Bryanston High School were recently in the spotlight as they hosted the annual Torch Trophy Challenge on August 17.
The defending champions were up against Hyde Park, Greenside and their arch-rivals Queens High School in a series of short and long-distance athletic races followed by the highly anticipated relay competition involving U14 to U18 learners.
“We haven’t been able to do this event for the last two years because of the pandemic so it’s good to see all of our learners back in action. This is usually our warmup challenge before participating in the inter-high event which will happen later next week at Ruimsig,” said the Bryanston High School director of sports Wian van Wyk.
According to Van Wyk, the winning school will have the opportunity of hosting next year’s challenge at their school or nearby stadium.
From start to finish, the challenge was between two schools, Bryanston and Queens High School. After the heated relay competition, points were accumulated and the winner of the 2022 Torch Trophy Challenge was announced.
Winning by 68 points, a new victor was announced. Learners and staff members of Queens High School jumped with excitement as they heard they came first with 293 points.
“We haven’t won the competition since 2014, it feels amazing to finally get the credit that we deserve. We couldn’t have done it without the hard work that our learners have done with their preparations and the support of the people sitting in the stands. It feels good to win,” said the athletics director of Queens High School, James Kapay.
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