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Battle lines will be drawn this coming weekend when 20 schools battle it out in the annual Clarendon Centennial Stayers hosted by Clarendon Girls School in East London.<\/p>\nBattle lines will be drawn this coming weekend when 20 schools battle it out in the annual Clarendon Centennial Stayers hosted by Clarendon Girls School in East London.<\/p>\n
The tournament, in its uniqueness, will see 40 fixtures played on the first day, with the u18\u2019s locking horns at the Selborne College pool, while the juniors, the u15\u2019s will play their matches at the Harrison Aquatic Centre at Clarendon.<\/p>\n
The home side will be joined by City rivals in Stirling High School, Hudson Park, and Merrifield College.<\/p>\n
Makhanda\u2019s Kingswood College and Diocesan Girls School will both take the three-hour trip down to East London, while Woodridge College, Collegiate, and Pearson High School, who are all from Gqeberha are also in the mix.<\/p>\n
Visitors intent on ruining the coastal party:<\/strong><\/p>\n There are four teams from East London representing their schools in the u18 sections. Stirling, Hudson, Clarendon, and underdogs Merrifield College.<\/p>\n The general feeling between these sides is that one of them, could have a stellar tournament and prevent any of the visiting teams from claiming the title.<\/p>\n It will however not be as easy as it seems. Stirling and Hudson have a huge rivalry, not only in the pool. During the winter season, the two sides meet home, and away on the rugby field and astroturf, with Hudson Park grabbing the bragging rights most of the time.<\/p>\n This time around, they are drawn in the same pool and will open the tournament as the first fixture on Friday at 07:30.<\/p>\n As for the other two sides, Clarendon, and Merrifield, fighting the teams from Gqeberha will be their main goal.<\/p>\n The two teams are seeded in probably the group of death, which features the deadly Pearson High, Woodridge, and DSG from Makhanda.<\/p>\n To make it out of the pool and into the semi-finals, the two sides need to win every match they play, with one team winning the head-to-head against each other.<\/p>\n Whatever happens within the first two matches of the tournament will set proceedings up nicely for the play-off stages on Saturday, as the visitors will be on a quest to ruin the coastal party.<\/p>\n The juniors to dazzle like sparkle in the pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n The inclusion of the u15\u2019s in the tournament is something commendable from the organizers.<\/p>\n Often, these tournaments just focus on the senior teams, while the younger players sit, and watch at home. However, if there\u2019s anything we\u2019ve seen so far this season is that the younger teams can also entertain.<\/p>\n In the u16 Durban Girls College tournament hosted last month, the style of Water Polo played in that tournament showcased the talent young players have in their arsenal. Moving on to the St Anne\u2019s tournament, where the organizers decided to include an u16 side which played pretty well under the circumstances.<\/p>\n Last weekend, Durban High School hosted an u16 tournament where the future first-team players were on show.<\/p>\n What this means is that the younger teams, when given an opportunity to showcase their talents can rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n It will be no different this coming weekend, with the 10n teams battling it out for top honours. They will also begin the action on Friday morning with a clash between Merrifield and Stirling High School.<\/p>\n Alex Road, from Gqeberha, comes into the tournament as the underdog and will be looking to cause an upset against the bigger teams.<\/p>\n Clarendon, in this section, has selected an A, and B team to face Woodridge, Hudson, and Rhenish respectively.<\/p>\n The group matches will be concluded on Friday, with the play-offs on Saturday, and the final on Sunday at 13:30.<\/p>\n Fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n The groups are:<\/strong><\/p>\n U18:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pool A:<\/strong> Stirling High School, Hudson Park, Kingswood College, Glenwood House, Collegiate.<\/p>\n Pool B: <\/strong>Clarendon, Merrifield, Pearson, Woodridge, Doicesan Girls School.<\/p>\n Selborne College Pool: u18 Fixtures <\/strong><\/p>\n 07:30- <\/strong>Striling vs Hudson; 08:10- <\/strong>Clarendon vs Merrifield; 08:50- <\/strong>Pearson vs Woodridge; 09:30- <\/strong>Stirling vs Glenwood House; 10:10- <\/strong>Hudson vs Collegiate; 10:50- <\/strong>Clarendon vs DSG; 11:30- <\/strong>Kingswood vs Glenwood House; 12:10- <\/strong>Merrifield vs Pearson; \u00a012:50- <\/strong>Stirling vs Collegiate; 13:30-<\/strong>Hudson vs Kingswood; 14:10- <\/strong>Merrifield vs DSG; 14:50- <\/strong>Stirling vs Kingswood; 15:30- <\/strong>Merrifield vs Woodridge; 16:10-<\/strong>Glenwood vs Collegiate; 16:50- <\/strong>Clarendon vs Pearson; 17:30- <\/strong>Woodridge vs DSG; 18:10- <\/strong>Hudson vs Glenwood House; 18:50- <\/strong>Clarendon vs Woodridge.<\/p>\n U15:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pool A: <\/strong>Clarendon, Diocesan Girls School, Merrifield, Stirling, Alex Road.<\/p>\n Pool B: <\/strong>Hudson Park, Collegiate, Rhenish, Clarendon B, Woodridge.<\/p>\n Clarendon Pool: u15 Fixtures <\/strong><\/p>\n 08:00- <\/strong>Merrifield vs Stirling; 08:30- <\/strong>Rhenish vs Clarendon B; 09:00- <\/strong>Hudson vs Woodridge; 09:30- <\/strong>Clarendon A vs Stirling; 10:00- <\/strong>Collegiate vs Rhenish; 10:30- <\/strong>DSG vs Merrifield; 11:00- <\/strong>Hudson vs Clarendon B; 11:30- <\/strong>Collegiate vs Woodridge; 12:00- <\/strong>DSG vs Alex Road; 12:30- <\/strong>Hudson vs Rhenish; 13:00- <\/strong>Stirling vs Alex Road; 13:30- <\/strong>Clarendon A vs Merrifield; 14:00- <\/strong>Clarendon B vs Woodridge; \u00a014:30- <\/strong>DGS vs Stirling; 15:00- <\/strong>Merrifield vs Alex Road; 15:30- <\/strong>Collegiate vs Clarendon B; 16:00- <\/strong>Clarendon A vs DSG; 16:30- <\/strong>Rhenish vs Woodridge; 17:00- <\/strong>Hudson vs Collegiate; 17:30- <\/strong>Clarendon A vs Alex Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Battle lines will be drawn this coming weekend when 20 schools battle it out in the annual Clarendon Centennial Stayers hosted by Clarendon Girls School in East London. 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