Pretoria’s Hoërskool Menlopark emerged victors on the final day of the annual National Schools Netball Championships hosted by Hoërskool Dr E G in Boksburg, while Rustenburg claimed silver ahead Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool claiming bronze.
Drawn against eventual bronze-medallists, Welkom’s AHMS in the semi-finals, Menlopark edged AHMP 25-20 in a closely-matched semi-final to claim the 2012 bragging rights, in the popular annual SA Schools Netball tournament, in Boksburg.
In the silver-medal match, Rustenberg emerged the stronger for a narrow 24-22 victory over Eldoraign
More than 125 schools contested the U19 SASN tournament, an affiliate member of Netball South Africa.
The tournament will be used by selectors to determine which U15 teams will go to Singapore for an international tournament at the end of the year, in addition to another squad of players who will be visiting Dubai early in 2013.
SA Schools Netball invited SPAR National Netball player Erin Burger and gsport Founder Kass Naidoo to say a few words to the accomplished schools netball stars on Friday, and both were very complimentary of the girls’ having achieved such distinction, and encouraged them to make the most of it.
Final Results at the U/19 SA Schools Netball Championships, at Hoërskool Dr E G Jansen, in Boksburg, on Saturday, 4 August, 2012: Gold: Menlopark Silver: Rustenburg Bronze: Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Semi-Finals of the the U/19 SA Schools Netball Championships: Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool 20-25 Menlopark Eldoraign 22-24 Rustenburg Potch Volkskool 15-2 Waterkloof Marais Viljoen 16-27 Paarl Girls Stellenberg 20-15 Potch Gim Potch Gim 25-20 Ben Vorster Diamantveld 17-28 Duineveld Brits 9-35 Sentraal HTS Middelburg 30-12 Brandwag Tom Naude 9-28 Middelburg Day 2 Results at the U/19 SA Schools Netball Championships, at Hoërskool Dr E G Jansen, in Boksburg, on Saturday, 4 August, 2012: Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool 27-15 Potch Volksskool Marais Viljoen 23-35 Eldoraign Menlopark 19-20 Waterkloof Paarl Girls High 21-23 Rustenburg Stellenberg 21-16 Diamantveld Ben Vorster 24-23 Duineveld Potch Gim 32-12 Brits Sentraal 21-27 Voortrekker HTS Middelburg 43-10 Ridgepark Brandwag 20-17 Cambridge Day 1 Results at the U/19 SA Schools Netball Championships, at Hoërskool Dr E G Jansen, in Boksburg, on Friday, 3 August, 2012: Rustenburg 31-6 Hebron Rustenburg 22-15 Stellenberg AHMP 23-13 HTS Middelburg AHMP 30-9 Danville Voortrekker 17-10 Danville HTS Middelburg 30-4 Hebron Potch Volksskool 38-3 Ridge Park Potch Volksskool 17-17 Diamantveld Marais Viljoen 18-19 Ben Vorster Marais Viljoen 60-4 Ridge Park Brandwag 23-19 Diamantveld Ben Vorster 21-20 Brandwag Potch Gim 31-16 Nylstroom Potch Gim 21-18 Duineveld Menlopark 46-4 Kiriyatswane Eldoraign 37-19 Nylstroom Cambridge 18-7 Kiriyatswane Waterkloof 28-11 Middelburg Sentraal 36-3 Tom Naude Paarl Girls High 26-13 Brits Rustenburg 27-20 Voortrekker Rustenburg 30-16 HTS Middelburg AHMP 37-9 Hebron 9 AHMP 29-13 Voortrekker Voortrekker 30-22 Stellenberg HTS Middelburg 25-11 Danville Stellenberg 49-4 Hebron Stellenberg 29-16 Danville Potch Volkskool 26-13 Brandwag Potch Volkskool 25-20 Ben Vorster Marais Viljoen 35-21 Brandwag 21 Marais Viljoen 21-17 Diamantveld Ben Vorster 44-5 Ridge Park Diamantveld 44-9 Ridge Park Menlopark 40-13 Nylstroom Menlopark 30-14 Duineveld Eldoraign 24-22 Potch Gim Eldoraign 43-11 Cambridge Eldoraign 44-8 Kiriyatswane Nylstroom 22-20 Cambridge Duineveld 42-9 Kiriyatswane Brits 17-15 Tom Naude Brits 17-15 Middelburg Waterkloof 31-8 Brits Waterkloof 31-9 Tom Naude Sentraal 28-12 Middelburg Sentraal 21-21 Paarl Gim Paarl Gim 46-6 Tom Naude Waterkloof 20-13 Sentraal Paarl Gim 25-7 Middelburg AHMP 23-16 Rustenburg Danville 23-7 Hebron Stellenberg 24-9 Middelburg Menlopark 32-24 Eldoraign Rustenburg 29-14 Danville Voortrekker 27-8 Hebron AHMP 27-9 Stellenberg Potch Gim 43-6 Kiriyatswane Menlopark 41-9 Cambridge Duineveld 35-10 Nylstroom