School sports news
The Kingswood 1st team hockey girls had their annual derby against DSG on KDay this past weekend.
The atmosphere was electric with a massive crowd to support both teams. Before the match started, each school’s grade 8s performances their skit which started the match on a high.
Our Senior Netball Girls brought the HEAT across the board yesterday afternoon culminating in a nail-biting 1st Team match against DSG.
The atmosphere was set for a titanic battle last night. The Kingswood boys were ready for the battle and their focus set on one goal. The game started off with a bang as we put pressure on the St Andrew’s keeper with three goal-scoring opportunities.
A good level of support for both schools made for quite a festive atmosphere at the St Andrew’s squash courts on Monday night. The evening saw the top 6 players from both schools kicked off with Tyenu Cannon facing off against SAC’s Ross Gordon. The number 6 match was a more tightly contested affair than the 3/0 score line would attest to with Cannon taking some time to get accustomed to the SAC players unorthodox style of play. After taking the 2nd game 17/15 the momentum definitively shifted in Kingswood’s favour.
Last night the 1st XI hockey girls played a match against DSG. The girls went into the game with a positive mindset and determination to play their best. The first few minutes were played with vigour, getting into the opposing D a number of times.
After two years of not being able to host the annual U13 Co-Ed Hockey Festival we were delighted to once again take to the hockey Astro and welcome schools to our festival.
Kingswood College hosted St Andrew’s College in an enthralling encounter on Saturday. This tense derby was played out in tough greasy conditions ensuring that the score would remain close throughout. Kingswood College opened the score to take a 7-0 lead late into the first half after both teams kicked often in the wet.
On Friday night, the 1st XI hockey boys played a match against St Andrew’s College under our City Lords Lights.
With the Moonlit Market on the go and campus abuzz with supporters and cheering from the sidelines: the scene was set.
Both of our 1st XI Hockey teams got to travel to East London this past weekend to take part in Tony Godding Festival and the Greg Beling Festival (boys and girls respectively).
Kingswood College 1st XV started the match with fantastic intent on Saturday on their first visit to the Queens College 22m area. A solid line out drive followed by a backline launch saw outside center Tadiwa Chikutiro score underneath the posts to take a 7-0 lead.
