WHS and Walvis Bay High retain hockey titles

BOTH Windhoek High School and Walvis Bay High School hockey teams were in uncompromising form on Saturday, as they both retained their titles during the National Champions League, which took place at the Doc Jubber Hockey Field on Saturday.

Windhoek High School’s girls team (WHS) ended a good run by Rehoboth High School to the finals with a cool 3-0 win, while Walvis Bay High School’s boys team managed to record an impressive 4-1 victory on penalties over the fancied St. Pauls High School side. The championships saw all the top schools from the various regions competing for honours at the yearly event.Walvis Bay HS and St. Pauls HS ended their thrilling encounter 1-1 after going into extra time in the first league match.Emil Dorgeloh shot past the St. Pauls goalie in the 10th minute of the match to make it 1-0 for his school, but Rayn Panderis responded with an equaliser two minutes before the break to level matters.For WHS, under 21 national team player Jenine Davis struck twice, with Elaine Kruger also on target to ensure the win.In the second league for girls, WHS II A also took the title on the day, while St. Pauls were also crowned as champions in the under 16 league for girls.The Rehoboth High School won the third league.The winners for the under 15 league was scooped by Keetmanshoop Private School on the day.In another match for the boys, newcomers Windhoek Technical High School (HTS), took the championship crown in the first league.Meanwhile, the National Field Hockey League also took place over the weekend, with Pepsi Unam beating Windhoek Old Boys Club (WOBSC) 4-3 in the men premier league on Saturday.DTS played to a 1-1 draw against Ramblers, also in the men premier league, with Sylvanus Rumetha scoring for the Rammies.The match between Unam and Wanderers in the ladies premier league ended in a goalless draw, while WOBSC thrashed Ramblers 4-0 in the same division.Chantelle de Gouveia scored twice, with Lizette van der Walt and Shane Cormack contributing one each to WOBSC’s win.In the men reserve league, Unam II beat Starlite Wanders II 1-0, with Haitange Nghaamwa doing the trick for his team.Hockey CC Rehoboth got the better of Civics when they out shined them with a 2-0 win through goals by Wilfred Mouton and Howard Husselmann.In the ladies reserve league, Rehoboth Hockey Club were too good for Unam with a 3-0 hammering, while DTS II went past WOBSC with a solitary goal.The championships saw all the top schools from the various regions competing for honours at the yearly event.Walvis Bay HS and St. Pauls HS ended their thrilling encounter 1-1 after going into extra time in the first league match.Emil Dorgeloh shot past the St. Pauls goalie in the 10th minute of the match to make it 1-0 for his school, but Rayn Panderis responded with an equaliser two minutes before the break to level matters.For WHS, under 21 national team player Jenine Davis struck twice, with Elaine Kruger also on target to ensure the win.In the second league for girls, WHS II A also took the title on the day, while St. Pauls were also crowned as champions in the under 16 league for girls.The Rehoboth High School won the third league.The winners for the under 15 league was scooped by Keetmanshoop Private School on the day.In another match for the boys, newcomers Windhoek Technical High School (HTS), took the championship crown in the first league.Meanwhile, the National Field Hockey League also took place over the weekend, with Pepsi Unam beating Windhoek Old Boys Club (WOBSC) 4-3 in the men premier league on Saturday.DTS played to a 1-1 draw against Ramblers, also in the men premier league, with Sylvanus Rumetha scoring for the Rammies.The match between Unam and Wanderers in the ladies premier league ended in a goalless draw, while WOBSC thrashed Ramblers 4-0 in the same division.Chantelle de Gouveia scored twice, with Lizette van der Walt and Shane Cormack contributing one each to WOBSC’s win.In the men reserve league, Unam II beat Starlite Wanders II 1-0, with Haitange Nghaamwa doing the trick for his team.Hockey CC Rehoboth got the better of Civics when they out shined them with a 2-0 win through goals by Wilfred Mouton and Howard Husselmann.In the ladies reserve league, Rehoboth Hockey Club were too good for Unam with a 3-0 hammering, while DTS II went past WOBSC with a solitary goal.