Sports News: Kearsney College
HOCKEY
Northwood 1st X1 drew 1-1 with Kearsney 1st X1
Kearsney played another high tempo Friday night lights clash, this weekend against Northwood.
The visitors were severely hampered by the flu, with key players either rested or on minimal game time, and with the quality of schoolboy hockey in KZN, it was going to be an extremely tough encounter!
The game was evenly poised in the first quarter with neither side giving up much, and a few opportunities weren’t converted until the second quarter. A small error in open play led to a short corner, which Northwood converted to go 1-0 up.
Kearsney stayed the game and put pressure on the hosts with two short corners which weren’t converted. A turnover deep inside Northwood’s half led to a shot from Aaron Blackburn, who scored on the forehand to make it 1-1.
The rest of the game was a battle of defence, as both teams set up chances but just couldn’t convert. It was a thrilling game to watch, with exhilarating hockey from both sides.
SWIMMING
Kearsney had two swimmers taking six podium places between them at the recent South African National Juniors (SANJ) Gala in Cape Town.
The College’s head of school, Luca Sandri competed in the Men’s 19 & Under category, taking five podium places over three days. He placed 1st in 50m freestyle, 2nd in 200m breaststroke, 2nd in 100m freestyle, 2nd in 200m individual medley and 3rd in 100m breaststroke.
In the Men’s U16 category, James Benningfield placed 3rd in the 50m freestyle race.
BASKETBALL
Two Kearsney basketball players, Itumeleng Khubeka and Kwakuhle Sibiya, represented KZN in the recent U16 IPTs. In addition, Mfanafuthi Ntombela was head coach of KZN team.
Sports report sent from Sue Mile at Working Words