The 2025 Chronicle

FIRST XI HOCKEY Back Row: Ben le Sueur, Brunton Bigalke, Elliot Springate, Henry Love, Chris van Rooyen

Third Row: Gregor von Mayer, Ben Heuer, James Hayward-Butt, Charles Purdon, Thandanani Zuma, Henry Yeadon Second Row: Matthew Carolan, Matthew Hunter, Jarrod Frost, Preston Greene, Graydon Leslie, Gordon Deutscher Front Row (seated): Mr Lunga Nkosi, Luke Camerer, Mr Nick Berichon, William Gilson, Mr Lwando Saunders, Sithsaba Simukonda, Mr Gordon Emmott

being an excellent deflection from Camerer, but the damage was done. After a successful Coastal Cup, we had a short break before heading to St Alban’s in Pretoria for the Independent Schools Hockey Festival. In our second game against Bishops, one slip in our press was punished with a top-quality goal straight from a 16. From there, it was all Michaelhouse – wave after wave of attack. We equalised through a penalty stroke after Simukonda was brought down in the circle, but we couldn’t find the winner.

It was a draw that felt like a loss. Credit to Bishops for taking their chance and defending superbly. Convincing wins over York and St Andrew’s – with goals from Frost, Love and Gilson – meant we went into our final ISHF match needing a win to wrap up both tours with seven wins, one draw and just one loss from nine games – and that’s ex actly what we did. Our last game against St Benedict’s is one to be remembered

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