So near yet so far… let’s hope we’re not too far off from it happening again

By Jono Cook | 19 Jan 2021

Around end-September 2020 would have seen the 61st edition of Maritzburg College’s stellar Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week… but it was not to be. These annual four days of cricket, glorious…

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Westville is in Director of Sport Waylon Murray’s heart

By Jono Cook | 29 Jun 2020

29 June 2020 – Sport has played a defining role in the life of Waylon Murray. As a schoolboy, it led him to Westville Boys’ High (WBHS), then on to a…

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From Westville to the world, leading tennis commentator Robbie Koenig

By Jono Cook | 09 Jun 2020

9 June 2020 – Born and raised in Westville, Robbie Koenig turned a love for tennis into a pro career and when that was over he took his connection with the…

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Westville swimming phenom Luca Holtzhausen dreams big

By Jono Cook | 20 May 2020

20 May 2020 – When Chad le Clos blazed his way to multiple swimming records in his time at Westville Boys’ High it was reasonable to expect that they would…

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Thoughts on a lost season: Westville hockey star Ethan Matkovich

By Jono Cook | 08 May 2020

8 May 2020 – The Covid-19 lockdown has been a shocking blow from the viewpoint of winter sports in schools, especially for learners in matric, set for one last hurrah,…

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Luke James is aiming for gymnastics’ biggest stages

By Jono Cook | 20 Mar 2020

Luke James has gone and is going places in gymnastics. He’s one of three Westville Boys’ High learners who were recently awarded their Merit ties, for receiving South African colours…

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