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St Stithians Girls College from Gauteng have been crowned winners of the inaugural St Anne’s Water Polo tournament after defeating Roedean School (9-5) in the final in Durban on Monday.  

“Saints” as they’re famously known came into the tournament as one of the favourites and despite being paired up in a competitive group which featured the likes of Kingsmead, St Anne’s, St Mary’s Kloof, and St John’s, the Gauteng side prevailed by playing some entertaining but smart Water Polo throughout the long weekend. 

During the group stages, Saints were dominant and looked un-playable in the pool. 

They thumped every team they came across in the pool stages, starting with a three-point win against hosts St Anne’s (8-5) on Friday. 

On day two, the visitors just got better. Their two statement wins of (14-0) against St Mary’s Kloof and (21-1) against St John’s put a marker on the side as the team to beat going forward. 

To top it off, the visitors also thumped Kingsmead by 10 goals to one. 

After a dominant display in the first two days, Saints put themselves in a good position going forward and their record meant that their journey to the final was a simple straight one. They had to win one more time against Durban Girls College to make it. 

The side did exactly that, getting one past the Durban girls (6-5) to book themselves a date with Reddam House Constantia in the semi-finals. The semi-final clash was closely fought with both sides coming at each other in the first two chukkas. 

Saints once again showed their class, outscoring Reddam to claim a (11-9) win and secure a spot in the final against Roedean, who also were impressive in their journey to the last round. 

The final was always going to be a tough one between the two best sides in tournament. Saints, just as they did in most of their matches started on the front foot scoring early, but Roedean didn’t lie down. 

Roedean went on to score two goals and led (2-1) after the first chukka. 

St Stithians came back firing in the second chukka and regained the lead. The Gauteng side then extended their lead, scoring three more goals while Roedean kept applying pressure, scoring two of their own to see Saints leading (5-4). 

The last two chukkas were a case of match management, something Saints managed to do the whole weekend. They added two more goals to their tally to reach seven, and despite Roedean’s fight and determination with their late two goals, the damage had already been done and St Stithians prevailed. 

In other matches on the final day, Reddam House Constantia defeated Herschel to finish in third spot, while wins for Durban Girls College, St Mary’s Waverly, and the KZN Invitational side saw them finish inside the top 10.   

Results: 

Day 1: 

KZN Invitational 8, Maris Stella 3; St Anne’s 15, St Mary’s Kloof 1; St Anne’s u16 4, Durban Girls College 14; Rodean 6, Reddam House Bedfordview 4; Kingsmead 16, St John’s 0; Herschel 20, St Mary’s Waverly 6; TWC 12, Danville 10; St Anne’s 5, St Stithians 8; Crawford 17, KZN Invitational 4; St Dominics 3, Reddam House Bedford View 2; St Anne’s u16 9, Beaulieu 4; Reddam House Constantia 16, Thomas More College 2.  

Day 2:  

Durban Girls College 19, Beaulieu 4; Roedean 22, Danville 0; St Stithians 14, St Mary’s Kloof 0; Crawford 16, Maris Stella 0; Reddam House Constantia 16, St Anne’s u16 2; St Dominic’s 20, TWC 1; Herschel 17, KZN Invitational 2; St Anne’s 6, Kingsmead 4; Beaulieu 6, Thomas More College 7; Reddam House Bedford View 19, Danville 0; St Stithians 21, St John’s 1; St Mary’s Waverley 10, Maris Stella 4; Reddam House Constantia 5 (2), Durban Girls College 5 (1); Roedean 7, St Dominic’s 4; Kingsmead 10, St Mary’s Kloof 1; Herschel 10, Crawford 8; Reddam House Bedford View 17, TWC 2; St Mary’s Waverly 8, KZN Invitational 6; St Anne’s 10, St John’s 0; St Anne’s u16 6, Thomas More College 5; Reddam House Constantia 21, Beaulieu 1; St Dominic’s 21, Danville 1; Herschel 18, Maris Stella 1; St Stithians 10, Kingsmead 1; Roedean 15, TWC 0; Durban Girls College 14, Thomas More College 0; St Mary’s Kloof 16, St John’s 1; Crawford 9, St Mary’s Waverly 4.  

Day 3: 

St Anne’s 9, Reddam House Bedford View; St Mary’s Kloof 10, Danville 1; Crawford 14, St Anne’s 4; Durban Girls College 9, St Mary’s Waverly 3; KZN Invitational 10, Beaulieu 3; Kingsmead 4, St Dominic’s 3; Thomas More College 5, Maris Stella 2; TWC 14, St John’s 3; Herschel 15, St Anne’s 5; Roedean 7, Crawford 4; St Stithians 6, Durban Girls College 5; Maris Stella 9, Danville 2; Beaulieu 11, St John’s 1; Thomas More College 4, St Mary’s Kloof 2; Reddam House Constantia 8, Kingsmead 3; Reddam House Bedford View 6, St Mary’s 5; St Dominic’s 8, St Anne’s u16 2; KZN Invitational 14, TWC 0; Durban Girls College 10, Kingsmead 2; Crawford 12, St Anne’s 7; St Stithians 6, Durban Girls College 5.  

Day 4: 

Roedean 6, Herschel 5; St Sitihians 11, Reddam House Constantia 9; Danville 13, St John’s 3; St Dominics 8, Reddam House Bedford View 4; Maris Stella 8 (14), Beaulieu (8) 13; St Anne’s 8, Kingsmead 3; St Mary’s Kloof 11, TWC 2; KZN Invitational 8, Thomas More College 2; St Mary’s Waverly 11, St Anne’s u16 5; Durban Girls College 9, Crawford 7; Reddam House Constantia 8, Herschel 6; St Stithians 9, Roedean 5.  

South African College Schools (SACS) produced a clinical performance to outscore Paul Roos (7-6) in the final of the Clifton Water Polo tournament on Monday.  

SACS, who were impressive with their attacking style of Water Polo play from day one, asserted themselves early in the final, keeping hold of the lead despite the fight shown by the men from Paarl. 

The tournament kicked off on Friday with mouthwatering fixtures in display. 

SACS began their campaign in the best way possible, dismantling Glenwood (21-2) before another emphatic (18-5) win against King Edward VII which was followed by a (14-5) win against Kearsney College. 

As a result of their dominance, the Cape-side found themselves top of their Pool which featured the two KwaZulu-Natal teams and KES from Gauteng. 

The boys from Cape Town remained accurate in attack, scoring goals for fun, while they were resolute at the back, conceding very little. 

They faced their toughest opposition in the quarterfinals, Westville. That clash proved to be more demanding from the Cape side, and despite Westville showing grit and refusing to go away, SACS prevailed by one goal, taking it (10-9) 

While SACS were going on smoothly about their business, Paul Roos was also making progress, edging out teams along the way looking to reach a second straight final after losing against St John’s in last year’s campaign. 

The side from Paarl were smart about their business and when they edged out Hilton (10-9) in the quarterfinals, one could sense that the team Cape sides would meet in the final. 

That is exactly how things panned out, as both teams managed to nail Hilton and Clifton respectively in the semi-finals to set a date for an all-Cape final in a tournament hosted in Durban. 

The finale was short of no excitement as the two sides had set the tempo throughout the tournament. Played with a full house of support, and their fellow teammates cheering them on in the stands, the two sides put on a show for the ages. 

It all started with four minutes left to play in the first chukka when SACS opened the scoring from a counterattacking opportunity which saw Paul Roos left napping at the back. 

Paul Roos tried to get into the game after conceding, hitting the crossbar several times and not able to break through the SACS defence. 

The second chukka is where things changed, and the matches started being competitive. Paul Roos scored two quick goals in a space of five minutes to lead (2-1). 

They added to their tally, making it three, before SACS pulled two back and levelled the scores at (3-3) with just seconds remaining in the chukka. 

The third chukka is where SACS ran away with the match, scoring two goals to take their tally up to five goals while Paul Roos struggled and remained on three points. 

In the last quarter of the match, Paul Roos tried to stage a comeback, but SACS had already done the damage and a further two goals saw the Cape side prevail (7-6) against their old rivals. 

In other matches on the final day, Clifton beat Hilton College to finish in third place. While wins for St Johns, Westville and Affies saw them finish the tournament inside the top 10 standings. 

Results: 

Day 1:  

Westville 11, Durban High School 6; Clifton 18, Grey College 1; St Andrews 8, Reddam House Constantia 6; KES 5, Kearsney College 9; Affies 5, Westville 9; St Johns 7, Michaelhouse 2; Maritzburg College 5, St Andrews 6; SACS 21, Glenwood 2; Paul Roos 13, Durban High School 4; St Johns 18, Grey College 4; Hilton College 13, Maritzburg College 3; Kearsney 9, Glenwood 6; Clifton 9, Michaelhouse 2; SACS 18, KES 5; Paul Roos 7, Affies 5; Hilton 10, Reddam House Constantia 3.  

Day 2: 

Michaelhouse 9, Grey College 4; Maritzburg College 8, Reddam House Constantia 7; KES 2, Glenwood 3; Clifton 9, St Johns 7; Hilton 7, St Andrews 3; Paul Roos 8, Westville 7; SACS 15, Kearsney 5; Durban High School 5, Affies 7; Kearsney 14, Maritzburg College 6; Westville 6, Michaelhouse 0; St Andrews 8-3 Glenwood; St Johns 9, Affies 5; Maritzburg College 15, Grey College 5; KES 10, Michaelhouse 6.  

 Day 3: 

DHS 12, Glenwood 4; Affies 9, Reddam House Constantia 4; Maritzburg College 8, KES 7; Affies 6, DHS 5; Grey College 5, Michaelhouse 4; Glenwood 5, Reddam House Constantia 8; St Johns 7, Westville 6; Kearsney 10, St Andrews 4. 

Day 4: 

Michaelhouse 10, Glenwood 2; Reddam House Constantia 10, Grey College 1; Durban High School 10, KES 9; Affies 10, Maritzburg College 7; Westville 9, St Andrews 0; St Johns 9, Kearsney 5; Clifton 9, Hilton 5. SACS 7, Paul Roos 6.  

Quarterfinals: 

SACS 10, Westville 9; Paul Roos 10, Kearsney 9; Hilton 3, St Johns 2; Clifton 11, St Andrews 2.  

Semifinals: 

SACS 11, Hilton 10; Paul Roos 9, Clifton 7. 

Final: 

SACS 7, Paul Roos 6.  

A gutsy, well calculated, and assertive display from the Bishops Diocesan College u15 Water Polo team saw them nail SACS (6-5) in the final of the Ian Melliar Water Polo Tournament hosted at Wynberg Boys High School in Cape Town on Monday.  

The tournament, which returned for its 16th edition this year, saw 24 teams battle it out over four days in two separate venues before the champions were crowned. 

Last year’s winners, Selborne College from East London, suffered this time around, losing three of their group matches to SACS, St Stithians and Paul Roos respectively. 

Their poor run of form resulted in the side finishing 17th, just above Maritzburg College and Grey College.  

Several teams put up their hands in this year’s event and improved on their overall finishes from the 2022 campaign. 

One of the teams that impressed with the type of water polo they played was the hosts, Wynberg Boys High.  

In last year’s tournament, they were blown away and finished in 16th position. However, a year later, Wynberg put together a strong showing in front of their home crowd to seal the bronze medal, beating Paul Roos (8-5) in the third/fourth play-off match. 

The Cape sides will also leave the tournament in high spirits. Besides the final being between Cape Town sides, the top five finishers were all from the Mother City. 

Paul Roos joined Rondebosch alongside the two finalists, and Wynberg to form up the five teams.  

The final of the tournament was a hard-fought encounter between two in-form sides, with both seeking to rectify some of the mistakes they made in last year’s campaign. 

In 2022, SACS finished in eighth place, while Bishops entered the final having experienced the heartbreak of losing out to Selborne for the title last year.  

The boys from Bishops were assertive from the start, scoring the opening goal in the first chukka to take a one-goal lead. 

SACS quickly responded to level things up, but Diocesan College responded with a further two goals to take a 3-1 lead after the first chukka. 

Bishops were not letting up and scored early in the second chukka to lead by three goals before SACS pulled one back to cut the deficit to two points. The third chukka didn’t produce much, with both sides going hard at each other without reward on the scoreboard. 

In the fourth and final chukka, the teams produced their best play. Bishops were sharp but so, too, were SACS. Bishops increased their tally to six goals, but SACS remained in the fight, and pulled to within one goal, but couldn’t find one more goal to level matters, leaving Bishops the champions after a 6-5 victory. 

Results

Friday, 22 September:  

Day 1 

Glenwood House 2, Bishops 13; Rondebosch 12, Westerford 3; Grey College 5, Wahoo 9;  St Stithians 6, Woodridge 3; Clifton 6, Affies 4;  Kearsney 10, Hellenic 1; Jeppe 5, St Andrew’s 4;   Paul Roos 8, Maritzburg College 1; Grey High 3, Wynberg 7; Selborne 13, St Alban’s 4; Kearsney 5, Woodridge 5; SACS 6, St David’s 6;    Rondebosch 4, St Stithians 2; St John’s 7, Glenwood House 2; Westerford 6, Hellenic 4; Grey College 3, Hilton College 11; Paul Roos 10, St Alban’s 1; Wahoo 3, Bishops 4; SACS 7, Selborne 2; Clifton 5, St Andrew’s 4; St David’s 8, Maritzburg College 5; Grey High 8, Jeppe 6;   Hilton College 4, St John’s 2 Wynberg 7, Affies 3. 

Saturday 23 September: 

Day 2 

Rondebosch 8, Kearsney 1; Glenwood House 5, Grey College 5; Hellenic 2, Woodridge 4; Bishops 7, St John’s 2; Westerford 1, St Stithians 7; Wahoo 4, Hilton College 8; Clifton 4, Grey High 6; Paul Roos 3, SACS 6; Maritzburg College 8, St Alban’s 3; Affies 1, St Andrew’s 2; St David’s 5, Selborne College 8; Wynberg Boys High 4, Jeppe 4; St John’s 5, Grey College 2; Woodridge 1, Rondebosch 14; Hilton College 4, Bishops 5; St Stithians 11, Hellenic 1; Wahoo 2, Glenwood House 2; Kearsney 4, Westerford 3; Grey High 6, St Andrew’s 5; SACS 14, St Alban’s 1; Jeppe 5, Affies 3; Selborne 9, Maritzburg College 3; Wynberg 4, Clifton 2; Paul Roos 7, St David’s 6; Bishops 4, Grey College 1; Rondebosch 14, Hellenic 0; Wahoo 5, St John’s 2; Woodridge 3, Westerford 3; Hilton College 10, Glenwood House 3; St Stithians 5, Kearsney 5; Grey High 6, Affies 4; SACS 9, Maritzburg College 3; Wynberg 6, St Andrew’s 4; St David’s 15, St Alban’s 3; Clifton 6, Jeppe 2; Paul Roos 5, Selborne College 2. 

Sunday 24 September  

Day 3:  

St Stithians 8, Selborne 6; Maritzburg College 4, Woodridge 3; Paul Roos 10, Kearsney 9; St David’s 13, Westerford 2; Hilton 6, Clifton 0; St Andrew’s 5, St Johns 3; Wahoo 4, Grey High 2; Glenwood House 10, Jeppe 11; Paul Roos 7, Rondebosch 6; Woodridge 5, Hellenic 0; Westerford 10, St Alban’s 2; SACS 4, St Stithians 2; St John’s 4, Grey College 3; Bishops 9, Wahoo 4; Glenwood House 9, Affies 8; Wynberg 7, Hilton 4; Maritzburg College 8, St Andrew’s 2; Clifton 6, Selborne 5; St David’s 8, Jeppe 0; Grey College 5, Hellenic 4; Grey High 6, Kearsney 0; Affies 8, St Alban’s 1; Rondebosch 3, Wahoo 2; St John’s 6, Woodridge 0; Hilton 6, St Stithians 8; Westerford 4, Glenwood House 3; Bishops 8, Paul Roos 3; SACS 5, Wynberg 4.  

Monday 25 September:  

Day 4: 

Hellenic 5, St Alban’s 4; Maritzburg College 6, St David’s 11; Grey College 4, Affies 5; Selborne 4, Kearsney 2; Woodridge 2, Glenwood House 7; Clifton 1, Grey High 5; St John’s 4, Westerford 3; Wahoo 4, Hilton 5; St Andrew’s 4, Jeppe 2; Rondebosch 4, St Stithians 3; Paul Roos 5, Wynberg 8; Bishops 6, SACS 5.  

 

Menlopark continued their promising form in the Titans A-league with a convincing victory over Prestige College away from home.

The home side won the toss and decided to put Menlopark in to bat first. a decision that proved fruitful for the men from Prestige College early on as they struck with two quick wickets to put the visitors under pressure.

Lethabo Kunene showed his tremendous skill with the ball, tearing through the Menlopark batters to claim impressive figures of 3/54 in his outing with the ball.

However, Gert-Nico van Zyl, kept a calm head as he knuckled down to get his side back on track. Van Zyl made a well-played mature 46 off 70 deliveries, falling just four runs short of a well-deserved half-century. After losing two of his partners relatively quickly, Van Zyl found support in the stalwart all-rounder, Steve Stolk, who contributed with 37 of 41 deliveries before he too had to depart.

Pierre de Villiers made use of the platform laid by Van Zyl and Stolk, providing the necessary emphasis needed at the back end with a vital cameo of 37 from 48 balls helping the visitors reach a respectable 211 all out.

Prestige College also got off to a rocky start as they too lost early wickets in their search of the 212 runs required for victory. Tiaan Serfontein (2/39) was at the forefront of the early onslaught claiming a wicket on the last ball of the first over.

The impressive Lethabo Kunene shone again, this time with the bat, restoring order to the crumbling Prestige innings with a wonderful 46 of 70 deliveries before he also had to depart, falling victim to the impressive Ewald Meyer.

Meyer continued his remarkable spell to claim figures of 3/18 in his allotted ten overs, putting his side in a dominant position.

However, Sifiso Maseko proved to be a thorn in the side of the Menlo bowlers as he braved it out to top score with 48 from 98 deliveries, falling agonisingly close to a well-deserved fifty.

After Maseko’s departure, the Menlo bowlers didn’t hang around to close out the Prestige innings, bundling the home side out for only 164, to claim a 47-run victory away from home.

Cornwall Hill College proved to be too strong for Hoërskool Centurion beating them convincingly with 84 runs. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first.

Gerhard Lock continued his amazing form with a wonderful run-a-ball century scoring 105 of 105 deliveries lower down the order. Lock capitalized on a solid platform laid by his top order batters in the forms of Richard Williams who made a well-constructed 41 from 50 balls and Amo Tshoagong (21, 50b).

Divan van Tonder experienced a wonderful day with the ball for the home side, claiming impressive figures of 4/48 in his 9-over spell.

Tristan de Klerk also contributed with a solid cameo of 31 from 38 deliveries towards the back end to ensure that his side reached a very defendable 257/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Centurion’s innings never seemed to get going as the visitors applied continuous pressure with the ball, causing the home side to lose wickets on a regular basis.

It was once again the impressive Van Tonder who continued his form found with the ball as he also top scored with 56 from 92 deliveries. Van Tonder found support in Elgun Brooker (36, 59b) as the pair looked to get their team bag on track.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be as the home side were bundled out for a meagre 173 runs, handing Cornwall Hill yet another well-deserved victory.

Summarised scorecards:

Menlopark 211/10 from 47.2 overs (Gert-Nico van Zyl 46, Steve Stolk 37, Pierre de Villiers 37; Lethabo Kunene 3/54, Teko Modiba 2/31, Keamogetswe Semenya 2/25); Prestige College 164/10 from 45 overs (Sifiso Maseko 48, Lethabo Kunene 46; Ewald Meyer 3/18, Gert-Nico van Zyl 3/41, Gerhard Engelbrecht 2/25, Tiaan Serfontein 2/39). Menlopark won by 47 runs.

Cornwall Hill College 257/10 from 50 overs (Gerhard Lock 105*, Richard Williams 41, Tristan de Klerk 31, Amo Tshoagong 21; Divan va Tonder 4/48); Centurion 173/10 from 39.3 overs (Divan van Tonder 56, Elgun Boeker 36; Jon-Martin de Jesus 5/28, Richard Williams 2/27, Tristan de Klerk 2/26). Cornwall Hill College won by 84 runs.

Paul Roos proved too good for the men from the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunsskool of Pretoria when the two met in the middle on Saturday in Pretoria.

The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening pair in Luca Platter (62, 81b) and Josh Jordaan (20, 25b) got Paul Roos off to a perfect start, combining in a very mature and well-structured 49-run partnership upfront before Jordaan had to depart.

Platter continued his excellent performance with the willow, showing his full array of shots before he to was sent back to the pavilion after making a very good 62 from 81 deliveries.

After losing both set batsmen, Paul Roos looked to rebuild and put together another partnership, which they found in Riley Norton (31, 59b) and William September (28, 65b). The pair added a much-needed 59 runs between them to set the platform for the powerhitters to come.

Cornel Swart seemed to be the one to make use of the foundation laid as he didn’t hang around, blasting 37 from only 28 balls towards the back end of the innings to help his side reach a respectable 237/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

The Affie innings didn’t start off all that well as the home side lost three wickets for only 20 runs, finding themselves in a bit of a pickle. Callum Appolis proved to be the main threat with the ball, walking away with very good figures of 3/45 in his allotted 10 overs.

For the home side, it was their opening batter, Lukas Janse van Rensburg, who fought back with an excellent half-century, making 52 from 73 deliveries. After the cluster of wickets, Janse van Rensburg found support in the middle order from Janco Purchase, who also occupied the crease scoring 44 from 81 balls.

However, the pair’s fightback was short-lived and after their departure Paul Roos capitalized on the pressure, ensuring that they bundled Affies out for only 175, claiming a sweet victory of 62 runs.

Summarised scorecards: 

Paul Roos Gimnasium 237/8 from 50 overs (Luca Platter 62, Cornel Swart 37*, Riley Norton 31, William September 28, Josh Jordaan 20; Jorich van Schalkwyk 2/41); Affies 175/10 from 44 overs (Lukas Janse van Rensburg 52, Janco Purchase 44, Andru van Zyl 22; Callum Appolis 3/45, Cormey van der Watt 3/44). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 62 runs. 

Noordheuwel dra die seweskroon in die Noordvaal na ‘n skitterende vertoning by die jaarlikse byeenkoms hierdie naweek.

Die Nories kon vir Garsfontein in die eindstryd met 24-17 verslaan om die titel ‘n staanplek in Krugersdorp te gee.

Kyk al die wedstryde weer op SuperSport Schools – Registreer nou – Skakel na die toernooi

Die toernooi lewer elke jaar opwindende sewesrugby met die beste skole in die Noordvaal wat meeding vir die gesogte titel.

Monument het hierdie jaar die tweede skool geword wat die voorreg kon geniet om die byeenkoms aan te bied, al die ander jare het nog by Menlopark afgespeel.

Die gaping tussen spanne op die ranglys verminder gewoonlik aansienlik met die vinniger weergawe van die spel, maar die stryd tussen die spanne was hierdie jaar merkwaardig gelyk.

Die Leeus se voorste verteenwoordiger, Noordheuwel, kon sy teenstanders mak maak in die groepwedstryde danksy briljante vertonings deur hul speler van die toernooi, Jade Muller, en sy makkers, Lindsay Jansen en Meyer Opperman.

Hul pad na die eindstryd toe was egter geensins eenvoudig nie. Die Nories moes in die halfeindronde sweet teen Hugenote en kon die wendrie eers in ekstratyd aanteken om met ‘n 10-5 sege ‘n plek in die eindstryd vas te maak teen die beste sewesspan uit die Blou Bul-streek.

Die Jukskei-derby tussen Noordheuwel en Garsies in die eindstryd het die perfekte einde aan die naweek se opwinding gebring.

Muller, Jansen en Jeandre Uithaler was uitstekend in die eindstryd.

Die Nories het ook vroeër die seisoen die Plaat afdeling by die NWU Prestige Skole sewestoernooi in Potchefstroom waar hulle slegs een wedstryd met 24-22 verloor het teen Hoërskool Outeniqua en die kampioene, Paul Roos, kon intem om met 7-elk gelykop te speel.

Hul afrigter, Werner Badenhorst sal trots wees op sy spelers se vertoning, maar dit sal nie te lank gevier word nie, hulle pak volgende maand die beste spanne in die land aan op Loftus in die Kampioen-van-kampioene toernooi van die Frogfoot reeks.

Verlede jaar se algehele wenners, Secunda, kon hierdie naweek net tot by die halfeindronde van die Bowl kompetisie deurdring voordat hulle teen Transvalia vasgeval het met 12-10.

Monument kon hul tuisskare vermaak met ‘n sege in die Plaat-afdeling se eindstryd teen Wesvalia.

Die Monnas span kon 22 punte sonder antwoord aanteken. RJ Barnard was witwarm vir die tuisspan in daardie wedstryd.

In die o.15 toernooi was dit die Blou Bulle se nommer een span, Zwartkop, wat kon wegstap met die louere.

Die Zwarries het die tuisspan in die eindstryd ontmoet en kon met ‘n enkele punt (22-21) die titel neem.

Shadin Botha het uitgeblink vir die span van Centurion.

Al die uitslae:

o.17

Groepwedstryde

Poel A: Garsfontein 38, Wesvalia 12; Wesvalia 22, HTS Tom Naude 19; Garsfontein 24, HTS Tom Naude 12.

Poel B: Noordheuwel 38, Pietersburg 7; Transvalia 19, Menlopark 19; Noordheuwel 19, Menlopark 12; Pietersburg 12, Transvalia 12; Noordheuwel 26, Transvalia 5; Pietersburg 26, Menlopark 19.

Poel C: EG Jansen 29, Lichtenburg 10; Waterkloof 21, Dinamika 12; Dinamika 19, EG Jansen 15; Waterkloof 7, Lichtenburg 7; EG Jansen 24, Waterkloof 0; Dinamika 22, Lichtenburg 19.

Poel D: Monument 14, Secunda 0; Hugenote 21, Marais Viljoen 19; Hugenote 24, Secunda 7; Monument 31, Marais Viljoen 0; Secunda 17, Marais Viljoen 14; Hugenote 17, Monument 10.

Kwarteindronde

Bowl: HTS Tom Naude 17, Menlopark 10; Waterkloof 19, Marais Viljoen 12; Secunda 20, Lichtenburg 14.

Beker: Garsfontein 33, Pietersburg 17; Noordheuwel 50, Wesvalia 7; EG Jansen 19, Monument 17; Hugenote 10, Dinamika 0.

Halfeindronde

Skild: Menlopark 33, Marais Viljoen 19.

Bowl: Waterkloof 22, HTS Tom Naude 17; Transvalia 12, Secunda 10.

Plaat: Monument 17, Pietersburg 7; Wesvalia 19, Dimanika 14.

Beker: Garsfontein 31, EG Jansen 7; Noordheuwel 10, Hugenote 5.

Eindstryd

Skild: Menlopark 19, Lichtenburg 0.

Bowl: Waterkloof 24, Transvalia 12.

Plaat: Monument 22, Wesvalia 0.

Beker: Noordheuwel 24, Garsfontein 17; (Derde plek) EG Jansen 15, Hugenote 5.

o.15

Groepwedstryde

Poel A: HTS Tom Naude 29, Klerksdorp 17; Zwartkop 27, Klerksdorp 0; Zwartkop 31, HTS Tom Naude 12.

Poel B: Waterkloof 33, Noordheuwel 12; Jeugland 37, Pietersburg 24; Waterkloof 19, Jeugland 19; Noordheuwel 29, Pietersburg 15; Noordheuwel 22, Jeugland 19; Waterkloof 17, Pietersburg 12.

Poel C: Heidelberg 20, Marais Viljoen 10; Menlopark 19, Rustenburg 0; Heidelberg 24, Rustenburg 14; Menlopark 36, Marais Viljoen 5; Heidelberg 33, Menlopark 10; Marais Viljoen 26, Rustenburg 19.

Poel D: Transvalia 21, Secunda 12; Monument 46, Monument II 5; Monument 47, Secunda 7; Transvalia 43, Monument II 10; Monument II 26, Secunda 5; Monument 26, Transvalia 10.

Kwarteindronde

Bowl: Pietersburg 29, Klerksdorp 5; Secunda 22, Marais Viljoen 19; Rustenburg 24, Monument II 7.

Beker: Zwartkop 14, Noordheuwel 12; Waterkloof 19, HTS Tom Naude 10; Heidelberg Volkskool 10, Transvalia 5; Monument 21, Menlopark 12.

Halfeindronde

Skild: Marais Viljoen 19, Klerksdorp 7.

Bowl: Pietersburg 26, Secunda 14; Jeugland 28, Rustenburg 0.

Plaat: Noordheuwel 32, Transvalia 12; Menlopark 22, HTS Tom Naude 21.

Beker: Zwartkop 29, Heidelberg Volkskool 14; Monument 26, Waterkloof 0.

Eindstryd

Skild: Marais Viljoen 14, Monument II 12.

Bowl: Jeugland 12, Pietersurg 10.

Plaat: Menlopark 24, Noordheuwel 17.

Beker: Zwartkop 22, Monument 21; (Derde plek) Heidelberg Volkskool 24, Waterkloof 15.

Highlands Park FC are more likely to seal this year’s Gauteng Development League title thanks to 1-0 win over Randburg AFC as they go 9 points clear at the top of the log.

The Lions of the North, took full advantage of the home ground on Saturday’s afternoon scoring an early and only goal for the match in the 7th minute of the game.

Kaizer Chiefs FC who are on the second position with 64 points, defeated Mamelodi Sundowns FC by 3-1 on Sunday at Naturena Village. Kaizer Chiefs’ inconsistency having dropped crucial points during the season gave an advantage to an ever consistent Highlands Park who have been putting in good performances week in and week.

However the Glamour boys are not to be overlooked and they have been looming in, edging closer to the top of the GDL putting immense pressure to the log leaders.

For Highlands Park, the biggest mountain to climb that awaits them is to keep on winning ways as the closing of the season is nearby. Highlands Park has assembled a complete side that is not easy to crack. A team that is comfortable starting the ball at the back, knock it around on the ground.

The team has also been dominating in the midfield with outstanding players that have the ability to penetrate the opponents with marvelous passes. The teams scoring record and defending record has done a good job having only conceded 16 goals while netting 80 goals after 29 games.

With Highlands Park holding a nine point lead and four games left to be played in the remainder of the season, it is hardly surprising that they are the most likely side to walk away as champions of the 2023 Gauteng Development League.

On the 30th of September, Highlands Park will be playing against Panorama Football Club who are sitting on the 11th position of the log.

Full Results of the Gauteng Development League:

Saturday 23 September 

Supersport United vs Siluma 7 (2-2)

Tuks vs Rosina Sedibane Modiba Sports (2-0)

Highlands Park vs Randburg AFC (1-0)

Jomo Cosmos vs Prestige Football Development Academy (1-2)

Kagiso Porto Academy vs Panorama (2-2)

Kathorus Hyper Academy vs Joburg City (0-0)

Sunday 24 September 

Kaizer Chiefs vs Sundowns (3-1)

 

 

Waterkloof managed to bag another victory on home soil as they overcame Garsfontein in their round-robin clash of the Titans A-league.

The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. Looking to put Waterkloof under some early pressure, the Ysbere found themselves in a bit of trouble after losing three big wickets early on.

Wian Ruthven (3/26) was the main threat as he claimed all three of the opening wickets in a wonderful spell of consistent line and length bowling.

Still, under pressure, the Garsie batters kept chipping away slowly as they looked to recover from the early loss, but it seemed as if the momentum did not want to shift as they continued to lose wickets in clusters.

Xander Venter finally found some rhythm in his innings with the middle-order batter occupying the crease and rotating strike. He soon started hitting his straps and capitalized on the new-found momentum to accelerate, eventually losing his wicket on 78 from only 71 deliveries.

Tristan Luus was brought back into the attack to close out the Garsie innings as the fiery quick ended up with figures of 2/21, restricting the visitors to a below-par 160 all out.

Waterkloof’s innings got off to a very good start with Wian Ruthven continuing his good outing on the day as the opening batsman scored a quick 40 from 31 balls.

However, Stefan van Staden was not planning to let the Klofie batters off the hook that easily, showing his skills with the new ball, claiming remarkable figures of 4/29 in his allotted ten overs.

Van Staden’s inspiring spell also meant that the Klofies found themselves in trouble in their chase of only 160.

A quick-fire 31 off 19 balls from Tristan Luus, relieved the pressure somewhat but returned as he had to depart.

With their score on 130/7 the home side needed calm heads to get the 31 still required for victory. GJ de Swardt and Jaydon Blom did just that, helping their side across the line with only three wickets left in the bank.

Summarised Scorecard:

Garsfontein 160/10 from 41 overs (Xander Venter 78, Gustav Beer 23; Wian Ruthven 3/26, Tristan Luus 2/21, GJ de Swart 2/31); Waterkloof 162/7 from 32.1 overs (Wian Ruthven 40, Tristan Luus 31; Stefan van Staden 4/29, Sebastian Bouwer 2/32). Waterkloof won by three wickets. 

 

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JOHANNESBURG. – The Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs, and the Tshwane-based Mamelodi Sundowns are set to lock horns this weekend in the Gauteng Development League in what will be a season-defining clash in the u19 division.

Kaizer Chiefs are five games away from wrapping up their u19 division of the GDL, and sitting at second-place on the log, every fixture is a massive opportunity to finish the season on a high. 

Their Tshwane rivals, the prolific Mamelodi Sundowns, are placed third and have seven games left in their GDL campaign.

The two clubs will meet this weekend with Kaizer Chiefs playing hosts and fireworks are anticipated as the league draws a step closer to its conclusion. 

A defeat to Chiefs this weekend could put an end to their title hopes, while Sundowns will be relying on their remaining games to further make a case for a top-seat in the league.

Sitting at the top, nine-points clear of Chiefs, Highlands Park will welcome Randburg AFC at the Balfour Alexandra Football Club on Saturday, while the School of Excellence will travel north to face TS Galaxy.

TS Galaxy, currently sitting at sixth-place on the log, are fresh from a monumental upset of Supersport United last weekend where Galaxy’s solitary goal in the match was enough to earn them three points away from home. 

GDL Fixtures, 23 September 2023:

Kathorus Hyper Academy	Joburg City
Kaizer Chiefs	Mamelodi Sundowns
Kagiso Porto Academy	Panorama FC
Jomo Cosmos FC	Prestige Football Development Academy
Highlands Park	Randburg AFC
Wits Junior	Remember Elite Sports Academy FC
TUKS	Rosina Sedibane Modiba Sports School
TS Galaxy	School of Excellence
Supersport United	Siluma 7