DHS is so proud to announce that three of the nine learners who went to represent Umzinyathi at the KZN championships that was held on February 22-23, received medals in their respective events. The school is super proud of Andiswa Zama who was able to trump all her opponents in the shot-put event with a remarkable distance of 10.98m. This distance ensured that she received a gold medal for her talent. Asanda Thungo also did extremely well in her u/17 long jump event with a 4,85m jump. She received a silver medal and Sinakho Zulu’s 32,57m distance ensured a bronze medal in the u/17 discuss event. Well done to these learners who held the Dundee High name high.
DHS wins 22 medals at Chelmsford Challenge
The following learners and teachers took part in the Chelmsford challenge on Sunday, 24 February.
500m swim: Kayla Tredoux, Eric Lauwrens, Michael vd Merwe, Stefan Thom, Dremar Jacobs, Preston Caldecott, Abigail Box, Tamarah Grierson, Muhammed Hameed, Zaakir Hassim and Mardiyyah Moola.
1000m swim: Cameron Meintjes, Kayla Tredoux, Eric Lauwrens, Michael vd Merwe, Jordan von Rauenstein, Stefan Thom, Dremar Jacobs, Keaton von Rauenstein, Hamish Grierson, Preston Caldecott and Miss van Eeden.
3000m swim: Gabby Carter, Mrs Venter, Mrs Carter and Mr Botha.
DHS’s star hockey player, Nqubeko Mngomezulu, dubbed u/18 player of the tournament at St Dominic’s Academy
On Friday, March 1, the first and second team boys travelled to Newcastle to take part in a pre-season tournament that is always beneficial to these young athletes before the season starts. The first team boys beat NHS, Sarel, LHS, Ferrum and Vryheid High. They drew against St Dom’s and went straight through to finals where they lost 2 – 0 against St Dom’s. Well done to Nqubeko Mngomezulu who was crowned with the title of the best u/18 player of the tournament. The second team boys also did extremely well. They ended fourth in the u/16 and 2nd team pool. DHS is very excited about this coming season.
DHS is undefeated against Vryheid Landbou
The school is proud to announce that we won all our matches against Vryheid Landbou. Every single athlete played to the best of his/her ability and teamwork was the name of the game! Thank you to Vryheid Landbou for hosting a wonderful sports day and to all the learners who behaved extremely well on the day. The scores were as follow:
Girls’ Hockey: u/14 won 7 – 0; u/16 won 3 – 0. Netball: u/14 won 16 – 2; u/15 won 15 – 6; 2nd team won 10 – 6; 1st team won 29 – 12. Rugby: u/15 won 39 – 5; u/16 won 15 – 5; 2nd team won 25 – 20; 1st team won 26 – 21. Chess: The chess team won 4 – 1.
DHS is unbeatable against Estcourt
Hockey: u/16 won 14 – 0 after the game was stopped just after half time; 1st team won 10 – 0. Netball: u/14 won 23 – 0; u/16 lost 3 – 8; 1st team won 58 – 7. Rugby: u/16 won 27 – 0; 1st team won 17 – 7. Chess: The chess team won 5 – 1.
DHS would like to thank Estcourt for being extremely hospitable and for taking the time to play against DHS – keeping in mind that we are a much bigger school than they are. At the end of the day, it is all about the love of the game!
DHS performs exceptionally well against Pongola
On Saturday, March 2, DHS hosted their first home game of the season and is proud to announce the following scores: Hockey: The first team girls had a great game ending in a 3 – 0 win for DHS. Netball: 2nd team won 14 – 4; 1st team won 40 – 9. Rugby: u/14 won 12 – 5; u/18 won 32 – 12. The team that played this game was not the DHS Zorba 1st rugby team but a composite side of u/18 players to help the boys prepare for the season and to give them exposure.
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