New Woodridge Stayers Water Polo champs to be crowned
Selborne College will face Wynberg Boys’ High in the boys’ final of the Woodridge Stayers Water Polo Tournament, while Hudson Park High will lock horns with Glenwood House in the girls’ final on Sunday.
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Those four sides booked their places in the title-deciding fixtures after pulsating semifinals on Saturday at Woodridge College.
In the boys’ section, Selborne was favoured to go all the way after winning the event in 2023 before falling at the final hurdle in 2024.
They dominated their pool stage matches, winning all three, to score the maximum nine points.
In the quarterfinals, coach Storm Siebert’s side brushed aside Glenwood House 8-2, but they were made to work hard in the last four by Grey High.
In the all-Eastern Cape derby, the East London side was pushed to the limit, but they prevailed 6-5 to advance to the final for a third consecutive year.
Wynberg, meanwhile, stunned the defending champion, St Andrew’s College, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before thumping Stirling High 16-1 in the semis.
Sunday’s showdown will be the first time Selborne and Wynberg have met in a final. The action begins at 14:00.
GIRLS
There will be a new champion crowned in the girls’ competition, too, after DSG Makhanda bowed out in the quarterfinals.
Newcomers, Hudson Park, will be eyeing the silverware, but standing in their way will be Glenwood House.
The girls from George had to go through two penalty shootouts to book their spot in the final. Firstly, they defeated DSG 2-0 in a shootout after their quarterfinal clash finished 2-2.
Later in the day, Glenwood House got the better of Clarendon, also 2-0 in a shootout, but that game had ended 5-5 in regular time.
In Hudson Park, they’ll be up against a fiery side that has scored goals for fun.
In the last eight, they defeated their East London rivals, Stirling High, 7-4, before seeing off Kingswood College by the same scoreline in the semis.
Hudson Park heads into the final as the only unbeaten team in the girls’ competition. The title game kicks off at 13:00.
RESULTS
BOYS
Playoffs
Stirling High 7-2 Hudson Park
Glenwood House 10-6 Invitational
Pearson High 3-4 Grey College
Kingswood College 0-20 Wynberg Boys’ High
9-16
Hudson Park 6-5 Somerset College
Invitational (0) 7-7 (1) Grey High 2nds
Pearson High 6-2 Oakhill
Kingswood College 2-9 Merrifield College
Quarterfinals
Woodridge College 3-4 Stirling High
Grey High 9-2 Grey College
Selborne College 8-2 Glenwood House
Wynberg 6-4 St Andrew’s College
Semifinals
Wynberg 16-1 Stirling High
Selborne College 6-5 Grey High
GIRLS
Quarterfinals
Hudson Park 7-4 Stirling High
DSG Makhanda (0) 4-4 (2) Glenwood House
Woodridge College 3-6 Clarendon
Kingswood College 8-4 Collegiate Girls High
5-12
Merrifield College 0-14 DSG
Oakhill 1-11 Stirling High
Pearson High 7-5 Collegiate Girls High
Somerset College 2-10 Woodridge College
Semifinals
Hudson 7-4 Kingswood
Clarendon (0) 5-5 (2) Glenwood House
