It was a tough day at the office for Newtown High School during the KZN High Schools Football league against Maritzburg College ‘A’.
While it was a rough start for Newtown High School, Maritzburg College ‘A’ showed clear signs of dominance from the first minute of the game. The Maritzburg College ‘A’ moved the ball comfortably and took full advantage of the early lead in the first ten minutes of the game through a goal by Thando Hlope, who had a fantastic game, putting in a stellar performance.
Cool, calm and collected on the backline, Hlophe opened the net for Maritzburg College ‘A’ after a well-taken, beautiful corner kick. Newtown High School struggled heavily on set pieces, and that set them back as the opposition capitalised on that.
Malachi Momple scored a cracker outside the box, making it two goals to nil in favour of Maritzburg College as they went into the second half leading.
Coming into the second half of the game, Maritzburg College continued to put in a good performance despite Newtown High School challenging and searching for that opening goal. Their opposition proved to be too difficult to beat on the day.
Mazithi Qasha and Philasande Khuzwayo scored the last two goals of the game, putting an end to the game. Khuzwayo’s goal summed up a performance that was put by his side as they easily broke through the defence of Newtown High School by playing simple touches and passing the ball to the team.
Maritzburg College took all three points in the afternoon, and their next game for the league is on the 11th of May, where they will face Linpark at Barns. However, this upcoming weekend, they will be travelling to Kimberley, where they will participate in the soccer tournament at the 13th annual Wildeklawer Sporting event.
From the 28 of April to the first of May 16 schools will be participating in the second soccer tournament during the Wildeklawer Sporting event.
The tournament has drawn schools from the Eastern Cape, Free State, KZN and other parts of the country.
The tournament has invited one of the best schools in SA that are competing at the highest level;. schools such as Louis Botha, Paul Ross, Glenwood high school, Northwood and many more will be competing at this year’s annual competition.
Other schools that will be participating in this year’s soccer tournament is Maritzburg College who are currently playing in the KZN High Schools’ Football Association. Dale College who are competing at the Buffalo City High Schools in the Eastern Cape will also be participating in this tournament.
The Groups:
Group A: Brebner, Maritzburg College, St Stithians College, Paul Roos Gimnasium.
Group B: Louis Botha, Glenwood, Potchefstroom Boys’ High, Kimberley Boys High School.
Group C: Navalsig High, Campbell High School, Grey College, Northern Cape Qualifier.
Group D: Virginia High School, Northwood, Dale College, Wildeklawer Academy.
In net twee dae, 84 wedstryde tussen 23 skole sal daar bepaal word wie met die louere as netbalkampioen gaan wegstap.
Dis weer daai tyd van die jaar, die immergewilde ABSA Wildeklawer-skolesporttoernooi is hier en die Noord-Kaap wemel van opgewondenheid met spanne wat sover as 900 km ry het om in die viering te kom deel.
Die toernooi, wat as die grootse sporttoernooi in Afrika beskou word, word vir die 13de keer vanaf 28 April tot 1 Mei in Kimberley aangebeid.
Top skole van reg oor die land kry die geleentheid om mekaar die stryd aan te sê en netballiefhebbers kan uitsien na groot kragmeting op die netbalbaan tydens die toernooi.
Helpmekaar en Oranje Meisieskool skop Vrydagoggend 08:30 op baan een saam met Garsfontein en Paarl Girls’ High op baan twee die netbalwedstryde af.
Ondersteuners kan Saterdag uitsien na ‘n groot wedstryd wanneer Paarl Gimnasium en Waterkloof vir die eerste keer die jaar mekaar op die netbalbaan ontmoet.
Die toernooi het in 2022 ‘n rekordgetal van meer as 40 000 besoekers gelok – dubbeld soveel besoekers as in 2019 en sal weer die jaar by Hoërskool Diamantveld plaasvind.
Albei skole is deurgaans onder die top netbalskole in die land, maar Oranje Meisieskool het die voorsprong bo Waterkloof gehad en die naweek hul eerste interskole teen Klofies gewen.
Die 2023-interskole is aan hand en beloof opwindende wedstryde tussen van die land se top sportskole en van die beste netbalbepalings vir die seisoen kan weer verwag word.
Die interskole tussen die twee skole is ‘n nuwe inisiatief wat begin het en nog ‘n geleentheid bied om wedstryde te skep.
Oranje het Waterkloof op hul tuisveld aangedurf nadat die besoekers reeds ‘n voorsmakie van oorwinning teen hul mededingers gehad het toe hul Klofies met 36-18 by die La Rochelle-sportnaweek oor Paasnaweek gewen het.
Oranje was egter weereens die naweek onoorwonne met ‘n telling van 25-22.
“Dit was glad nie ‘n maklike wedstryd nie en albei spanne het hul A-game gebring. Om teen ‘n skool soos Waterkloof te wen beteken baie en bou selfvertroue vir die res van die seisoen,” sê Corne Marais, een van die afrigters van Oranje.
Volgens Marais het hulle nie ’n spesifieke spelpatroon of voorbereiding vir die wedstryde gehad nie, en poog hulle om dieselfde spelpatroon deurlopend te volg.
“Ons het ongelooflike gesonde kompetisie onder ons meisies wat mekaar tot sukses druk. Ons het ‘n span wat baie hard werk en inkoop by ons sportplanne. Hulle is die rede vir ons sukses en mekaar se grootste ondersteuners!”
Marais sê dis moeilik om een spesifieke speler uit te sonder, omdat netbal ‘n spansport is en elke speler dra individueel by tot ‘n wen, maar Mariaan Louw, ‘n graad 10-leerder van die skool en een van die jongste spelers in die span, het net weer bewys hoekom sy haar posisie op die aanvallende vleuel verdien.
Uitslae van die interskole tussen Oranje en Waterkloof:
Daar sal heel naweek in die Moot feesgevier word na Oos-Moot se groot sege oor die Hoërskool Middelburg om sy plek in die NWU Prestige-reeks eindstryd vas te pen.
Oos-Moot se staatmaker haker, Ryan Scott, kon deur die Middelburg verdediging breuk en Jacques Benade, hul skrumskakel, het ook bygedra met ‘n drie.
Dit was egter weereens die briljante skopvoet van hul losskakel, Charl van der Sluis, wat die uitkoms van hierdie wedstryd bepaal het.
Van der Sluis het 19 punte aangeteken en die Middelburg span se aanval uitgewurg deur om hulle vir elke fout te straf en nie toe te laat dat hulle enige momentum bou nie.
Hulle sal op 6 Mei te staan kom teen die heersende kampioene, Noordheuwel, nadat laasgenoemde ‘n opgewekte Heidelberg Volkskool kon tem om die ander plek in die eindstryd vir hulself te eis.
Die Heidelberg Volkies het goed begin, en het in die eerste helfte twee drieë aangeteken deur hul haker, Dian la Grange, en hul losskakel, Keane Duckitt, terwyl hul teenstanders slegs een drie kon druk, danksy hul blitsige vleuel, Keaton van Deventer.
Heidelberg Volkies se senter Kayle Venter kon in die tweede helfte ook ‘n drie druk, maar ‘n tweede drie vir Van Deventer, asook drieë deur Noordheuwel se heelagter, Jade Muller, en linkervleuel, Diwan Cruywagen, saam met die onvergewensgesinde skopstewel van JT Kapank, hul losskakel, het beteken dat die kampioene weer beheer van die wedstryd kon neem.
Kapank, Muller en Cruywagen is nog heel seisoen onmisbaar vir die Nories.
Noordheuwel en Oos-Moot het mekaar vroeg in die seisoen al ontmoet, toe die Nories gemaklik met 48-7 gewen het.
Die span van Krugersdorp is dus die definitiewe gunstelinge, maar Oos-Moot het sedert daardie ontmoeting al reeds gewys dat hulle opdaag waneer dit saak maak in die groot wedstryde.
Hierdie sal die eerste keer wees dat Oos-Moot in die reeks se eindstryd in aksie sal wees. Die span van die noordelike voorstede van Pretoria kan reeds met trots terugkyk op wat hulle hierdie seisoen al bereik het, maar hulle sal ongetwyfeld hul oë vierkantig op die trofee hou.
Die geveg tussen die losskakels, Kapank en Van der Sluis, gaan baie interessant wees, albei het al gewys dat hulle heeltemal van ‘n wedstryd beheer kan vat, en wie okal se visier op die dag ingestel is mag dalk net die verskil maak wat bepaal wie die eindstryd gaan wen.
Oos-Moot het verlede jaar die Noordvaal-trofee se skildafdeling gewen, maar om ‘n span van die gehalte van Noordheuwel te oorkom in ‘n finaal sal ‘n ander tipe toets vir die Pretorianers wees.
In van die ander uitspeelwedstryde kon die Bloumasjien van Lichtenburg vir Montana ontstel deur om 24-21 te wen danksy die drie drieë deur hul agtsteman, Dries Scheepers.
Hoërskool Rustenburg moes ook staat maak op ‘n driekuns deur hul senter, Adriaan Liebenberg, en die skopskoen van hul vleuel, Lorenzo Snyers, om vir Marais Viljoen met 19-18 te wen.
Puntemakers:
Oos-Moot 29 – Drieë: Ryan Scott, Jacques Benade. Doelskoppe: Charl van der Sluis (2). Strafskoppe: Van der Sluis (5). Hoërskool Middelburg 10 – Drieë: Fumani Chauke, Kaylin Maphutha.
Lichtenburg 24 – Drieë: Dries Scheepers (3), Eddie du Preez. Doelskoppe: Albert Joubert (2). Montana 21 – Drieë: Devan van der Merwe, Divan Nel, Ewald Willemse. Doelskoppe: Rigard van Rensburg.
Zwartkop 33 – Drieë: Xavier Boykano (3), Wihan van der Berg, Milton Naude. Doelskoppe: Jonathan Wilson (4). Oosterlig 12 – Drieë: Ryan le Roux, Joel Jordaan. Doelskop: Tristan Els.
Die Anker 30 – Drieë: Buks Britz, Dihan de Villiers, Ruben Herbst, AJ Roux, Damien Muller. Doelskop: Benton Giessing. Strafdoel: Giessing. Wesvalia 24 – Drieë: Chad Hofmeyer, Heinrich Janse van Vuuren, Andre Taute. Doelskoppe: Rickardt van Heerden (3). Strafdoel: Van Heerden.
Hugenote (Springs) 22 – Drieë: Ruan van Biljon, Vian van Dyk, Diaan Pretorius. Doelskoppe: Miguelle Schoultz (2). Strafdoel: Schoultz. Potchefstroom Gimnasium 15 – Drieë: David Ndala, Dewald Lubbe. Doelskop: Daniel Vorster. Strafdoel: Vorster.
It was a long day for the boys in red, white and green, today as the boys from Pietermaritzburg enjoyed a successful trip up to the highveld. The final score resulted in a 47-15 win for Maritzburg College.
The first-half was very much in the balance between the two teams, each not trying to give away too much possession to the other side. Both teams played some incredibly tough rugby.
Boys High made early inroads taking advantage of a penalty which was easily converted by flyhalf Kyle Hezlett striking the ball magnificently. It was flanker Stephen Adams who muscled his way through for the opening try of the match, the players recycling the ball well amongst themselves.
Maritzburg however recovered quickly and made a quick comeback scoring a try under the poles from captain KuhleMthimkhulu. Loose forward, Phiwayinkosi Kubheka showed his power and strength during the half making some important tackles to slow down the advancements made from Boys High. Winger Colm Reardon added to the score by scoring in the corner.
The score sat evenly at 12-8 with Maritzburg in front.
An animated team talk ensued among the Maritzburg side at halftime. Whatever was said by the coach, but clearly it had an impact as the game ran away from Boys High. Maritzburg applied some pressure by scoring several quick tries in succession. Hooker ElbertMouton carried the ball over the line via a maul which was set-up by a well delivered line-out.
Man of the Match, Luyanda Kuene, ignited the spark for a flurry of tries with a strong run, which resulted in an off-load to Luke Du Toit, who scored comfortably under the poles and converted his third of four placement kicks for the day. Phiwayinkosi Kubheka and Rhett Quin both found their names on the scoreboard as the game was quickly drifting out of reach for the home team.
Boys High replacement flanker Ernst Van Rooyen, playing in the number twenty jersey had an impact scoring a try right in front of the old boys embankment where he received a roaring hand of applause for his effort. The passage of play was excellently set-up by Shaun Schurmann.
Overall it was a difficult day for Boys High, as Maritzburg won all but three matches across the age groups. Boys High will want to put this at the back of their minds and will need to bounce back stronger in their upcoming fixtures.
Scorers:
Maritzburg College 47 (12) – Try: Kuhle Mthimkhulu, Colm Reardon (2), Elbie Mouton, Luc Du Toit, Substitute (23), Rhett Quin. Conversions: Luc Du Toit (4) Substitute (2). Pretoria Boys’ High 15 (8) – Try: Stephen Adams, Ernst Van Rooyen. Conversions: Kyle Hezlett (2) Penalties: Kyle Hezlett.
Midstream College 50 – Tries: Anru Cronje (2), Hilton Thomas (2), Jacques Vos, Tian Pretorius, Xander Senekal. Conversions: Christiaan Mare (6). Penalty: Mare. Hoërskool Centurion 13 – Try: Marco van Zyl. Conversion: Ronan McCrimmon. Penalties: McCrimmon (2).
Hoërskool Punt travelled to Somerset on 21 April to face HTS Drostdy. They won six of their 15 games against Drostdy. Punt’s first team fought hard to stay in the game but lost 23-28. However, their second team did incredibly with a 16-12 victory over Drostdy’s u17 A team.
On the following day, Saturday 22 April, Punt travelled to Worcester to challenge Worcester Gimnasium. They did better than the previous day by winning nine of their 15 games. The first team delivered a brilliant 18-12 victory against Worcester. All their u18 teams won their games.
Hoërskool Oudtshoorn faced Eden Technical High School and Protea Heights Academy on Saturday 22 April. It was a tough day for Oudtshoorn, but they managed to win four of their eight games. The first team won their game 13-10 against Eden.
Oudtshoorn started the game with an early lead of 4-2 at the end of the first quarter. The girls secured their defenses and made it hard for Eden to accumulate more goals. By the end of the third quarter, Oudtshoorn was leading 10-6.
It was in the final quarter where Eden came back in the game with the will to turn the game around. But they were no match for Oudtshoorn defenses. Annette van der Merwe, Oudtshoorn coach was satisfied with her team’s performance “No matter the weather you keep to the game plan. Timing is everything and playing your own pace and own game will make all the difference” she said.
Hoërskool Outeniqua came face to face with Hoërskool Durbanville on Saturday 22 April. It was an exciting first team match that ended in a 37-all draw. Outeniqua took the early lead in the first quarter gaining enough momentum to stay in the lead for the first three quarters.
Durbanville increased their pace and fought hard by delivering over 21 goals between the second and third quarter with hopes of catching up to Outeniqua.
By the end of the third quarter, Outeniqua was sitting on a 26-30 lead, but Durbanville fought back. After an intense final round with both teams chasing the victory, it ended on a 37-37 score.
Mamelodi Sundowns u19 remain undefeated after eight games in the Gauteng Development League as they clinch an important victory over their rivals u19 Supersport United at Clapham High School.
Mamelodi Sundowns’ captain Onele Rulwana walked away with a brace after scoring a penalty in the second half followed by a beautifully converted goal to ensure his side took all three points in a derby match.
Coming into the 2nd half, Mamelodi Sundowns were down by a goal after Supersport United’s Tumelo Machete scored a header from the corner kick. This came after an error made at the backline by Sundowns resulting in a corner that was eventually converted by Supersport United.
The first half of the game was evenly matched as both teams showed crucial moments in the game that could have easily confirmed the win for each outfit.
Supersport United’s captain, Kabelo came so close to extending the lead for his side after missing a crucial chance. Mamelodi Sundowns struggled a lot with set-pieces however they managed to hold even though they were down a goal to nil in the first 45 minutes.
The log leader, Mamelodi Sundowns came down from the first half to take full control of the game. An important victory for Mamelodi Sundowns which keeps them at the top of the GDL log with 24 points.
Coming into this game Supersport United have been struggling in the league as they sit in the 11th position. Their captain, Kabelo did highlight that the team is suffering from a lot of injuries and that they need to do well in terms of defending.
A win for them could have potentially lifted their spirits however their rivals were too difficult to beat on the day as they lost by 2-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns who continued their dominance in the GDL.
Despatch first team secured a solid 36-27 victory over the counterparts from Nico Malan on Saturday in Humansdorp.
The visitors started the game with an early lead in the first quarter finishing on 10-6.
It was at this moment where Nico Malan turned the game around creating a 16-16 draw at the end of the second round.
However, Despatch was adamant in taking the win home.
They took the victory by heavily defending Nico Malan’s attempts to get back in the game.
The second team displayed exceptional skills by delivering a 18-2 victory over Nico Malan.
The Collegiate Girls High School had a busy winter sports weekend. They hosted the derby games against Alexander Road on Wednesday in Gqeberha.
The Collegiate girls felt the home ground advantage by retaining their bragging rights with a 30-10 victory against Alexander. The girls travelled to Uitenhage on Saturday, they played against Die Brandwag from Uitenhage.
Collegiate lost the game 17-31 against Die Brandwag. However, their second, third and fourth teams won their games with the same score of 16 goals.
Framesby faced Langenhoven High School from Riversdale on Saturday. They did extremely well by winning all their games against Langenhoven. The first team had a very competitive match, but it was who took the 44-20 victory against Langenhoven.
ALL THE RESULTS
Collegiate vs Alexander Road (19 April 2023):
u19A – Collegiate 30, Alexander Road 10 u19B – Collegiate 4, Alexander Road 6 u19C – Collegiate 11, Alexander Road 13
u16A – Collegiate 30, Alexander Road 2 u16B – Collegiate 15, Alexander Road 3 u16C – Collegiate 16, Alexander Road 5 u16E – Collegiate 8, Alexander Road 4 u16F – Collegiate 8, Alexander Road 7
u14A – Collegiate 12, Alexander Road 8 u14B – Collegiate 8, Alexander Road 6 u14C – Collegiate 6, Alexander Road 0 u14D – Collegiate 23, Alexander Road 5 u14E – Collegiate 6, Alexander Road 5 u14F – Collegiate 3, Alexander Road 3
Framesby vs Hoerskool Langenhoven (22 April):
u19A – Framesby 44, Langenhoven 20 u19B – Framesby C 31, Langenhoven 17 u19C – Framesby D 28, Langenhoven 3
In net twee dae, 84 wedstryde tussen 23 skole sal daar bepaal word wie met die louere as netbalkampioen gaan wegstap.
Albei skole is deurgaans onder die top netbalskole in die land, maar Oranje Meisieskool het die voorsprong bo Waterkloof gehad en die naweek hul eerste interskole teen Klofies gewen.
It was a long day for the boys in red, white and green, today as the boys from Pietermaritzburg enjoyed a successful trip up to the highveld. The final score resulted in a 47-15 win for Maritzburg College. 
Mamelodi Sundowns u19 remain undefeated after eight games in the Gauteng Development League as they clinch an important victory over their rivals u19 Supersport United at Clapham High School. 
Die Hoër Meisieskool Oranje was Donderdag op hul stukke.