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Johan Zeedyk scored a brilliant unbeaten half-century as Monument registered a six-wicket win over Queens High School in a Schools SA20 Lions’ regional quarterfinal played at Queens on Friday afternoon.

Queens, who won the toss and elected to bat first, chalked up a solid total of 167/5 in their 20 overs. It took Monument 19.2 overs to reach 168/4 and claim victory.

Zeedyk struck eight fours and two sixes on his way to an unbeaten 83 off 48 balls to shepherd his side to a comfortable win. He, also, shared a match-winning 106-run opening wicket partnership with Antonie van Niekerk to put his side on course. Unlike Zeedyk, who cruised along at a brisk run rate of 172.9, Van Niekerk scored at a relatively pedestrian 104, tallying 49 runs from 47 balls.

The opening partnership collapsed in the 13th over with the dismissal of Van Niekerk and Monument lost their way over the next two overs as a mini-collapse unfolded. Including Van Niekerk’s wicket, Monument lost four wickets for nine runs in 12 deliveries. However, all was not lost because Zeedyk was still at the crease and all he needed was someone who would stick around with him.

That someone turned out to be Ebrahim Haffejee. Zeedyk and Haffejee, who finished with an unbeaten 24 from 15 balls, shared an unbroken 43-run fifth-wicket partnership that saw Monument past the finishing line.

Earlier in the day, Fuzail Faroon and Katlego Sekopane played well to launch their side to a competitive score. Faroon scored a 37-ball 54, cracking five fours and a single six. He was part of a 49-run third-wicket partnership with Dimpho Sefoli, although Sefoli was a trifle slow, scoring 23 off 31 balls.

Sekopane, on the other hand, smashed a 28-ball 56 to provide his side with the boost it needed to post a score that the Queens’ bowlers had a better shot at defending. He was part of Queens’ highest partnership, a 65-run fourth-wicket stand with Nkateko Maluleka. However, Sekopane and Faroon’s contributions were not enough to provide their side with a winning aggregate.

Byron Viljoen, Tshepo Mlambo, Rieghadt Prinsloo, and Ebrahim Haffejee all bagged a wicket each as Monument kept Queens to a total they could successfully chase down.

Summarised Scorecards

Queens 167/5 (Katlego Sekopane 56, Fuzail Faroon 54; Byron Viljoen 1/21, Tshepo Mlambo 1/21); Monument 168/4 (Johan Zeedyk 83*, Antonie van Niekerk 49; Lehlogonolo Mahlokoane 2/22, Nkateko Maluleka 1/22).

Monument won by six wickets.

Ethan Smith bludgeoned an imperious 179 to power Noordheuwel to an emphatic 232-run win over South Hub in their Schools SA20 Lions’ regional quarterfinal, played at Noordheuwel’s Main Oval on Friday afternoon.

Smith’s massive ton lifted the home side, who had won the toss and elected to bat first, to a huge total of 288/2 in 20 overs. South Hub’s reply stuttered along until they were bowled out for 56 in 11.4 overs.

Smith’s boundary tally was higher than the combined score of South Hub’s top two run-scorers. Uwais Shaikh and Numaan Shaikh chalked up 26 runs between them, while Smith creamed 13 fours and a mind-boggling 18 sixes, for a total of 31 boundaries in his innings. He faced only 66 deliveries for his 179 runs, striking at an astronomical run rate of 271.2.

Tidimalo Moeketsane, who shared a 209-run opening partnership with Smith, had the best seat in the stadium to witness the show his partner was putting on. He went at a run-a-ball for most of his innings, on his way to a 39-ball 48, but was happy to hand the strike to his big-hitting counterpart.

Smith, who batted into the 18th over, then shared a 36-run second-wicket stand with Corné Botha, who was even more destructive than his erstwhile partner. The number three batsman was particularly severe on Sahil Khalia, whom he smashed for 28 runs in the 19th over, to register the highest-scoring over in the contest. In just 14 balls, Botha exploded for an unbeaten 52 runs.

Despite conceding 28 runs in a single over, Khalia was not the least economical bowler of the contest. The bowler who suffered the most at the hands of Noordheuwel’s batsmen was Tankiso Motele, who had an economy rate of 18.5 after two overs. Drashy Patel and Uwais Shaikh each claimed a Noordheuwel wicket, but they went for bucketloads of runs.

JJ Basson, then, saw to it that South Hub did not get going in their innings. The left-arm SA u19 Emerging pacer had the South Hub batsmen so shell-shocked that they scored only five runs off of his four-over spell. Fortunately for the visitors, Basson also added 13 runs to their total through the wides he bowled. Had he not struggled with his line, the visitors would have been dismissed for less.

Despite the wides, Basson also bagged a five-wicket haul as he led the destruction of the South Hub batting, finishing with five for 18. His new ball partner, JD Bezuidenhout, took two wickets for 15 runs in 2.4 overs. Sage Pretorius also bagged a brace, two for seven in two overs, while Botha took a single wicket for five runs.

Noordheuwel’s bowlers were the biggest contributors to South Hub’s total, with 21 extras. Their main contributors with the bat were Uwais Shaikh and Numaan Shaikh, who scored 16 and 10 runs respectively. They were the only South Hub batsmen to reach double figures.

Summarised Scorecards

Noordheuwel 288/2 (Ethan Smith 179, Corne Botha 52*; Uwais Shaikh 1/29, Drashy Patel 1/64); South Hub 56/10 (Uwais Shaikh 16, Numaan Shaikh 10; JJ Basson 5/18, Sage Pretorius 2/7).

Noordheuwel won by 232 runs.

Tom Rew smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead St Stithians College to a nine-wicket victory over St John’s College in their Schools SA20 Lions’ region quarterfinal tie on Wits University’s A field on Friday afternoon.

St John’s won the toss and elected to bat first. They found it tough sledding, clawing their way to 129/9 in their 20 overs. Lazarus Mokoena’s Saints’ outfit made light work of the victory target, racing to 130/1 in just 15 overs.

Rew stroked eight fours and bashed four sixes on his way to an unbeaten 81 off only 42 deliveries.

The number three batsman arrived at the crease in the second over, following the dismissal of Liam Mudenda, who had scored a watchful 10 runs from nine balls. That was a better start than St John’s made. They lost their first wicket in the first over of the match. However, it was hardly the start St Stithians wanted.

They knew that what they needed to win was what St John’s had lacked in their innings, a good partnership. Rew and Ombesa Matsha delivered it.

Rew got off the mark with a boundary and didn’t look back from there. The teenager took a particular liking to St John’s captain Alec Loveland, whom he took for 16 runs in the 12th over. St Stithians had kept up with the required run rate through the first 11 overs of their innings, and they had the advantage of wickets in hand. That fruitful 12th over proved to be a turning point in the tie and it went a long way towards sealing the victory for Mokoena’s charges.

Matsha was happy to pick up singles and give the strike to his in-form partner as he played the role of the foil to Rew’s fluent knock. The opener struck only two boundaries in his unbeaten 34 off 39 balls.

Earlier in the day, Zaakir Hanslo ran through the St John’s batting lineup, snaring four wickets for 16 runs in four overs. His first wicket was the dismissal of Nkosana Sibiya (29) in the ninth over. The opener had shared a 60-run second-wicket partnership with James Yuill (26). After Sibiya’s removal, the St John’s innings went downhill.

None of their next five batsmen reached double figures as the innings fell apart. Aiden Barberrini, with an unbeaten 26 from 18 balls, batting ninth in the order, helped St John’s muster 129. The only other St John’s batsman to make it into double figures was Lwazi Khuphe and he barely made it, contributing 10.

Hanslo was well-supported with the ball by Tom Collins, who took two wickets for 12 runs in two overs. The other wicket-takers were Cayden Sunker, Tendai Kadyamadare, and Tahseen Hanslo, who all bagged a wicket each.

Summarised Scorecard

St John’s 129/9 (Nkosana Sibiya 29,  Aiden Barberrini 26*; Zaakir Hanslo 4/16, Tom Collins 2/12); St Stithians 130/1 (Tom Rew 81*, Ombesa Matsha 34; Herman Basson 1/21).

St Stithians won by nine wickets.

Jared Stern was sensational with the ball, setting up St David’s Marist Inanda for a seven-wicket win over King Edward VII School (KES), in their Schools SA20 regional quarterfinal tie at Wits University’s B field on Friday afternoon.

Stern bagged a miserly four wickets for nine runs in four overs to help his side restrict KES to 142/9 in their 20 overs. St David’s replied with 144/4 in 19 overs.

Stern’s outstanding four-over spell crippled KES. Samarat Basu, the St David’s captain, threw the ball to Stern in the seventh over and the medium pacer immediately impacted the match.

Like Kyle Butler, who was introduced in the fifth over and took a wicket, Stern delivered the wicket of Troy Gordon with his first ball. In that first over, he conceded only one run.

The pressure he exerted in that over helped Rowles bag a wicket in the next one. Stern followed that with another tidy over, which, although wicketless, cost only a single again. His third over delivered a dagger to the hopes of KES as he dismissed Reece Small and the dangerous Wade McQuinn with back-to-back deliveries. He closed off his sensational spell with a wicket for two runs in his fourth over.

Eric Southey was the only bright spark in the KES innings. Batting at number eight, he top-scored with an unbeaten 36 off 28 deliveries to drag KES to 142.

St David’s stumbled early on in their chase, losing Jason Rowles in the fourth over of their innings. However, all was not lost as Armaan Manack (42) consolidated with a 54-run second-wicket partnership with Kamogelo Phiri. The pair was, however, dismissed within 10 deliveries of one other.

The burden to see St David’s to victory fell on the shoulders of Armaan’s twin brother, Morteza Manack, who played a measured innings to shepherd his team across the finishing line. He, also, shared an unbroken 52-run fifth-wicket partnership with Hayden Campbell, which secured a semi-final spot for St David’s. At the end of the innings, Manack was unbeaten on 34 off 29 balls, while Campbell was not out on 22 off 16.

Christian Sabela was the pick of the KES bowlers for KES, claiming two wickets for 27 runs in four overs. Connor Kuijers picked up one wicket and went for 34 runs from his four overs.

Summarised Scorecards

KES 142/9 (Eric Southey 36*, Troy Gordon 15; Jared Stern 4/9, Morteza Manack 2/22); St David’s 144/4 (Armaan Manack 42, Morteza Manack 34*; Christian Sabela 2/27, Connor Kuijers 1/34).

St David’s won by seven wickets.

Lions’ powerhouses, St Stithians and St John’s College are braced for what promises to be an epic showdown in the quarterfinals of the region’s Schools SA tournament at Wits University’s A ground on Friday afternoon.

St John’s will go into the contest keen to avenge a defeat in their last meeting with St Stithians, who pulled off a last-ball two-wicket victory in a nail-biting thriller to claim the bragging rights.

“The boys are motivated and eager to go. But we are much more focussed on our processes based on player development and team progression in terms of skill standards in all three disciplines,” Bongani Ntini, the St John’s coach, told SuperSport Schools Plus.

St John’s heads into the tie buoyed by a resounding eight-wicket victory over St Alban’s College in which Ntini’s outfit needed only 30.2 overs to chase down their opposition’s 192-run total.

Alec Loveland scored an outstanding and unbeaten 113 off 95 deliveries and was well-supported by Nkosana Sibiya, who chipped in with a 52-ball 53.

Earlier in the contest, Loveland bagged a brace of wickets, which helped restrict St Alban’s to a middling score. The 17-year-old has been an exceptional captain for the side, leading from the front both bat and ball.

St John’s has been performing well in multiple formats. They began their defence of the Johnny Waite title, which they won last year, with a series of wins, mostly recently by 55 runs over Northcliff High. In that tie, Darshik Lutchman and Sibiya scored brilliant half-centuries, which lifted their team to 184, before Ethan Robinson, with three wickets, helped St John’s restrict Northcliff to 129/7 in their 20 overs.

“We have played a few Johnny Waite fixtures, which we have used to pilot a few game plays and strategies in a pressured environment,” Ntini explained.

Their opposition plans to give as much as they get and more. Coach Lazarus Mokoena’s men are back from a Westvaal North-South T20 Tournament that produced mixed results. His charges were battle-tested by some of the country’s best batsmen and bowlers and gave as much as they received. They narrowly lost their last encounter of the tournament to Westville in a contest that was decided by the final delivery of the match.

Before that loss, they had demonstrated outstanding resilience by recovering from a morale-killing 113-run loss to Affies to smash 259/3 on their way to a comprehensive 130-run win over HS Centurion.

“The North-South tournament gave us the light as we played against good schools from around the country, and it was, definitely, good preparation for the Schools SA20 fixtures,” Mokoena said.

St Stithians hit the ground running after the North-South tournament and trounced St David’s Marist Inanda by nine wickets in their Johnny Waite encounter on Wednesday evening. Liam Mudenda led the way, cruising to an unbeaten 81 off 45 as his side chased down 162 runs for victory. Showcasing the lessons they had learned over the past week, St Stithians scorched to 163/1 in 14.2 overs.

The platform for the Saints’ victory had been set up by a disciplined bowling performance, led by Tahseen Hanslo, which held St David’s to 161/5 in 20 overs.

“Playing more games gives us good momentum [heading] into every game and we learn on the go,” Mokoena said.

The mouthwatering showdown between the powerhouses kicks off at 14:30.

King Edward VII School and St David’s Marist Inanda will face off in what promises to be a humdinger of a contest in the Schools SA20 competition at Wits University’s B cricket ground on Friday afternoon.

The teams were supposed to slug it out in two T20 bouts – a Johnny Waite Trophy fixture and a Schools SA20 tie – just four days apart. Unfortunately, the Johnny Waite contest, scheduled for Tuesday, was abandoned due to rain.

Moments before the downpour, Wade McQuinn had given his coach, Vincent Jordaan a reason to smile during KES’s innings. The young all-rounder had smashed a brilliant unbeaten 32-ball 52. Jordaan hopes that the rest of the batting lineup, which failed to provide McQuinn with much support, will be in better form when the sides cross swords on Friday.

“Going up against KES is always a big game for us,” Dave Nosworthy, the St David’s Director of Cricket, said. “They are historically a strong school with many years of good cricket tradition. But we have also put together a good side, so it will be interesting to see how our boys go against a strong KES side. They have done well recently.”

St David’s heads into the tie buoyed by their recent match against Northcliff, in which they bludgeoned 505/4 in 50 overs. The Manack brothers, Morteza and Armaan, starred with the bat, scoring 393 runs between them, which included the twins sharing an outstanding 309-run third-wicket partnership that sunk Northcliff’s hopes. Morteza smashed 226 off 128 balls and Armaan scored a great 167 off 108.

Jordaan’s charges will aim to restrict the freedom the Manack twins enjoyed against Northcliff. KES will aim to keep the St David’s batsmen honest, just as they did when they dismissed Pretoria Boys High for a paltry 92 in their most recent match.

In that contest, Connor Kuijers bagged an outstanding six wickets for 24 runs in 8.3 overs. His healthy haul complemented Tiago Dias’ unbeaten 131 from earlier in the day, which helped KES to a solid 272/5 in 50 overs.

“We have an exciting young squad and have trust in our skills and our abilities as a unit and have specific plans against certain batters and know how to attack certain bowlers,” Jordaan shared.

Jordaan said while his charges will endeavour to not give their opposition an inch on the field, the most important thing for him and his team is that they represent the KES brand properly.

Morteza Manack smashed his way into the record books as he led St David’s Marist Inanda to an incredible 222-run victory over Northcliff when the two sides met on Saturday.

Manack was in imperious form, carving 32 fours and eight sixes in his school record-setting 226 off 128 deliveries.

The middle-order batsman’s tally of fours was just one less than the number scored by the entire Northcliff batting line-up. With his inspired knock leading the way, St David’s posted a massive 505/4, their highest total yet in limited-overs cricket.

His 226 also eclipsed the previous individual best set by Armaan Manack, his twin brother, who scored a fluent 174 against St Alban’s in February.

Northcliff had little chance of chasing down that total, and even though they mustered 283/8 in their 50 overs, they were still well over 200 runs short of the St David’s total.

Manack joined his twin brother, Armaan, in the 10th over after two batsmen had departed in two balls. St David’s needed a partnership that would consolidate their innings and set them up for a big finish in their final 10 overs. The Manack twins achieved far more than that.

The pair shared an incredible 309-run third-wicket stand, the highest St David’s partnership ever in limited-overs cricket. The brothers spent only 29.5 overs together, but they were brutal and relentless on the Northcliff bowlers and fielders, who were made to chase leather.

Their outstanding partnership ended when Armaan was dismissed after scoring a brilliant 167 from 108 deliveries. His knock, which featured 24 fours and two sixes, highlighted why he was the previous record holder for the highest individual score by a St David’s batsman.

Morteza Manack batted until the 49th over, by which time he had also shared a 100-run fourth-wicket partnership with Kamogelo Phiri (41*), which left St David’s on 489.

Only Oliver Vermaak, among the Northcliff bowlers, returned a respectable economy rate of 6.75 from eight overs. The rest of the bowlers went for over eight runs an over, with Reaal Harriam, who picked up a five-for for the Lions Invitational side against high-flying Waterkloof in the Fasken Time Cricket Festival, suffering the most and conceding 13.33 runs an over.

Alexander West‘s century, 102 runs from 90 balls, with 12 fours and a six, good innings that it was, wasn’t enough to help Northcliff mount a challenge to St David’s sensational outing with the bat.

The game was already out of Northcliff’s reach when West arrived at the crease in the 14th over. They had lost three wickets to good bowling from Hayden Campbell and Christopher Emslie and had only 47 runs on the board.

Besides West, Cade Bradley was the other bright spark in Northcliff’s vain run chase. He struck a commendable unbeaten 80 off 66 deliveries and shared a 149-run sixth-wicket partnership with West, the highest of Northcliff’s innings.

Hayden Campbell was the pick of the bowlers for St David’s with two wickets for 20 runs in five overs. Christopher Emslie and Shaiyen Desai also bagged a brace each. Jason Rowles chipped in with a single wicket.

Summarised Scorecard: 

St David’s Marist 505/4 (Morteza Manack 226, Armaan Manack 167; Alexander West 2/67, Jack Woolard 1/42); Northcliff  283/8 (Alexander West 102, Cade Bailey 80; Hayden Campbell 2/20, Christopher Emslie 2/26). St David’s Marist won by 222 runs.

Khaya Majola Week defending champions Central Gauteng Lions recently named a strong 13-member side for the 2024 edition of the annual cricket showcase that will be contested in Cape Town from the 16th to the 20th of December 2024.

This year’s team will feature three players from their title-winning outfit, Richard Seletswane, Sipho Potsane, and Fayaz Vawda. Seletswane scored the second-most runs in the final to help the Lions to the title, where they went up against the Dolphins. Potsane also made a handy contribution by bagging a brace of wickets.

Seletswane has enjoyed a fruitful couple of years. In addition to his Khaya Majola appearance last year, he was also a member of the SA u19 and SA Schools squads selected in 2023.

Potsane enjoyed a good Khaya Majola Week and was picked for the SA u19 and Colts sides.

JJ Basson and Jason Rowles will add to the experience and leadership in the side after their recent trip to Zimbabwe as part of the South Africa u19 Emerging side that whitewashed the hosts in a five-match series.

Basson has proven himself to be one of the most exciting left-arm pacers coming through and will be looking to create chaos with his pace and angles. Rowles, on the other hand, has shown himself to be more than just an outstanding opening batter. The St David’s Marist Inanda learner is also a handy spin bowling option.

St David’s has three more players in the side. Kamogelo Phiri, who is following in the footsteps of his brother Gomolemo Phiri. The older Phiri featured for the Lions at the showcase last year. Rowles and Phiri are joined by the Manack brothers, Armaan and Morteza Manack. The Manack brothers are batting all-rounders and Phiri is a wicketkeeper.

As they did last year, St Stithians has a trio in the team, Seletswane, Pranav Raichetti, and Tahseen Hanslo. Noordheuwel has three representatives, Basson, Corné Botha, and Ruan Strauss. Vawda and Tiaan Goosen are both from King Edward VII, and Potsane is the sole player from Jeppe High School for Boys in the side.

The team:

Richard Seletswane (St Stithians College), Sipho Potsane (Jeppe High School fo Boys), Fayaaz Vawda (King Edward VII), Kamogelo Phiri (St David’s Marist), Armaan Manack (St David’s Marist), Tahseen Hanslo (St Stithians College), Morteza Manack (St David’s Marist), JJ Basson (Noordheuwel), Jason Rowles (St David’s Marist), Pranav Raichetti (St Stithians College), Corné Botha (Noordheuwel), Tiaan Goosen (Noordheuwel), Ruan Strauss (Noordheuwel).

Coach: Ahmed Nawab.

Thomas Rew and Ombesa Matsha scored brilliant half-centuries as St Stithians College romped to a dominant 152-run victory over Trinity School in their Schools SA20 match played on the Dlamini Oval at St Stithians on Tuesday.

Rew blitzed more sixes than fours (2X4s, 8X6s) as he thumped 69 runs off 33 deliveries and Matsha had a more even spread of boundaries (6X4s, 5X6s) on his way to a 32-ball 63 as they buoyed St Stithians to 232/6. In reply, Trinity School hobbled to 80/9 in 20 overs.

The last time the two sides met was earlier in the year, in January, and back then, Trinity School batted first and chalked a total which Lazarus Mokoena’s side chased down in 12.2 overs. This time around Theo Enslin, the Trinity School captain, won the toss and elected to bowl first and rued the decision immediately.

Matsha and Liam Mudenda raced to put together a 90-run opening partnership from a mere 47 deliveries. The visitors must have thought they were back in the game when they followed up Mudenda’s wicket with the dismissal of Matsha in the next over.

However, St Stithians had more firepower coming. Rew and his captain, Tahseen Hanslo scored 86 from 39 balls in their third-wicket stand as the destruction continued. All of the St Stithians batters who reached double figures were scoring at strike rates north of 150.

Zakir Hanslo and Tendai Kadyamadare saw to it that Trinity School did not get off on a flier by striking early. The bowlers had the visitors three wickets down for five runs after 1.6 overs. Things did not get better for Trinity School as the match progressed. Three batters, Justin du Preez, Matthew Webb, and Jack Joubert reached double figures but did so at a slow pace. Du Preez scored a run-a-ball 12, Webb faced 42 deliveries for his 25, and Joubert top-scored with a 28-ball 32.

Kadyamadare was the pick of the bowlers for St Stithians with three wickets for five runs in two overs. He delivered 10 dot balls in his 12-ball quota. Akhil Challa also bagged three wickets for 24 runs in four overs. Zakir Hanslo, who took a single wicket for 9 runs in his four-over allotment, sent down an incredible 17 dot balls.

Summarised Scorecard:

St Stithians College 232/6 (Thomas Rew 69, Ombesa Matsha 63; Kian Vermaak 1/35, Stef Steyn 1/29); Trinity School 80/9 (Jack Joubert 32, Matthew Webb 25; Tendai Kadyamadare 3/5, Akhil Challa 3/24). St Stithians College won by 152 runs.

Traditional hockey powerhouse, Maritzburg College, announced Mark Sanders as their new hockey first-team head coach. The decorated mentor will hold the dual positions of Director of Hockey and First XI head coach.

Sanders has an impressive 27-year coaching record, 25 of which have been at provincial school level. He has had spells with good results as the head coach at King Edward VII, Parktown Boys’ High, St Stithians College, and St Benedict’s College.

“I have earned great experience along the way. I think it will serve me and the school well as we embark on this new chapter,” Sanders shared.

Over the past few years, Sanders has overseen the implementation of a playing system he envisions for Maritzburg College through its junior ranks. It is a system that he hopes to have the senior team playing going forward.

“We want to play a modern and fresh attacking brand of hockey. That is a brand of play that should help us regain our standing as one of the best hockey-playing schools, not only in KZN but in the country,” he said.

However, Sanders was quick to point out that though the style will be new to the Maritzburg College system, it is not a move away from the brand that made the school a powerhouse for many years.

“Traditionally, we have always been strong in defence, with a strong back four. Now, we want to build on that foundation and build a more attacking and dynamic side,” Sanders explained.

The coach’s experience is not limited to school hockey. Sanders has 12 years of coaching the A section of the men’s provincial hockey teams under his belt and led the Maropeng Cavemen to two championship titles in the Professional Hockey League (PHL). He has also held the head coach position at Wits University and coached Premier League clubs in Southern Gauteng, including Jeppe, Crusaders, and Old Edwardian’s.

Sanders’ experience spans beyond coaching and has served as a national selector for multiple major tournaments and was the Convenor of Selectors for the South African Men’s Indoor Team.

Sanders’ predecessor, Kyle Emerson, will continue his coaching duties with the school and will lead the age group teams.

“The future of College hockey remains bright and we look forward to what Mark will bring to College First XI hockey going forward. College extends sincere gratitude and appreciation to outgoing First XI coach Kyle Emerson, for his many years of commitment and service to the College First XI,” the school said in a statement.