TuksVolleyball hosts successful high school tournament

Posted on May 18, 2013

There were slight concerns beforehand about rain disrupting play on the outdoor courts, but, despite some drizzling in the early hours of the morning, all games proceeded as planned. All teams played on both outdoor grass courts and indoor hard courts.

The games were kicked off with a welcoming speech by Dr Mulaudzi, Deputy Director of TuksSport. Cathrin Bissbort, the TuksVolleyball Chairperson, read the speech on Dr Mulaudzi’s behalf due to absentia. The tournament was a glorious day of volleyball with high school students enjoying themselves and competing against each other.

Seventeen school teams participated in the High School Tournament with students ranging from the ages of 12 to 19. Due to a lack of a high school league for volleyball, competitive matches are hard to come by for most schools. TuksVolleyball is proud to provide such an opportunity for high school teams from areas such as Pretoria, Johannesburg and even Mafikeng.

The day built up to an exciting climax with the finals taking place for each of the three divisions. Reporters from Pretoria News and Rekord, along with executive members of the Gauteng Volleyball Union, were present to witness the exciting events. PHSG won both the Under 15 Girls and the Under 19 Girls finals by beating Jeppe High School for Girls and Deutsche Schule Johannesburg (DSJ) respectively. ISSA beat DSJ in the Under 19 Boys finals in a closely contested match where ISSA was initially down one set.

TuksVolleyball wishes to thank all its club members who contributed to the success of the tournament. Without the help of both male and female team members who assisted with organising, scheduling, refereeing, setting up equipment and so on, this tournament could not have happened!

There will be more High School Tournaments hosted by TuksVolleyball during the year. The next tournament date is provisionally set for 27 July 2013. We hope even more schools will join us next time!

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