{"id":909,"date":"2023-06-05T06:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/?p=909"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:06:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T07:06:24","slug":"2023-spar-schoolgirls-hockey-challenge-krugersdorp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/2023-spar-schoolgirls-hockey-challenge-krugersdorp\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 SPAR Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge Krugersdorp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the last Saturday in May, nine u15 teams gathered at Krugersdorp High School astro to participate in an all day festival of hockey with goodies bags sponsored by SPAR. The hosts, KHS, welcomed 7 other schools (Randpark fielded two teams) to their Astro for a round robin tournament of 36 matches.<\/p>\n<p>15 matches were played before the first waterbreak in which Toni Marks, 20+ (11&#8217;s and 5&#8217;s) international caps for SA, presented a short demonstration on drag flicks to the drag flickers on each team and also gave away a lovely hoodie from her brand, <a href=\"https:\/\/fieldandhockeysa.co.za\/\">F&amp;H<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-963\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-963 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3165_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3165_1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3165_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3165_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toni Marks celebrates with a student from Randburg Ho\u00ebr Skool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-913 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-913 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-913\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4797.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" data-attachment-id=\"918\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4797\/3453886298.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">photo Marcel Sigg<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4440.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" data-attachment-id=\"917\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4440\/1734435263.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">photo Marcel Sigg<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4580.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" data-attachment-id=\"916\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4580\/3789841697.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">photo Marcel Sigg<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4407.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" data-attachment-id=\"915\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4407\/4124968579.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">photo Marcel Sigg<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4914.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"921\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM4914\/1199434970.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM5017.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" data-attachment-id=\"919\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"photo Marcel Sigg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High_TWM5017\/3660047695.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">photo Marcel Sigg<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>The second session of the morning included 14 matches including the much-anticpated tie between Noordheuwel and Steyn City.<\/p>\n<p>During the second waterbreak, SPAR provided the winner of the side-jump competition with a goodie bag.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-962\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-962 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-_TWM4367_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-_TWM4367_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-_TWM4367_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-_TWM4367_1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cornel from SPAR hands over a goodie bag to the winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Going into the final sessions Steyn City had only one match left to secure the overall win on the day against the hosts and duly delivered. The winner on the day was Steyn City by virtue of scoring the most goals and winning the most matches.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-964\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3244_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3244_1.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3244_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Spar-Girls-Hockey-Challenge-Krugersdorp-High-DSC_3244_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Importantly, the different u15 schools were able to play schools they seldomly compete with and some of the kids were fortunate to participate in a little one-on-one with an international player.<\/p>\n<p>Supersport Schools broadcast the action live via their app, matches can still be viewed by downloading the app and searching for the event &#8220;SPAR SCHOOLGIRLS&#8217; HOCKEY CHALLENGE-2023&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Participating schools at Krugersdorp High School:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Krugersdorp High School<br \/>\nSteyn City College<br \/>\nNorthcliff High school<br \/>\nRandburg Ho\u00ebr Skool<br \/>\nBekker Ho\u00ebr Skool<br \/>\nNoordheuwel Ho\u00ebr Skool<br \/>\nRandPark Hight School<br \/>\nWestbury Villa Development team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the last Saturday in May, nine u15 teams gathered at Krugersdorp High School astro to participate in an all day festival of hockey with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/2023-spar-schoolgirls-hockey-challenge-krugersdorp\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","tag-spar-hockey-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions\/2630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}