Overview Sporting Achievements
Maritzburg College boys played a full round of cricket, waterpolo and basketball fixtures towards the end of the week and over the weekend against Hilton College. Midweek cricket fixtures were against St Charles College and saw College secure 5 wins from 5 matches.
College participated in the ASA league 5 athletics meet with some excellent results. Our track star, Neo Mosebi, ran a 20.75 for the 200m which places him 2nd in the world for his age group. The #RedBlackWhite canoeists put in some final training and secured podium places at the Inter-schools K1 Marathon, and the senior squash team had good results at the St Andrew Squash Festival in Bloemfontein. There were also top positions for the Cross Country boys taking part in the Trevi Track Attack Trail Run.
Basketball
There were some hard fought and close matches on the basketball courts as College took on Hilton College. A summary of results saw College play 19 matches, winning 10 and losing 9.
1st team report – Zinhle Cele
On Saturday, Maritzburg College basketball travelled to Hilton College. It was the first fixture this season that the boys played away from home. The transition from playing at home seemed to be a struggle for the boys College’s first team started on a hot winning streak from the past few games. With multiple quick-fire baskets from C. Henman, College gained the lead early on and went into half time with what looked like a comfortable cushion. In the second half however, College seemed to lose momentum and Hilton began to close the gap. Despite a stellar performance from T Sithole, who dropped two consecutive three-pointers to boost moral and increase College’s chances of walking away victorious, Hilton College just came back too strong in the second half. In the end, College went down narrowly by 9 points. C Henman must still be commended on adding 24 points to his team’s overall score. It’s back to the drawing board for the 1st team but they are grateful to know all of the things they need to work on and changes they need to make ahead of next week’s inaugural Maritzburg College Basketball Tournament.
Summary of scores:
1st lost 66-75 after overtime
2nds won 26-24
3rd lost 21-23
4th lost 21-24
16A won 36-30
16B lost 19-20
16C lost 13-22
16C won 32-24
15A won 42-26
15B won 55-31
15C lost 8-16
15D lost 16-24
14A won 35-27
14B won 26-19
14C won 17-9
14D won 14-4
14E won 39-2
Canoeing
Well done to the boys who took part in the Inter-schools K1 Marathon this weekend as part of the final preparation for the Dusi Canoe Marathon.
Results:
U14
Scott Venniker – 1st
U16
Keith Ward – 4th
Jayden Jansen van Rensburg – 5th
Jack Odell – 11th
Luke O’Connor – 12th
Simon Norton – 23rd
U18
James Goble – 3rd
Joshua Glyn-Cuthbert – 5th
Ian Hemingway – 10th
James Sharpe – 13th
Ross Finnie – 15th
Kent Rhodes – 17th
College has 9 boys competing in the 2022 Dusi Canoe Marathon starting on Thursday along with head coach Bridgette Hartley.
Cricket
Vs St Charles College (SCC)
Five matches were played midweek against St Charles; College played 5 and won 5.
1st – won by 4 wickets
2nd – won by 5 wickets
4th – won by 9 wickets
16A – won by 5 wickets
16B – won by 87 runs
Vs Hilton College
College 1st XI 132/10
Hilton 1st 189/10
College 1st 56/2
Hilton won by 4 wickets in the first innings
College 2nd 234/9 Pascoe 71* Bharath 37*
Hilton 2nd 196/10
College won by 38 runs
Hilton 3rd 162/5
College 3rd 160/6
College lost by 5 wickets
Hilton 4th 59 all out. C Stead 5 for 12
College 4th 64 for 6
College won by 4 wickets
College U16B 136 all out; Kufal 17
Hilton U16B 137-3, Clark 19-1 (5)
College lost by 9 wickets
Hilton U15A all out for 271
College 136 all out
College lost by 135 runs
College U15B 136 all out
Hilton U15B 137/3
College lost by 7 wickets
Hilton U14A 214/7; Willson 3/32
College U14A 153 all out; Willson 38, De Bruyn 31
College lost by 61 runs
Hilton U14B 140 all out; Pedlar 3/13, N Naidoo 2 for 25 off 7.1
College U14B 111 all out, Wood 36
College lost by 29 runs
College U14C 114/7
Hilton 95/7 in 20 overs
College won by 19 runs
Hilton U14D 36 all out; Shabalala 8/2 after 2
College 37/1 after 3.5; Hackland 29
College won by 9 wickets
Cross Country/ Trail Running
Midweek, Treverton hosted their first Trevi Track Attack Trail Run of the year. Run under hot conditions with plenty of climbing and technical sections, College’s boys did very well securing podium places in both the junior and senior categories The route comprised a 4km lap, with the juniors running one lap and the seniors running two.
Results:
Seniors
Jonathan Werth -2nd in 35.40 min.
Juniors
Lethokuhle Shangase 1st in 17.06 min
Elroy Hamadziripi 2nd in 18 min.
Squash
Our 1st squash team took part in the St Andrew’s Squash Festival, where they came up against some of the top teams in the country. Overall the Festival was a fantastic opportunity for our boys to enhance their skills and understanding of the game – all of which will put them in good stead for their remaining fixtures.
Summary of results saw the boys play 5 matches, winning 2 and losing 3.
1st fixture: College 1-4 Queens
2nd fixture College 3-2 St Stithians
3rd fixture College 2-3 Gray
4th fixture College 5-0 St Dominic’s
5th fixture College 1-4 PBHS
College’s junior team took on Michaelhouse winning their matches 8 – 2.
Swimming
At the Alan Burt swimming gala at Westville, College finished 6th out of the 12 schools participating.
Table Tennis
College played 4 Table Tennis matches this weekend, winning 1 and losing 3;
College1 v Raisethorpe1 won 2-1
College 1 v Caluza 1 lost 0-3
College 2 v Caluza 2 lost 0-3
College 3 v Caluza 2 lost 0-3
Tennis
College’s tennis teams had mid-week fixtures against Westville and Michaelhouse
U19
College A vs MHS A lost 9 – 3
College B vs Westville A lost 12-0
Waterpolo
College fielded 8 teams against Hilton towards the end of the week and over the weekend with some disappointing results.
1st team report (Darren Sherriff – Director of Aquatics)
College water polo travelled to Hilton for their matches. It was a tough day in the pool for the College side. Trailing 1-5 at the end of the 1st chukka, things seemed to get worse in the 2nd as Hilton extended their lead to 2-14. After the half, College showed some fight but were unable to stop the Hilton attack, with a score of 2-18 at the end of the 3rd. College eventually lost 2-20.
Summary of scores:
1st lost 2-20
2nd lost -1-14
3rd lost 2-7
4th lost 0-14
U15A lost 1-14
U15B lost 1-9
U14A lost 5-9