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  • The curtain falls on ISSF 2025

    The curtain falls on ISSF 2025

    St Mary’s Waverley in the huddle. Photo: St Mary’s Waverley on Facebook.

    Durban Girls College (DGC) brought the curtain down on the Independent Schools Sports Festival (ISSF) with a 3-0 win over St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls in the final match of the showpiece, at DGC, on Saturday afternoon.

    With that win, the hosts completed an unbeaten run in the two-day event, which featured 15 schools.

    On Friday, DGC picked up two wins in two outings. Then, in an early game on Saturday morning, they drew 0-0 with St Mary’s Waverley.

    They followed that up with a 3-0 win over St Andrew’s School for Girls before repeating that scoreline in their victory over St Dominic’s.

    DGC’s sparring partners in the last match of the day, St Dominic’s did not have the best of campaigns, going winless in their five outings, although that record included a couple of draws.

    They went down 0-1 to St Anne’s in their first fixture on Friday, and then recorded commendable 0-0 draws with St Mary’s DSG, Kloof and St John’s DSG.

    Their Saturday began as their Friday had begun, however, with a 0-1 loss. This time, it was Maris Stella who claimed the win.

    Brescia House suffered three losses on Friday, going down to Epworth, Our Lady of Fatima, and Maris Stella. On Saturday, though, they forced a 0-0 draw with St John’s DSG before tumbling to a 0-3 defeat to the St Mary’s Waverley Festival champion, St Mary’s DSG, Kloof.

    Another Johannesburg side, St Stithians fared better, although their results were mixed. They were beaten by St John’s DSG and St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, drew with Our Lady of Fatima, and recorded victories over Epworth and Maris Stella.

    The most successful of the sides from the City of Gold was St Mary’s Waverley. Like DGC, they remained unbeaten after two days of action. After opening their campaign with a 0-0 draw against St Mary’s DSG Kloof, they handed St Anne’s a 2-1 loss.

    Then came their goalless draw with DGC on Saturday morning before they chalked up their second victory with a 2-1 victory over Maris Stella before they rounded off their successful run with another 0-0 draw with Our Lady of Fatima.

    RESULTS

    Maris Stella 1-0 St Dominic’s
    St John’s DSG 0-0 Brescia House
    St Mary’s Waverley 0-0 DGC
    St Andrew’s School for Girls 2-1 Our Lady of Fatima
    St Mary’s DSG Kloof 2-0 St Stithians College
    DGC 3-0 St Andrew’s School for Girls
    St Anne’s 3-0 Kingsmead
    Maris Stella 0-0 Roedean
    St Andrew’s School for Girls 2-1 Our Lady of Fatima
    St John’s DSG 1-0 St Teresa’s
    St Mary’s DSG Kloof 3-0 Brescia House
    St Mary’s Waverley 0-0 Our Lady of Fatima
    St Anne’s 3-0 St Teresa’s
    St Mary’s Waverley 2-1 Maris Stella
    Epworth 0-0 Roedean
    St John’s DSG 2-0 Kingsmead
    Our Lady of Fatima 0-0 St Stithians
    Epworth 1-0 St Andrew’s School for Girls
    DGC 3-0 St Dominic’s

  • Ferrum crowned SPAR KZN North Regional champions

    Ferrum crowned SPAR KZN North Regional champions

    Ferrum posing with the KZN North Regional trophy. Photo: Supplied.

    Ferrum High was crowned the SPAR KZN Girls Hockey KZN North champion after a 1-0 win over Newcastle High School in the final of the regional tournament, at St Dominic’s Newcastle, on Saturday.

    The victory secured Ferrum the tenth and last berth at the SPAR KZN Tournament Grand Finals, which will be hosted by St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, on 26 and 27 July.

    They join Wartburg Kirchdorf School (Umvoti and uThukela Regional), St Patrick’s College (Ugo and Sisonke Regional), Felixton College (KZN North Coastal Regional), Ashton Ballito (Durban North Regional), Maris Stella (Durban Central Regional), St Mary’s, DSG Kloof (Highway Regional), Epworth School (Pietermaritzburg Central Regional), St Anne’s Diocesan College (Pietermaritzburg North Regional), and Kingsway High (Durban South Regional) in the lineup.

    The final leg of the regional tournaments was a seven-team affair, featuring Ferrum, Amajuba High School, Dundee High School, Newcastle, Pongola Academy, Sarel Cilliers, and St Dominic’s.

    Ferrum was indomitable. They have won the regional title 10 times, and they did it again in style. Hoërskool Pionier has lifted the trophy twice, while Sarel Cilliers and St Dominic’s have won it once each, but Ferrum has been the standard-setter in the region.

    They entered the tournament eager to defend the title they won last year, and they did so in emphatic fashion, picking up the maximum 24 points from their round-robin fixtures after scoring six wins from six matches.

    Not only did they go unbeaten through the round-robin phase, Ferrum, also, didn’t concede a goal. They beat Amajuba 4-0, Dundee 3-0, Pongola Academy 5-0, Sarel Cilliers 2-0, Newcastle 2-0, and St Dominic’s 4-0. It was domination.

    Newcastle, meanwhile, was making a first-ever appearance at the regional final and they made a positive impression, scoring three wins, two draws, and a single loss to tally 14 points.

    They scored only four goals, but their defence was sound, with Ferrum the only team able to breech it. Newcastle edged out Amajuba 1-0, drew 0-0 with Dundee, won 2-0 over Pongola Academy, edged Sarel Cilliers 1-0, and drew 0-0 with St Dominic’s.

    In the final, Ferrum came out strongly, eager to stamp their authority on the new kids on the block. They created numerous chances but Lilly Akobian, Newcastle’s goalkeeper, played out of her socks to keep her side in the contest.

    Eventually, though, in the second half, Ferrum broke the deadlock through Lizandre Berry.

    With an unblemished defensive record, the KZN North Regional champions showed that they were a class above their challengers. That defence. though, will face a stiff test at the Grand Finals.

  • Slick Michaelhouse wins at Pretoria Boys High

    Slick Michaelhouse wins at Pretoria Boys High

    Michaelhouse after their victory over Pretoria Boys High School at Pretoria Boys High. Photo: Supplied.

    Michaelhouse produced a polished performance to defeat Pretoria Boys High School (PBHS) 3-1 at PBHS on Saturday morning.

    Coach Nick Bérichon‘s side was the only one of the three KwaZulu-Natal teams visiting Gauteng to win their hockey derby.

    Clifton drew with their hosts, St David’s Marist Inanda, and St Charles College lost to St Stithians College respectively.

    No one gets an easy ride against Clifton, but, frustratingly for the Durban school, they’ve come out on the wrong side of many one-goal games this season and that was again the case against St David’s, who won 2-1. St Stithians, meanwhile, outclassed St Charles 8-3.

    “I’m so pleased with the number of chances we created,” Bérichon said after Michaelhouse’s win. “We were fast and dynamic on attack and opened them up.”

    Although they were the visitors, Michaelhouse didn’t allow PBHS the luxury of settling down, dominating territory and possession early on, which led to their opener, scored by Brunton Bigalke in the first chukka.

    Bérichon’s charges made good use of space, connected well with their passes, and their tight pressing led to numerous turnovers. They, then, turned that possession into a second goal in the second quarter, with William Gilson providing the finish.

    Playing in front of their home faithful, Boys High found a response in the third chukka to half the visitors’ lead, scoring from a scorching tomahawk after a sweeping counterattack.

    Michaelhouse, though, had the final say, with Henry Love bagging their third in the final chukka to restore their two-goal cushion. It was his ninth goal of the season.

    Love’s goal was the coup de grace that Michaelhouse lacked when they fell 2-3 to Northwood recently.

    Bérichon was pleased to see his charges translate what they had worked on at training into a match situation, especially since they did it far from familiar surroundings.

    “It’s not easy to come up here and win but I thought that we dominated the game, so I’m very pleased we got the result,” Bérichon declared.

    RESULTS

    Michaelhouse 3-1 Pretoria Boys High
    St David’s Marist Inanda 2-2 Clifton College
    St Stithians College 8-3 St Charles College

  • Kruger-driekuns maak dit 3 uit 3 vir Valia

    Kruger-driekuns maak dit 3 uit 3 vir Valia

    FOTO: Riaan de Bruyn.

    Hoërskool Transvalia het sy stormloop in sy eerste seisoen as deel van die SDC Noordvaal Cup se Beker-afdeling voortgesit met ‘n derde agtereenvolgende sege.

    Herleef al die Beker aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) 

    Die Hoërskool Menlopark was die span van Vanderbijlpark se derde slagoffer in vanjaar se reeks nadat Valia hom, op sy tuisveld in Pretoria, met 47-27 boonop  uit die pad gevee het.

    Saterdag se vertoning het vir breier, Lloyd Greeff, skoon sprakeloos gelaat.

    “Hoe sonder ‘n mens iemand onder so spesiale groep seuns uit,” het Greeff na afloop van sy span se spogsege in die Jakarandastad gesê.

    Valia se intensiteit en fisiekheid was van meet af aan in ‘n ander liga. Sy rotsvaste verdediging het die Parkies bykans geen deurkomkans gegee nie en die tuisspan deurentyd agter die voordeellyn vasgepen om die druk vierkant op hulle te hou.

    Haker, Wihandré Kruger, was vir die tweede agtereenvolgende week ‘n reuse bedreiging agter Valia se haas onstuitbare dryfmaalbewegings, wat aan hom ‘n welverdiende driekuns aan drieë besorg het. Die Parkies het self hul dryfmale aan die gang gekry vir haker, Declan Pelser, om ook vir twee drieë oor te bars.

    Valia-losskakel, Jay-Dee Maree het ‘n meesterklas in taktiese skopwerk gelewer, terwyl sy korrelwerk pale toe ook uit die boonste rakke was. Maree het vyf doelskoppe, drie strafdoele en ‘n skepdoel deur die mikke gejaag vir ‘n persoonlike bydrae van 21 punte.

    Die stryd tussen Hoërskool Noordheuwel en Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen het gesamentlik ‘n allemintige 100 punte opgelewer. Die Blues het uiteindelik met 55-45 die pyp gerook in ‘n kragmeting waar verdediging nie noodwendig hoogste prioriteit geniet het nie.

    Albei spanne het uitmuntende hardlooprugby opgedis, wat die Arende-afrigter, Rudi Dames, genoop het om die vertoning uit te sonder as een van die drie beste wedstryde waarby hy, sedert die begin van sy betrokkenheid by skolerugby, betrokke was.

    Die Blues se blits, Aidan Bester, het die doellyn oorgesteek vir ‘n driekuns, waarvan die derde die beslissende drie in Boksburg was. Op losskakel het Pablo Moeketsane die toutjies vernuftig getrek om Bester en die res van die agterlyn dikwels en dodelik op die voorvoet te plaas.

    Jeandré Uithaler was oudergewoonte venynig op heelagter wanneer hy aansluiting by die lyn gevind het, terwyl sy skopskoen ewe giftig was. Uithaler was in die kol met ses doelskoppe en ‘n strafdoel.

    Vir die tuisspan het sy agterste driehoek, onder leiding van Deshean Pietersen, vir die soveelste keer uitgeblink, asook die skakelpaar van Jospeh Diesel en Dian Botha. Diesel is met ‘n vyfpunter beloon, terwyl Botha, nes Uithaler, suksesvol was met ses doelskoppe en ‘n strafdoel.

    Hoërskool Garsfontein moes hard werk om vir Hoërskool Nelspruit op Bere Park met 32-20 te verslaan. Die Rhinos het die Bere se momentum dikwels ontwrig met hul effektiewe opskietverdediging en 70 minute se fisieke aanslag.

    Vir die verdedigende kampioen het agsteman, Stefan van der Vyver, twee keer oorgeduik het, terwyl die Garsies se agterlyn met rukke en stote soos die gevaar van ouds vertoon het. Die Nellies se slot, André Smit, het sy pond vleis tafel toe gebring en is besig om hom te vestig as ‘n prominente figuur in die Nelspruit-pak met sy hoë werkverrigting.

    Puntemakers: 

    Transvalia 47 (23) – Drieë: Wihandré Kruger (3), Johan Smit, Jonathan Roets. Doelskoppe: Jay-Dee Maree (5). Strafdoele: Maree (3). Skepskop: Maree. Menlopark 27 (10) – Drieë: Declan Pelser (2), Andru Keun, Bladen Peterson, Lucian Reid. Doelskop: Keun.

    Noordheuwel 55 (24) – Drieë: Aidan Bester (3), Clinton Agu, Armand van Eck, Jeandré Uithaler, Kieran Reid, Skuttie Bezuidenhout. Doelskoppe: Uithaler (6). Strafdoel: Uithaler. EG Jansen 45 (28) – Drieë: Deshean Pietersen, Otlatleng Zulu, Joseph Diesel, Craig Lightfoot, Marco Ventura. Doelskoppe: Dian Botha (6). Strafdoel: Botha.

    Garsfontein 32 (22) – Drieë: Stefan van der Vyver (2), Justin Blom, Lourenz de Jager, Junaide Stuart, Junade Pasensie. Doelskop: Derrick Kuhn. Hoërskool Nelspruit 20 (8) – Drieë: Jean Erasmus, André Smit, Rian Botha. Doelskop: John Duncan. Strafdoel: Liam Pringle.

    Ander spanne: 

    o.16: Menlopark 36, Transvalia 14; Noordheuwel 24, EG Jansen 12; Garsfontein 71, Nelspruit 10.

    o.15: Menlopark 27, Transvalia 22; EG Jansen 38, Noordheuwel 21; Garsfontein 42, Nelspruit 12.

    o.14: Menlopark 31, Transvalia 20; Noordheuwel 31, EG Jansen 7; Garsfontein 81, Nelspruit 14.

  • GIRLS | School Hockey Results – 31 May 2025

    GIRLS | School Hockey Results – 31 May 2025

    The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools.

    If your school’s match is not listed below or you would like to send in your team’s results – please contact us via e-mail at hockey@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

    All the Results:

    EASTERN CAPE 

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    KWAZULU-NATAL 

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    NOORDVAAL 

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    WESTERN CAPE 

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  • BOYS | School Hockey Results – 31 May 2025

    BOYS | School Hockey Results – 31 May 2025

    The results from around South Africa will be updated here as we receive the results from the various schools.

    If your school’s match is not listed below or you would like to send in your team’s results – please contact us via e-mail at hockey@ssschoolsplus.co.za or via WhatsApp at 072 172 5455.

    All the Results:

    EASTERN CAPE 

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    CENTRAL REGION

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    KWAZULU-NATAL 

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    NOORDVAAL

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    WESTERN CAPE

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  • De Lange dag vir Monnas op die Ras

    De Lange dag vir Monnas op die Ras

    EUGENE DE LANGE, steelkanflank van Helpmekaar Kollege, op pad na die doellyn in sy span se sege oor Monument in Krugersdorp. FOTO: Marius Nortjé.

    Helpmekaar Kollege se Eugene de Lange het die wendrie gedruk vir die besoekers om Hoërskool Monument se doppie te klink met 53-43, Saterdagmiddag op Monnas se tuisveld, die Ras van Rooyen in Krugersdorp.

    Herleef al die aksie op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) 

    De Lange se vyfpunter was nie slegs die kersie op die koek vir Helpies nie, maar ook ‘n gepaste beloning vir straks die uitstaande individuele vertoning van die dag.

    Nadat die tuisspan soos ‘n veldbrand weggespring het in die eerste 15 minute, het De Lange die momentum stelselmatig geswaai met sy vernietigende barslopies waarmee hy bykans elke keer deur die eerste linie van verdediging gebreek het.

    Daarmee het Helpies die druk toenemend toegepas, wat die grondslag gelê het vir vleuels, Xander van Niekerk en Francois Tonkin, om elk ‘n tweekuns aan drieë te behaal.

    Benewens De Lange, het die besoekers se voorry ook uitgeblink in die vas en vastelos, met vernaam vaskopstut, Dylan Engelbrecht, wat uitsonderlike vaardighede tentoongestel het. Agsteman, Llewelyn Vermaak, het gewoel in die los en was, nes De Lange, een van die Helpies se gevaarlikste wapens.

    Die Monumentare het egter nooit gaan lê nie, selfs toe hulle in trurat was kort voor rustyd. Dit was egter in die eerste 25 minute van die tweede helfte, dat hulle na hoogste versnelling oorgeskakel het. Met dr. Jannie du Plessis en, nou ook, oud-Leeu, Willie Britz, as deel van die afrigtingspan, het die tuisspan beslis ‘n mate van “Leeuemoed” uitgestal.

    Hulle het vir die Helpies by ‘n paar geleenthede in spasie gelooi met puik hardlooprugby, wat gelei het tot die eerste drie drieë in die tweede 35 minute. Loghan Langeveldt, wat vandeesweek op heelagter uitgedraf het, het vir die twee agtereenvolgende week deurgewals vir ‘n tweekuns.

    Buitesenter, Ruan Genis, was straks die Wit Bulle se beste speler, terwyl skrumskakel, Evan Bernhardi, ook goed vertoon. Voorlangs het oopkantflank, Caleb Sparks, die vonke laat spat, vernaam by die afbreekpunte.

    In Pretoria het 2024 se Beker-naaswenner, Hoërskool Waterkloof, 26 punte in die laaste 14 minute aangeteken om sy stryd met Hoërskool Rustenburg gemaklik met 40-15 te wen.

    Die Rusties het die lewe vir die Klofies moeilik gemaak in die eerste helfte. Nadat hulle met die omdraaislag met 14-3 voorgeloop, het die Klofies se lostrio na rustyd aan die werk gespring met opkantflank, Divan Botha, wat die eerste van twee Bothas was om agter die doellyn te gaan draai. Binnesenter, Dylan Botha, het kort daarna oorgebars vir die Klofies se laaste drie.

    Haker, Ruan Jacobs, het tong uitgesteek vir die Blou Bulle se keurders deur twee keer te gaan druk, terwyl agsteman, Marko Kok, weer van voor gelei het met ‘n kragtige vertoning op die aanval.

    Die Rusties se Bradley Snyers, kleinneef van Lorenzo Snyers, het sy span se enigste twee drieë gedruk en gaan later vanjaar die Luiperds se Cravenweekspan, in Middelburg, verteenwoordig.

    Puntemakers: 

    Helpmekaar Kollege 53 (36) – Drieë: Xander van Niekerk (2), Francois Tonkin (2), Ty Ax, Dylan Englebrecht, Jandré Botha, Eugene de Lange. Doelskoppe: Wian Storm (5). Skepdoel: Storm. Monument 43 (17) – Drieë: Ruan Genis (2), Loghan Langeveldt (2), Vincent Roberts, Reghard Ernst, Jason Joubert. Doelskoppe: Cameron Kourie (2), Caylum Schooney (2).

    Waterkloof 40 (14) – Drieë: Ruan Jacobs (2), Jedri Swart, Divan Botha, Marko Kok, Dylan Botha. Doelskoppe: Ronan Bastiaanse (5). Hoërskool Rustenburg 15 (3) – Drieë: Bradley Snyers (2). Doelskop: Ayden Willemse. Strafdoel: Willemse.

    Ander spanne: 

    o.16: Monument 35, Helpmekaar 15; Waterkloof 27, Rustenburg 24.

    o.15: Helpmekaar 29, Monument 5; Rustenburg 16, Waterkloof 10.

    o.14: Monument 22, Helpmekaar 20; Waterkloof 41, Rustenburg 15.

  • Maritzburg College celebrates Reunion Weekend in style

    Maritzburg College celebrates Reunion Weekend in style

    Maritzburg College delighted their old boys with a 4-1 win over Kearsney College on Reunion Weekend. Photo: Brad Morgan.
    Maritzburg College delighted their old boys with a 4-1 win over Kearsney College on Reunion Weekend. Photo: Brad Morgan.

    Maritzburg College celebrated their Reunion Day in style, with coach Mark Sanders’ team giving their old boys plenty to cheer after a 4-1 win over Kearsney College on Pape’s Astro, on Saturday.

    The hosts hardly put a foot wrong in the match. “I am proud of them and the way they are playing hockey, and the maturity they are playing with,” Sanders told Supersport Schools Plus after the contest.

    In preparation for the game, College began their day by hearing from some of their alumni who have represented South Africa. Then, just before the start, they celebrated four players – Uyanda Dlamini, Dane Jackson, Siwa Sithembu, and Greg Askew – who walked out to a guard of honour for having earned 50 first team caps.

    They’d got to that milestone a little earlier in the season, but it was decided to celebrate their achievements on Reunion Weekend. Dlamini is up to 63 caps, Jackson is close behind with 56, while Sithembu and Askew have 55 apiece.

    Coach Keagan Pearce’s Kearsney side was always going to offer a tricky challenge and, said Sanders, College was not about to underestimate them. They did their homework on the Botha’s Hill boys and rolled out a deep press to deal with the threat of overheads when Kearsney was attempting to exit from the back.

    On their Reunion Weekend, Maritzburg College enjoyed strong support alongside Pape's Astro. Photo: Brad Morgan.
    On their Reunion Weekend, Maritzburg College enjoyed strong support alongside Pape’s Astro. Photo: Brad Morgan.

    While Kearsney had their moments on offence, Maritzburg enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and controlled the game for long periods.

    “We were always in control and managed whatever threat they had. We controlled the ball and put it into good areas and tried to connect with as many players as possible,” Sanders said.

    College’s control of possession and their success at stringing passes together brought them their first goal after 18 minutes, with Ross van der Vliet striking a field goal, his fourth of the season.

    The pressure from the hosts also forced Kearsney into mistakes and one of those missteps led to a short corner. Dane Jackson made full use of the opportunity, beating the ‘keeper low to his right for College’s second.

    Although the hosts dictated terms for the most part, that did not mean that Kearsney sat back and let College run them down. Pearce’s charges counter-punched, with Keegan de Jager excelling in defence. He, also, struck from a penalty corner for Kearsney to cut the deficit in half.

    It was 2-1 until the last 12 minutes of play. Then, after College foiled a Kearsney attack, they countered swiftly. It took only three passes and the Red, Black, and White once again owned a two-goal advantage.

    Ross van der Vliet watches his shot beat Thando Marafane in the Kearsney goal to put Maritzburg College 3-1 ahead. Photo: Brad Morgan.
    Ross van der Vliet watches his shot beat Thando Marafane in the Kearsney goal to put Maritzburg College 3-1 ahead. Photo: Brad Morgan.

    Dane Jackson initiated the attack after picking up the ball in defence, and played it to Kadin Jenkins, who found Van der Vliet up front with a beautifully weighted pass in the circle.

    Van der Vliet, then, found himself face-to-face with Thando Marafane, the Kearsney goalkeeper, but he slipped a first-time shot to the right of the netminder to win the one-on-one contest.

    Rory Schirge slammed the final nail into the coffin with a goal just one minute from the end with a neat and composed deflection. 

    RESULT

    Maritzburg College 4-1 Kearsney

  • Selborne snatches a draw in Bloem, Grey High keeps winning

    Selborne snatches a draw in Bloem, Grey High keeps winning

    Selborne College captain, Gray van Heerden was in full praise for his side after they came from behind to draw 2-2 with Grey College. Photo: Supplied by Selborne College
    Selborne College captain, Gray van Heerden, was full of praise for his side after they came from behind to draw 2-2 with Grey College. Photo: Supplied by Selborne College.

    After a tough and challenging start to the season, Selborne College has finally found its mojo and is playing good hockey of late.

    On Friday, the boys from East London journeyed up to Bloemfontein to face Grey College in one of the country’s oldest derbie. They came away with a 2-2 draw.

    Selborne was brimming with confidence heading into the clash after recording an impressive 5-1 win over Dale College and a 1-0 victory against St Andrew’s College in consecutive weeks.

    Grey College side was also confident. They had handed Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) a 4-1 loss in their last outing on home soil.

    It was a tightly contested affair. After a goalless first chukka, the visitors opened the scoring through their talisman, Reid Drake.

    Drake, who has been a star for the men in black and white this year, continued his searing form from penalty corners and struck with a bottom-left drag flick to put his side ahead.

    Coach Dallan Phillips’ Grey team needed to respond quickly, and they found a reply just before halftime. Neilyandro Van Schalkwyk made a penetrating run along the baseline before finding Waldo Konig, who tapped in to equalise.

    The home side came out firing after halftime, and Konig struck again, this time with a powerful tomahawk goal to put his side ahead for the first time.

    Selborne replied through their captain Gray van Heerden to make it 2-2. Both teams had opportunities to snatch victory, but it remained deadlocked until the final whistle.

    “Coming to Bloemfontein is never easy for any schoolboy team,” Van Heerden told SuperSport Schools Plus when reflecting on the game afterwards.

    “It was very loud. It’s a hostile environment. The Grey boys are passionate, but it helped that we had some of our boys here as well.”

    Photo: Supplied by Selborne College.
    Photo: Supplied by Selborne College.

    Van Heerden, who took on the responsibility of captaincy this season, said he was pleased with how his team has come alive in recent weeks after a slow start.

    “It has been a great month for us after coming off some difficult tours,” he said.

    “I think the presence of our schoolmates supports us, and them being there pumps us up and brings our game to the next level.

    “We have more to play for, not just for ourselves but for the badge. We are keen for the next game against Cambridge High in two weeks.”

    While Selborne produced a gutsy performance away from home, Grey High School snatched a tightly contested 1-0 victory over St Andrew’s College, in Gqebehra.

    Coach Andrew Beynon‘s boys claimed the win courtesy of an Athi Voigt strike that came late in the game.

    Stirling High School beat Cambridge High 3-1, with Josh Williams grabbing a brace before Matthew Wiseman sealed the win.

    Queen’s College also made a tick in the win column after beating Hudson Park High 4-1. Liso Mtalaliso scored twice and further goals from Liyema Auwa and Tofiro Kagoro completed the drubbing.

    In Thornhill, Woodridge College and Outeniqua played to a 1-1 draw.

    EASTERN CAPE BOYS’ RESULTS

    Woodridge College 1-1 Outeniqua
    Queen’s College 4-1 Hudson Park
    Stirling High 3-1 Cambridge High School
    Grey High School 1-0 St Andrew’s College
    Grey College 2-2 Selborne College
    Pearson High School 5-0 Framesby

  • Heidelberg Volkies bo, Valia en Malan veg om oorlewing in Sedibeng-liga

    Heidelberg Volkies bo, Valia en Malan veg om oorlewing in Sedibeng-liga

    Ná weke van strawwe mededinging op die netbalbaan, het Heidelberg Volkskool hul posisie bo aan die punteleer van die Sedibeng-liga verseker.

    Met hul eerste span wat elke kragmeting met oortuiging aangepak het, het Volkies as streekswenners reeds gekwalifiseer vir die Gauteng-uitspele.

    Die tweede en laaste plek vir Gauteng-kwalifikasie is egter nog op die spel, en word volgende week bepaal in ‘n wedstryd tussen Transvalia en Hoërskool Dr. Malan.

    Beide spanne het gedurende die seisoen indrukwekkende uitslae behaal. Die komende kragmeting sal dus nie slegs bepaal wie na die volgende fase deurdring nie, maar ook wie die grootste groei en karakter gedurende die liga getoon het.

    Die atmosfeer in die streek is een van afwagting, aangesien spelers, afrigters en ondersteuners uitsien na ‘n bepalende botsing tussen twee puik spanne. Die wenner sluit by Volkskool aan as die streek se verteenwoordigers op provinsiale vlak — ‘n prestasie waarvoor die spanne deurgaans hard gewerk het.

    Dr. Malan vs Vereeniging Gimnasium – Uitslae:

    O/14A: Dr. Malan 31, Vereeniging Gim 17
    O/14B: Dr. Malan 22, Vereeniging Gim 0
    O/14C: Dr. Malan 14, Vereeniging Gim 8
    O/15A: Dr. Malan 37, Vereeniging Gim 3 
    O/15B: Dr. Malan 43, Vereeniging Gim 2
    O/15C: Dr. Malan 45, Vereeniging Gim 0
    O/16A: Dr. Malan 10, Vereeniging Gim 26
    O/16B: Dr. Malan 13, Vereeniging Gim 23
    2de Span: Dr. Malan 24, Vereeniging Gim 7
    1ste Span: Dr. Malan 47, Vereeniging Gim 15

    Transvalia vs Driehoek – Uitslae:

    1stes: Transvalia 33, Driehoek 18
    2des: Transvalia 13, Driehoek 10
    17A: Transvalia 27, Driehoek 18
    17B: Transvalia kry punte
    16A: Transvalia 23, Driehoek 18
    16B: Transvalia 7, Driehoek 18
    15A: Transvalia 10, Driehoek 23
    15B: Transvalia 25, Driehoek 8
    15C: Transvalia 16, Driehoek 6
    14A: Transvalia 14, Driehoek 23
    14B: Transvalia 14, Driehoek 21
    14C: Gelykop

    Heidelberg Volkskool vs Overvaal – Uitslae:

    O/14A: Volkskool 16, Overvaal 20
    O/14B: Volkskool 26, Overvaal 9
    O/15A: Volkskool 30, Overvaal 10
    O/15B: Volkskool 39, Overvaal 4
    O/16A: Volkskool 18, Overvaal 11
    O/16B: Volkskool 44, Overvaal 11
    O/17A: Volkskool 41, Overvaal 7
    3de Span: Volkskool 20, Overvaal 16
    2de Span: Volkskool 26, Overvaal 11
    1ste Span: Volkskool 56, Overvaal 8