Coastal Pirates dominate NIIHA Swakopmund''s Coastal Pirates hockey teams came out tops during the NIIHA championships held recently.There were seven of their teams in the finals, being the top seeds in their divisions.
Coastal Pirates Inline Hockey Club''s PRO Vikki de Jager said: “Coming from the cool coast into the searing heat of Windhoek was a big adjustment, plus competitors had upped their game that day.
“There was fierce competition for the winning spots, with a number of teams experiencing scoring that went back and forth, and the very supportive spectators having their nerves stretched.”
The Coastal Pirates U-18s lost their place in the finals, allowing Kamikaze to take the gold, but in the U-10s the coastal team, who had lost only one match all season, were tied 1-1 at halftime in the final against Cazadores, but came back with strong determination to end the game with a 4-1 win.
De Jager said in a surprise turn, the Coastal Pirates under-eight team managed to beat Cazadores to secure a place in the finals.
“Then, after a 4-4 tie at the final whistle against the season''s almost unbeatable U-8 Scorpions team, managed to score the golden goal in match extra time.”
The Masters Division remained in the hands of the Badgers club, with their teams coming first and third.
The Scorpions Ladies, seeded third in the league, were delighted to win and take home the NIIHA Flag.
The Coastal Pirates Club won seven of the ten divisions.
The top four teams in each age division were selected from their accumulation of goals and points scored during the season in league tournaments held across the country. These teams then competed in make or break semi-finals and finals to establish the 2016 champions.
The 2016 NIIHA champions are:
Under 8
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Scorpions
3rd Cazadores
Under 18
1st Kamikaze
2nd Cazadores
3rd Badgers
Under 10
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Cazadores
3rd Scorpions
Ladies
1st Scorpions
2nd Kamikaze
3rd Badgers
Under 12
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Scorpions
3rd Coastal Pirates Black
Open
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Scorpions
3rd Badgers
Under 14
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Kamikaze Red
3rd Scorpions
Ladies Masters
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Scorpions
Under 16
1st Coastal Pirates
2nd Badgers Yellow
3rd Kamikaze Red
Masters
1st Badgers Yellow
2nd Scorpions
3rd Badgers Black
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