Sports News: Maritzburg College weekend recap

Sports News from Maritzburg College on their weekend recap

Overview:

Maritzburg College’s sportsmen produced outstanding results across various sporting codes over the weekend. Competing at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Györ, Hungary, Keegan Vogt finished in an incredible 2nd place in the Men’s K1 race and took bronze in the K2 event.

The College 1st XI cricket won their match against Glenwood, while the 1st XI soccer also brought home two wins.

Congratulations to Maritzburg College’s F Pillay, who won the Golf – Matchplay Championship 4/2. There was also plenty of rugby 7s, athletics, tennis and cycling action from the #RedBlackWhite.

Canoeing

Congratulations to Keegan Vogt who produced outstanding performances at 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Györ, Hungary. Keegan finished in an incredible 2nd place in the Men’s K1 race. Paddling with partner Ryley Smith in the K2 Men’s race, Keegan finished in bronze position.

Soccer

College hosted Northwood for a full round of soccer fixtures over the weekend, winning eight of their 18 games, drawing five and losing five.

The 1st XI competed in the FA Cup winning both their games; vs Nomaswazi 2-1, and vs Howick 2- 0.

Summary of results vs Northwood

2nds won 2-0

3rds won 3-1 4ths won1-0 5ths won 3-1

6ths drew 2-2

U16A lost 1-0

U16B drew 1-1

U15A won 2-0

U15B drew 1-1

U14A lost 2-1

U14B drew 2-2

Rugby 7s

Well done to College’s U15 rugby 7s team who took 2^nd place in the Nashua 7’s Rugby tournament hosted at the school. The U17 team won two games and lost two.

U15

Vs St Charles won 14-7 Vs Westville won 22-17 Vs Howick won 45-0

Vs Estcourt won 33-7

Final vs St Charles lost 12-17

U17

vs St Charles lost 17-20 vs Westville lost 5-19 vs Howick won 61-0

vs DHS won 19-5

Cricket

Maritzburg College 1st XI produced a match -winning performance against Glenwood, winning their match by 13 runs.

College 115 for 8

Glenwood 102 for 9; Pembridge 3 for 15

Golf

Congratulations to Maritzburg College’s F Pillay, who won the Golf – Matchplay Championship 4/2.

Athletics

Maritzburg College took part in the 1st aQuellè Spring Series meeting of the year, competing against 28 schools and finishing in 4^th place overall. College achieved three 1^st places, two 2^nd places and three 3^rd places.

Results:

1st

T Boshoff                             Discus (42.06m) under 17

B Andrews                          High Jump (1.80m) under 17

B Mhlongo                          400m (51.73s) under 19

2nd

S Ismail                                 1500m (4:25,74) under 17

T Ekerold                             Discus (33.40m) under 19

3rd

B Mhlongo                          100m (11.87s) under 19

S Jansen                               Shot Put (9.31m) under 17

S Ismail                                 400m (51,47s) under 17

Overall age categories T Ekerold 2^nd under 19 S Ismail 3^rd under 17

Tennis

College’s U15 tennis teams took on Hilton earlier in the week, with the 15A team winning three of

their six matches, and the 15B team winning an excellent five of their six matches.

Cycling

The College Cycling team took part in race #4 of the KZN series hosts at Howick High, producing good results especially in the sub-junior and junior categories.

Sub-junior category:

1. Champkins 5th
2. Hull 22nd

Youth category:

1. Chunilall 21st
2. Rencken 28th
3. Dlamuka 31st

Junior category:

1. Searle 2nd
2. Fourie 6th
3. Wood 32nd
4. Naidoo 35th
5. Khumalo37th
6. Ramdeen38th