The derby began on Tuesday with chess, with Steelcrest gaining the upper hand in that battle of minds, but Kanonkop clawed back on Wednesday, earning hard-fought victories in netball and hockey.

Today’s events are tennis and public speaking, while tomorrow is set for a battle on the hockey and rugby fields at Steelcrest.

The full schedule can be found in this week’s copy of the Middelburg Observer.

Here are the results for the derby thus far:

Chess
Round 1 — Steelcrest won 14–4.
Round 2 — Steelcrest won 13.5–4.5.

Netball
u/14 B — Steelcrest 10–11 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
u/14 A — Steelcrest 3–8 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
u/15 B — Steelcrest 1–16 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
u/15 A — Steelcrest 5–18 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
u/16 B — Steelcrest 5–15 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
u/16 A — Steelcrest 11–16 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
2nd Team — Steelcrest 13–15 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
1st Team — Steelcrest 23–14 Hoërskool Kanonkop.

Boys’ Hockey
u/16 — Steelcrest 1–3 Hoërskool Kanonkop.
1st Team — Steelcrest 1–5 Hoërskool Kanonkop.

Friday fixtures:

Tennis

• 14:00 — 1st Team Girls, A-field.
• 15:00 — 1st Team Boys, A-field.
• 16:00 — Doubles, A-field.

Public Speaking 

• 14:00 – Juniors.
• 15:30 – Seniors.

Saturday fixtures:

Rugby

• 08:00 — 2nd Team.
• 12:45 — 1st Team.

Girls’ Hockey

• 08:00 – 1st Team.

Reminder, for the full fixture list, purchase a copy of this week’s Middelburg Observer.