Basketball
Kearsney participated in two basketball tournaments at the weekend. The first was a local U15 tournament hosted by Grace College in Hilton, which Kearsney U15A won.
Pool matches:
Kearsney beat Treverton College 32 – 29
Kearsney beat St Nicholas Diocean School 35 – 15
Kearsney lost to Westville Boys’ High School 14 – 24
Kearsney beat Maritzburg Christian School 43 – 34
Kearsney beat Grace College 50 – 11
Finals:
Kearsney beat Westville 37 – 20
The second was the prestigious St Stithians U16 tournament in Johannesburg, which fields the best basketball playing schools from South Africa and neighbouring countries.
The team has never claimed higher than fifth position in the previous eight outings, but this year’s U16A team made the fina and narrowly lost to St George’s College from Zimbabwe 43 – 44.
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Tennis
Kearsney’s 1st tennis team participated at the prestigious Gerrie Berner Tennis Festival at Paul Roos in Stellenbosch, where 12 top tennis-playing schools competed.
Kearsney’s number one player, Kade Mindry, beat the country’s best tennis players and won all seven of his matches. Shail Chetty, playing at number four, won four of his seven matches.
Results:
Pool matches
Kearsney lost to Waterkloof 1 match to 8
Kearsney beat Stellenbosch High 5/4
Kearsney lost to St Stithians 3/6
Kearsney lost to Paarl Boys 4/5
Kearsney beat St Davids 6/3
Play offs:
Kearsney lost to Affies 3/6
Kearsney lost to St Stithians 2/5
In the finals, Paul Roos beat Grey College; and Waterkloof beat Paarl Boys to finish 3rd.
Swimming
Kearsney’s A-team swam at the annual Independent Schools Gala, hosted by Hilton College, during the week. The gala was a close tussle between Hilton and Kearsney from beginning to end, with Michaelhouse and St Charles bringing up the rear. Clifton withdrew from the gala due to weather concerns.
The final outcome was not clear cut as Kearsney and Hilton won most of the races and the points tally differed by only one point at one stage.
Hilton’s consistency in the U14, U17 and open age groups proved the difference between the two teams, where they won 12 of 15 races. Kearsney’s U15s and U16s won all of their races, and the open age group came second in every one of theirs.
Final results: Hilton 83, Kearsney 74, Michaelhouse 54, St Charles 51
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