Sports

The past weekend saw an exciting junior basketball tournament take place at St David's Marist, Inanda. The competition featured U15 teams from some of Gauteng's top schools participating in two pools.

The amount of Co-educational schools in the country that can compete against the traditional monastic schools in the sporting arena can be counted on one hand.

Doping in sport and especially in school sports has become an ever growing trend. As young adults and aspiring athletes it is important to protect yourself and prevent your career from ending before it even starts. Doping at a young age can bring an end to any aspirations you may have to compete on the biggest stages and excel at the sport you love.

All over the country, indeed all over the world, many more kids are growing up receiving trophy after trophy, medal after medal, ribbon after ribbon for every sports season, science fair and spelling competition they participate in.

We have all heard it and even said it before, phrases of encouragement directed towards young athletes with phrases like, “dig a little deeper” or “you have to want it more than they do” or, ideally, “be mentally tough.”  

A world away from the cringe-worthy mêlée of schoolboy rugby today, John William Smit’s formative years were rather spent in a manner far more conducive to a healthy upbringing.

The 60th annual Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week takes place in the KZN capital and surrounding areas from Saturday, September 21 to Tuesday, September 24 and promises to deliver a host of exciting matches as well as giving spectators the chance to watch the country's future stars. 

Josh Steytler, who won gold at the recent 2019 South African and African Duathlon Championships held in Cape Town, has just signed a 12-month contract to run for Hillcrest Villages Athletic Club’s Elite running team.

Oranje Meisies First Team added yet another trophy to the cabinet this year when they won its annual Super 12 Hockey Tournaement on Saturday (10/08/2019).