The South Africa Schools Hockey Association (SASHOC) unveiled star-studded SA u18A and u18B girls’ squads after the conclusion of the SASHOC National Week in Hilton on Saturday.
The national selectors also announced the SA u17 and SA Fives teams.
Lenique Vogel, who collected the Player of the Tournament award for her exploits for Northern Gauteng A, leads the list of talented players who will represent South Africa in the next few months. She helped Northerns reach the final, where they lost to Western Province A.
Annika Kloppers and Amogelang Motlatle, also from Northerns, joined her in the SA squad.
Western Province A’s run to the title was in large part because of Peyton Marais’ heroics in goal. The national selectors rewarded her brilliance by handing her the Most Valuable Goalkeeper accolade. She was one of three Province players who made the cut. The other two were Inam Gungubele and Chelsey McGregor.
To no one’s surprise, Kirstin Booysen received the Most Valuable Defender award, despite her side failing to reach the semifinals. The Southern Free State A defender stood firm at the back and was an example of great defending for many. Her teammate, Marlene du Plessis, also made the cut.
Eastern Province A improved on their fourth-place finish last year and finished third this time around because of their strong midfielders. Kerrin Gillies won many battles in the middle of the park and was instrumental in many of her team’s moves into the opposition half. She took home the Most Valuable Midfielder award.
Lucy Holderness, also a midfielder for Eastern Province, joined Gillies in the SA side.
KwaZulu-Natal Coastal’s Jamie da Silva was one of four Coastal players, three of them from St Mary’s DSG, who were picked for the SA u18A side. The forward, who troubled opposition defenders, was named the Most Valuable Striker at the awards ceremony. Her teammates, Ella Bowyer, Jenna-Leigh Freese, and Asanele Zuma, also cracked the nod.
Boland A, who performed well in the pool stage of the competition, had three representatives included: Katherine Sickle, Chelsey Woolf, and Sarah-Ellen Groenewald.
Border A was on the other end of the spectrum. They struggled to get going early on, but the selectors could not look past Busiwe Mayekiso’s brilliance and added her to the SA line-up.
Alanda Rademeyer, of Boland A, who lit up the tournament with her goal-scoring prowess, finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, with six. She is the only player from her province in a talented SA u17 side.
The champions, Province, had three players included: Jamie Gall, Heather Kane, and Juané Meiring. Jessica Paverd from Western Province B was also called up to the u17 side.
Southern Gauteng A was one of four teams with two players picked for the u17 side, with Emily Quinton and Giovanna Abrahams receiving national recognition.
Eastern Province had Kiyara Constable and Emihle Mazomba included. Northern Gauteng A supplied Kaylan Crawford and Aphelele Mbatsha, and Southern Free State A’s representatives were Daniella Grobbelaar and Kayla Du Preez.
Beayu Chiang, Natalie Jardim, Sinothando Lujabe, Ziyanda Mchunu, and Nicole Smuts fly the flags of KZN Inland, Eastern Gauteng, Border A, KZN Coastal, and Southern Gauteng B, respectively.
Individual awards:
Most valuable goalkeeper: Peyton Marais
Most valuable defender: Kirstin Booysen
Most valuable midfielder: Kerrin Gillies
Most valuable striker: Jamie da Silva
Player of the tournament: Lenique Vogel
Teams:
SA Schools u18 A
Kirstin Booysen (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Ella Bowyer (KZN Coastal A, St Mary’s DSG Kloof), Jamie Da Silva (KZN Coastal A, St Mary’s DSG Kloof), Marlene Du Plessis (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Jenna-Leigh Freese (KZN Coastal A, St Mary’s DSG Kloof), Kerrin Gillies (Eastern Province A, Collegiate Girls’ High), Sarah-Ellen Groenewald (Boland A, Rhenish), Inam Gungebele (Western Province A, Langa Hockey Club), Lucy Holderness (Eastern Province A, DSG Makhanda), Annika Kloppers (Northern Gauteng A, Die Hoërskool Menlopark), Peyton Marais (Western Province A, Curro Durbanville), Busiwe Mayekiso (Border A, Hudson Park High), Chelsey McGregor (Western Province A, Curro Durbanville), Amogelang Motlatle (Northern Gauteng A, Curro Hazeldean), Katherine Sickle (Boland A, Rhenish Girls’ High), Lenique Vogel (Northern Gauteng A, Hoërskool Waterkloof), Chelsey Woolf (Boland A, Rhenish Girls’ High), Asenele Zuma (KZN Coastal A, Durban Girls’ College).
SA Schools u18B
Raffaela Abrahams (Southern Gauteng A, Steyn City School), Sarah Ashbolt (Western Province A, Herschel), Jemma Ferreira (Eastern Gauteng A, St Dominic’s Catholic School), Emma Hibbert (Western Province A, Reddam House Constantia), Holly Hofmeyr (KZN Inland A, St Anne’s), Chanette Jansen van Vuuren (Northern Gauteng A, Die Hoërskool Menlopark), Martina Jonker (North West A, Potchefstroom Gimnasium), Xylia Khoene (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Ayanda Klaas (Eastern Province A, Collegiate Girls’ High) Beracah Mosaka (Northern Gauteng A, CBC Mount Edmund), Enyenhle Nzama (KZN Coastal A, Danville Park), Eden Oliver (Eastern Province A, Collegiate Girls’ High), Mia Perold (Northern Gauteng A, Hoërskool Waterkloof), Azania Petersen (Southern Gauteng A, St Andrew’s School for Girls), Mckenna Pienaar (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Addison Van der Byl (Southern Gauteng, Beaulieu College), Pippa Viljoen (Boland A, Rhenish Girls’ High), Emihle Wulana (Boland A, Parel Vallei).
SA Schools u17
Giovanna Abrahams (Southern Gauteng A, Steyn City School), Beayu Chiang (KZN Inland A, St Anne’s), Kiyara Constable (Eastern Province A, Pearson), Kaylan Crawford (Northern Gauteng A, Pretoria High School for Girls), Kayla Du Preez (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Jamie Gall (Western Province A, Springfield Convent School), Daniella Grobbelaar (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Natalie Jardim (Eastern Gauteng A, St Dominic’s Catholic School), Heather Kane (Western Province A, Herschel), Sinothando Lujabe (Border A, Stirling High), Emihle Mazomba (Eastern Province A, Collegiate Girls’ High), Aphelele Mbatsha (Northern Gauteng A, Midstream College), Ziyanda Mchunu (KZN Coastal A, St Mary’s DSG Kloof), Juané Meiring (Western Province A, Stellenberg), Jessica Paverd (Western Province B, Springfield Convent School), Emily Quinton (Southern Gauteng A, Monument), Alanda Rademeyer (Boland A, Paarl Gimnasium), Nicole Smuts (Northern Gauteng B, Hoërskool Waterkloof)
SA Schools 5s
Raffaela Abrahams (Southern Gauteng A, Steyn City School), Codie Bestbier (KZN Coastal A, Danville Park), Jemma Ferreira (Eastern Gauteng A, St Dominic’s Catholic School), Martina Jonker (North West A, Potchefstroom Gimnasium), Xylia Khoene (Southern Free State A, Oranje), Siyamethemba Khumalo (KZN Inland A, Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High), Enyenhle Nzama (KZN Coastal A, Danville Park), Addison Van der Byl (Southern Gauteng, Beaulieu College), Pippa Viljoen (Boland A Rhenish Girls’ High)
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