Saints Water Polo Invitational 2018 Retrospective
St Stithians College played host to the 25th Saints Water Polo Invitational from the 19th to the 22nd October 2018. The event offered four days of great water polo action, wonderful hospitality and lots of fun..in mostly sun. Stormy weather on Saturday interrupted some of the fixtures, but the incredible organising committee had built in some time and after a delay, games were back up and running and finished on time on Saturday, albeit a bit later than planned.
This festival of water polo boasts over 700 participants from 52 schools playing in 170 fixutres and is pegged as the largest single venue tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. The St Stithians Aquatic Centre was certainly a hive of activity over the weekend and at the end of the day, water polo was the winner.
Thank you once again to our generous sponsors Diners Club SA, Skyworth South Africa and Incredible Connection and to our vendors, without whom this event would not take place. Gratitude to all of the participating schools, the coaches, referees, parents, supporters and organisers who make this event such a huge success.
Final results of our Saints Water Polo Invitational 2018 are as follows:
TEAM AWARDS 2018
Prep Section
Gold - Reddam House Girls' Prep Cape Town
Silver - Durban Girls College Senior Primary
Bronze - St Mary's Waverley Prep
SPECIAL AWARDS - PREP SECTION
Marlise Pretorius Durban Girls' Prep - Best Attacker of the Invitational
Tanna Harrod Reddam Prep - Best Defender of the Invitational
Luvi Pizzimbone Reddam Prep - Best Goal Keeper of the Invitational
Girls' College Section
Gold - Pearson High School
Silver - St Stithians GIrls' College
Bronze - St Mary's Waverley
SPECIAL AWARDS - GIRLS' COLLEGE SECTION
Jordan Wedderburn St Stithians Girls' College - Best Attacker of the Invitational
Dayna Bond Pearson - Best Defender of the Invitational
Zanne Smit St Stithians Girls' College - Best Goal Keeper of the Invitational
Boys' College Section
Gold - SACS Cape Town
Silver - St John's College
Bronze - Grey High School PE
SPECIAL AWARDS BOYS' COLLEGE SECTION
Devon Laurenson SACS - Best Attacker of the Invitational
Jordan Thomas SACS - Best Defender of the Invitational
James Norman St John's College - Best Goal Keeper of the Invitational
At the close of the tournament, an "All Stars" Team is selected from both the Girls' and the Boys' sections. Here are the "All Star" Teams:
THE GIRLS' COLLEGE "ALL STARS" TEAM and SPECIAL AWARDS
Jordan Wedderburn St Stithians Girls' College - Best Attacker of the Invitational
Dayna Bond Pearson - Best Defender of the Invitational
Zanne Smit St Stithians Girls' College - Best Goal Keeper of the Invitational
Kayleigh Boere St Mary's Waverley
Kiara Walsh St Mary's
Maxine Langenhoff Reddam
Yanah Gerber Pearson
Nerine Cloete Pearson
Boati Motau Roedean
Erin Harty - Pearson
Jennifer Everett St Stithians
Natasja Trotskie St Stithians
Jade Vaughan Pearson
THE BOYS' COLLEGE "ALL STARS" TEAM AND SPECIAL AWARDS
Devon Laurenson SACS - Best Attacker of the Invitational
Jordan Thomas SACS - Best Defender of the Invitational
James Norman St John's College - Best Goal Keeper of the Invitational
Stuart Grenfell Grey PE
Liam Stott Jeppe
Dane Tucker St Stithians College
Matthew Easton Grey PE
Calvin Kuperus Jeppe
Ryan Sneddon Bishops
Luke Sawkins St John's College
Simon Taylor Clifton
Jarred Boere St John's College
Liam Dawson SACS
The Saints Water Polo Invitational is always a highlight on the St Stithians sporting calendar and this years event did not disappoint. We thank all of our sponsors and vendors for their support of this event, without which it would not take place. We also thank all of the water polo committee, the organisers and operational teams for their hard work in making this event happen. And finally, to all of the coaches, managers, referees, players and supporters for their hard work and support, we thank you for being a part of this year's invitational and look forward to welcoming you back in 2019.
Photo Credit: Debbi Adcock
