Author: hnienaber

Two Free Staters stole the show during the second annual Wildeklawer TUT Top 14 meeting hosted by Curro Hazeldean at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria.

Rumé Burger (Oranje) and Judy Watson (Fichardtpark) were the two top-performing female athletes on the track and field respectively.

Burger set a new personal best in the 100m for girls u17 with a magnificent time of 11.73 seconds. She also won the 200m sprint in 24.05 seconds. Both these performances set new meeting records. She is the daughter of former Blitzbok Philip Burger, while her grandfather, Thys Burger, represented the Springboks in three tests.

Rumé received a total of 1,950 points for her two performances according to the points system. Her winning time in the 100m is faster than the u19 record set by Randburg’s Chané Vermeulen (11.76) during last year’s meeting.

Watson won the discus as well as receiving a bronze medal for the shot put event for girls u19. Watson accumulated a total of 1,818 points out of a maximum of 2,000 points to walk away with the award for the best senior field athlete during the meeting.

Watson won the discus with a throw of 46.90 metres while launching the shot put ball 11.87m for the bronze. The shot put for girls u19 was won by Jeandré Jacobs (Eldoraigne) with an attempt of 13,67m to set a new record. Helpmekaar’s Keira Pienaar (11.95m) bagged the silver medal.

Voortrekker of Bethlehem’s Lisa Rautenbach also enjoyed a good day in the Jacaranda City as she won the discus (38.17m) and shot put (13.35m) for girls u17. Rautenbach’s performance in the shot put was the best of the two as it brought her a total of 870 points. In the discus, she received 868 points for her performance.

The award for the best senior track athlete went to Prestige College, Tumi Ramokgopa. She won the 200m sprint in a quick-fire 24.44 seconds while also securing gold in the 100m hurdles for girls u19 in only 13.72 seconds. Her personal best in the short hurdles is a blistering 13.26 seconds which she achieved last year during the Curro Podium Northern Regional meeting.

Ramokgopa received a total of 1,876 points for her two performances on Wednesday.  She was also a member of SuperSport Schools’ Class of 2024 for her performances during last year.

Helpmekaar’s Lenka du Toit was the best junior girl on show on the track. She won the 90m hurdles (13.95) and 300m hurdles (43.34) convincingly. In the longer hurdles, her nearest opponent was more than four seconds behind her. In the shorter hurdles she had a bit more competition as Oranje’s Klara van Wyk (14.11) also set a respectable time to walk away with the silver medal.

Danyelle Pienaar of Oranje set a new record in the 400m hurdles for girls u17 in a time of 1 minute and 2.92 seconds. It was with 910 points one of the best performances during the meeting. Curro Hazeldean’s young sprinter Mokgadi Maake also deserves a mention as she crossed the finish line in 25.23 seconds in the 200m for girls u15.

Diocesan College (Bishops) is the champion of the Western Cape.

Bishops convincingly defeated Paarl Boys’ High by nine wickets on Sunday in the Western Cape final of the Schools SA20 to book their place in the national final of the competition.

Boishaai batted first in the final played on the Recreational Ground in Oudtshoorn. They reached 112/7 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to contributions by Bjorn Berry (36) and Ra-eez Isaacs (26).

Bishops’ Waco Bassick (3/19) was the thorn in Boishaai’s flesh. Bassick removed both opening batsmen, Abriam Jacobs (2) and Brent Goosen (1), without them troubling the scorers too much. Jacobs and Goosen were in top form throughout the tournament and would have been targeted by Bishops if they were to beat Boishaai.

Bishops defeated Boishaai by four wickets in the opening match in Oudtshoorn in a cross-pool match. Jacobs (54) struck a half-century in that clash. They booked their place in the regional final with a convincing 99-run victory over SACS in the semi-finals.

In their two pool matches, they defeated Paarl Gimnasium by 32 runs and D’Almeida Hub by nine wickets.

Diocesan College reached the winning target in the final against Boishaai in the 15th over with Kyle Stirk (63*) and James Robb-Quinlan (24*) taking them home. Samuel Stavely-Alexander (26) also made a solid contribution with the bat.

Three other schools have also already booked their place in the national final to be held in Pretoria in March. They are Northwood (KwaZulu-Natal), St Andrew’s School (Central Region), and Pearson of Gqeberha (Eastern Cape).

Summarised Scorecard: 

Paarl Boys’ High 112/7 (Bjorn Berry 36, Ra-eez Isaacs 26; Waco Bassick 3/19; Diocesan College 116/1 (Kyle Stirk 63*, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 26, James Robb-Quinlan 24*; Reese Petersen 1/20). Diocesan College won by nine wickets.

Paarl Boys’ High will face Diocesan College (Bishops) in the Western Cape regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn on Sunday. The winner will represent the Western Cape in the national final in Pretoria in March.

Bishops secured their place in the final with a convincing victory of 99 runs over SACS.

Alexander Vincent (69*) and Waco Bassick (55*) propelled the victorious side to a massive 195/5 thanks to their unbeaten partnership of 126 runs over the sixth wicket.

Vincent only faced 27 deliveries in his innings hitting five fours and six sixes. Bassick was also in a devastating mood as he only faced 26 deliveries in his innings.

Thaafier Japtha (33) and Samuel Stavely-Alexander (22) also made valuable contributions with the willow.

SACS only reached 96/8 in their allotted 20 overs with Julian Pilkington (2/19) and Raaid Arendse (2/27) causing their batsmen the most problems. Abhay Kalan (30) top-scored for the losing side.

Bishops will enter the final unbeaten. They defeated Boishaai by four wickets in a cross-pool match on Friday. This match did not count towards the competition.

Boishaai will therefore get another chance in the final to set the record straight against Bishops. The team from Paarl defeated their archnemesis, Paarl Gimnasium, by seven wickets in the other semi-final.

Boishaai’s fast bowler Ulrich Drotschie (5/18) was in top form with a five-wicket haul to help restrict Gimmies to 124. Dirk Burger (27) and Matt Dippenaar (24) were the only batsmen who managed to get good starts for the losing side.

Boishaai reached the target with the last delivery of the 16th over with Brent Goosen (40), Abriam Jacobs (29) and Gideon du Toit (25*) all chipping in.

They have previously been crowned champions of the national competition in its previous format in 2012 when Bjorn Fortuin and Jean-Luc du Plessis were in the team. Du Plessis has since become a professional rugby player, while Fortuin has donned the Protea colours in the shorter formats.

The team of 2012 was captained by Eddie Schutte.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Diocesan College 195/5 (Alexander Vintcent 69*, Waco Bassick 55*, Thaafier Japtha 33, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 22; Nicholas Oscroft 2/35); SACS 96/8 (Abhay Kalan 30; Julian Pilkington 2/19, Raaid Arendse 2/27). Diocesan College won by 99 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 124 (Dirk Burger 27, Matt Dippenaar 24; Ulrich Drotschie 5/18); Paarl Boys’ High 128/3 (Brent Goosen 40, Abriam Jacobs 29, Gideon du Toit 25*; Derrick Groenewald 1/18). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.

It was Paarl Gimnasium, Diocesan College (Bishops), and SACS which came the fastest out of the blocks during the opening round of matches of the Western Cape’s regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn.

Bishops secured a vital four-wicket victory over Paarl Boys’ High in their opening match. Boishaai batted first and reached a formidable 150/7 thanks to a half-century by Abriam Jacobs (54) and another valuable contribution by Christiaan van Zuydam (31*).

Jacobs and his opening partner, Brent Goosen (16), laid the foundation with a 68-run opening partnership.

Julian Pilkington (2/12) and Thaafier Japtha (2/28) picked up two wickets each. Bishops then reached the target with three balls to spare with Japtha (41), Waco Bassick (36*) and James Robb-Quinlan (35) all making contributions with the bat in hand.

Paarl Gimnasium defeated the D’Almeida Hub by 100 runs after they posted a mammoth 195/5 in their 20 overs. Charles King (56), Wian Munnik (47), and De Waal Viviers (39) led the charge.

The D’Almeida Hub, from Mossel Bay, reached 95/6 in their 20 overs with their opening batsman Kearan Arends (50*) scoring the bulk of their runs.

SACS got their campaign in Oudtshoorn off the ground with a nine-run victory over Bridgton Hub. SACS was restricted to 115 with star player and captain, Ulrich Roth (19), top-scoring for them.

The visitors from Cape Town’s batsmen were troubled by the bowling of Lastio Williams (2/13), Sherwin Plaaitjies (2/21) and Jerwill van Wyngaard (2/22).

Bridgton mustered 106/7 in their reply, with Plaaitjies (30*) and Wilvino Meyer (26) providing some resistance. The picks of SACS’ bowling attack were Saeed Conrad (2/12) and Abhay Kalan (2/13).

Conrad is the son of the Proteas’ Test team coach, Shukri Conrad. Conrad sr. represented the South African Schools’ side back in 1983 and 1984.

Summarised Scorecards

Paarl Boys’ High 150/7 (Abriam Jacobs 54, Christiaan van Zuydam 31*; Julian Pilkington 2/12, Thaafier Japtha 2/28); Diocesan College 152/6 (Thaafier Japtha 41, Waco Bassick 36*, James Robb-Quinlan 35; Christiaan van Zuydam 1/15). Diocesan College won by four wickets.

Paarl Gimnasium 195/5 (Charles King 56, Wian Munnik 47, De Waal Viviers 39; Joshua Rossouw 2/44); D’Almeida Hub 95/6 (Kearan Arends 50*; Zayde Abrahams 2/10). Paarl Gimnasium won by 100 runs.

SACS 115 (Ulrich Roth 19; Lastio Williams 2/13, Sherwin Plaaitjies 2/21, Jerwill van Wyngaard 2/22); Bridgton Hub 106/7 (Sherwin Plaaitjies 30*, Wilvino Meyer 26, Keano Coericius 22; Saeed Conrad 2/12, Abhay Kalan 2/13). SACS won by nine runs.

SARAWAK. – South Africa u19 Women delivered a commanding performance against Samoa u19 Women in their second match of the ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup at the Borneo Cricket Ground on Monday.

Nthabiseng Nini emerged as the standout performer, earning the title of “chief destroyer” from commentators and fans alike for her exceptional bowling display.

Nini’s spell of 3/4 not only dismantled the opposition but also earned her the Player of the Match accolade.

Reflecting on her performance, Nini said:

“My performance in today’s game feels really special. What worked best for me was keeping it simple and applying what I’ve prepared for in practice.

“The motivation from our management—reminding us to treat ‘EVERY BALL AS AN EVENT’—played a significant role in my performance today.”

After winning the toss, South Africa elected to field, delivering a disciplined bowling effort, to restrict Samoa to a mere 16 runs all out.

Nini led the charge with her three wickets, while Seshnie Naidu bowled a remarkable spell, taking 2/0.

Fay Cowling and Kayla Reyneke were equally effective, each claiming two wickets in their two overs and the collective effort from the bowling unit left Samoa with no room to build momentum.

The chase was a formality for the South African openers, who confidently reached the target in under two overs, sealing a dominant victory and boosting their position in the tournament.

South Africa u19 Women Squad: ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 (18 January – 02 February)

Kayla Reyneke (Captain, Western Province), Jemma Botha (Western Province), Fay Cowling (Lions), Jae-Leigh Filander (Western Province), Mona-Lisa Legodi (Titans), Simoné Lourens (Titans), Karabo Meso (Lions), Seshnie Naidu (Dolphins), Nthabiseng Nini (Dragons), Luyanda Nzuza (Free State), Diara Ramlakan (Lions), Diedré van Rensburg (North West Dragons), Mieke van Voorst (Eastern Storm), Ashleigh van Wyk (Eastern Storm), Chanel Venter (Titans).

SA U19 Women Fixtures:  ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 (18 January – 02 February)

Saturday, 18 January @ 08h30 SAST – 1st Match: New Zealand vs South Africa u19 (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 22 runs.

Monday, 20 January @ 08h30 SAST – 2nd Match: South Africa u19 vs Samoa (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 10 wickets.

Wednesday, 22 January @ 08h30 SAST – 3rd Match: South Africa u19 vs Nigeria (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak)

Saturday, 25 January – Wednesday, 29 January – Super Six Stage

Friday, 31 January @ 04h30 SAST – 1st Semi-final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

Friday, 31 January @ 08h30 SAST – 2nd Semi-final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

Sunday, 02 February @ 08h30 SAST – Final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

The Department of Basic Education’s national senior certificate results for 2024 have been released.

We have compiled a list of public schools and their performances during the exams. We will update the list as the schools release their statistics.

If you are the head of academics or the marketer at a public school and your statistics are not complete, missing, or have any discrepancies please contact us via hello@superschoolsnews.co.za.

The DBE Matric results per school: 

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*D/C indicates distinctions per candidate

The Independent Examination Board (IEB) national senior certificate results of 2024 have been released with the schools achieving an incredible overall pass rate of 98.47 percent.

In 2024 there were a total of 16 304 candidates from 256 schools from around South Africa that wrote the exam. More than half of these private schools a total of 138 are located in Gauteng.

We have compiled a list of IEB schools and their performances during the exams. We will update the list as the schools release their statistics.

If you are the head of academics or the marketer at an IEB school and your statistics are not complete, missing, or have any discrepancies please contact us via hello@superschoolsnews.co.za.

The IEB Matric results per school: 

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*D/C indicates distinctions per candidate

After five days of superb schools’ cricket during the Peninsula Festival with only Rondebosch Boys’ High managing to finish the week with an unbeaten record intact.

Rondebosch defeated Potchefstroom Gimnasium in a closely contested match at Rondebosch’s main oval on Sunday by four runs.

The team from Potchefstroom needed only eight runs from the final over with their kingpin Ulrich Botha (51) still at the crease. From the home side, Arin Spiller (1/22) was to bowl the final over.

To the arena stepped Adeeb Levy to run out Botha from the very first delivery of the over. Spiller then rearranged Henré Cronjé’s (0) stumps with the very next delivery to add to the pressure. With the fourth delivery of the 20th over Divan van Eldik (6) was also ran out.

Botha was also the pick of the Potch Gimmies bowling attack with figures of 2/23. Rondebosch’s Noah Heath (39) and Levy (33) were leading their side’s charge with the willow.

Hilton College finished their tour on a high by defeating Wynberg Boys’ High by seven wickets in their final match in the Cape on the Jacques Kallis Oval.

Wynberg reached 129/9 in their allotted 20 overs with Michail Tarentaal (41) and Moosa Gabriels (29) making the biggest contributions. Luke Campbell was in superb form with the ball in hand as he picked up three wickets for 15 runs.

Hilton’s Alex Pitman (51*) then led the way with his unbeaten half-century with some solid support from Simon Steyn (29) and Robert Burman (24).

Bishops’ Luke de Klerk (5/10) had Pretoria Boys High on the backfoot early on in their match-up as he claimed a five-wicket haul in his side’s victory of seven wickets. The team from the Jacaranda City was bowled out for 101 runs with their stalwart Joshua Hall (30*) once again leading the way.

Bishops got past the target in the tenth over with Alex Vintcent (34) contributing the bulk of the runs.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Rondebosch Boys’ High 162/7 (Noah Heath 39, Adeeb Levy 33, Ethan Kloots 22; Ulrich Botha 2/23, Adriaan van Niekerk 2/35); Potchefstroom Gimnasium 158/7 (Ulrich Botha 57, Caiden Seleka 38; James Kirsten 1/10). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by four runs.

Pretoria Boys’ High 101 (Joshua Hall 30*; Luke de Klerk 5/10); Diocesan College 107/3 (Alex Vintcent 34; Euan Gottfried 1/2). Diocesan College won by seven wickets.

Wynberg Boys’ High 129/9 (Michail Tarentaal 41, Moosa Gabriels 29, Joshua Prince 21; Luke Campbell 3/15, Obakeng Motsepa 2/18, Simon Steyn 2/22); Hilton College 132/3 (Alex Pitman 51*, Simon Steyn 29, Robert Burman 24; Joshua Prince 1/22). Hilton College won by seven wickets.

Wynberg Boys’ High and Affies both secured ten-wicket victories during the second day of the annual Peninsula Festival.

Wynberg Boys’ High defeated St Stithians College by ten wickets with Michail Tarentaal leading the charge with some exceptional bowling. Tarentaal picked up six wickets for only five runs in 10.3 overs which saw Saints being bowled out for a mere 73 runs.

His opening partner Damien Harris (3/25) also troubled the batsmen from Johannesburg from his end. St Stithians’ Cayden Sunker (26*) was the only batsman of the visitors who managed to navigate the Wynberg bowling onslaught successfully.

Storme van Rooyen (50*) and Qaeed Shaik (23*) got the home side past the target in the 20th over.

The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool was back at full strength in their second encounter of the festival with Vihan Pretorius and Ruben Groenewald back from Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week. Both however enjoyed a rest day with the willow as opening batsmen, JP Botha (97*) and Henré Smit (55*), scored the winning runs at the start of the 36th over.

They shared an unbeaten 163-run partnership.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium reached 159/9 before their forced declaration in the 65th over. Jahndré Coetzee (40*) and Lukas Kotze (33) made the biggest contributions with the bat. SF Vermuelen (5/58) picked up a five-wicket haul to help keep the Gimmies at bay.

Rondebosch Boys’ High won their encounter against Hilton College by eight wickets.

Ethan Kloots spearheaded the effort with an impressive five-wicket haul (5/64), helping to restrict Hilton to 186/9 in 70 overs. David Hill (42*), Alex Pitman (37) and Ben Erasmus (34)  made the biggest contributions with the bat for Hilton College.

Noah Heath (65*) and Eli Aufrichtig (59*) got their team past the target with their half-centuries.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Hilton College 186/9 (David Hill 42*, Alex Pitman 37, Ben Erasmus 34; Ethan Kloots 5/64, Timothy Short 3/49); Rondebosch Boys’ High 188/2 (Noah Heath 65*, Eli Aufrichtig 59*, Daniel Cooke 31, Tyler Heyns 22). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by eight wickets.

St Stithians College 73 (Cayden Sunker 26*; Michail Tarentaal 6/5, Damien Harris 3/25); Wynberg Boys’ High 74/0 (Storme van Rooyen 50*, Qaeed Shaik 23*). Wynberg Boys’ High won by ten wickets.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 159/9 (Jahndré Coetzee 40*, Lukas Kotze 33, Ulrich Botha 29; SF Vermeulen 5/58, Nico Loggenberg 2/38); Affies 163/0 (JP Botha 97*, Henré Smit 55*). Affies won by ten wickets.

Paul Roos Gimnasium started the year off in emphatic fashion as they defeated Potchefstroom Gimnasium during their declaration encounter on day one of the Peninsula Cricket Festival.

Their captain, Matthew Seymore, led the charge as he scored an unbeaten 98 runs. Seymore is the son of former Northern Transvaal, Gauteng and Easterns player, André Seymore.

Matthew shared an unbeaten partnership of 165 runs over the third wicket with Luca Plekker (69*) to get his team past the target of 234 set for victory. Etienne Serfontein (37) also weighed in with some valuable runs.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium reached their 233 runs thanks to contributions by Lukas Kotze (92), Ulrich Botha (39) and Henré Cronjé (33). Die home side’s Dion Slabber was in superb form as he picked up seven wickets at the cost of only 43 runs.

Waterkloof secured a victory over Hilton College in their clash at the Claremont Cricket Club. Klofies batted first and was bowled out for 193 runs with Johan Feuth (63) and Franco Schmidt (43) making the biggest contributions with the bat in hand.

Hilton College’s Jayden Roux (3/28) and Luke Campbell (3/44) both picked up three wickets to give their team’s batsmen a realistic chance to bag a victory. Hilton was bowled out for 154 runs with Darius Maritz (5/25) picking up a five-wicket haul in the process.

The team from KwaZulu-Natal’s Ben Wilson (46) and David Hill (42*) led their side’s charge with the willow.

Diocesan College came out on top against St Stithians College of Johannesburg on the former’s Frank Reid Oval in Cape Town. Bishops posted 171 runs thanks to James R-Quinlan (50) and Michael Kruiskamp (34) making valuable contributions. Zaakir Hanslo (6/33) of Saints caused most of the damage with his five-wicket haul. He also received some good support from Nicholas Bayly (2/21).

Saints were then restricted to only 132 with only Tendai Kadyamadare (37*) and Matthew Katzenstein (30) managing to keep the home side’s bowlers at bay.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Diocesan College 171 (James R-Quinlan 50, Michael Kruiskamp 34, Waco Bassick 22, Cameron MacBeth 21; Zaakir Hanslo 6/33, Nicholas Bayly 2/21); St Stithians College 132 (Tendai Kadyamadare 37*, Matthew Katzenstein 30; Waco Bassick 2/15, Julian Pilkington 2/15, Michael Kruiskamp 2/24). Diocesan College won on first innings.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 233 (Lukas Kotze 92, Ulrich Botha 39, Henré Cronjé 33, Jahndré Coetzee 25; Dion Slabber 7/43, Noah Appollis 2/24); Paul Roos Gimnasium 236/2 (Matthew Seymore 98*, Luca Plekker 69*, Etienne Serfontein 37; Ruhann Steenkamp 2/37). Paul Roos Gimnasium won on first innings.

Waterkloof 193 (Johan Feuth 63, Franco Schmidt 43, Jaydon Blom 29*; Jayden Roux 3/28, Luke Campbell 3/44, Ryan Jellis 2/31); Hilton College 154 (Ben Wilson 46, David Hill 42*; Darius Maritz 5/25, Jaco van der Walt 2/10, Johan Feuth 2/19). Waterkloof won on first innings.