them first spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn pool A it was a similar story as Aliwal North and Kingsridge dominated, with Aliwal North winning the key match 3-0 to qualify for the final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that the final got off to a slow start as the teams tried to find their rhythm in the first 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deadlock was broken by a very good field goal by GHS and they then quickly capitalised on their lead with a further two goals to run out 3-0 winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAliwal North never gave up and pushed really hard in the last few minutes but could not convert any of those chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The EL Inland leg completed the five regional tournaments and SPAR EC sponsorships and events manager Alan Stapleton said the whole concept had been another resounding success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter two years of disruption because of Covid, it was so good to get back onto the field and we are super impressed with the level of hockey, despite the time the girls have missed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, the spirit shown by the girls and spectators and the vibe of the occasion makes this a special tournament for us and we look forward to the final showdown in August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other teams who will play in the provincial finals are DSG (PE Inland), Collegiate (PE Coastal), Clarendon High (EL Coastal) and Outeniqua (Southern Cape).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">88<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/ghs-last-team-to-qualify-for-spar-hockey-finals\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The Queenstown Girls\u2019 High School team again qualified for the provincial playoffs in the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge after winning the East London Inland leg in Komani on Sunday. 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