Gene Louw Hockey

Season Update!

We are now into the home stretch of the season. Let us support our boys as much as we can as their 1st team hockey experience will be ending in just over amonth - and they will be splintering off to attend different High Schools next year where they will be playing against one another rather than WITH!

It is hard to believe that they have played in a staggering 46 matches.

Our record stands at 28 wins; 10 draws; 8 losses.

The early goal-scoring list is as follows:-

21 goals - Michael
19 - Jarryd
14 - Tristan
13 - Joshua
10 -Samuel
3 - Aiden
3 - Armando
1 - Own goal

TOTAL goals For 84 Against - 24

Fixtures

Fixtures

This fixture list is updated as match details are released.

-19th - 22nd March - Knysna tour

Played 7, won4, drew1, lost2

20th March

- vs Oakhill (Knysna) 1-0 (Jarryd scored)
- vs Eversdal PS 2-1 (Michael, Samuel)
- Rhenish (Stellenbosch) 0-1
- KSS (Knysna) 1-2 (Joshua)

21st March

vs KSS Inv (Knysna) 2-0 (Tristan, Michael)
vs The Grove 3-0 (Samuel, Jarryd x2)
vs Bishops Prep 3-3 (Michael x2, Armando)

22nd March

We played in three short knock-out matches

vs KSS 2-0 (Samuel x2)

vs The Grove 0-0

vs Bishops 0-0

We lost the last two matches by way of the dreaded penalty strokes 'lottery'.

16th April Tournament at Bellville HS:

vs Goodwood Park PS 4-0 (Jarryd x2, Samuel, Tristan)

vs Eversdal 2-1 (Jarryd, Aiden)

Thurs - 22nd April

vs El Shaddai 4-1 (Michael, Tristan, Samuel, Armando)

Frid - 1st May

vs Durbanville 0-1

Thurs - 13th May

vs Kenridge 1-1 (Samuel)

Sat - 15th May :- Stellenbosch Tournament

08h00 - vs Eikestad 2-0 (Tristan, Jarryd)

10h05 - vs Hendrik Louw 3-0 (Joshua)

11H20 - vs Rhenish 1-1 (Jarryd)

Sat - 22nd May:- Hermanus Invitational

Provisional Matches:-

08h00 - vs Gericke PS 1-0 (Tristan)

09h20 - vs Swartland PS 2-0 (Michael, Tristan)

11h00 - vs Lochnerhof 0-1

12h20 - vs Kenridge 0-0

Semi Final:-

vs Hermanus PS 3-0 (Jarryd x2 - 1 a pen, Michael)

Final:-

vs Gericke PS 1-0 (Jarryd)

GENE LOUW PS Wins the Tournament - Well done Guys, you deserved to win!

Frid 16th July - Mossel Bay Tournament

vs Holy Cross 1-0 (Jarryd)

vs Bastion 0-0

vs Hartenbos 0-0

vs Outeniqua 3-0 (Michael x2, Joshua)

vs Bellpark 2-1 (Michael, Aiden)

Final vs Brackenfell 0-0

The match went to penalty flicks and still no winner, the match was then decided by the toss of a coin - awful way to decide a match. But in the end - GENE LOUW PS won the Tournament. Worked out well for us on this occasion!

Thurs - 22nd July

vs Bastion PS 5-1 (Michael x3, Jarryd, Samuel)

Sat - 24th July Tournament at Bastion PS

vs El Shaddai 3-0 (Jarryd, Michael x2)

vs Bellpark 1-0 (Samuel)

vs Panorama PS 0-0

Thurs - 29th July

vs Panorama 1-1 (Joshua)

Sat - 31st July - Eversdal

vs Eversdal 4-0 (Joshua, Tristan, Jarryd, Michael)

Thurs - 05th Aug

vs Parow N 8-0 (Joshua x 4, Tristan x 2, Jarryd, Michael)

Thurs - 12th Aug

vs Excelsior 10-0 (Jarryd x 3, Tristan x 2, Michael x 2, Samuel, Aiden, Armando)

Sat - 21st Aug

vs George South 3-0 (Tristan x 2, Michael)

Thurs - 26th Aug

vs Kenridge 0-2

Frid - 03rd Sept
Tournament of Champions - Hartleyvale

vs Somerset House 1-1 (Michael)

vs Somerset College 0-1

vs Durbanville PS 0-1

vs SACS 2-1 (Joshua, own goal)

vs Rondebosch 1-3 (Michael)

Play-off for 11th position

vs The Grove PS 1-0 (Tristan)

Our season starts!

The one word used to describe the Knysna tour is - SUCCESSFUL!Our team won the league phase of the tournament and in the process won four of their seven matches, drawing one and losing two - a great record indeed. We scored 12 goals while conceding 7.The pro 20 part of the tour was played according to different rules with matches being decided by one half of 10min hockey, penalty flicks coming into play for a draw. Here the only way we were beaten was through the dreaded penalty flick - twice.Here follows a brief description of the matches we played!

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Hermanus Tournament!

What a great way for the season to end - as our boys won the Hermanus tournament. This was a great result and when you look at the statistics and note that we conceded only one goal throughout the tournament- you will begin to understand the enormous achievement this win is.
We dominated every match we played - even the one we were unfortunate to lose - and scored seven goals in the process. Our team has come together quite beautifully and they now have mastered the passing game and when they are on song -- their performance is breathtakingly brilliant.
These kids have come a long way and are now truly a team to be reckoned with.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The BIG Derby every hockey season brings is our clash with Kenridge PS. The passion displayed at these games is phenomenal and always brings the best out of our guys. This year was no exception and in a hard fought game we ended up sharing the spoils 1-1. It was a game that we dominated and ultimately should have won, so I guess you can say that this one got away from us. There were however so many positives we can take out of the match - most notably the performance of Armando. He has turned into the pillar of strength that our defence has been built around and against Kenridge he had a blinder of a game. Other superb contributions came from Jarryd and Keagan - well done guys - you made us proud!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

CRAZY!!!

If you have had a look at the match schedule for the next two tournaments, we are most definitely in for some tough times - with matches starting in the dark of night (well - almost!).

We start off proceedings in each of those tournaments at 08h00 - we must really be a major threat to all and this is their way to try and neutralize our dazzling play!

Give it your all guys and know that we will be there to support you.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Durbanville Match

Hockey can be a very cruel game at times - as we found out in our match against Durbanville. This was a game that we totally dominated and should have won by at least five or six goals, yet, we came away with nothing - losing 1-0 to a goal that was scored against the run of play AND in the dying seconds. Ouch!!

Our boys played a wonderful game - congratulations. Had it not been for the outstanding work by the opposition keeper - things would have been so different.

This was hopefully an experience that our boys could and will learn from.