Kearsney nabs mixed bag of results
During the mid term break, Kearsney College's sports stars competed in three large events, from hockey to golf and canoeing.
A HIGHLY successful second Kearsney Hockey 5s tournament wrapped up on Sunday, with Jeppe Boys High from Gauteng beating Westville Boys’ High 5-2 in the final.
Hosts Kearsney College lost to St Andrews from Bloemfontein in the 3rd-4ths play-off, with Parktown Boys (Johannesburg) placing 5th, Hoërskool Garsfontein (Pretoria) 6th, Glenwood 7th, Affies (Pretoria) 8th, Clifton College 9th, Michaelhouse 10th, Thomas More College 11th and DHS 12th.
The 5s is a simplified version of the traditional 11-a-side game, fielding five players a side, on half the regulatory sized hockey pitch, with an addition of boundary walls. The event was sponsored by synthetic sports turf manufacturer, Belgotex.
Twelve primary school teams, from Bonisanani Primary, Curro HCA, Highbury, Hillcrest Primary, Kloof Senior Primary, Northlands, Pelham Senior Primary, Reddam House Umhlanga, St Peter’s Prep, Umhlali Prep and Westville Senior Primary, also participated in a junior festival. St Peter’s Prep from Gauteng won the junior section’s team spirit award.
The Kearsney 5s team comprised Hayden de Kock (captain), Enzo Cocciante, Chase Kelly, David Hudson, Joshua Barrett, Luyanda Chiliza, James Maguire, Campbell Duckworth and Dylan Thompson.
Golf:
Kearsney College’s golf team came third in the Grey High Junior Links Challenge in the Eastern Cape during the half-term weekend. Thirteen teams from 11 schools participated in the event.
Luke Weare, Jared Uys and Brayden Dahl (all Grade 10), Daniel de Kock (Grade 9) with Julian Daws and Jaden Hearmon (both Grade 8) represented Kearsney at the Challenge.
Another successful golfer from Kearsney, Charlie Dell, was selected for the KZN U19B team which will play at the SA Schools champs next month.
Canoeing:
Several Kearsney paddlers took part in the 60km three-day Tugela 20s race in Winterton over the half-term break.
They included Kevyn Meyer, who placed 33rd overall and 3rd in the U18s, Jack Lund, 35th overall and 11th U16, Matthew Goldie 58th overall and 15th in the U16s, Luka Koumantarakis 75th overall and 17th U16 and Andrew Sebire and partner 83rd overall.
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