Overview
Maritzburg College hosted local rivals Michaelhouse over the weekend. Although some fixtures had to be cancelled due to the weather, there was still plenty of great sporting competition between two strong schools.
The 1st water polo team travelled to the Grey Bloem tournament with a gutsy and determined performance that saw them finish in 6th place.
Well done to College’s athletes who produced excellent results in the aQuelle series finishing 1st overall against 26 other schools, and the 10 boys competing in the 2nd league of ASA events secured four 1st place, five 2nd place and six 3rd place results.
Basketball
Although all the outdoor games were cancelled, College’s basketball teams won nine of their 12 games against Michaelhouse with all the A teams securing convincing victories. The 1st team worked well as a team to bring home a 93-57 win.
1st team report (Mr Jacques Wilcock, MIC: Basketball)
The day was off to a cool and wet start with the outdoor fixtures having to be cancelled, forcing all the attention into the APMH. College found it difficult to manage their intensity giving away a lot of unnecessary fouls early on putting Michaelhouse in the bonus for most of the first two quarters. Fortunately, a strong offensive performance saw College leading 44-29 at the half. It was a tough day in the office for the officials as the two teams battled it out resulting in over 50 fouls for the game. College’s captain N Ngcobo top scored with 23 points followed closely by C Fynn with 14 points. The team as a whole played well, with everyone contributing to allow a convincing win by 36 points, and a final score 93-57.
Summary of results:
| Team | Opp | Result |
| 1st | MHS | W 93-57 |
| 2nd | MHS | L 18-27 |
| 3rd | MHS | L 30-44 |
| 4th | MHS | W 35-17 |
| 5th | MHS | W 42-18 |
| 6th | MHS | W 33-20 |
| 16A | MHS | W 64-41 |
| 16B | MHS | W 36-25 |
| 15A | MHS | W 32-21 |
| 15B | MHS | L 22-23 |
| 14A | MHS | W 43-36 |
| 14B | MHS | W 21-16 |
Cricket
Facing strong competition from Michaelhouse it was a weekend of rollercoaster results against Michaelhouse with College’s cricketers winning five of their nine matches. The 1st XI, U16A and U14A celebrated excellent wins, with College’s 1st XI bowling Michaelhouse out for 92 on Goldstones, before coasting to a 93/2 victory. Congratulations to Dom du Toit on his outstanding 5 wickets for 9 runs.
1st team report (Mr Robbie Coutt 1st XI coach)
Maritzburg College welcomed Michaelhouse to Goldstones on a cool, overcast morning. Despite overnight rain, the pitch remained unaffected, though a damp outfield awaited the players.
Michaelhouse won the toss and opted to bat first. Samuel Hughes struck early with a sharp in-swinger, trapping the opener in front. Ewald Bester’s sharp fielding in the 4th over produced a crucial run-out before Hughes struck again in his 4th over, clean-bowling an opposition batter. A brief recovery saw Michaelhouse reach 66 for 3, but the introduction of Dom du Toit changed the game. His 6-over spell yielded just 9 runs and a remarkable 5 wickets, dismantling the middle order. Nathan Pembridge provided strong support, claiming 2 wickets in his 8-over spell. Michaelhouse collapsed to 92 all out in the 34th over
College openers Daniel Nadasan and Bester safely negotiated a tricky 5-over period before lunch, reaching 18 without loss. After the break, Bester was run out after some sharp fielding, bringing Reece Willson to the crease. He and Nadasan added 44 before Willson fell to a catch down the leg side. Karl Dedekind joined his captain, scoring 17 off 11 balls, ensuring College chased down the target in the 25th over. Nadasan anchored the innings superbly, finishing unbeaten on 39 as the home team secured an 8-wicket victory on the stroke of tea.
Scores in brief
Michaelhouse 92 all out; Du Toit 5 for 9, Pembridge 2 for 14, Hughes 2 for 14
College 93 for 2; Nadasan 39*
College won by 8 wickets
Summary of scores:
| 1st | MHS 92 all out; du Toit 5-9 College 93/2; Nadasan 39* College won by 8 wickets |
| 2nd | College 109 all out MHS 110/1 College lost by 9 wickets |
| 3rd | MHS 241/8; Botha 3-19 College 117 all out; Botha 40 College lost by 124 runs |
| 16A | College 138 all out MHS 114 all out College won by 24 runs |
| 15A | College 76 all out MHS 77/4; Johnson 2-14 College lost by 6 wickets |
| 15B | College 86 all out MHS 87/2 College lost by 8 wickets |
| 14A | College 201/9; Emerson 41 MHS 98 all out; Seach 3-14, Watermeyer 3-14 College won by 102 runs |
| 14B | College 130 all out; Venter 33* MHS 75 all out; Badenhorst 2-15, Kepler 2-12 College won by 54 runs |
| 14C | College 166/7; Lusso 54 MHS 47 all out College won by 126 runs |
Water polo
With most of the water polo teams facing tough competition from Michaelhouse, College’s 1st water polo team took part in the Grey Bloem tournament. Finishing in 6th place, highlights Included wins against Pretoria Boys’ High, Grey College and Stirling.
1st team report (Mr Darren Sherriff – Director Aquatics)
The College 1st water polo team participated in the Grey College ITEC Water Polo Tournament over the past weekend. The tournament started off well with good wins over PBHS, hosts Grey College and Grey College 2nd team. The team came up against Grey High and Reddam Constantia in the final two pool games but were unable to secure much needed victories. In the quarter final stage the team played eventual winners Affies and went down 6-13. In our next game they played Stirling and won 15-5. In the last game the team faced Grey High again and put up a good fight but it was not enough losing 6-10. College placed 6th out of 12.
Summary of 1st team scores:
Vs PBHS won 8-7
Vs Grey College won 10-8
Vs Grey College 2nd won 23-3
Vs Grey High lost 6-14
Vs Reddham Constantia lost 3-10
Vs Quarter final AFFIES Lost 6-13
Vs Stirling won 15-5
Vs Grey High lost 6-10
Summary of scores vs Michaelhouse:
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 3rd | MHS | L 4-7 |
| 4th | MHS | L 6-8 |
| 5th | MHS | L 3-6 |
| 6th | MHS | W 5-4 |
| 15B | MHS | L 3-11 |
| 15C | MHS | D 3-3 |
| 14B | MHS 14B | L 0-18 |
| 14B | MHS 14C | L 3-13 |
Canoeing
With the 2025 Dusi fast approaching College’s canoeists produced very good results in the Inanda Dam John Oliver series race.
Summary of results
U18
James Gotte 4th
Luke O’Connor 6th
Nathan Curry 7th
U16 K2
Josh Worthmann and Matthew Rawson 2nd
K2
Brad Cooke and dad Craig Cooke 12th
Athletics
Maritzburg College took part in the 1st aQuellè meeting of the year along with 26 other schools, and finished 1st overall, achieving Five 1st places, Two 2nd places and Five 3rd places.
Results:
1st:
N Jakatyana High Jump under 15 (1,70M)
M Mogale 100m under 17 (11.37)
B Andrews High Jump under 17 (1.87m)
T Boshoff Shotput (14.83) and Discus (39.32m) under 17
2nd:
J Burger High Jump under 17 (1.8M)
U Gamede 400m under 20 (54.41)
3rd:
S Jansen Shotput under 17 (12.48m)
U Gamede 100m under 20
O Nala High Jump under 20 (1.80m)
T Ekerold Shotput under 20 (11.68m)
N Breedt Discus under 17 (31.72m)
Overall age categories: T Boshoff 1st under 17
Maritzburg College had 10 athletes taking part in the ASA league meeting and achieved FOUR 1st place, FIVE 2nd place and SIX 3rd place results.
1st :
T Boshoff Shotput under 17 (14.40m) and Discus under 17 (43.32m)
S Jansen Hammer under 17 (36.60m)
B Andrews High Jump under 17 (1.70m)
S Ismail 800m under 17 (2:07.11)
2nd:
U Gamede 100m under 19 (11.54) and 200m under 19 (23.27)
S Sansen Shotput under 17 (12.17m)
N Breedt Discus under 17 (32.16m)
L Baptista Discus under 19 (31.65m)
T Boshoff Hammer under 17 (28.26m)
3rd:
N Breedt Shotput under 17 (11.61m) and Hammer under 17 (25.02m)
S Jansen Discus under 17 (26.77m)
J Baptista Discus under 17 24.73m)
L Baptista Hammer under 19 (23.84m)
C Scheepers 200m under 17 (23.19)
B Mhlongo 200m under 19 (23.34)