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 Celel 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