Schools’ hockey champs are crowned 0 The Namibian Hockey Union (NHU) recently crowned this year’s champions and runners-up in the Bank Windhoek Schools’ League.The league saw some of the most promising development teams in the capital taking each other on from 1 June to 16 August.
In the Under-13 boys’ A division, Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool (WAP) took top honours ahead of Windhoek Gymnasium.
The B section was won by Saints while Pionierspark had to settle for second place.
There was no stopping the Windhoek Gymnasium U-13 girls’ team as they secured the overall win. St Paul’s took second place.
The two schools switched places in the B category as St Paul’s was the better team in this category, edging past Windhoek Gymnasium.
Windhoek Gymnasium’s next win came when their Under-10 A girls secured the top spot in the A class.
St Paul’s shared second place with Parkies in that class.
Eros Primary School was the team of the hour in the B division, cruising past St Paul’s in the process.
The boys’ A division was won by St Paul’s A again with WAP A in second.
The win in the B class went to Windhoek International School ahead of Windhoek Gymnasium B.
“The NHU wishes to thank Bank Windhoek for their continued support for hockey, especially at grassroots level and for junior schools. Without such a sponsor, hockey would not be able to spread its wings within the community,” NHU president Marc Nel said.
“Hockey has become one of the five identified sports codes in Namibia which have been prioritised by the Ministry of Youth and Sport and could only grow throughout all regions of Namibia with the assistance of the ministry and Bank Windhoek.”
Bank Windhoek executive Riaan van Rooyen said it was a pleasure to be associated with Namibian hockey.
“We believe that our financial contribution assists the NHU in organising decent leagues for the players to gain skills and experience needed as Namibia constantly participates in continental and international competitions,” he said.