Kearsney’s weekend sports fixtures were against Northwood.
First hockey ended in a thrilling draw, but there was no first XV fixture as Northwood was away at Wildeklawer.
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Meanwhile, swimming star Luca Sandri took five podium places at the SA Nationals and two boys represented KZN in the recent U16 basketball IPTs.
HOCKEY
Northwood first X1 drew 1-1 with Kearsney first X1 Kearsney played another high tempo Friday night lights clash, last 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.
Kearsney’s head of school, Luca Sandri, competed in the Men’s U19 category, taking five podium places over three days.
He placed first in 50m freestyle, second in 200m breaststroke, second in 100m freestyle, second in 200m individual medley and third in 100m breaststroke.
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In the Men’s U16 category, James Benningfield placed third 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.
• Sue Miles is a publicist for Kearsney College.