Well done to both Howick Prep boys’ rugby and girls’ hockey teams who returned from very successful tours of Gauteng during the holidays.
The hockey girls remained unbeaten winning all four of their games against Reddam House, Brescia House, Cornwall Hill College and St Mary’s whilst the rugby boys were outstanding in their fixtures against Penryn from Mpumalanga, Parklands from the Cape and Woodridge from Port Elizabeth at the prestigious St Stithian’s Rugby Festival. Thank you to all our valuable sponsors who assisted with the fundraising and making these tours worthwhile and successful:
Georgie’s (Bacon), Bluff Meat Supply (Burger Patties), Bidvest Food Services (Condiments), Carlisle Family (Eggs), Buzi Wholesalers Boston (Flour), Dairy Day (Milk), Pick n Pay (Rolls), Greendale Spar (Rolls), Frosties Farming (Tomatoes), Wedgwood (Nougat Biscuits), Groundcover (Stickbags), TWK (Long sleeved tops, Diesel, Buckets for pancakes), Eco Chill (Rugby Jackets) Howick Travel (1st XI Girls Hockey Kit), Bundu Bashers (Tog Bags), Lythwood Lodge (Raffle Prize of two night’s accommodation for four people), Lavender Company (Raffle Hamper), Olive & Oil (Restaurant voucher for Raffle), Atasca (Restaurant voucher for Raffle), Meander Fine Wines (6 bottles of wine for Raffle Prize), Tops – Merrivale Spar ), Tops – Hilton Quarry, CNA – Hilton Quarry (Irish wrapping paper), Toy Hut – Hilton Quarry, Steampunk – Thokans Lions River (Coffee Beans), Musa Ntala – Howick Falls (Shamrock), Ngi Vela E Africa – Howick Falls (Wicker Basket), Tracey and Steve Wyllie (Coffee), Ian Lawrence (Lettuces), Gail Ferreira (Lettuces), Shannon Conollan (Biscuits), Liz Killian (Sugar, Lemon Juice, Cinnamon), Cebi Nqobile (Milk), Wendy Arnott (Milk).
The attached photograph is of Lara-Lyn Connellan of our 1st XI hockey team during the game against Brescia House in Johannesburg.
News supplied by Howick Preparatory School.