Unam, Ramblers storm to victories

UNAM Hoppers women and Ramblers men teams made clean sweeps in their second Field Hockey League matches by recording conviencing wins against the respective teams of Windhoek Old Boys Club at the Doc Jubber Fields on Saturday.

Unam Hoopers, which plays in the ladies premier league, ran past WOBC with a 5-2 margin, while Ramblers beat WOBC in the premier league for men with a 4-0 scoreline. The exciting Unam Hoppers striker, Frieda Kalondo netted twice, with her first goal in the 8th minute, followed by another in the 17th minute.Kalondo, a former student in South Africa also made it to the Boland under 18 and 21 sides in that country, but previously played for the Oranjemund Hockey Club.She, along with her striking partner, Penny Ankama, are currently rated as the best scoring pair infront of goal.Kalondo, a prolific finisher when given room, made her first mark in the sport when she was voted as the Player of the Tournament during the Karas Regional tournament in 1996.Ankama, who also scored on the day, is a national team player and represented the country at both the Commonwealth Games held in Malysia in 1998, while she also turned out at the All Africa Games in 1999.Ankama was absent from the game for nearly two years before making a comeback this year.Ankama, along with Kalondo are expected to lead their side to another league title, depending on their consistent performance.Other goals for Unam Hoppers came from Marilyn Nanus (29) and Theodora Kariko (51).For WOBC, Elizabeth Venter struck in the 43rd minute for her side’s opener, with Shane Cormack adding the second in the 48th minute.The Ramblers men side, despite failing to put away easy chances, overcame WOBC in the end, with veteran striker Trevor Cormack, who is a former national team captain, slotting away all four goals.In other matches, the WOBC reserve side pulled a 1-1 draw against Unam, with Jessie Schikerling and Pineas Nepembe scoring in that match respectively.The other results were as follows: DTS II 2-2 DTS III Men Reserve League Rehoboth HC 2-0 Ramblers II Women Reserve League Unam 0-2 WOBC Women Reserve LeagueThe exciting Unam Hoppers striker, Frieda Kalondo netted twice, with her first goal in the 8th minute, followed by another in the 17th minute.Kalondo, a former student in South Africa also made it to the Boland under 18 and 21 sides in that country, but previously played for the Oranjemund Hockey Club.She, along with her striking partner, Penny Ankama, are currently rated as the best scoring pair infront of goal.Kalondo, a prolific finisher when given room, made her first mark in the sport when she was voted as the Player of the Tournament during the Karas Regional tournament in 1996.Ankama, who also scored on the day, is a national team player and represented the country at both the Commonwealth Games held in Malysia in 1998, while she also turned out at the All Africa Games in 1999.Ankama was absent from the game for nearly two years before making a comeback this year.Ankama, along with Kalondo are expected to lead their side to another league title, depending on their consistent performance.Other goals for Unam Hoppers came from Marilyn Nanus (29) and Theodora Kariko (51).For WOBC, Elizabeth Venter struck in the 43rd minute for her side’s opener, with Shane Cormack adding the second in the 48th minute.The Ramblers men side, despite failing to put away easy chances, overcame WOBC in the end, with veteran striker Trevor Cormack, who is a former national team captain, slotting away all four goals.In other matches, the WOBC reserve side pulled a 1-1 draw against Unam, with Jessie Schikerling and Pineas Nepembe scoring in that match respectively.The other results were as follows: DTS II 2-2 DTS III Men Reserve League Rehoboth HC 2-0 Ramblers II Women Reserve League Unam 0-2 WOBC Women Reserve League