{"id":64430,"date":"2025-02-12T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=64430"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T08:29:34","slug":"eastern-cape-powers-light-up-saints-squash-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=64430","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Cape powers light up Saints Squash Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good sportsmanship is a prime focus of the Saints Squash Festival – St Andrew’s School and Ho\u00ebrskool Zwartkop demonstrated that after their A and B teams met.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 31st Saints Squash Festival<\/strong>, hosted by St Andrew’s School<\/strong>, in Bloemfontein, over the weekend, showed that there is likely to be a new number-one squash-playing school in South Africa in 2025, with the Eastern Cape’s Grey High School<\/strong> and Selborne College<\/strong> set to battle it out for the top spot.<\/p>\n

Both teams displayed strong depth and came away from their five ties with clean records. Selborne is also set to be further strengthened when two players, who are members of the first cricket side, are added to their line-up.<\/p>\n

While Grey High and Selborne emerged as the top teams, Ho\u00ebrskool Zwartkop<\/strong>, which had Luhann Groenewald<\/strong>, the top player in the country, at number one last year, rolled out a worthy replacement in Juan-Corn\u00e9 Brand<\/strong>. He was unbeaten in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n

Zwartkop, though, didn’t win any of their ties. Hold up a moment, though. Four of their five ended 3-3! Grey High beat the Pretoria school 5-1 in their other tie.<\/p>\n

KZN’s Maritzburg College<\/strong> and Westville Boys’<\/strong> High enjoyed strong showings, with College dropping only one match 2-4 to Selborne, which was the toughest outing the East Londoners had all festival long. College’s Bandile Mahaye<\/strong> and Veer Premchund<\/strong>, playing at three and four respectively, went unbeaten.<\/p>\n

Westville, meanwhile, won three and drew two, beating St John’s College<\/strong>, King Edward VII (KES)<\/strong>, and Pretoria Boys High<\/strong>, while going 3-3 against Zwartkop A and Grey College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The host, St Andrew’s School, one of the traditional powers, is in a rebuilding year and fell to Grey High and Selborne. They drew with Zwartkop, and beat KES and Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Western Cape side, in its first appearance at the festival, impressed. They gave Grey High their toughest examination, going down 2-4. In their other outings, they drew with Zwartkop, beat Michaelhouse A<\/strong>, and went down to Pretoria Boys High after an injury impacted their line-up.<\/p>\n

The next big event on the squash calendar will draw on every squash court in Bloemfontein, with The Tecnifibre Bloem Junior Open<\/strong>, one of the largest squash events in the world, taking place from 27 February to 2 March. All of the country’s top juniors are likely to be in action.<\/p>\n

In the u19 age group, Juan-Corn\u00e9 Brand <\/strong>appears to be the player to beat. Many of his toughest challengers were in action at the Saints Squash Festival, including Ruan Wessels (Paarl Gimnasium), Daniel Deutschmann (KES), Jodie Emslie (Selborne), and Benji Newman (Grey High).<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Friday, 7 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round one<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School A (11) 3-3 (10) Ho\u00ebrskool Zwartkop Ho\u00ebrskool A
\nSt Andrew’ Schools B (14) 4-2 (10) Ho\u00ebrskool Zwartkop B
\nSelborne College (17) 5-1 (3) King Edward VII
\nGrey High (14) 4-2 (7) Paarl Gimnasium
\nMaritzburg College (15) 5-1 (8) Grey College
\nKearsney College (6) 2-4 (12) Pretoria Boys High
\nMichaelhouse A (18) 6-0 (4) St Stithian\u2019s College
\nMichaelhouse B (0) 0-6 (18) Graeme College
\nKingswood College (18) 6-0 (0) Parktown Boys’ High
\nQueen’s College (17) 5-1 (5) Paul Roos Gimnasium
\nWestville Boys\u2019 High (17) 5-1 (5) St John\u2019s College A
\nGlenwood High 5-1 St John’s College B<\/p>\n

Round two<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School A (5) 0-6 (18) Grey High
\nSt Andrew’s School B (18) 6-0 (1) St John’s College B
\nSelborne College (16) 6-0 (3) St John’s College A
\nKing Edward VII School (9) 2-4 (12) Westville Boys’ High
\nKearsney College (11) 3-3 (9) St Stithian\u2019s College
\nKingswood College (16) 5-1 (5) Glenwood High
\nPaul Roos Gimnasium (5) 1-5 (15) Graeme College
\nPretoria Boys High (10) 3-3 (12) Grey College
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop A (10) 3-3 (10) Maritzburg College
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop B (13) 4-2 (6) Michaelhouse B
\nPaarl Gimnasium (15) 5-1 (8) Michaelhouse A
\nParktown Boys’ High (0) 0-6 (18) Queen’s College<\/p>\n

Saturday, 8 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round three<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School A (16) 4-2 (9) Paarl Gimnasium
\nSt Andrew’s School B (10) 2-4 (16) Michaelhouse B
\nMichaelhouse A (12) 4-2 (9) King Edward VII School
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop A (3) 1-5 (15) Grey High
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop B (18) 6-0 (3) Parktown Boys\u2019 High
\nPretoria Boys High (6) 1-5 (16)\u00a0Westville Boys’ High
\nSelborne College (16) 4-2 (6) Maritzburg College
\nKearsney College (17) 4-2 (12) Queen’s College
\nGlenwood High (8) 2-4 (12) Paul Roos Gimnasium
\nKingswood College (5) 1-5 (15) St John\u2019s College A
\nGraeme College (18) 6-0 (0) St John\u2019s College B
\nGrey College (18) 6-0 (3) St Stithian\u2019s College<\/p>\n

Round four<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School (14) 4-2 (6) King Edward VII
\nSt Andrew’s School B (17) 5-1 (6) Parktown Boys’ High
\nMaritzburg College (15) 5-1 (6) St John’s College A
\nQueen’s College (18) 6-0 (2) St John’s College B
\nGrey College (18) 6-0 (2) Kearsney College
\nMichaelhouse A (2) 0-6 (18) Grey High
\nMichaelhouse B (18) 6-0 (2) Paul Roos Gimnasium
\nSelborne College (18) 6-0 (1) St Stithian\u2019s College
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop A (9) 3-3 (11) Westville Boys’ High
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop B (4) 1-5 (15) Kingswood College
\nPaarl Gimnasium (10) 2-4 (13) Pretoria Boys High
\nGraeme College (15) 5-1 (5) Glenwood High<\/p>\n

Sunday, 9 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round five\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School A (8) 1-5 (17) Selborne College
\nSt Andrew’s School B (1) 0-6 (18) Queen’s College
\nSt John’s College A (7) 2-4 (13) Michaelhouse A
\nSt John’s College B (1) 0-6 (18) Michaelhouse B
\nMaritzburg College (13) 4-2 (7) King Edward VII School
\nParktown Boys’ High (2) 0-6 (18) Glenwood High
\nGrey College (12) 3-3 (12)\u00a0 Westville Boys’ High
\nGrey High (18) 6-0 (4) Pretoria Boys High
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop A (16) 5-1 (17) Paarl Gimnasium
\nHo\u00ebrskool Zwartkop B (7) 2-4 (13) Paul Roos Gimnasium
\nSt Stithian\u2019s College (9) 3-3 (9) Kingswood College
\nKearsney College (8) 2-4 (14) Graeme College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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