Western Province's domination of schools water polo continued at the SA Schools interprovincial tournament held in Cape Town during the holidays.
They had a side in all of the six finals played, winning four of them - the boys and girls Under-14 sections, and the Under-16 and Under-19 girls.
Gauteng won the boys Under-16 section, while KwaZulu Natal took the honours in the Under-19 boys competition, beating the Western Province B side 12-5 in the final.
Gauteng's Under-16 and Under-19 girls made it into their respective finals where they were both beaten by the hosts.
Gauteng did have the consolation of getting three players into the boys Under-19 A side, two into the boys B team and five into the Under-19 girls A team.
Under-14 boys: Western Province 5 Eastern Province 4; Under-14 girls: Western Province 6 Border 3, Under-16 boys: Gauteng 8 Western Province 6 Gauteng (after extra time), Under-16 girls: Western Province 7 Gauteng 2, Under-19 boys: KwaZulu Natal 12 Western Province B 5, Under-19 girls: Western Province 11 Gauteng 4
Under-19 A: Boys: Mattieu Theron (WP B), Chris Icely (Gauteng A), Nicolas Groom (WP A), Mayne Thomas (WP A), Tim Morake (WP A), John Hock (Gauteng A), Dean Rimmer (Gauteng A), Davis du Plessis (Gauteng A), Greg Woodcock (KZN A), Tim Smiley (KZN A), Cebo Mdletshe (KZN A), Matthew Hayes (KZN A), Ian MacAllister (WP B), Spencer Buxton (WP B), Brett Randles (KZN A)
Under-19 B: Boys: Kyle Moyes (KZN A), Mathew Steele (Northern Titans), Craig Shone (Border), Roy Newbert (EP), Mathew Sulley (Gauteng A), Brendan Ryan (Gauteng A), Mathew Manthe (WP A), Daniel Oswald (WP A), Mias van der Westhuizen (WP B), Chad Gabriels (WP B), Bradford Else (KZN A), Jason McCormack (KZN A), Tom Beare (KZN B), W Janse van Vuuren (KZN B), Devon Card (WP A)
Under-19 Girls: Michelle McLean (Gauteng), Kieren Paley (Gauteng), Kelly Rosslee (Gauteng), Sam Shead (Gauteng), Kelsey White (Gauteng), Amy Knight (KZN), Nicole Stanley (KZN), Tummy Sturrock (KZN), Amy Black (EP), Kimberley Kay (WP), Meagan Schooling (WP), Shelley Faulman (WP), Tarryn Schooling (WP), Kimberley Schooling (WP), Kendal Devine (WP), Awongiwe Mtimkula (Border)
- The local schools season gets under way today with St John's College travelling to Pretoria to meet Pretoria Boys' High.
- The first cricket matches of the new season will also be played today.
St John's and King Edward make their annual trip to Bloemfontein this weekend to play Grey College and St Andrew's.
KES met Grey on Friday and play St Andrew's on Saturday, while St John's play Grey today and St Andrew's tomorrow.
Northcliff High School host Krugersdorp High School on Saturday, while the South East Rand (Alberton Schools) composite team plays Jeppe, at Jeppe.
Saturday's rowing is at Roodeplaat Dam where St Andrew's are the hosts for the first standard regatta of the season.
- The "new boys" get a first taste of basketball action today at the Under-14 tournament hosted by St Benedict's.