Recent BSc Honours graduate, Angela Welham (22) has been a star in the Maties Hockey side since her first year in 2019. The young vibrant defender has been a stand-out performer since her high school days at Herschel Girls High School in Cape Town. No stranger to the strict high-performance environment in sport, Welham has…

By Jamie Wyngaardt For most people, balancing sport and tertiary education can be a challenge, but Crystal Beukes makes it look effortless. Third-year Human Life Sciences student at Stellenbosch University pursues a science degree alongside her golfing career. Initially Beukes was unaware that there was an official Maties Golf Club, until Sport Manager, Karen Swart…

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit   Learners from the Bishop Lavis community recently spent an exciting day touring various Stellenbosch University sports facilities. The event was part of a series of events run by the SLEAK social impact project, with each school term, having a dedicated theme.   The theme for this term’s…

After a brief but competitive league season for the Maroon Machine, Maties Basketball turn their attention towards the University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournament taking place in Johannesburg at Wits University.   Earlier in the month, both our women’s and men’s team competed in the Cape Town Basketball League Knockout tournament where the women were…

By Jamie Wyngaardt   “I feel weird, it is like I am still me but at the same time a world champion. It is an amazing feeling knowing that I have not just made myself proud, but I made my community, my family, and my fellow peers proud.”   Said the Stellenbosch University student and…

2022 has been an exceptional year for Maties Sports, students have fully returned to sports, and have participated in many tournaments and competitions, representing Maties Sport nationally and internationally, while excelling academically.   This year’s Maties Sport Awards celebrates a Night with Our Stars, with our our student-athletes and staff. It was the first time…

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit   Maties Netball’s victory in the finals of Varsity Netball 2022 was the cherry on top of a historic season.   The Maroon Machine defeated North West University (NWU) 68-55 in the final on 17 October, in front of a sold out Coetzenburg Centre.    The moment…

By Cody Hansen   Stellenbosch University’s Maties netball team will face the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the semi-finals of Varsity Netball on 10 October at the Coetzenburg Centre.   Maties have been flawless in the competition so far, winning all seven games and topping the Varsity Netball log. The Maroon Machine are aiming for…

The 2022 Varsity Sports Festival recently took place at the University of Pretoria (Tuks). The five day event took place from 3 to 8 October and saw university teams from around the country compete for top honours.   The event also gave sports fans the chance to experience a variety of sporting codes and entertainment…