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The Citizen
03-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Citizen
Ashton College lights up Friday nights with ongoing sports series
Ashton International College Ballito hosted another successful Friday Night Lights sports extravaganza last Friday. The school's Friday night sports event has become one of the highlights on the North Coast's school sports calendar. Taking place a few times a year, the entire school comes out to support their sports teams in the afternoon, leading up to the main events under lights. Last term's event was unfortunately washed out. School 'gees', marching bands and packed embankments add an incredible atmosphere to the evening. This term, St Anne's Diocesan College, George Campbell School of Technology and Crawford La Lucia travelled to the North Coast to play a series of hockey, netball and rugby matches under lights. Rugby The 1st XV took on George Campbell in the main event in front of a packed crowd. With the entire school watching, the boys went to work, winning 55-7 to the delight of the Ballito supporters. The U15A team kept Campbell scoreless, winning 22-0. Hockey The girls won all three games against St Anne's without conceding. Earlier in the week, the 1sts and U14A both lost to St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls while the U16A managed a superb one-goal win. The boys went undefeated against Crawford La Lucia and Grantleigh. All three teams kept clean sheets on the night. Netball All five netball teams won, with the 1st team beating George Campbell 47-1 on London Court. Earlier in the week, the 1st team edged Lady of Fatima 22-21 in a thrilling display. The 2nds, U16A, U15A and U14C teams also defeated Fatima. Ashton International College Ballito – Senior College Sports Results: May 26 – June 1, 2025 Girls Hockey vs. St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Kloof TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 14A Lost St Mary's Kloof 14A 0-1 16A Won St Mary's Kloof 16A 2-1 1st Lost St Mary's Kloof 1st 0-1 Girls Hockey vs. Thomas More College TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 14A Won TMC 14A 4-0 16A Draw TMC 16A 2-2 Girls Hockey vs. St Anne's Diocesan College TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 14A Won St Anne's 14B 2-0 16A Won St Anne's 16B 2-0 1st Won St Anne's 2nd 3-0 Boys Rugby KZN Term 2 League TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 15A Won George Campbell 15 22-0 1st Won George Campbell 1st 50-7 Boys Soccer KZN Term 2 League TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 2nd Won Birdswood College 0-2 1st Lost Grosvenor 2-4 Boys Hockey Vs. Crawford La Lucia & Grantleigh TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) 14A Won Grantleigh 14A 1-0 16A Won Grantleigh 16A 3-0 1st Won Crawford La Lucia 1st 2-0 Girls Netball vs Our Lady of Fatima TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) U14A Lost Fatima 14A 12-15 U14B Lost Fatima 14B 6-15 U14C Lost Fatima 14C 2-6 U14C Win Fatima 14D 8-0 U15A Lost Fatima 15A 9-19 U15B Lost Fatima 15B 5-10 U16A Won Fatima 16A 20-8 2nd Won Fatima 2nd 22-13 1st Won Fatima 1st 22-21 Girls Netball Vs George Campbell TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) U14B Won George C 14B 12-13 U15A Won George C 15A 37-0 U15B Won George C 15B 9-1 U16B Won George C 16B 20-2 1st Won George C 1st 47-1 Girls Netball Provincials TEAM RESULT OPP TEAM SCORE (Ashton – Opp) U14A Win St Anne's 8-5 U14A Lost Fatima 5-17 U14A Lost Empangeni 5-6 U16A Won St Anne's 13-6 U16A Lost Danville Park Girls' High School 12-13 U16A Won Empangeni 13-1 U16A Won Port Shepstone 14-1 Stay in the loop with The North Coast Courier on Facebook, X, Instagram & YouTube for the latest news. Mobile users can join our WhatsApp Broadcast Service here or if you're on desktop, scan the QR code below. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Top provincial talent on show at Curro Sports Festival
Some of KwaZulu-Natal's best young athletes showcased superb skills at the Curro Salt Rock Sport Festival at the school on Saturday (May 10). Schools from as far afield as Greytown, Wartburg, Amanzimtoti and Hillcrest descended on the North Coast to compete in the co-ed tournament across netball, hockey and sevens rugby. Hockey The boys' 1st team hockey was the only side to reach a final, losing 3-0 to a formidable Crawford La Lucia side. Curro beat Waterfall 4-0 and Amanzimtoti 4-0 in their opening matches. They lost 2-1 to eventual champions Crawford in the final pool game. In the final, the visitors took a solid 2-0 lead into the break after strikes by Eli Calo and Gareth Cartwright. Nathan Williams added a third to give the Durban team a deserved win. Unfortunately, the girls missed out on a final berth after also losing one of their three group matches. Curro finished second behind Crawford La Lucia, who lost to Wembley College 2-1 in a shootout after a goalless final. Head of high school sports at Curro Salt Rock, Shaun Blignaut, said he was happy with Curro's performances against strong schools on Saturday. 'The event was festive and a lot of fun. The interaction between the teams and quality of the sport was phenomenal,' he said. Sevens Rugby The boys' 1st and U15 teams also missed out on a final place in the sevens despite some strong displays. The host's 1st team were unlucky to finish third in their group behind eventual winners Hoërskool Gelofte and Grace College. A 7-7 draw to table-toppers and champions, Gelofte, meant the home team finished three points behind the Pinetown side and two points behind Grace College, who defeated the hosts 14-12 in a thriller. A 33-0 win against Wartburg Kirchdorf School was not enough. The junior team showed there is talent coming through the rugby ranks and the U15A team won two matches to reach the semi-finals. They lost 19-14 to Waterfall College and missed out on a bronze medal after a 19-5 loss to Wembley College in the third-place playoff. The U15B side beat Wembley 41-0 and Waterfall College 19-7 in their two games. 'Unfortunately, we picked up a few injuries in the rugby. Hopefully, they are not too severe and just precautionary, otherwise the day went well,' added Blignaut. Netball The netball tournament was the toughest competition of the three. Twelve teams took part in two groups of six, with the top four in each group advancing to a quarter-final stage. Curro's 1st team won the U19 Gelofte Night Series in March but found their home competition harder. Durban Girls College (DGC), Our Lady of Fatima, Maris Stella and Danville Park Girls' High School led a strong contingent from Durban. Curro finished second in Pool A with four wins from five, losing to Fatima 18-8. The school beat St Henry's (12-6) and Maris Stella (12-2) in their opening fixtures before edging Curro Hillcrest 16-10 and dispatching Kloof High School 20-6 in their penultimate pool match to finish on eight points, two behind Fatima and four ahead of St Henry's. Ashton International College Ballito is arguably the best netball team on the North Coast. They finished third in the 'group of death' behind Girls College and Danville, winning three of their five games. This pitted Ashton against Curro in a 'North Coast' derby quarter-final in front of a fervent home support. The Salt Rock side lost 12-6 to their Ballito rivals, who progressed to the semi-finals against DGC. The Durban school was too good for Ballito's best, securing a comfortable 10-point victory (24-14) before edging Fatima in extra time of a thrilling final to take the gold. Curro assistant coach, Marilize van As, was proud of her girls reaching the knockouts, especially considering the strength of the competition. 'We played well but there were some strong teams from Durban,' she said. Despite some injuries and no gold medal, Blignaut believed the sports festival was successful. It gave Curro a chance to shine against quality opposition. 'The coaches, kids and parents were all enjoying themselves. Each school displayed respect for their opponents and showed true sportsmanship – win or lose – during the competitions. The kids are a credit to their schools. 'At the end of the day, we as educators and coaches, have an obligation to give the kids the best opportunities to display their talent on the sports field,' he added. Stay in the loop with The North Coast Courier on Facebook, X, Instagram & YouTube for the latest news. Mobile users can join our WhatsApp Broadcast Service here or if you're on desktop, scan the QR code below. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
