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Die “Maroon Machine” het die nuwe seisoen op volspoed die naweek afgeskop, deur vir HTS Drostdy met 73-10 kaf te draf op die Markötter.

‘n Driekuns deur Paul Roos Gimnasium se bul van ‘n haker, Altus Rabe, en 19 punte vanaf Joshua Dampies se geoefende skopskoen het die grootste skade aangerig.

Hierdie uitmuntende uitslag bied ‘n fantastiese hupstoot vir die span van Stellenbosch alvorens hulle die eerskomende naweek vir die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool en Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria aandurf by Affies se jaarlikse Noord/Suid-toernooi.

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Die tuisspan se haastige heelagter, Keenan Stoffels, het die eerste spyker in Drostdy se kis geslaan na 10 minute, en daarna het kaptein Riley Norton en sy span die tempo dramaties opgetel om nóg ses keer voor die breuk die besoekers se verdediging oop te sluit.

Drostdy se twee losvoorspelers, MJ van der Westhuizen en Darius Venter, kon na halftyd uiteindelik ook vir die Donkies op die bord kry, en die vloei van punte was nie naastenby so eensydig soos in die eerste helfte nie.

Die manne in maroen het nietemin hul spiere behoorlik gebult, en lyk oorgehaal vir die seisoen wat voorlê.

Dampies se nege suskesvolle pogings pale toe is ook ‘n belowende teken vir die Wynlanders voordat hulle ‘n strawwe reeks bepalings betree, terwyl Matthew Seymore ook sy kans netjies benut het toe hy die stelskop-verantwoordelikhede moes oorneem.

Die tellings deur die laer en jonger spanne bevestig weereens dat Paul Roos besig is om ‘n uiters effektiewe rugbyprogram te ontwikkel, en hul eerstespan sal beslis weer vanjaar saam met die voorste spanne in die land kan saamgesels as hulle so voortbou.

Die puntemakers:

Paul Roos Gimnasium 73 (52) – Drieë: Altus Rabe (3), Gert Kemp (2) Keenan Stoffels, Samuel Badenhorst, Malan Erasmus, Riley Norton, Adeeb Boraine. Doelskoppe: Joshua Dampies (8), Matthew Seymore. Strafdoel: Dampies. HTS Drostdy 10 (0) – Drieë: MJ van der Westhuizen, Darius Venter.

Ander tellings

o. 19 – Paul Roos II 59, HTS Drostdy II 12; Paul Roos III 15, HTS Drostdy III 14; Paul Roos IV 17, HTS Drostdy IV 0; Paul Roos V 35, Hoërskool Stellenbosch 14; Paul Roos VI 22, HTS Drostdy V 7;  Paul Roos VII 41, HTS Drostdy VI 0; Paul Roos VIII 17, Hoërskool Stellenbosch II 3; Paul Roos IX 27, HTS Drostdy VIII 0.

o. 16 – Paul Roos A 30, HTS Drostdy A 20; Paul Roos B 41, HTS Drostdy B 3; Paul Roos C 64, HTS Drostdy C 6; Paul Roos D 33, HTS Drostdy D 10; Paul Roos E 17, Hoërskool Stellenbosch A 15.

o. 15 – Paul Roos A 24, HTS Drostdy A 19; Paul Roos B 26, HTS Drostdy B 0; Paul Roos C 5, HTS Drostdy C 5; Paul Roos D 29, HTS Drostdy D 0; Hoërskool Stellenbosch A 15; Paul Roos E 0.

o. 14 – Paul Roos A 39, HTS Drostdy A 0; Paul Roos B 31, HTS Drostdy B 0; Paul Roos C 72, HTS Drostdy C 0; Paul Roos D 44, HTS Drostdy D 0; Paul Roos E 15, Hoërskool Stellenbosch A 12.

Die afgelope naweek het weereens mededinging soos min opgelewer in die Wesgrow Sentrale Sportreeks, met Sentraal, Jim Fouché, Diamantveld en Voortrekker wat as oorwinnaars in hul onderskeie netbal-kragmetings op eerstespanvlak uit die stryd getree het.

In Bethlehem het Sentraal teen die Hoërskool Witteberg te staan gekom en met ‘n telling van 47-23 geseëvier.

Wittenberg se hulpverdediger, Lesedi Motloung, het uitmuntende spel opgedis. Die hulpdoel, Jané de Villiers, wat in die eerste, derde en vierde kwart op die baan was kan ook meer as tevrede met haar vertoning voel.

Die HV het die hele tyd gespeel haar naam is Lesedi Motloung. Die HD het 1ste, 3de en 4de kwart gespeel. Haar naam is Jané de Villiers.

JF het intussen in Welkom hul oorheersing van die kompetisie voortgesit met ‘n klinkende oorwinning van 53-17 oor Goudveld-Hoërskool. JF het tot dusver al hul wedstryde gewen, insluitende hul vorige kragmeting met Witteberg.

Diamantveld het ‘n indrukwekkende vertoning gelewer om Hoërskool Trio, Kroonstad, met ‘n wegholsege van 63-19 op hul tuisveld te verslaan.

Dit was ‘n beduidende uitslag vir Diamonds, aangesien hulle hul eerste wedstryd in die reeks met 33-46 teen Voortrekker verloor het.

Van Voortrekker gepraat, die span het hul segetog voortgesit deur Hoërskool Fichardtpark met 42-24 te oorrompel. Voortrekker, interessant genoeg, is die enigste span wat tydens die naweek se aksie aan die wenkant was op hul tuisveld.

Met twee oorwinnings reeds op hul kerfstok, insluitende hul oorheersing van Diamantveld in die vorige ronde (50-19), tree Voortrekker na vore as ‘n groot aanspraakmaker op die Wesgrow-titel.

Al die uitslae: 

o.19A: Voortrekker 42, Fichardtpark 24; Diamantveld 63, Hoërskool Trio 19; Jim Fouché 53, Goudveld-Hoërskool 17; Sentraal 47, Witteberg 23.

o.17A: Voortrekker 20, Fichardtpark 11; Jim Fouché 24, Goudveld 16;

o.16A: Voortrekker 19, Fichardtpark 7; Jim Fouché 30, Goudveld 4; Sentraal 40, Witteberg 7; Diamantveld 24, Trio 23.

o.15A: Voortrekker 15, Fichardtpark 7; Jim Fouché 30, Goudveld 24; Sentraal 19, Witteberg 17; Diamantveld 28, Trio 9.

o.14A: Voortrekker 19, Fichardtpark 18; Jim Fouché 18, Goudveld 8; Witteberg 18, Sentraal 16.

Paarl Gimnasium‘s first netball side started their season off with a 27-19 victory over Stellenberg. This is always a tough first encounter as both sides are annually reckoned as some of the top sides within the Western Cape.

The star players for Paarl Gim in their victory were their captain, Elené Vosloo, and their goal shooter, Milla Barnard. Vosloo started the first two quarters as wing defence before slotting in at centre for the last two quarters.

Gimmies won 19 of their 29 encounters during the day against Stellenberg. One match, the one between the u17A side, ended in an 18-all draw.

Paarl Gimnasium will attend the annual Menlopark Festival during the school holidays before also returning for their own tournament in the picturesque Paarl.

Hugenote if Wellington hosted Hoërskool Punt for their annual interschools. The hosts’ first team came out on top by 28-26 in a closely contested match.

In the Eastern Cape Framesby from Gqeberha started their season off with some good victories over Humansdorp Secondary (23-6), Woodridge College (28-3), and Nico Malan (23-7). These matches were part of the Kirkwood College Day.

Framesby first team was also in action at the Kwagga Festival in George the previous week. Here they recorded victories over Langenhoven Gimnasium (26-22), Bredasdorp (30-12), and Outeniqua (19-15).

All the Results 

u19A: Paarl Gimnasium 27, Stellenberg 19; Hugenote 28, Hoërskool Punt 26; Framesby 23, Humansdorp Secondary 6; Framesby 28, Woodridge College 3; Framesby 23, Nico Malan 7.

u17A: Paarl Gimnasium 18, Stellenberg 18; Framesby 18, Pearson u19B 12; Pearson 29, Newton THS u19A 1; Framesby 23, Kirkwood College u19A 10; Hoërskool Punt 16, Hugenote 14.

u16A: Paarl Gimnasium 34, Stellenberg 19; Hugenote 28, Hoërskool Punt 26; Framesby 26, Otto du Plessis 2; Framesby 30, Paul Sauer 5.

u15A: Paarl Gimnasium 35, Stellenberg 16; Hoërskool Punt 16, Hugenote 8.

u14A: Stellenberg 24, Paarl Gimnasium 14; Hugenote 17, Hoërskool Punt 16.

Grey College and Selborne College put on clinical performances on the third day of the Belgotex Tony Godding Festival on Saturday to remain unbeaten at the four-day event.

The two sides’ showings the festival – jointly hosted by Clarendon, Selborne, Cambridge, Stirling, and Merrifield –should send out a warning to their future opposition, with the pair combining for 27 goals with only one conceded on day three.

Selborne College’s captain and SA u17 hockey star, Tre’ Gilbert, missed out on the goals on Friday when he and his team defeated St Andrew’s School 4-0. On Saturday morning, Gilbert wiped away the dirt from his stick and nailed a hat-trick.

Up against Woodridge College, Selborne powered their way to a 6-0 victory, with Gibert responsible for half of their big goal haul. The other half belonged to Cade Kock.

The Amathole provincial player also scored against St Andrew’s in Selborne’s previous outing, so he leads the East London school with four in two matches at the Tony Godding Festival.

Pearson headed into day two on the back of a loss to the on-fire Grey College on the opening day. They were down, but not out, and Queen’s College, beaten 3-1 by Woodridge the previous day, presented an opportunity for Ignatius Malgraff’s boys to get back on track.

Sensing an opportunity, the Gqeberha-based outfit grabbed hold of it and subjected Queen’s to a 4-0 loss to add to their misery. Later in the day, St Andrew’s School, who have played one of the tougher schedules at the festival, delivered a good performance to hold Pearson to a 1-1 draw.

The schedule, though, was not kind to Queen’s College. They had to contend with Grey College after Pearson, and it didn’t go well, with the Bloemfontein boys racing away to an 8-0 victory. Grey continued on their merry way later in the day against Hudson Park, romping to a 6-0 win.

Coach Wayne Coetzee and his charges have been very impressive thus far in 2024, and they’re unbeaten and untied, but tougher challenges lie ahead of them.

Coming up from 20-23 March, Grey will join some of South Africa’s traditional hockey powerhouses as the Nomads u18 Tournament, which will be hosted at Maritzburg College, on Pape’s Astro, which hosted its first-ever floodlit game on Friday night.

They will, most certainly, not be underprepared and they will be full of confidence that they can continue their winning form in Pietermaritzburg.

Grey College completes their Tony Godding schedule with a showdown against St Andrew’s College. The school from Makhanda has quietly gone about defeating their opposition throughout the event – recording a 3-0 win over Voortrekker and a 5-0 defeat of Merrifield on Saturday – but their toughest test lies ahead of them.

Dale College finishes with a game against Linden High. Their resurgence continued on Saturday with a 4-3 win over Voortrekker.

Results

Hudson 0-3 Grey College, Merrifield 4-0 Duineveld, Grey High 4-1 St Andrew’s School, Witteberg 0-3 Stirling, Selborne 6-0 Woodridge, Queen’s 0-4 Pearson, St Andrew’s College 3-0 Voortrekker, Curro Waterstone 1-0 Westering, Framesby 2-3 Duineveld, Kingswood 1-0 Linden, Stirling 3-0 Witteberg, Queen’s College 0-8 Grey College, Dale 4-3 Voortrekker, Kingswood 1-0 Witteberg, Framesby 0-0 Krugersdorp, Cambridge 0-0 Alex Rd, Alex Rd 2-0 Montana, Cambridge 0-4 Woodridge, Stirling 0-0 Krugersdorp, Pearson 1-1 St Andrew’s School, Hudson 0-6 Grey College, Westering 1 – 0 Curro Waterstone, Selborne 4-1 Linden, St Andrew’s College 5-0 Merrifield.

Fixtures

Sunday

08:15 – Framesby vs Montana; 08:15 – Alex Rd vs Krugersdorp; 08:15 – Westering vs Duineveld; 08:15 – Queen’s College vs Kingswood College; 09:30 – Grey College vs St Andrew’s College; 09:30 – St Andrew’s School vs Curro Waterstone; 09:30 – Stirling vs Grey High; 10:45 – Selborne College vs Voortrekker; 10:45 – Merrifield vs Witteberg; 12:00 – Dale College vs Linden High; 12:00 – Cambridge vs Pearson; 13:15 – Hudson Park vs Woodridge.

Oranje Meisieskool continued their torrid start to the 2024 hockey season with a crushing 9-0 defeat of Woodridge College on Saturday at the Greg Beling Festival in East London. No team has been able to hang with the Bloemfontein girls.

Against Woodridge, Oranje was on it from the start, putting three into the back of the net in the first quarter. Playing a beautiful game at high speed and attacking with full force down both flanks, Oranje added a goal or more in every quarter.

In the third quarter, they struck three times in four minutes. Then, just before it ended, they added yet another goal. One more in the final quarter completed the 9-0 rout. Later, Oranje overran Clarendon 6-0.

Rhenish, like Oranje, unbeaten at the festival, with some impressive victories over big-name opposition, cruised to a 4-0 win over Pearson and repeated that feat against Affies, while Volkskool overwhelmed Krugersdorp High, matching Oranje’s result against Woodridge.

On Friday, Cale Potgieter and Georgia Kambanis had celebrated their 100-cap milestones in style when Eunice swept to a 6-0 victory over Cambridge, but on Saturday it was a tough slog against Hudson Park, who held them to a 1-1 draw.

Neither side’s defence was broken through the first two quarters, In the third quarter, Hudson broke the deadlock through a penalty stroke, but it didn’t take long for Eunice to equalise in the same quarter.

In their second match of the day, Eunice got back to winning ways, with a 2-0 victory over Stirling High. Meanwhile, Hudson went on to a narrow 1-0 win over Collegiate. It was an excellent bounce-back day from the East London locals following a 0-5 defeat at the hands of St Anne’s yesterday.

The girls from KZN added two more wins, beating Clarendon 3-0 and DSG 1-0.

Results

Saturday, 16 March 2024

Cambridge High School Astro

07:00 – Curro Waterstone 2-0 Brandwag
08:15 – Framesby 4-0 Krugersdorp
10:45 – Cambridge 3-4 Alex Rd
13:15 – Framesby 1-3 GHS
18:15 – Cambridge 0-4 Woodridge

Clarendon School for Girls Astro

07:00 – Clarendon Inv 1-4 Cradock
08:15 – DSG 2-2 Voortrekker
09:30 – Collegiate 2-1 Affies
10:15 – Oranje 9-0 Woodridge
12:00 – Clarendon 0-3 St Anne’s
13:15 – Union High 1-0 Duineveld
13:15 – Pearson 0-1 Voortrekker
15:45 – Rhenish Girls 4-0 Affies
17:00 – DSG 0-1 St Anne’s
18:15 – Clarendon 0-6 Oranje

Merrifield College Astro

07:00 – GHS 4-0 Volkskool
08:15 – Merrifield College 0-2 Duineveld
14:30 – Merrifield College 1-2 Montana

Selborne College Astro

07:00 – Sasolburg 1-2 Union High
09:30 – Pearson 0-4 Rhenish

Stirling High School Astro

07:00 – Kingswood College 0-0 Linden High
09:30 – Stirling 0-4 Witteberg
12:00 – Curro Waterstone 0-2 Westering
13:15 – Krugersdorp High 0-9 Volkskool
14:30 – Kingswood College 1-1  Witteberg
15:45 – Alex Rd v Linden
18:15 – Stirling 0-2 Eunice

Bunkers Hill Astro
10:45 – Hudson Park 1-1 Eunice
14:30 – Hudson Park 1-0 Collegiate

Fixtures

Sunday, 17 March 2024

Cambridge High School Astro

07:00 – Alex Rd v Krugersdorp
10:45 – Clarendon Inv v Curro Waterstone
13:15 – Cambridge v Pearson
07:00 – Collegiate v St Anne’s
08:15 – Oranje v Hudson Park
09:30 – Eunice v Affies
12:00 – Clarendon v Woodridge
09:30 – Kingswood College v Sasolburg High

Merrifield College Astro

07:00 – Brandwag v Lilyfontein
09:30 – Union High v Witteberg
12:00 – Merrifield v Volkskool

Selborne College Astro

07:00 – Framesby v Montana
07:00 – DSG v Linden
10:45 – Stirling v Voortrekker
12:00 – GHS v Duineveld
13:15 – Westering v Cradock

Die Hoërskool Pietersburg van Polokwane se eerste netbalspan stoom voort in die NWU Prestige-reeks. Die Pieties het Saterdag vir Lichtenburg met 31-10 in hul groepwedstryd verslaan.

Dit volg na die span van Polokwane die vorige week vir Die Anker van Brakpan met 30-15 die loef afgesteek het.

Pieties se senter, Joné Potgieter, was haar span se staatmaker in die sege oor Lichtenburg. Sy was uitstekend op die aanval sovel as op die verdediging.

Potgieter het ‘n hele paar keer omgekeerde besit vir haar span vir seker deur Liggies se aangee te onderskep. Die kombinasie op verdediging van Abi Briel en Mia Alberts het ook baie druk op die verloorspan se doele geplaas.

Pietersburg het na die eerste kwart reeds daarin geslaag om ‘n voorsprong van 9-3 op te bou. Die Liggies het goed in die tweede kwart teruggeveg maar teen rustyd steeds ‘n agterstand van 7-14 gehad.

In die laaste twee rondtes het Pietersburg heeltemal die oorhand gehad, hulle het geen kanse laat verby gaan nie. In die laaste kwart het Pieties vyfde rat gevind en 12 doele aangeteken en slegs een laat deurglip.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium het ‘n spoggerige sege van 51-13 oor Die Anker behaal. Suné Barnard, Lana Burger, Christie-Mari Coetzee en Twayn Maartens was die spelers wat vir die wenspan uitgestaan het.

Al die uitslae: 

o.19A: Pietersburg 31, Lichtenburg 10; Hoërskool Rustenburg 33, Wesvalia 25; Zwartkop 31, Potchefstroom Volkskool 15; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 31, Hugenote (Springs) 14; Montana 31, Oosterlig 9; Marais Viljoen 41, Jeugland 19; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 51, Die Anker 13.

o.17A: Pietersburg 15, Lichtenburg 9; Montana 18, Oosterlig 14; Rustenburg 22, Wesvalia 11; Potchefstroom Volkskool 23, Zwartkop 17; Marais Viljoen 32, Jeugland 7; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 19, Hugenote 8; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 54, Die Anker 3.

o.16A: Pietersburg 32, Lichtenburg 8; Montana 21, Oosterlig 14; Rustenburg 41, Wesvalia 6; Zwartkop 20, Potchefstroom Volkskool 14; Marais Viljoen 28, Jeugland 13; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 22, Hugenote 4; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 27, Die Anker 14.

o.15A: Pietersburg 33, Lichtenburg 4; Montana 36, Oosterlig 18; Rustenburg 19, Wesvalia 9; Potchefstroom Volkskool 20, Zwartkop 15; Jeugland 17, Marais Viljoen 15; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 13, Hugenote 10; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 36, Die Anker 13.

o.14A: Pietersburg 27, Lichtenburg 10; Montana 28, Oosterlig 5; Rustenburg 22, Wesvalia 19; Zwartkop 27, Potchefstroom Volkskool 3; Marais Viljoen 21, Jeugland 15; Hoërskool Klerksdorp 24, Hugenote 7; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 16, Die Anker 9.

KRUGERSDORP. – Alle paaie lei die week na die jaarlikse Noord/Suid-toernooi wat by Affies in Pretoria aangebied word.

Paul Roos Gimnasium en Affies wat Saterdag in die hoofwedstryd van die rugbyfees teen mekaar te staan kom het gewis reeds vandag vir mekaar tande gewys.

Paul Roos Gimnasium het vir HTS Drostdy met 73-10 in die Markötter-stadion in Stellenbosch verniel. Sy losskakel, Joshua Dampies, het ‘n goeie dag op kantoor belee en 21 van sy span se punte aangeteken.

Hy het nege van sy span se tien drieë verdoel asook ‘n strafdoel tussen deur die pale gejaag. Die tiende drie is deur Matthew Seymore verdoel. Seymore is die seun van die voormalige eersterangse krieketspeler, André Seymore.

Affies het self na ‘n hoër rat oorgeskakel om Helpmekaar op sy tuisveld in Johannesburg met 45-21 die loef af te steek. Die haker, Ethan van Dyk, sowel as die linkervleuel, Nicolaas Grobler, het elk dubelle driedruk-plesier ervaar.

Monument se Wit Bulle het hul seisoen op die Ras van Rooyen-veld teen Welkom Gimnasium met ‘n klinkende sege van 64-28 afgeskop.

Hoewel die span wel met rukke en stote gespeel het, sal die span se afrigters, Tjaart van der Walt en Francois Robbertse, nie te ongelukkig oor die eerste vertoning van jaar wees nie.

Albei Monnas se vleuels, Ernesto Oersen en Kealan Milton, het glad nie koud op die punte gekry nie. Albei het goeie wedstryde belee en etlike meters veld gewen.

Die Wit Bulle kom Saterdag tydens Noord/Suid teen Paarl Gimnasium te staan.

Paarl Gimnasium het self ‘n behoorlike grom ingekry deur Stellenberg met 29-5 te verslaan. Die Gimmies se gemaklikste sege die afgelope decade oor die Jade Brigade.

Gimmies was onderskeidelik in 2023 (24-23) en 2022 (12-6) na ‘n hewige gestoei net-net baas oor Stellenberg.

Garsfontein het sy seisoen met ‘n sege van 37-31 oor Jeppe High School for Boys afgeskop. Die Bere kom reeds Vrydag op die Noord/Suid-toernooi teen Oakdale Landbou te staan.

Jeppe en King Edward VII kry vanjaar ‘n vuurdoop tydens die toernooi. Hulle kom albei teen Grey-kollege te staan, terwyl Jeppe boonop op die eerste dag teen die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl sake sal uitspook.

KES het ‘n goeie sege van 31-27 Saterdag oor Noordheuwel behaal om hul seisoen mee te begin.

Selborne College het ‘n sege van 14-7 oor Graeme College op laasgenoemde se jaarlikse rugbydag in Makhanda verslaan.

Grey High School het op dié sportdag ook sy seisoen met ‘n gemaklike oorwinning van 44-5 oor Hudson Park behaal. Nico Malan van Humansdorp sal self trots op hul oorwinning van 31-29 oor Dale College wees.

Goudveld-Hoërskool in Welkom het hierdie week ‘n dubbelle slag geslaan toe hy twee skole van Bloemfontein in die Wesgrow-reeks, Fichardtpark (22-19) en Jim Fouché (20-13), verslaan het. Fichies is boonop die verdedigende kampioen.

Dit blyk of die NWU Sport-reeks se trofee dalk ‘n staanplek by EG Jansen, Waterkloof of Menlopark gaan kry. Die Jansies het vir Transvalia met 41-0 verslaan, terwyl Menlopark vir Hoërskool Middelburg met 53-5 kaf gedraf het.

Waterkloof het in hul eerste wedstryd van die seisoen vir HTS Middelburg met 40-10 ore aangesit.

Al die uitslae: 

KWAZULU-NATAL

Durban High School 23, Kearsney College 0; Michaelhouse 25, Westville Boys’ High 17; Northwood 10, Hilton College 7; Maritzburg College 83, Clifton 10; St Charles College 25, Milnerton 19.

VRYSTAAT/GRIEKWAS

Jim Fouché 24, Witteberg 24; Goudveld-Hoërskool 22, Fichardtpark 19; Noord-Kaap 57, Louis Botha 14; Goudveld-Hoërskool 20, Jim Fouché 13; Witteberg 51, Sentraal 8; Diamantveld 29, Hoërskool Trio 27; Voortrekker 33, Fichardtpark 10; Hentie Cilliers 63, Wilgerivier 14; Hoërskool Upington 31, Curro Kathu 7.

NOORDVAAL

Affies 45, Helpmekaar 21; Garsfontein 37, Jeppe 31; Monument 64, Welkom Gimnasium 28; Jeppe 36, Pretoria Boys’ High 20; King Edward VII 31, Noordheuwel 27; St Stithians College 62, St Benedict’s College 3; St John’s College 29, St David’s Marist 21; St Alban’s College 37, Parktown Boys’ High 20; EG Jansen 57, Ligbron Akademie 23; Frikkie Meyer 12, Bergsig Akademie 10; HTS Tom Naudé 28, Merensky 14; Die Wilgers 35, Hartbeespoort 17; Randpark High 45, Edenvale 12; Glen Harvie 20, HTS Sasolburg 13; Northcliff 27, Springs Boys’ High 12; Standerton 23, Overvaal 5; Dinamika 36, Centurion 19; Randburg 26, Midstream College 12; Bekker 34, John Vorster (Nigel) 17; Brandwag (Benoni) 46, Generaal Hertzog 0.

NWU SPORT-REEKS

Kempton Park 31, Transvalia 21; Oos-Moot 37, Hoërskool Nelspruit 29; Menlopark 53, Hoërskool Middelburg 5; Waterkloof 40, HTS Middelburg 10; EG Jansen 41, Transvalia 0; Menlopark 48, Oos-Moot 7; Waterkloof 63, Kempton Park 21.

NWU PRESTIGE-REEKS

Hugenote (Springs) 24, Hoërskool Klerksdorp 19; Montana 35, Oosterlig 10; Hoërskool Rustenburg 18, Wesvalia 18; Zwartkop 32, Potchefstroom Volkskool 23; Marais Viljoen 33, Jeugland 21; Lichtenburg 28, Hoërskool Pietersburg 11; Potchefstroom Gimnasium 12, Die Anker 5.

NWU 16-REEKS

Pretoria-Noord 20, Stoffberg 15; Sarel Cilliers (Glencoe) 36, Ferrum 34; Volksrust 28, Pionier 24; Riebeeckrand 27, Leeuwenhof 12; Ben Viljoen 34, Hans Strijdom 27; Wolmaransstad 33, Fochville 14; Vryburg 69, Schoonspruit 5; Oosterland 27, Delmas 17.

OOS-KAAP

Selborne College 14, Graeme College 7; St Andrew’s College 34, Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) 19; Nico Malan 31, Dale College 29; Framesby 43, Stirling 0; HTS Daniël Pienaar 43, Union 6; Grey High School 44, Hudson Park 5; Kingswood College 29, Marlow Landbou 14; Cambridge 24, Muir College 21; Pearson 19, Queen’s College 11; Mary Waters 13, HTS Port Rex 12; Port Alfred 12, Graeme College II 12; Woodridge College 7, Die Brandwag (Uitenhage) II 10.

WES-KAAP

Paul Roos Gimnasium 73, HTS Drostdy 10; Paarl Gimnasium 29, Stellenberg 5; Bishops 43, Hoërskool Windhoek 8; Wynberg Boys’ High 84, Hoërskool Windhoek 3; Oakdale Landbou 17, Rondebosch Boys’ High 13; SACS 25, Hoërskool Durbanville 22; Parel Vallei 13, Hermanus 5; Boland Landbou 15, Outeniqua 13; Robertson 15, Vredendal 12; Charlie Hofmeyr 41, DF Malan 15; Worcester Gimnasium 24, Tygerberg 15; Hottentots-Holland 38, Fairbairn College 0; Strand 33, Hamiltons RFC 31; Labori 10, Bosmansdam 0; Melkbosstrand 22, Fairmont 7; Edgemead 20, Vredenburg 0; Piketberg 27, Esselenpark 19; Steynville 27, De Villiers Graaff 24; Weston 12; De Kuilen 7; Brackenfell 15, Hopefield 14; Montagu 52, Jakes Gerwel 12; Langenhoven Gimnasium 24, Overberg 17; Hugenote (Wellington) 14, Hoërskool Punt 10.

Central Gauteng’s centre-back, and utility player, Karabo Mamaregane, netted a hattrick of goals to lead his team to a spirited 8-6 win over KwaZulu-Natal in the final of the South African Junior Water Polo Championships in East London on Saturday.

The protagonists entered the final playing some of their best water polo of the tournament.

Coach Rob Ambler’s KwaZulu-Natal outfit went unbeaten throughout the round-robin stages, which included a 12-8 win over Central Gauteng

Meanwhile, despite losing two of their round-robin matches, Gauteng was not to be denied. They showed grit and BMT in their semi-final to outplay tournament favourites, Western Province, 10-5.

In the final, Gauteng, under the guidance of coach Jon-Marc de Carvalho, trailed early on, with KZN sprinting into a 2-0 lead through goals by Tristan Uys, and James Pohl.

Gauteng quickly recovered, however, netting two of their own, through Jack Wilkins and Greg Pryce.

Regular goal scorer, Ross Stuart then gave Gauteng the lead, scoring against the run of play, to see his side 3-2 to the good after eight minutes.

The second and third chukkas were heated, with both coaches showing signs of agitation on the sidelines.

Stuart added a second before Mamaregane got in on the action to open up a 5-4 lead at the break after Oliver Ditz and Max Scully had pulled two goals back for KZN.

The third chukka looked like it would end scoreless, but James Pohl, then, struck for KZN.

With the scores tied at 5-5 and heading into the last eight minutes of the final, Zico Williams stepped up on the big stage, striking from a half-chance to get his name on the score sheet for a second day running, much to the delight of the travelling fans in the stands.

The final chukka was all about Mamaregane, though. Two opportunities came his way, and he calmly made them count, firing two spectacular shots into the back of the KZN net.

Try as they might, KZN were shut down as Gauteng shot-stopper, Judah Dos Santos pulled of a number of vital late saves to keep his team in front.

Reacting to the game, coach De Carvalho said he was pleased with how his side bounced back after losing round-robin matches against Western Province and KZN.

“I was really impressed with the guys. Obviously, you never want a defeat in any tournament, but as soon as we played and got beaten, we had to look at ourselves and shift the focus to Friday afternoon and Saturday morning,” he told SuperSport Schools.

“We had to do our job and business to get into the semi-finals, and from then on it was anyone’s game. We knew we were good enough to beat any team. We just really had to believe [it].

“The loss against KZN on the first day lifted the spirits in the team, and we pulled it back from there.

“It took two unbelievable performances from the guys, and they pulled it off. Also, credit to both Province and KZN. Those were hard-fought games, but I’m happy we were the ones who came out on top,” he concluded.

In the third/fourth place match, Western Provine battled hosts, Buffalo City.

Province never got out of first gear, but they delivered a well-structured and solid performance to record a 13-6 victory over coach Khanyisa Mpumlwana’s troops.

Buffalo City, meanwhile, will be happy with the strides they made in the tournament, which bodes well for the Inter-Provincial Tournament at the end of the year.

Scorers

Final

Central Gauteng 8: Karabo Mamaregane (x3), Ross Stuart (x2), Jack Wilkins, GregPryce, Zico Williams. KwaZulu-Natal 6: James Pohl (x2), Tristan Uys (x2), Max Scully, Oliver Ditz.

Third place

Western Province 13: Ross Stewart (x3), Zack Cicero (x2), Nicholas Fall (x2), Salahuddin Khan (x2), Connor Melling-Williams, Thomas Truter, Matthew De Villiers, Arkin Marais. Buffalo City: Kairon Roux (x3), Sean Audie, Armand Van Rooyen, Connor Maree.

Final Standings

Central Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Western Province
Buffalo City
Nelson Mandela Bay
Northern Tigers

Only three months after claiming the Inter-Provincial title in Gqeberha, the Central Gauteng u18 girls’ team has captured yet another piece of silverware after defeating Western Province 11-7 to lift the South African Junior Water Polo Championship title in East London on Saturday.

Gauteng and Province entered the tournament as the favourites to go all the way.

They duly delivered on the hype and, despite both of them losing one of their round-robin matches, played an attractive brand of water polo, which propelled them into the final.

Gauteng was the high-scoring team, sound on defence, and used their combinations to good effect. Province on the other hand possessed threats of attack, with both their keepers pulling out the stops at crucial moments.

On the road to the final, both teams faced stern opposition and were forced to dig deep to secure their places in the title-decider.

Province, after a great start to the Currie Cup, suffered a shocking 4-5 defeat against Nelson Mandela Bay. Meanwhile, Gauteng were well beaten by Province in their round-robin showdown, going down 6-12.

Past results, however, count for nothing in finals, and Gauteng harboured no hangover as they made a bright start to the clash.

Coach Kelsey Thomson’s charges came out of the blocks quickly and flew into a 2-0 lead in the first chukka, courtesy of a Mia Loizides double.

It became heated in the following two chukkas, during which Gauteng enhanced the gap, scoring a further three goals while conceding two to lead 5-2 at half-time.

Province managed only two more goals in the third chukka, with Hannah Banks scoring her second, while Emily Van Heerden also got in on the scoring action.

Gauteng, meanwhile, netted a further three times, to take an 8-4 lead into the final chukka. They were pressed hard to hold onto their lead, with Province looking as if they might stage a stunning comeback with four minutes left and coach Connor Whiting‘s team scored through Alexa De Villiers, Amy Van Breda, and Isabella Tooley.

Their goals were, however cancelled, out by Ruby Carlson, a second goal for Julia Joseph, and a scorcher from Jessica Black.

Commenting on the match afterwards, coach Kelsey Thomson said her side was thrilled to take home another trophy and she credited her team’s senior players, who had shone throughout the event.

“We feel really good. The girls did well every game to get better, and that was our concept,” she told SuperSport Schools.

“We wanted to get better with every game, and I think we just peaked in the final.”

When asked how she managed to lift her team’s spirits after losing one of their round-robin matches, she replied:

“We had an attitude of not thinking about what had happened in the previous matches.

“We understood that the final was a brand-new game, and I just told the players to believe in themselves.”

Both Gauteng teams are now Currie Cup champions after the boys’ side defeated KwaZulu-Natal 8-6. The coaches of both sides credited the systems put in place by Gauteng Water Polo to ensure their development structures are in place for those successes.

Meanwhile, in the third and fourth play-off match, Nelson Mandela Bay secured another upset of a big team, this time claiming the scalp of KwaZulu-Natal 10-6.

Goals from Teagan Harty, Amie Jenner, Elizabeth Horn, Anna Pinto, and Lucy Rutherfoord sealed the victory.

That win came in the wake of their shocking 5-4 upset of Western Province on day two.

Coach Grant Mackenzie will, no doubt, be happy with how his charges defied the odds in East London, and they will take much-needed confidence into the Inter-Provincial Tournament later this year.

Final day scorers

Nelson Mandela Bay 10: Teagan Harty (x3), Amie Jenner (x2), Lucy Rutherfoord (x2), Elizabeth Horn, Jasmine Witthuhn, Anna Pinto. KwaZulu-Natal 6: Inge Southey (x2), Caitlin McMurray, Alwande Zondi, Gemma Malherbe, Kayla Andrews.

Central Gauteng 11: Mia Loizides (x3), Julia Joseph (x2), Emma Pelicot (x2), Gina Sguazzin, Simphiwe Zulu, Ruby Carlson, Jessica Black. Western Province 7: Hannah Banks (x2), Emily Van Heerden, Alexa De Villiers, Amy Van Breda, Isabella Tooley, Roxanne Uys.

Final standings

Central Gauteng
Western Province
Nelson Mandela Bay
KwaZulu-Natal
Buffalo City

Young wicketkeeper-batter Karabo Meso was called up to the South African Senior Women’s cricket team for the upcoming three-match home T20i series against Sri Lanka starting on 27 March.

Meso was one of the stars in the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, held in South Africa in 2023. She performed well with the gloves and notched up eight dismissals in 5 matches – the most in the tournament. This earned her a place in the Team of the Tournament.

The Grade 11 pupil, who hails from Rockville, Soweto but attends school at Steyn City School in Johannesburg, is already an experienced member of the Lions Women’s senior team.

The 16-year-old will join several teammates who made their senior debuts in some form of international cricket as teenagers. They are captain Laura Wolfaardt (17), all-rounders Marizanne Kapp (19), Chloé Tryon (16), Nadine de Klerk (17), and Suné Luus (16), and bowlers Masabata Klaas (19), Nonkululeko Mlaba (19) and Tumi Sekhukhune (19).

Proteas Women’s Head Coach Hilton Moreeng is looking forward to seeing how Meso performs on the international stage as the team looks to build the next crop of core players in their structure.

“We still have the core of the squad to make sure we can continue with what we’ve been working on regarding the T20Is. The build-up has been coming along nicely and now it’s just for us to deservingly give opportunities for those one or two spots we want to have a look at,” Moreeng said.

He also added: “There are a few youngsters coming in and one debutant in Karabo Meso who has been part of the High-Performance group and in the U19 World Cup.

“It’s a youngster who’s got a lot of potential and one we’re looking to see how she goes when given the opportunity.”

The T20I series will be held between 27 March – 03 April in Benoni, Potchefstroom and East London.