La Rochelle en Randpark is die enigste twee onoorwonne spanne oor na die tweede dag van die jaarlikse Klofie-netbalfees wat deur die Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria aangebied word.
Na die eerste dag se spel was daar vyf onoorwonne spanne oor op die fees. Die ander drie onoorwonne spanne na afloop van die eerste dag was Eunice, Wesvalia en Parel Vallei.
La Rochelle het oorwinnings oor Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool (28-13), Eunice (34-8) en Bergsig Akademie (32-7) behaal, en ook gelykop gespeel teen Oos-Moot met 18-elk.
Eunice van Bloemfontein het voor die nederlaag teen La Rochelle ook teen die gasheer, Waterkloof, met 20-30 verloor en so hul onoorwonne status prysgegee.
Intussen het Randpark as oorwinnaars uit die stryd getree teen Centurion (24-3), Windhoek Privaatskool (28-17), en Oosterland (29-8) en Hans Strijdom (25-11).
Wesvalia het ‘n nederlaag teen Parel Vallei (10-15) gely, wat op hul beurt teen Sentraal van Bloemfontein met 20-14 die knie gebuig het. Daarmee het albei spanne hul onoorwonne status verloor.
Intussen het spanne wat aan die Klofie-netbalfees deelneem bykomende aansporing ontvang om na uitnemendheid te streef.
Danksy World Wide Scholarships (WWS) wat as ‘n borg intree, sal sowel ‘n junior- as ‘n seniorspan, bestaande uit verkose spelers, die kans van ‘n leeftyd ontvang om oorsee te reis en speel.
Met ‘n toer wat vir September beplan word, sal 12 spelers van die deelnemende skole vir die junior- (o. 14 en o. 15) en seniorspan (o. 16, o. 17 en. o. 19) gekies word, deur WWS, om na Engeland te reis as All Star-groepe.
Midstream College se jong naelloper, Kwena Mojapelo (o.14) het vir heelwat opwinding tydens die jaarlikse Pretoria A-Bond Interhoër in die Pilditch-stadion gesorg.
Hy het die 100m-rekord verpletter in 10.87 sekondes. Dié rekord staan reeds sedert 2002 agter die naam van Diego Snyers (Oos-Moot) op 11.38 sekondes.
Mojapelo het ook in die 200m ‘n nuwe rekord opgestel deur die nommer in 22.30 sekondes af te blits.
Gepraat van Oos-Moot.
Hulle is dalk gerelegeer na die B-Bond vir volgende jaar, maar hul seuns-aflosspan (o.19) het vir een van die hoogtepunte van die byeenkoms gesorg. Die viertal bestaande uit Ruwan Allen, Tapiwa Rwafa, Wade Williams en Gordon Maluleke het weer soos in 2019 goud in dié nommer verower.
Oos-Moot het in 2019 vriend en vyand verras deur vir Affies se Witblitse hakskene te wys. Hulle het die keer weer so gemaak, toe Maluleke 41.45 sekondes na die skoot oor die eindstreep hardloop.
Die Oos-Moot aflosspan: Ruwan Allen (wegspring), Tapiwa Rwafa (eerste oorgee), Wade Williams (tweede oorgee), Gordon Maluleke (wenpaal), en Nick Venter (reserwe).
Seuns o.19 200m
1ste: Roland Grosskopf (Menlopark) – 21.17
2de: Gordon Maluleke (Oos-Moot) – 21.55
Seuns o.19 100m
1ste: Roland Grosskopf (Menlopark) – 10.6
Seuns o.15 800m
1ste: Emil Els (Affies) – 1:54.76 – Nuwe rekord
Seuns o.15 1500m
1ste: Emil Els (Affies) – 04:02.04
Seuns o.15 3000m
1ste: Emil Els (Affies) – 09:02.66 – Nuwe rekord
Seuns o.17 1500m
1ste: Marcel Brits (Monument) – 03:56.85
Seuns o.16 110m Hekkies
1ste: Van Zyl Venter (Monument) – 13.45 – Nuwe rekord
Seuns o.19 110m Hekkies
1ste: Werner Bezuidenhout (Menlopark) 13.70
Seuns o.19 400m Hekkies 91.4cm
1ste: Justin van Vuuren (Affies) – 52.72
2de: Werner Bezuidenhout (Menlopark) – 56.19
Westville Boys’ High centre-back and captain, Owen Slack, has been at the forefront of the Griffin’s smothering defence.
Durban High School (DHS) and Westville Boys’ High maintained their unbeaten streaks on the second day of the Coastal Cup, being played at the Riverside Sports Club and DHS in Durban.
The Horseflies beat Menlopark 2-1 in their only game of Saturday after cruising past St Alban’s 5-1 and beating Garsfontein 1-0 in a very challenging fixture on the opening day.
Westville’s defence kept its unblemished record with a 4-0 win over Waterkloof. On Friday, they beat Pearson 1-0 and Paarl Boys’ High 2-0.
Meanwhile, Glenwood High School is still in search of a first win after suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Garsfontein. They previously lost 0-2 to St Alban’s and 0-4 to Menlopark.
Paarl Boys’ High were convincingly outplayed by Pearson, going down to their second defeat of the tournament.
In the u16 competition, Pearson halted Paarl’s winning ways with a 1-1 draw. Paarl won 3-1 against Waterkloof and Westville the previous day. DHS, meanwhile, handed Menlopark a 0-3 loss, following up their opening day victories over St Alban’s (5-1) and Garsfontein (2-1).
Westville is still chasing a first u16 victory after drawing 1-1 with Waterkloof.
The Griffin’s u14A side, however, has been rampant. They crushed Waterkloof 8-0 and have now scored 16 times in three games without conceding a goal.
Glenwood, meanwhile, were 4-0 winners over Garsfontein.
The Coastal Cup wraps up on Sunday with 15 matches – five in each age group.
Clifton opens the u18 proceedings against Menlopark, followed by Glenwood against Waterkloof.
The DHS u16s will attempt to continue their winning run when they face Paarl Boys’ High on their home Astro, while the Westville u14 side will chase another win, this time against Garsfontein at Riverside.
SACS won by four goals against a good Affies’ team in their first match at the Founders Festival.
Day one of the Founders Hockey Festival, played on The Mason Astro at Kearsney College, saw some of the favourites running up big scores, which was testament to their good approach play in the final third of the field, sure finishing, and well-oiled penalty corner routines.
SACS, the number one team in the country in 2023, was in action in the opening game against Affies and quickly demonstrated that they remain a class act. They rolled to a 5-1 victory, looking assured on the ball, organised across the park, and always in control.
Later, they overwhelmed Parktown Boys’ High 7-1. It was a tough opening day for Parktown, who were beaten 5-0 in their first game, against Paul Roos.
A swift counterattack and an easy tap-in got Paul Roos onto the scoreboard against Parktown.
The Johannesburg school played some decent hockey between the two 23m lines and, in fact, probably shaded the number of penalty corners awarded in their match against the Stellenbosch side. The problem was that they never got a shot off, attempting PC variations every time, which suggested a lack of confidence in their routine.
Paul Roos, meanwhile, had Reuben Sendzel on the drag flick and he showed how to finish from the set piece.
Northwood, who recently returned from a tour of Argentina, had a bit of an underwhelming day. They drew 0-0 with Rondebosch in their opener, with ‘Bosch enjoying the better of the contest, and then played to a 1-1 draw with Dale College.
To put Northwood’s draw with Dale into perspective, Kearsney College, the hosts, strode to a 5-0 win over the team from Qonce in the second match of the day. Captain Matt de Oliveira and his team found Affies a tougher nut to crack in the early afternoon, but recorded a second successive win, triumphing 2-1.
Under the leadership of their new Director of Hockey, Keegan Pearce, Kearsney played a well-structured game. They appear confident and have some outstanding players in their ranks.
Kearsney produced an assured performance to convincingly defeat Dale College.
They’ll feel they’re in with a good shot at adding another two wins on Sunday, when they take on Rondebosch and Parktown. Their biggest test, though, will come on Monday, when they tackle Paul Roos in the final game of the festival, just before midday.
‘Bosch showed up well against Northwood, but they went 1-2 down against St Stithians in the early evening.
Queen’s College tackled the Aitken Trophy champs in their opener. Saints controlled the tempo of that contest and also delivered some good finishes to put away the boys from Komani by a 5-0 margin.
It didn’t get any easier for Queen’s next time out, with a challenging outing against Paul Roos. The Stellenbosch boys, now under former DHS Director of Hockey, Michael Baker, who returned to KZN for the first time since his move to the Western Cape, netted six times without reply, to take their tally for the opening day to 11 without conceding.
Results
Affies 1-5 SACS
Kearsney 5-0 Dale
Northwood 0-0 Rondebosch
Parktown 0-5 Paul Roos
Queen’s 0-5 St Stithians
Kearsney 2-1 Affies
Northwood 1-1 Dale
Parktown 1-7 SACS
Queen’s 0-6 Paul Roos
St Stithians 2-1 Rondebosch
Selborne College and Grey High School were the only unbeaten teams when the curtain came down on the Nomads Hockey Festival on Saturday afternoon after three days of entertaining hockey action at Maritzburg College.
The 2024 edition of the annual showcase saw St John’s College record their first win in the past two years at the festival with an upset defeat of an in-form Grey College on Friday. Jeppe High School for Boys, who dominated last year, drawing their first match before winning their remaining four, lost their first three this time around, before recording two wins.
Although they emerged with a spotless record, Grey High almost lost in their very first outing, falling 0-2 behind Maritzburg College before scoring three unanswered goals after halftime to claim a 3-2 victory. Later, on Thursday, they outplayed St John’s 4-1.
An early morning clash with Hilton College on Friday proved to be a serious examination, but Grey came away with a hard-fought 1-0 win. In the afternoon, they trampled King Edward VII School (KES) 6-0.
In their last match, against Pretoria Boys High, on Saturday, they were 2-1 victors.
Beynon, who was in charge of Collegiate Girls’ High School before making the switch to Grey, has enjoyed swift success with his team, which has now swept their opposition in back-to-back festivals, not dropping a single game in 10 over the course of consecutive weekends.
Despite their success, Beynon feels that his team is not yet where it should be: “We are at the early stages of our journey. We want to play an attacking brand of hockey and at times we were able to do that. Accuracy in transition comes with time together as a group,” Beynon told SuperSport Schools.
In the lead up to the 2024 hockey season, KJ Friend and his Selborne College team spent a lot of time working on retaining possession and being disciplined when dispossessed. Every now and then, he reminded his charges that if they kept the ball the rest would fall into place. That ideology was tested at the Tony Godding Festival, where Selborne went five for five.
“We didn’t play really tough opposition last weekend, so coming here this week and facing tougher teams, the emphasis was on sticking to our processes whatever the circumstance,” Friend said.
The plan worked. By sticking to those principles, Selborne controlled the pace and tempo of all of their encounters, which forced their opponents to adapt to the East London side’s style of play.
Central to Selborne’s success was their captain, Tre’ Gilbert. He found the back of the net every time his team stepped onto Pape’s Astro. His tally of six goals was the most by a Selborne player at Nomads, and it brought his total to 14 goals in the two festivals.
At Nomads, Selborne netted 11 times and conceded only three goals as they bagged another five wins from five matches, defeating KES, Pretoria Boys High, Jeppe, Maritzburg College and St John’s.
Selborne’s next assignment will be a tough one, too, at next week’s KES Easter Festival. And while Friend is keen to keep the unbeaten run going, he is not getting his head lost in the clouds.
“The important thing when you have a lot of matches like this is to not focus too far ahead. Take it one day at a time, one match at a time and one play at a time. Don’t think about the later, think about the present. Each game will be different, so you have to prepare accordingly,” he said.
Results
Grey High 2-1 Pretoria Boys High, KES 2-4 Wynberg Boys’ High, Hilton College 3-2 Grey College, Selborne College 2-1 St John’s College, Jeppe 1-0 Maritzburg College.
The u16 Junior Water Polo Championships will kick off in East London on Sunday, almost a week after the u18 campaign concluded at the Joan Harrison Swimming Pools.
The junior sides, also competing for top honours and places in the National side will be in action from Sunday, with both girls’ and boys’ finals scheduled for Tuesday morning.
In the boys section, the teams in action are Western Province, Central Gauteng, hosts Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eden, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Northern Tigers.
Province, KZN, and Gauteng will enter the tournament undoubtedly as the favourites.
Coach Kwakhona Ngwanya will lead the side from Cape Town and has selected a strong line-up for the weekend.
His team includes two players high in confidence. First up is Rondebosch Boys High’s Noah Reiback, who starred for his school during the final of the KES Water Polo Tournament earlier this month.
Province will also be relying on the accuracy and composure Matthew Fenn has shown for his Bishops side this season. Fenn scored a cracking seven goals during the final of the SACS Nite Series against SACS to lead his side to a 14-11 win.
Province will kick off the action at 09:00 against Nelson Mandela Bay.
An hour later, the hosts, Buffalo City will take on Eden. However, the match of the day will be the late kick-off between KwaZulu-Natal and Central Gauteng at 16:00.
The girls’ section, structured just as the boys will feature, Central Gauteng, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Gauteng, Eden, Western Province, KwaZulu-Natal, and Buffalo City.
The opening day’s play will see Central Gauteng take on rivals, Eastern Gauteng. Nelson Mandela Bay will be looking to hit the ground running against Eden.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on the Western Province, and KwaZulu-Natal clash at 16:00.
All the action will be LIVE on SuperSport Schools.
Teams: Boys: Western Province, Central Gauteng, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eden, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Tigers.
Girls: Central Gauteng, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Gauteng, Eden, Western Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Buffalo City.
Boys Fixtures:
Sunday, 24 March 2024:
09:00- Western Province vs Nelson Mandela Bay; 10:00- Buffalo City vs Eden; 11:00- Central Gauteng vs Northern Tigers; 14:00- Western Province vs Buffalo City;15:00- Nelson Mandela Bay vs Eden;16:00- KwaZulu-Natal vs Central Gauteng.
Monday, 25 March 2024:
07:00- Western Province vs Eden; 08:00- Buffalo City vs Nelson Mandela Bay;09:00- KwaZulu-Natal vs Northern Tigers 12:00- Quarterfinal 1; 13:00- Quarterfinal 2; 15:00- Position 5/6; 16:00- Semi-final 1; 17:00– Semi-final 2.
Tuesday, 26 March 2024:
08:00- Third/Fourth play-off; 10:00- FINAL
Girls Fixtures:
Sunday, 24 March 2024:
08:00- Central Gauteng vs Eastern Gauteng; 09:00- Nelson Mandela Bay vs Eden; 10:00- Western Province vs Buffalo City; 14:00- Central Gauteng vs Eden; 15:00- Nelson Mandela Bay vs Eastern Gauteng; 16:00- Western Province vs KwaZulu-Natal.
Monday, 25 March 2024:
07:00- Central Gauteng vs Nelson Mandela Bay; 08:00- Eastern Gauteng vs Eden; 09:00- KwaZulu-Natal vs Buffalo City; 12:00- Quarterfinal 1; 13:00- Quarterfinal 2; 15:00- Position 5/6; 16:00- Semi-final 1; 17:00- Semi-final 2.
Randburg, a town that is just over an hour’s drive from where the Sharpeville Massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, hosted Joburg City Football Club on what is now celebrated as Human Rights Day for the fourth round of the Gauteng Development League.
The hosts, Randburg AFC, went into their clash in search of a victory following a 2-2 draw against Kaizer Chiefs the previous week, while Joburg City travelled to the Randburg Sports Complex a wounded unit after suffering a 2-4 loss at home against Rosina Sedibane on matchday three.
On Thursday, Randburg AFC forward, Siphosethu Buthelezi, playing on the left wing, caused all kinds of problems for the Joburg City defenders. Using his blistering speed and excellent right foot, he sliced past the opposition defenders, often cutting infield to create opportunities for the strikers.
Buthelezi executed the strategy to perfection and, at times, took it upon himself to have a go, but that was about the only thing that didn’t come off for the winger.
Despite the relentless pressure from the hosts, Joburg City were the first to score in the clash through a well-timed header from Khetheleo Ngcobo.
The goal came from a corner kick, which swung in from the right wing. Ngcobo positioned himself perfectly next to the left post where he outjumped the defenders to nod the ball into the back of the net.
Three minutes later, from a free kick, Randburg fired a shot on target. Under pressure from striker Mashiyane Sinamela, the Joburg City goalkeeper could not hang on to the shot and instead parried it back into play.
Sinamela, wearing the number nine jersey, demonstrated his predatory instincts by taking up a perfect position and meeting the ball with his right foot to equalise for the hosts on the stroke of half-time.
The deadlock was unbroken in the second half and the teams shared a 1-1 draw.
In Pretoria, an in-form SuperSport United under-19 unit hosted the East Rand Athletic Club at Eskom Megawatt Park. The hosts struck three goals while the visitors claimed a solitary consolation goal. United remain unbeaten after four rounds of fixtures.
NWU Vaal hosted Kaizer Chiefs at the George Thabe Stadium on Thursday. Unfortunately, their clash was abandoned due to a thunderstorm.
At President Park Stadium, home to Remember Elite Sports Academy (RESA), a waterlogged field prevented the match against Highlands Park from being played, which further hurt the champions’ chances of a reestablishing their dominance and successfully defending their league title.
At Elandsfontein, however, there were no issues as the School of Excellence drew 2-2 with Tuks, while Panorama FC and Jomo Cosmos settled for a goalless draw at the Panorama Sports Complex.
Sevens Academy pulled off an upset when they beat a strong TS Galaxy side 1-0 at the Alberton Football Club.Mamelodi Sundowns (1-0) and Rosina Sedibane (3-1) registered victories over Kathorus Hyper Academy and Wits Junior respectively.
Results
u13
Mamelodi Sundowns 4-1 Kathorus Hyper Academy
Rosina Sedibane 1-0 Wits Junior
SuperSport United 2-0 East Rand Athletic Club
Panorama 1-0 Jomo Cosmos
Remember Elite Sports Academy 1-1 Highlands Park
NWU Vaal Academy 1-7 Kaizer Chiefs
Randburg AFC vs Joburg City
Sevens Academy 0-2 TS Galaxy
u15
Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 Kathorus Hyper Academy
Rosina Sedibane 7-1 Wits Junior
SuperSport United 2-2 East Rand Athletic Club
Panorama 3-0 Jomo Cosmos
Remember Elite Sports Academy 1-1 Highlands Park
NWU Vaal Academy 1-5 Kaizer Chiefs
Randburg AFC vs Joburg City
School of Excellence 3-2
Sevens Academy 1-2 TS Galaxy
u17
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-2 Kathorus Hyper Academy
Rosina Sedibane 3-1 Wits Junior
SuperSport United 5-0 East Rand Athletic Club
Panorama 1-3 Jomo Cosmos
Remember Elite Sports Academy vs Highlands Park (Abandoned, waterlogged field)
NWU Vaal Academy vs Kaizer Chiefs (Abandoned, thunderstorm)
Randburg AFC vs Joburg City
School of Excellence 2-3 Tuks
Sevens Academy 1-0 TS Galaxy
u19
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Kathorus Hyper Academy
Rosina Sedibane 3-1 Wits Junior
SuperSport United 3-1 East Rand Athletic Club
Panorama 0-0 Jomo Cosmos
Remember Elite Sports Academy vs Highlands Park (Abandoned, waterlogged field)
NWU Vaal Academy vs Kaizer Chiefs (Abandoned, thunderstorm)
Randburg AFC 1-1 Joburg City
School of Excellence 2-2 Tuks
Sevens Academy 1-0 TS Galaxy
Die eerste dag by vanjaar se Klein Karoo Saadproduksie-rugbyweek het weereens alle verwagtings oortref.
Vyftien kookwater-wedstryde het op die plaas in Riversdal afgespeel, met deurlopende aksie reg deur die dag op albei velde.
Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale se verteenwoordigende vyftiental het hul veldtog goed afgeskop met ‘n sege van 28-12 oor Hoërskool Bredasdorp in die hoofwedstryd, maar daar was ‘n hele paar oomblikke gedurende die dag wat aandag getrek het.
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Oakdale het vroeg reeds druk geplaas op die besoekers, met twee strafdoele deur losskakel, Tyrese Plaatjies. Dit het egter 20 minute geneem voordat haker, Daniël Joubert, die eerste drie kon aanteken vanaf ‘n netjiese lynstaanbeweging.
Die span van Riversdal se heelagter, Zack Malherbe, het ‘n tweede hou ingekry toe hy ‘n skop afgestorm en die bal opgeraap het om tussen die pale te druk.
Bredasdorp se haastige flank, Prosper Kaitano, het hul rekening kort voor halftyd oopgemaak deur sy hakke te wys vir die tuisspan, vir sy span se eerste drie.
Bredasdorp het na die breuk weer gedruk om hul agterstand na slegs vier punte te laat krimp toe flank, Norte Mintoor, ‘n skop op Oakdale se doellyn afgestorm en die bal toegeduik het.
Die tuisspan het egter hergroepeer om weer beheer te neem van die wedstryd in die laaste kwart, en na ‘n periode van volgehoue druk kon Mardo Wasserman en Tian Kemp kort na mekaar die doellyn oorsteek om ‘n sege voor die tuisskare te verseker.
In die voorlaaste wedstryd van die eerste dag het HoërskoolSentraal vir Pietersburg Hoërskool kwaai laat sweet vir ‘n naelskraapse oorwinning van 18-12. Die Bloemfonteinse span was teen halftyd met slegs drie punte agter, maar Pietersburg se losskakel, Hanno van Zyl, het die enigste punte in die tweede helfte aangeteken om die nodige buffer vir sy span daar te stel.
Die Tralies was egter tot op die eindfluitjie nog in die geveg en die manne van Pietersburg moes bontstaan om hul doellyn te verdedig.
Hoërskool Strand het ‘n uiters indrukwekkende sege van 14-10 oor Hoërskool Middelburg behaal, met drieë deur vleuels, Heinrich April en Lyle Julies, wat genoeg was om die Middies te laat struikel op die eerste dag.
Hoërskool Vryburg se kaptein, Keenan Joseph, het ‘n ongelooflike vertoning gelewer om sy span tot ‘n oorwinning van 31-21 oor Hoërskool Robertson te lei. Die fris agsteman het ál vier Vryburg se drieë gedruk, terwyl losskakel, Jayden Starke, se visier ingestel was om al vier te verdoel, en ook ‘n strafdoel by te dra in hul sege oor die Wynlanders.
Ceres se verteenwoordigers, Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr, het hul spiere gebult teen HoërskoolDie Anker van Brakpan. Kaptein en ster-losskakel, Luan Giliomee, het 20 punte vir die Charlies aangeteken met twee drieë en vyf doelskoppe, terwyl Philip du Plessis, Tyrone Davids, Izha Vin van Wyk, Zepinith Sass en Deolyn Isaac die res van die vernietigingswerk verrig het in hul wegholsege van 45-12 .
Langenhoven Gimnasium het ewe oortuigend met Hoërskool Wagpos afgereken, met ‘n telling van 48-12. Skrumskakel, Jayden Arends, het die veld volgespeel en eiehandig 24 punte aanteken met ‘n driekuns en nege punte vanaf sy stewel.
Die grootse oorwinning van die dag het aan Merensky Landbou Akademie behoort, wat vir Hoërskool Hermanus met 50-12 die loef afgesteek het. Die Tzaneeners se senterpaar was weer witwarm in die middeveld, met Ulrich Maré wat ‘n driekuns behaal het en Jens Bezuidenhout wat ook gaan druk het.
FOTO: Lunchbox Photography
Saterdag pak Charlie Hofmeyr en Merensky mekaar in die hoofwedstryd om 19:10, en geoordeel aan hul vertonings op die eerste dag beloof dit ‘n opwindende kragmeting af te gee.
Nadat Hoërskool Swartland teen halftyd reeds met 17-0 voorgeloop het teen Hoërskool Lichtenburg, het die Liggies mooi teruggeveg in die tweede helfte. Hul agsteman, Abrie Coetzee, het twee drieë gedruk om die momentum te help swaai, maar ‘n strafdoel deur Swartland se binnesenter, Carlo van der Merwe, was nét genoeg om vas te klou vir ‘n oorwinning van 20-19.
Parel Vallei High School het ook nét te laat aan die gang gekom teen HoërskoolOosterlig. Die Boksburgers het teen die breuk gelyk of hulle die oorhand geniet met ‘n voorsprong van 13-0 , maar die span van Somerset-Wes het in die tweede skof blitsig 21 punte opgestapel deur hul skakelpaar, Shudley Roda en Michael Kent, om binne trefafstand van hul opponente te eindig.
Oosterlig se heelagter, Jayden Bouwers, se 13 punte, danksy ‘n drie en drie suksevolle pogings pale toe, het op die einde die verskil beteken.
Bepalings vir Dag Twee, 23 Maart:
De Eike-veld: 08:45 – Westering t. Bredasdorp; 09:55 – Vryburg t. Upington; 11:05 – Lichtenburg t. Strand; 12:15 – Swartland t. Kempton Park; 14:00 – Langenhoven Gimnasium t. Potchefstroom Gimnasium; 15:10 – Hugenote t. Hoërskool Middelburg; 16:20 – Brackenfell t. Pietersburg; 18:00 – Oakdale XV t. Overberg; 19:10 – Charlie Hofmeyr t. Merensky.
Populierbos-veld: 08:45 – Hermanus t. Oosterlig; 09:55 – Labori t. Augsburg; 11:05 – Zwartkop t. Robertson; 12:15 – Parel Vallei t. Die Anker; 14:00 – Wagpos t. Montagu; 15:10 – Sentraal t. Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet.
Hoërskool Pietersburg 18 (15) – Drieë: Divan Brown, Celliers van der Merwe. Doelskop: Hanno van Zyl. Strafdoel: Van Zyl (2). Hoërskool Sentraal 12 (12) – Drieë: Steven Smith, CJ Hertzog. Doelskop: SJ Coetzee.
Hoërskool Strand 14 (7) – Drieë: Heinrich April, Lyle Julies. Doelskoppe: Tyron Nicholas (2). Hoërskool Middelburg 10 (10) – Drie: Matthew Abbey. Doelskop: Abbey. Strafdoel: Abbey.
Hoërskool Swartland 20 (17) – Drieë: Kailen Kotze, Deven Bocks. Doelskoppe: Carlo van der Merwe (2). Stafdoelle: Van der Merwe (2). HoërskoolLichtenburg 19 (0) – Drieë: Abrie Coetzee (2), Juan van Rhyn. Doelskoppe: Albert Joubert (2).
Grey High School and Selborne College are the only unbeaten teams after two days of captivating hockey at the Nomads Hockey Festival, being hosted by Maritzburg College, in Pietermaritzburg.
The 10-team annual showpiece kicked off on Thursday and ends on Saturday with a contest between the hosts and last year’s juggernaut, Jeppe.
In 2023, when they hosted the event, Grey High won four of their five fixtures. Their sole loss came at the hands of Maritzburg College. Coach Andrew Beynon’s charges avenged that defeat on the first day of the festival with a 3–2 win over the 2024 hosts.
With that frenetic tie out of the way, the boys from Gqeberha could focus on maintaining their 100 percent win record in the first two events they have participated in this year. They duly followed that victory over College with a 4–1 thumping of St John’s in Thursday’s last match.
On Friday, Grey High took two steps forward on their unbeaten run, which began at the Tony Godding Festival, with victories over Hilton College and King Edward VII School (KES).
Beynon’s team has routinely scored multiple goals this year, but they had to play out of their socks against Hilton’s organised defence. A 0-1 loss to Grey High ended the KZN team’s unbeaten run.
In the afternoon session, Grey High regrouped and found their goal-scoring form, making up for their single goal haul of the morning, by firing six past KES.
St John’s pulled off a big upset when they toppled a red-hot Grey College. Coming into the match, the Free Staters had won two in two, while St John’s had not only lost two in two, but they had scored just a single goal and conceded eight.
Last year, coach Gilbert de Villiers’ charges’ best performance was a 1-1 draw in their match against St Charles. They were beaten in their other four matches, with their heaviest loss being 0-4 to Grey College.
With a 2-1 win over Grey this time around, St John’s avenged last season’s big defeat.
Selborne had little trouble maintaining their clean record which, like Grey High’s, goes back to the Tony Godding Festival. KJ Friend’s team did just enough to remain unbeaten.
The first order of business for Tre’ Gilbert and his team was to keep a smarting Jeppe at bay. Last year, Jeppe won four and drew one of their matches at Nomads, but they seemed unable to buy a win this year.
Coach Siya Sityana’s charges threw everything they had at Friend’s team but came up short, going 0-1 down. With a third win under their belt, Selborne took on the hosts with confidence in their second match of the day. Sticking to their structures, they ran out 2-0 winners over Maritzburg College.
Jeppe finally managed to end their winless nightmare when they produced a stirring performance to outlast Wynberg 4-3.
The Johannesburg side will be eager to make it back-to-back victories on Saturday, while College will be keen to have the final word when they meet on Pape’s Astro. Those two schools have produced more South African Schools players than any others, so the honours in a rich rivalry are on the line.
Results
KES 1-4 Grey College, Grey High 1-0 Hilton, Wynberg 3-1 PBHS, Maritzburg College 2-1 St John’s, Selborne 1-0 Jeppe, Grey High 6-0 KES, Hilton 2-1 PBHS, Grey College 1-2 St John’s, Jeppe 4-3 Wynberg, Maritzburg College 0-2 Selborne
Saturday
07:30 – Grey High vs PBHS, 08:40 – KES vs Wynberg, 09:55 – Selborne vs St John’s, 11:05 – Hilton College vs Grey College, 12:15 – Maritzburg College vs Jeppe.
Westville kept clean sheets in both of their day one matches at the Coastal Cup in wins over Pearson and Paarl Boys’ High.
The 2024 Coastal Cup got off to a cracking start in Durban on Friday, with newcomers, Menlopark, making their mark in the opener by handing Glenwood a 4-0 defeat.
Later, however, the Pretoria side was on the wrong end of a similar scoreline when they went down to Pearson High School.
Glenwood will hope for a better day on Saturday, after they lost both of their first-day clashes. Their second match, against St Alban’s College, went the Gauteng side’s way by a 2-0 margin.
Westville Boys’ High enjoyed an impressive first day, winning an arm wrestle against Pearson by a goal to nil – the sides had drawn 3-3 at last year’s event – and then beating Paarl Boys’ High 2-0.
Durban High School (DHS) cruised to a convincing 5-1 win over St Alban’s and then edged out Garsfontein 1-0, while Clifton College and Garsfontein played to a 1-1 draw around midday. In the evening, Clifton downed Waterkloof 2-1.
After going a goal down, Garsfontein levelled against Clifton from a penalty corner that left goalkeeper Georg Wolhuter well beaten.
In the u16 age group, DHS bagged a 5-1 win over St Alban’s and followed up with a 2-1 victory over Garsfontein. Paarl also dominated, recording 3-1 wins over Waterkloof and Westville 3-1. The Menlopark Juniors were held in a 2-2 draw by Glenwood and were beaten 2-1 by Pearson.
There were some high-scoring u14 games, with Paarl Boys’ High sneaking a 5-4 win over Waterkloof and Menlopark sharing a 4-4 draw with Glenwood. Westville Boys’ High, though, were imperious, notching two 4-0 victories, over Pearson and Paarl Boys’ High respectively.
Saturday’s action begins with the Garsfontein 1st team taking on Glenwood, while DHS battles Menlopark in the u16 competition, and Paarl takes on Pearson will open the u-14 clash.
RESULTS
Friday 14 March 2024
1st XI
Menlopark 4-0 Glenwood; Westville 1-0 Pearson; DHS 5-1 St Alban’s; Clifton College 1-1 Garsfontein; Paarl Boys’ High 4-1 Waterkloof; St Alban’s 2-0 Glenwood; Pearson 4-0 Menlopark; Westville 2-0 Paarl Boys’ High; Clifton College 2-1 Waterkloof; DHS 1-0 Garsfontein
u16A
DHS 5-1 St Albans; Paarl Boys’ High 3-1 Waterkloof; Westville 1-1 Pearson; Clifton College 1-1 Garsfontein; Menlopark 2-2 Glenwood; Westville 1 -3 Paarl Boys’ High; Clifton College 1-4 Waterkloof; DHS 2-1 Garsfontein; St Alban’s 2-1 Glenwood; Pearson 2-1 Menlopark
u14A
Paarl Boys’ High 5-4 Waterkloof; DHS 2-2 St Alban’s; Menlopark 4-4 Glenwood; Clifton 2-0 Garsfontein; Westville 4-0 Pearson; St Alban’s 4-1 Glenwood; DHS 1-0 Garsfontein; Pearson 2-1 Menlopark; Clifton 4-2 Waterkloof; Westville 4-0 Paarl Boys’ High
FIXTURES
Saturday, 23 March
1st XI – Riverside 1
13:30 – Garsfontein vs Glenwood; 14:45 – Paarl vs Pearson; 16:00 – DHS vs Menlopark; 17:15 – Clifton vs St Alban’s; 18:30 – Westville vs Waterkloof
u16A – Riverside 2
12:00 – DHS vs Menlopark; 13:00 – Clifton vs St Alban’s; 14:00 – Westville vs Waterkloof; 15:00 – Paarl vs Pearson; 16:00 – Garsfontein vs Glenwood
u14A – Riverside 1
08:30 – Paarl vs Pearson; 09:30 – Clifton vs St Alban’s; 10:30 – DHS vs Menlopark; 11:30 – Westville vs Waterkloof; 12:30 – Garsfontein vs Glenwood
Sunday, 24 March
1st XI – Riverside 1
08:00 – Clifton vs Menlopark; 09:15 – Waterkloof vs Glenwood; 10:30 – Westville vs Garsfontein; 11:45 – St Alban’s vs Pearson; 13:00 – DHS vs Paarl
u16A – DHS
09:00 – Clifton vs Menlopark; 10:00 – Westville vs Garsfontein; 11:00 – Waterkloof vs Glenwood; 12:00 – DHS vs Paarl; 13:00 – St Alban’s vs Pearson
u14A – Riverside 2
08:00 – Clifton vs Menlopark; 09:00 – Westville vs Garsfontein; 10:00 – St Alban’s vs Pearson; 11:00 – Waterkloof vs Glenwood; 12:00 – DHS vs Paarl
La Rochelle en Randpark is die enigste twee onoorwonne spanne oor na die tweede dag van die jaarlikse Klofie-netbalfees wat deur die Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria aangebied word.
Selborne College and Grey High School were the only unbeaten teams when the curtain came down on the Nomads Hockey Festival on Saturday afternoon after three days of entertaining hockey action at Maritzburg College.
The u16 Junior Water Polo Championships will kick off in East London on Sunday, almost a week after the u18 campaign concluded at the Joan Harrison Swimming Pools.
The hosts, Randburg AFC, went into their clash in search of a victory following a 2-2 draw against Kaizer Chiefs the previous week, while Joburg City travelled to the Randburg Sports Complex a wounded unit after suffering a 2-4 loss at home against Rosina Sedibane on matchday three.
Grey High School and Selborne College are the only unbeaten teams after two days of captivating hockey at the Nomads Hockey Festival, being hosted by Maritzburg College, in Pietermaritzburg.
