{"id":92476,"date":"2026-03-28T07:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92476"},"modified":"2026-03-28T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T05:54:12","slug":"oranje-waterkloof-collegiate-dominate-at-st-marys-waverley-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=92476","title":{"rendered":"Oranje, Waterkloof, Collegiate dominate at St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92477\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92477\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kayla-du-Preez-400x266.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayla du Preez was one of Oranje&#8217;s top performers on day two. Her effort helped them script an unbeaten run in Pool B. Photo: Supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Oranje<\/strong>, <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<\/strong>, <strong>Rhenish Girls&#8217; High<\/strong>, and <strong>Collegiate Girls&#8217; High<\/strong> established themselves as front-runners for the title at the <strong>St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Hockey<\/strong> Festival on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The quartet dominated their respective pools and remains undefeated in the annual showpiece.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/StMarysFestival2026\"><strong>Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waterkloof strung together a four-match winning streak on the second day to storm to first place in Pool A ahead of the overnight leaders,<strong> St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof<\/strong>, who recorded a win, a draw, and a defeat in their three outings.<\/p>\n<p>Waterkloof recorded tight 1-0 victories over three KwaZulu-Natal schools &#8211; <strong>The\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Wykeham Collegiate<\/strong>, <strong>Durban Girls&#8217; College,<\/strong> and St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof. Coach <strong>Omari Pienaar-Geyer&#8217;<\/strong>s charges then put a bow on their performances by beating <strong>Parel Vallei<\/strong> 4-0 in their final Pool A match.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Klofies<\/strong><\/em> finished their round one campaign with 19 points from six wins and a draw. St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof, the defending champion, was in second place with 14 points from four wins, two draws, and a single loss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hockey - Wykeham Collegiate vs Affies Meisieskool - St Mary&amp;apos;s Hockey Festival - 27 March 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-BddABG8oos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oranje carried on from where they left off on day one. The Bloemfontein ladies began their day with a 2-1 win over <strong>Paarl Gimnasium,<\/strong> followed it up with a 3-0 triumph over <strong>Bloemhof,<\/strong> and then ended their round one campaign with a 1-0 victory over <strong>Reddam House Constantia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Those three wins meant that they finished their Pool B campaign with 19 points from six victories and a draw. The six-time winners of the festival scored 16 goals and conceded only once. Paarl Gimnasium placed second in the pool after recording four wins, two draws, and one loss.<\/p>\n<p>Collegiate was indomitable in <strong>Pool C<\/strong>. The ladies from Gqeberha scored 15 goals and conceded only one in four matches on Friday. <strong>Coach Michael Abrahams<\/strong>&#8216;\u00a0charges began their day with a 2-1 win over <strong>Eunice<\/strong>, then went on a goal-scoring rampage, with back-to-back 4-0 wins over <strong>Penryn<\/strong> and <strong>Somerset<\/strong> <strong>College<\/strong> before firing five unanswered goals past <strong>Windhoek High.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They completed their round one matches with 17 points, scoring five wins and two draws. <strong>Menlopark<\/strong> ended second in Pool C, with their four victories and three draws giving them 15 points.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hockey - Pearson High School vs St Mary&amp;apos;s Waverley - St Mary&amp;apos;s Hockey Festival - 27 March 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5sp4tq2E2rM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rhenish won three and drew one on day two of the festival to bag first place in Pool D. The Stellenbosch school defeated Herschel 2-1, edged out <strong>St Anne&#8217;s<\/strong> 1-0, and beat <strong>Pearson<\/strong> 2-0, before recording a goalless draw with <strong>Our Lady of Fatima<\/strong> in their final match, which left them with 15 points fom four wins and three draws.<\/p>\n<p>Pool D was hit hard on the opening day, Thursday, by matches that were called off because of lightning, with those matches being scored as goalless draws. Thus, Our Lady of Fatima placed second with two wins, five draws, and 11 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parel Vallei 2-0 Roedean<br \/>\nSt Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof 0-0 Affies<br \/>\nSt John&#8217;s DSG 1-1 Durban Girls&#8217; College<br \/>\nWaterkloof 1-0 The Wykeham Collegiate<br \/>\nAffies 0-0 Parel Vallei<br \/>\nSt Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof 1-0 St John&#8217;s DSG<br \/>\nThe Wykeham Collegiate 5-0 Roedean<br \/>\nParel Vallei 2-0 Durban Girls&#8217; College<br \/>\nRoedean 0-0 Affies<br \/>\nSt John&#8217;s DSG 1-0 The Wykeham Collegiate<br \/>\nWaterkloof 1-0 St Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof<br \/>\nWaterkloof 4-0 Parel Vallei<br \/>\nAffies 3-1 The Wykeham Collegiate<br \/>\nSt Mary&#8217;s DSG Kloof 1-0 Durban Girls&#8217; College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oranje 2-1 Paarl Gim<br \/>\nReddam House 1-0 Clarendon<br \/>\nPietermaritzburg Girls&#8217; High 1-0 St Stithians<br \/>\nBloemhof 0-0 Garsfontein<br \/>\nPaarl Gim 2-0 Reddam House<br \/>\nSt Stithians 1-0 Clarendon<br \/>\nGarsfontein 1-0 Pietermaritzburg Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\nOranje 3-0 Bloemhof<br \/>\nOranje 1-0 Reddam House<br \/>\nGarsfontein 2-0 St Stithians<br \/>\nPietermaritzburg Girls&#8217; High 1-0 Clarendon<br \/>\nPaarl Gim 1-0 Bloemhof<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Menlopark 0-0 St Cyprian&#8217;s<br \/>\nCollegiate 2-1 Eunice<br \/>\nSomerset 3-0 Penryn<br \/>\nMenlopark 1-0 St Mary&#8217;s Waverley<br \/>\nEunice 0-0 St Cyprian&#8217;s<br \/>\nSomerset 0-0 Windhoek<br \/>\nCollegiate 4-0 Penryn<br \/>\nCollegiate 4-0 Somerset<br \/>\nEunice 0-0 St Mary&#8217;s Waverley<br \/>\nMenlopark 4-0 Penryn<br \/>\nSt Cyprian&#8217;s 3-1 Windhoek<br \/>\nSt Cyprian&#8217;s 1-0 Somerset<br \/>\nCollegiate 5-0 Windhoek<br \/>\nSt Mary&#8217;s Waverley 3-0 Penryn<br \/>\nMenlopark 1-0 Eunice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Lady of Fatima 2-0 St Anne&#8217;s<br \/>\nPearson 1-0 St Andrew&#8217;s School<br \/>\nPaarl Girls&#8217; High 1-0 St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival XI<br \/>\nRhenish 2-1 Herschel<br \/>\nOur Lady of Fatima 1-1 Pearson<br \/>\nRhenish 1-0 St Anne&#8217;s<br \/>\nSt Andrew&#8217;s School 1-1 Paarl Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\nHerschel 3-0 St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival XI<br \/>\nRhenish 2-0 Pearson<br \/>\nHerschel 1-0 Paarl Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\nOur Lady of Fatima 3-0 St Mary&#8217;s Festival XI<br \/>\nSt Anne&#8217;s 2-0 St Andrew&#8217;s School<br \/>\nPearson 4-0 St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Festival XI<br \/>\nOur Lady of Fatima 0-0 Rhenish<br \/>\nSt Anne&#8217;s 2-0 Paarl Girls&#8217; High<br \/>\nHerschel 0-0 St Andrew&#8217;s School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oranje, Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof, Rhenish Girls&#8217; High, and Collegiate Girls&#8217; High established themselves as front-runners for the title at the St Mary&#8217;s Waverley Hockey Festival on Friday. The quartet dominated their respective pools and remains undefeated in the annual showpiece. Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools Waterkloof strung together a four-match winning streak on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":92477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}