Overview Sporting Achievements
This weekend it was Maritzburg College’s soccer teams who stole the limelight, winning the KZN Champion of Champions tournament and beating rivals Westville 2-0.
College’s 1st XI cricket team competed in T20 against a KZN HUB side winning their match by 173 runs. Our canoeists took part in a K3 Duzi Dice as well as competing in the Upper Umgeni Nobby Nel 19km event.
Soccer
In what was the finale to their footballing year, the Maritzburg College 1st XI soccer team travelled to Westville to play in the KZN Champion of Champions tournament, where they would take on 2nd Term Inland Champs, Haythorne and 2nd Term Coastal Champs, Westville, in a league format tournament.
Their first game was against Haythorne and they unfortunately went down 1-2, with S Bukhosini scoring what would prove to be a vital consolation goal. After Haythorne lost 1-0 to Westville, the boys in red, black and white knew what would be needed to claim the trophy. Needing to win by 2 or more goals, the 1st XI started off on the right foot, taking a 1-0 lead into half time thanks to another Bukhosini header. Deep into the second half, S Myende popped up with a brilliant foray into the Westville box which resulted in a powerful strike for College’s 2nd goal. The game ended 2-0 and
Maritzburg College were crowned KZN Champion of Champions, capping off a very successful year for the College soccer fraternity. The boys have earned their freedom and liberty for a short period before those who were selected depart to represent KZN on a tour to Johannesburg during the upcoming school holidays.
A jubilant College 1st XI after being crowned KZN Champion of Champions over the weekend, winning the KZNHSFA tournament.
Credit: College
College’s soccer teams were also in action against Glenwood on Saturday playing 16 games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing just 3.
Summary of Results:
1sts drew 3 – 3
2nds lost 4 – 1
3rds drew 2 – 2
4ths lost 2 – 0
U16A won 3 – 0
U16B won 5 – 1
U16C won 3 – 1
U16D won 7 – 1
U15A lost 1 – 0
U15B won 4 – 1
U15C won 4 – 2
U15D won 11 – 2
U14A drew 2 – 2
U14B won 5 – 0
U14C won 3 – 0
U14D drew 1 – 1
Cricket
This weekend, College’s 1st XI played against a KZN Hub team in a T20 match. College batted first making 245 for 4 with an outstanding undefeated 154 by J van Zyl and B Brokensha scoring 39.
Hub were 72 all out (Ponter 4 for 14, Wiggill 3 for 5) and College won the match by 173 runs.
Earlier in the week, the 1st XI Stayers played against Hilton
College scored 188 for 4 (Brokensha 102*)
Hilton replied with 189 for 6
College lost by 4 wickets with 3 balls to spare
College is especially proud of Jonathan van Zyl, the 1st XI Captain. For the three matches played to date, against St Stithian’s, KES and KZN HUB, he has played four innings scoring 445 runs at an average of 222.5. This includes 179 no v Saints; 91 and 21 v KES and 155 no v KZN HUB – a phenomenal effort.
Canoeing
College’s canoeing boys took part in a K3 dice during the week, and on Sunday, they participated in the Upper Umgeni 19m Nobby Nel event. In the K3 dice, there were College teams as well as mixed teams which include some talented dads joining in.
At the 19km Upper Umgeni Nobby Nel race, College posted the following results:
2nd U18 Ian Hemingway
6th U16 Jayden Janse van Rensburg
6th U14 K2 Nathan Curry & James Gotte
College K3 canoe team enjoyed the Dusi Dice this week; James Sharpe, Joshua Glynn- Cuthbert, and Jayden Janse van Rensburg
Credit: College
Athletics
College was teamed with Epworth for the Athletics mixed inter schools meeting at Michaelhouse.
The boys did very well, winning the under 17 mixed 4x400m senior race with Epworth.
The 4x100m ladder relay team also won their event.
L Makhathini won the 100m under 16 and L Kayembe won the 100m under 17.
L Kayembe was also awarded best male performance for his 100m sprint in an excellent time of 10.6s.