Overview Sporting Achievements:
For their final fixtures of the season, College’s soccer teams played Northwood in Durban. They won six of their games, drawing three and losing five. Sadly, it was not to be a final victory against the Knights for the 1st XI, who lost 2-3, bringing to an end what has been an outstanding season.
College’s 1st XI cricket side played a friendly warm-up match against DHS also in Durban, winning their match by 112 runs after some excellent individual batting and bowling performances.
Congratulations to two College boys, Lethokuhle Shangase and Riley Kleinhans, who together with staff member, Brandon de Lange (OC 2014), took part in the Rhino Peak Challenge (RPC) this weekend. A very challenging trail run of 21 km, summiting Rhino Peak (3056m), the event also aims to raise funds for the conservation of rhinos, endangered animals, and vultures along with other conservation projects. Lethokuhle Shangase was the 4th school boy home – an excellent result!
Soccer
Fourteen teams travelled down to Northwood for the final fixtures of the year. Unfortunately the 1st XI did not secure a victory losing their match 2-3. The U16A team won their match 1-0, while both the U15A and U14A sides drew their games.
U14A drew 1-1 U14B won 5-0 U14C won 3-0 U14D lost 0-6
U15A drew 2-2 U15B lost 1-2 U15C lost 0-2 U15D won 4-2
U16A won 1-0 U16B won 3-1 U16C lost 2-4 U16D won 2-0
2nds drew 0-0 1sts lost 2-3
Well done to all our soccer players on an excellent 2023 season!
Cricket
Congratulations to College’s 1st XI cricket team who took on DHS down in Durban. This was a warmup friendly 50-over match with both teams fielding 13 or 14 players to get the time in the middle.
College won the toss and opened the batting making 236 runs for 9, with Mason scored 62 and Gibson 50. Thanks to some excellent bowling from the College team, DHS were reduced to 125 all out; Thomson taking 2 for 7, Da Costa 2 for 14 and Dzanibe 2 for 12.
College won the match by 112 runs.
