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SuperSport Schools News | SA's best in action at 30th St Andrew's Squash Festival
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One of South Africa’s longest-running and most prestigious schools’ squash events, the Saint Andrew’s Squash Festival, takes place in Bloemfontein from 9-11 February, and celebrates its 30th anniversary with a jam-packed programme featuring top teams from around the country.
The hosts, St Andrew’s School, traditionally one of the powerhouses of the game, are overseen by SA Schools’ selectors Margo Morgan and Calvin Deutschmann, who are also the organisers of the event. Deutschmann, one of the country’s leading coaches, is a junior men’s national selector, too.
The Saint Andrew’s A team will be thrown straight into the fire in their opening fixture when they face off with Hoërskool Zwartkop. Last year, Zwartkop won the Top Schools Tournament, which brings together the champion schools from the different provinces. St Andrew’s finished second.
However, during the 2023 St Andrew’s Squash Festival, the hosts were victorious against Zwartkop, beating them 4-2. They also beat Selborne College, third at the Top Schools event, 6-0. It should be noted, though, that no winner of the event is declared, thus its designation as a festival.
However, 2024 is a new year, and the teams’ personnel have changed, so there is much to be learned about the schools participating in Bloemfontein.
The strength in depth of St Andrew’s is reflected in the fact that their 2nd team will also be in action. In 2023, they were unbeaten at the festival, sweeping the Michaelhouse and St John’s College 2nd teams, drawing with the Maritzburg College 1st team, and beating the Kingswood College and Queen’s College 1st teams.
Only two other schools will field 1st and 2nd teams this year: Pretoria Boys High and St John’s College.
From Gauteng, the representatives are St John’s, Zwartkop, Parktown Boys’ High, King Edward VII, Pretoria Boys High, and St Stithians College.
The Western Cape’s sides are Diocesan College (Bishops) and Paul Roos Gimnasium.
Queen’s College, Grey High School, Kingswood College, St Andrew’s College, and Selborne College fly the flag for the Eastern Cape.
The hosts, St Andrew’s, represent the Free State, along with Grey College and St Dominic’s College.
Westville Boys’ High, Michaelhouse, Glenwood High School, and Kearsney College carry the hopes of KwaZulu-Natal.
A number of returning coaches have been long-time supporters of the festival, with Calvin Deutschmann attending all 30 editions of the event.
Winston Paxton (Selborne) attends for the 29th time and Andrew Morgan (Kearsney College) for the 20th time, while Mike Bester (St Stithians), Des Alcock (St Andrew’s College), Craig Stephens (Pretoria Boys High), Richard Fietze (Queen’s College) and Mark Johnston (St John’s) have all spent more than a decade bringing their teams to the festival.
FIXTURES
Friday: 9 February 2024 Time: 14:15
Fixture
Venue
St Andrew’s A
VS
Zwartkop Hoërskool
St Andrew’s 1 & 2
St Andrew’s B
VS
Parktown Boys’ High
St Andrew’s 2 & 3
Selborne College
VS
St John’s College A
St Michael’s 1, 2 & 3
Grey High A
VS
King Edward VII
Varsity 1 & 2
Maritzburg College
VS
Queen’s College
Varsity 3, 4 & 5
Michaelhouse
VS
Pretoria Boys High A
Ramblers 1 & 2
Kingswood College
VS
Pretoria Boys High B
Ramblers 3 & 4
Kearsney College
VS
Grey College
Grey College 1 & 2
Westville Boys’ High
VS
Bishops Diocesan College
Oudstudente 1 & 2
St Dominic’s College
VS
St Stithians College
Eunice 1 & 2
St Andrew’s College
VS
Paul Roos Gimnasium
Municipals 1 & 2
Friday 9 February 2024 Time 15:30
Glenwood High
VS
St John’s College B
St Michael’s 1, 2 & 3
Friday:9 February 2024 Time: 19:15
Fixture
Venue
St Andrew’s A
VS
King Edward VII School
St Andrew’s 1 & 2
St Andrew’s B
VS
Bishops Diocesan College
St Andrew’s 2 & 3
Kearsney College
VS
St John’s College A
Varsity 4 & 5, share crt 4
Pretoria Boys High B
VS
St John’s College B
Varsity 3 & 4, share crt 4
Pretoria Boys High A
VS
Selborne College
Varsity 1 & 2
Grey High
VS
Michaelhouse
Oudstudente 1 & 2
St Andrew’s College
VS
Glenwood High
Eunice 1 & 2
Paul Roos Gimnasium
VS
Kingswood College
Municipals 1 & 2
Westville Boys’ High
VS
Grey College
Grey College 1 & 2
Zwartkop Hoërskool
VS
St Dominic’s College
Ramblers 1 & 2, use Crt 1 only till 20h00
Maritzburg College
VS
St Stithian’s College
Ramblers 2, 3 & 4, use court 2 till 20h00 only, then use Crt 3 & 4
Parktown Boys’ High
VS
Queens’ College
St Michael’s 1, 2 & 3, if loadshedding @ 20h00, move to Grey College 3 & 4
FIXTURES
Saturday: 10 February 2024 Time: 09:30
Fixture
Venue
St Andrew’s A
VS
Grey High
St Andrew’s 1 & 2
St Andrew’s B
VS
St John’s College B
St Andrew’s 2 & 3
Michaelhouse
VS
St John’s College A
Varsity 1 & 2
Zwartkop Hoërskool
VS
King Edward VII School
Oudstudente 1 & 2
Kingswood College
VS
Parktown Boys’ High
Municipals 1 & 2
St Andrew’s College
VS
Maritzburg College
Varsity 3, 4 & 5
Kearsney College
VS
Pretoria Boys’ High A
Ramblers 1 & 2
Glenwood High
VS
Pretoria Boys High B
Ramblers 3 & 4
Grey College
VS
St Dominic’s College
Grey College 1 & 2
Selborne College
VS
Bishops Diocesan College
Eunice 1 & 2
Westville Boys’ High
VS
St Stithian’s College
St Michael’s 2 & 3
Paul Roos Gimnasium
VS
Queens College
St Michael’s 1 & 2
Saturday:10 February 2024 Time: 14:30
Fixture
Venue
St Andrew’s A
VS
Michaelhouse
St Andrew’s 1 & 2
St Andrew’s B
VS
Glenwood High
St Andrew’s 2 & 3
Maritzburg College
VS
Grey High
Eunice 1 & 2
Paul Roos Gimnasium
VS
St John’s College A
St Michael’s 1 & 2
Kingswood College
VS
St John’s College B
St Michael’s 2 & 3
Grey College
VS
King Edward VII School
Grey College 1 & 2
Kearsney College
VS
St Stithians College
Ramblers 1 & 2
Selborne College
VS
Zwartkop Hoërskool
Oudstudente 1 & 2
Parktown Boys High
VS
Bishops Diocesan College
Municipals 1 & 2
St Dominic’s College
VS
Queen’s College
Ramblers 3 & 4, move to Varsity 5 if there is loadshedding
Westville Boys’ High
VS
Pretoria Boys High A
Varsity 1 & 2
St Andrew’s College
VS
Pretoria Boys High B
Varsity 3, 4 & 5, use all three courts to start – courts will be needed if there is load shedding@ Ramblers.
One of South Africa’s longest-running and most prestigious schools’ squash events, the Saint Andrew’s Squash Festival, takes place in Bloemfontein from 9-11 February, and celebrates its 30th anniversary with a jam-packed programme featuring top teams from around the country.