NIIHA finishes the year on a high
The Bank Windhoek Namibia Ice and Inline Hockey (NIIHA) Championships were held at the Dome in Swakopmund, from 18 to 22 December.All the NIIHA registered clubs (five) participated in the only NIIHA sanctioned event.
From the perspective of sport, 2020 was a difficult year for Inline Hockey with all the tournaments for the year being cancelled due to Covid-19.
The aim of the NIIHA Championships, outside of finishing the year with a tournament to salvage a mostly disappointing season, was to offer its members an opportunity to compete, work and challenge each other for the right
to be called the National Champion in each age division.
With the support of Bank Windhoek, NIIHA was able to put together a Championship Tournament which lasted 5 days and saw most teams play a minimum of 5 games per division. The normal number of games for a Championship would be 2 games per division.
Even though the number of spectators was significantly reduced due to restrictions, the action on the court was as fierce as always.
With the support of Bank Windhoek as main sponsor, and additional sponsorships from Deep Catch Namibia and Metallum Fabrication, the event was able to take place and give the hockey community something it was desperately missing all year long.
Results:
The Coastal Pirates won the 8U Division and took the Gold medal in a tight game (5-4) against the Scorpions, winning the 8U Division. The Bronze medal went to Cazadores. Hendre Van Niekerk was named the game’s MVP.
I
The Badgers beat the Scorpions 5 to 1 and claimed the 10U Division. Cazadores took the Bronze. Vigo Bajorat was named the MVP of the Championship game.
The Scorpions beat Kamikaze 9-1 and won the 12U Division. Theo Borstlap was named MVP. The Coastal Pirates won Bronze.
The Coastal Pirates won the 14U Division beating Cazadores 4-2. James de Jager was named the game’s MVP. The Scorpions took Bronze.
The Coastal Pirates also beat the Scorpions 4-2 and brought home the Gold medal in the 16U Division. Pablo Laporte was named the MVP of the game. The Bronze medal went to Kamikaze.
The 18U Division was condensed to 3 teams including Team Black, Team White and Team Red due to a lack of players. All available players were drafted to one of the three teams and those teams played each other similar to an all-star game. Team Black won the gold medal with Amandus Röttcher (Coastal Pirates) named MVP.
The Coastal Pirates beat the Scorpions 8-0 and clinched the Ladies Division. Christine Röttcher was named the game’s MVP. Kamikaze took the Bronze medal.
The Coastal Pirates BLACK team beat the Scorpions 3-0 and pocketed the Open Division. Arian van der Plas was named the MVP. The Coastal Pirates Orange team took the Bronze medal.
In the LADIES MASTERS Division: The Coastal Pirates beat the Scorpions 3-0 and won the Ladies Masters Division. Bridgit Justinussen was named MVP. The Badgers took the Bronze.
Comments
Erongo
No comments have been left on this article