Current major successes:

2012

 

Athletics

"Nurturing athletic talent."

Talented Athletes are welcome

We welcome talented athletes and nurture their development where possible. Unfortunately athletics organised by the local schools’ body is not of an acceptable standard. Girls wishing to take part at KZN level have to compete at the King’s Park meetings. In the third term we run an enjoyable inter-house event and take part in all the local inter-schools meetings on offer.

2012

ATHLETICS 6 F  eb 2012

Some of our Athletes participated in the Menlo Park Meet this weekend.  This is one of the top meetings, often attracting many of the country’s elite competitors.

Our athletes did extremely well to go through to the finals in their respective events:

Kirsten Marais:  4^th in the Javelin

Alikah Singh:  4^th in Long Jump

Cebile Zikalala:  3^rd in High Jump

Kaylin van Wyk:  3rd in the 200m and 5^th in the 100m

Micaela Jonsson:  2^nd in the 800m and 5^th in the 1500m

2011

14-11-11: Congratulations to Mikeala Jonsson who has been selected to represent the KZN Athletics Team at the Sub Youth Track & Field Inter-Provincial Competition in the 800m event.

11 Girls participated in the KZN Championships over the weekend (12-13 March).  Lethu Ngcobo won gold and Robyn Kromhout won bronze in their high jump events.  Lukho Methusi won silver in the Shot Put and Samke Mathe won silver in Javelin.  Manzi Sishi won a silver medal in her Long Jump event and came 7^th in the 100m final.

 KZN Mudman Triathlon Series – Event 2# - Epworth - 6^th March 2011

GHS pupil, Mikaela Jonsson, in Grade 8C, was the 1st woman and 8^th athlete overall in the half distance KZN Mudman Triathlon Series event (Swim, Mountain Bike, Run) which took place this past Sunday, 6^th March 2011.  There was a starting field of over 300 contestants in this event.

Mikaela leads the women’s overall category, after two events in the 4 event series.

 

Badminton

"Although there is no Schools League, badminton is popular"

A popular option

Badminton is a popular sport, but there is unfortunately no schools’ league. Where possible the players travel to Durban for Inter-School matches. Players can qualify through the club structures to play for Natal Country Districts. We have six indoor courts.

BADMINTON: 14 May 2012

The following players did very well in the High Schools Development Tournament.

Jacqui Strachan won the A Section with Qhayiya Nongogo as the runner up and in the B Section Nemika Bramdutt, Neliswa Zaca and Thando Shelembe were winners and Lindo Makhathini and Kelly Russell were runners up.

Basketball

"We field 12 Teams that play in the schools league."

One of the most popular sports

This is one of our most popular sports and is played at inter-schools level in the third term of the year. Twelve teams play in the Midlands League and GHS regularly features as the top school in all age-groups.

Current achievements:

Canoeing

"The small group of canoeists paddle at the drift and take part in the inter-schools competitions."

CANOEING: 14 May 2012

On Saturday Kimberly Crawford and Jess le Roux competed in the KZN Marathon Champs.  They did well to finish second in the U18 Age Group.

CANOEING:  5 March 2012

On the 27^th of January Jess le Roux and Robyn Bezuidenhout participated in the Hansa Canoe race.  Robyn and Jess did well to finish second in the junior girls K2 event.  On the following day Robyn, Jess and Christie Neizel took part in the Crash and Dash Canoe Race.

On the 11^th of February Robyn, Jess and Christie competed in the Pope Schools 500m Sprints.  Jess made it through to the A Heat Finals where she ended tie 4^th and both Robyn and Christie made it through to the B Heat Finals.

CANOEING: 20 Feb 2012

Kimberly Crawford took part in this year’s Unlimited Duzi.  Kimberly competed in the K2 section of the race and along with her partner completed the race in 13 hours and 57 minutes.

Prior to this Kimberly took part in the KZN Inter Schools 500m Sprint Competition where she made it to the finals in the U16 Section.

Cross-Country

"The Cross Country league takes place in the second term and the GHS teams are always competitive."

CROSS COUNTRY: 14 May 2012

On the 9^th of May our runners took part in the Treverton run.  The Senior A Team were the overall winners with 7 runners finishing in the top 20.  The Senior B Team also did very well to finish 4^th overall and the Junior A Team finished 6^th.

CROSS COUNTRY 7 May 2012

Our runners had a super start to the season.  The 1^st League race was hosted by Maritzburg College and took place at Collegians Club.  The Senior A Team came 1^st and the Junior A Team came second.

Competitive Cross Country

Girls are encouraged to take part and as many as four or five teams per age-group run at the various venues each week.

 

Diving

"GHS is competitive in diving."

  

We do not have diving facilities at the school, but use facilities at other schools and at the University. We are competitive at inter-schools events.

Current achievements:

2012

DIVING: 5 March 2012

Our divers did extremely well to once again win the Inter-Schools Competition.  Tiyon Loubser, Lansea Loubser and Carla Serfontein all did well to win their events.

DIVING 13 Feb 2012

On Friday our divers participated in The National Aquatics Festival.  Our girls did well in the face of very tough opposition.  Lansea Loubser put in a good performance to end in 8^th position.

 Duathlon

DUATHLON: 14 May 2012

Mikaela Jonsson has been selected to represent KwaZulu-Natal in the upcoming Duathlon Championships to be held in Worcester on the 17^th of June.

Equitation

Nicole Day participated in the SA Schools Equitation weekend and was placed 1^st in her performance class and 5^th in Equitation.

Golf

GOLF: 14 May 2012

Congratulations to Michaela Fletcher who has been selected for the KwaZulu-Natal Ladies Golf Team.  Michaela played in the Gauteng 54 Hole Championship on the 6^th and 7^th of May and she will also play in the 72 Hole event held in Polokwane from the 19^th to the 23^rd of May

 

Hockey

"Hockey is one of our most popular sports"

This is one of our most popular sports and is played at Inter-Schools level in the second term of the year. Age-groups include: U14, U16 and Open. Teams play in both the Midlands A and B leagues in order to give as many girls the opportunity to play matches. Many go on to represent the province.

We have achieved our dream of an artificial hockey surface.

Current achievements:

2012

HOCKEY: 14 May 2012

On Thursday last week matches were played against Treverton. 5 Senior Teams played at Treverton and all 5 teams were successful.  The U14B, the U14A and the 1^st teams played at Girls’ High.  Both U14 Teams won 3-0 and the 1^st Team drew 0-0.

On Saturday a total of 13 matches were played against St Johns and Alex.  The results were mixed with the U14A and U16A Teams drawing and the 1^st Team narrowly losing 1-0.  Despite this a number of our teams were successful and we look forward to the remainder of the season.

HOCKEY 7 May 2012

In the last few weeks a number of matches have been played.  On Saturday the 21^st of April we played against TWC and out of 9 games we drew two and won 7. All of our teams played very well.  A special mention must be made of the U14A Team who had a sound 2-0 victory.

The 4^th Team played against Linpark 1^st Team and unfortunately lost 1-0.  Despite the loss the 4^th team played very well against a tough Linpark team.

On Thursday last week our U16E Team played against Russell and lost 3-5.  Both teams thoroughly enjoyed their game.

On Saturday the U14A Team, the U16A Team and the 2^nd Team played against King Edward.  The U14A Team won 8-0, the U16A Team won 4-0 and the 2^nd Team played very well to draw 1-1 with King Edward’s 1^st Team.

The following girls were selected for KZN Inland Hockey Teams that participated in The KZN Inter-Provincial Tournament that was held over the long weekend.  This tournament is used to select the final KZN Teams that will participate in the National Inter Provincial tournaments held in the July holidays:

U18A:  Sam Brown, Caitlyn Seegers, Chiree Coetzee and Shannon Anderson

U18B:  Leigh Higgs, Tarryn Higgs and Kellen Smook

U16A:  Nomzi Zulu, Buhle Zondi, Nompilo Thenjwayo and Cayley Higgs

U16B:  Londeka Dlamini and Kelly Mzobe

Unfortunately Shannon was unable to participate as she was playing in the U21 Inter Provincial Tournament in Pretoria.

The Higgs sisters were also unable to play due to Polo Cross commitments.

HOCKEY 16-04-2012

During the first week of the holidays the 1^st Hockey Team participated in the St Mary’s Festival in Johannesburg.  We played a total of 11 games in four days winning 3, drawing 4 and losing only two.

During the second week of the holidays the U14A Team took part in a festival hosted by Durban Girls’ College.  The U14’s participated in skills workshops in the morning and played matches in the afternoon.  The U14’s went on to win the festival which is most promising.

On Saturday the 2^nd, 3^rd, U16B and U14B Teams played against Carter.  All of our teams won their matches scoring a total of 25 goals and conceding none.

HOCKEY - 19 March 2012

On Saturday our U16A and U14A Hockey Teams took part in their respective pre-season tournaments. The U16A Team were unlucky to lose in the dying moments to a very strong Treverton team who were unbeaten on the day. The U16’s did well to win and draw the reminder of their matches.

An exciting U14A Team did exceptionally well to win all of their matches, ending with a convincing 3-1 win over Treverton.

HOCKEY - 12 March 2012

The 1^st Team participated in the SPAR Pre-Season Tournament on Saturday.  The tournament is divided into a number of regions and various tournaments are held throughout the province. The winners of each region will play in the finals held in Durban later in the year. The 1^st Team played some superb hockey with all the players in the team giving a very good account of themselves. 

We won the PMB Central Section and then met TWC in the final.  The GREEN MACHINE played with determination to win the final 2-0.

 

 

Indoor Hockey

"Eight teams represent the school at junior and senior level in the fourth term."

Indoor hockey is a physically demanding activity. Many girls participate at Junior and Senior level. Some also play for clubs in the first term. Provincial selections are made only at U/18 and U/21 level.

2012

INDOOR HOCKEY 6 Feb 2012

At the Inland Indoor Hockey Trials the following girls were selected to participate in the U21 Festival later this month:

U21A:  Caitlyn Seegers with Leigh Higgs as a non-travelling reserve

U18A:  Shannon Anderson and Chiree Coetzee

U18B:  Sam Brown and Tarryn Higgs

INDOOR HOCKEY 30 Jan 2012

At the U18 Inland Indoor Hockey Trials Shannon Anderson was selected for the U18A Team and Caitlyn Seegers, Chiree Coetzee, Sam Brown and Tarryn Higgs were selected for the U18B Team.

Part of an article in the Witness 22 November 2011 The Indoor Hockey girls played a total of 6 matches against: St Johns, Howick, TWC, Epworth, St Annes and Treverton.  All the games were played at a frantic pace with both teams trying desperately to outplay the other.  Girls' High must be commended on an excellent team spirit as well as sound and determined structural performances which allowed their clinical strikers to convert.  The Green Machine scored a total of 33 goals and conceeded only 5.  Sine Zungu was outstanding all season ending on an 11 goal contribution to her team's total.

 

 14/11/11:On Friday 4 Indoor Hockey teams played matches against Grace College.  All 4 teams won their matches wit the 4^th Team recording an impressive 7-0 win.

On Saturday 6 teams played matches against Treverton.  All 6 teams won their matches comfortably with three teams winning 6-0 and the 1^st and 2^nd Teams recording especially impressive scores of 9-0 and 10-0 respectively.

On Friday 4 Indoor Hockey teams played matches against Grace College.  All 4 teams won their matches wit the 4^th Team recording an impressive 7-0 win.

 

On Saturday 6 teams played matches against Treverton.  All 6 teams won their matches comfortably with three teams winning 6-0 and the 1^st and 2^nd Teams recording especially impressive scores of 9-0 and 10-0 respectively

7/11/11 - All eight of our Indoor Hockey Teams played matches against St Annes.  Out of the eight matches played we won five, drew 2 and lost only one.  The 1^st team played very well to record an excellent 3-1 win.

On 24/10/11 a total of eleven matches were played against Howick, Heritage, Alex and Carter.  Our teams did exceptionally well to win all eleven matches, some very convincingly.  On Saturday our Senior 2^nd Team played some excellent hockey to beat the Carter 1^st Team 6-2 and the Junior B Team also put in a good performance to beat the Carter Junior A Team 4-0.

On Saturday 15 October 2011, 8 Indoor Hockey teams played matches against St John’s.  Five matches were won, two drawn and one lost.  The Junior D Team did particularly well to win their match 8-1.

JUDO: 5 March 2012

Jade Horn did well to win gold medals at both the Regional Judo Novice Competition and at the KZN Grand Slam Judo Competition.

2011

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to the KZN Midlands U18A side:  Robyn Prentice,Zimi Shange, Hlubi Sipamla and Sne Zungu.

 

Judo

JUDO: 14 May 2012

Robyn Horan and Jade Horn have been selected for the KwaZulu-Natal Junior Judo Team that will travel to Bloemfontein in June to compete in the South African Open Judo Competition.

JUDO - 12 March 2012

At the KZN Judo Ranking 1 event Robyn Horan won gold in the 60kg competition and Jade Horn won gold in the 57kg competition.  Both of these girls are on their way to qualifying for the KZN Junior Judo Team that will compete at the SA Open Championships later in the year.

JUDO: 5 March 2012

Jade Horn did well to win gold medals at both the Regional Judo Novice Competition and at the KZN Grand Slam Judo Competition.

Karate

KARATE: 14 May 2012

Lorraine Mayberry and Kirsten Meyer have been selected for the KwaZulu-Natal Team that will compete in the Northern Region Shukokai Karate Championships.

 

Mountain Biking

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL MTB XC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011  

2012:

MOUNTAIN BIKING 13 Feb 2012

Michaela Jonsson recently competed in the SA MTB Cross Country Series in Cape Town.  She did very well to finish in 2^nd place.

2011:

GHS pupil, Mikaela Jonsson in Grade 8C, won the Girl’s Sub-junior section of the above event held at Jonkerhoek, Stellenbosch on Saturday 12^th February 2011.

She now carries the title of MTB XC African Champ 2011 for her age category.

28 March: Mikeala Jonsson won the Girls’ Sub-Junior SA Mountain Biking Cross Country Championships and now holds both the titles of South African and African Mountain Biking Cross Country Champion in her age category.

18 July 2011: Mikaela Jonsson completed her Mountain Biking Cross-Country season during the holiday and finished on a high note winning several championship titles.

 

 

Netball

"The fundamentals of netball are easy for new players to learn, and it is a popular sport amongst girls at GHS."

Teams play in the local league at U/14, U/15, U/16, U/17 and U/19 level. As many players as possible are given an opportunity to play matches. Many go on to represent the district or province.

Current achievements

2012

NETBALL: 14 May 2012

On Wednesday last week matches were played against St Johns and St Nicholas.  All the teams were successful which bodes well for the remainder of the season.  The U14A Team had a very convincing 41-0 win over St Johns.

On Saturday morning the 1^st Team took part in a tournament hosted by TWC.  The 1^st Team played a total of 6 matches and finished 4^th out of nine.

NETBALL: 7 May 2012

During the first week of term The 1^st Team played against a very strong touring team from St Andrews.  Although we lost this game it was ideal preparation for our girls.

On Wednesday the 25^th of April we played against Voortrekker.  A total of 8 matches were played and we won 7 of them.  The 1^st Team had a good start in the local league with a 15-11 win.

On the 2^nd of May we played against Epworth.  We won all 9 matches, with the 1^st Team winning a nail biting match 20-18.

Matches have also been played against Russell and Heritage.  We drew 3 of these matches and won 3. 

Well done to all the netball players on a fantastic start to the season.

2011

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to attend the KZN U18 trials:  Lisa Mahlaba, Lukho Methusi and Phindile Mkhize.  Vee Mbothwe was selected as a non-travelling reserve.

13 June 2011 -12 matches were played against St John's and Grace College and GHS won all of these matches. The 1st team performed exceptionally well to beat St John's 49-9.
On Wednesday 8 June our 1st and 2nd teams played against Alex and we won both games.

Polo Cross

POLO CROSS 16-04-2012

The Girls’ High A and B Teams took part in an inter schools tournament on the 7^th and 8^th of April.  The A Team consisting of Leigh Higgs, Tarryn Higgs and Cayley Higgs did exceptionally well to win all their pool games. This secured them a place in the final which they also went on to win, beating a competitive Kearsney College Team 9-6. 

The B Team consisting of Stef Collett, Shae Payn and Jennifer Sandwith had their work cut out for them against some very strong opposition.  They played hard and gave of their best in each outing.

Leigh, Tarryn and Cayley were selected for the SA U25 Team that will play against England later in the year.  Congratulations on an outstanding achievement!

Squash

"Squash is offered at team and recreational levels"

Sweating it out on a Squash Court

Many girls play at team and recreational level. Teams play in the schools’ league and in the evening leagues. The top players take part in the KZN and Midlands Tournaments. Some go on to represent Kwa-Zulu Natal.

SQUASH: 14 May 2012

On the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th of May 10 of our Squash players took part in the Inter-Schools Tournament.  This was a valuable learning curve for our players as they were entered in the A Section and they played against top opposition.

SQUASH: 7 May 2012

Two of our squash teams also played against St Andrews during the first week of the term.  Lara Watkins did well to win her match and although the others didn’t get the same result it was a good learning curve playing against some top opposition2012

SQUASH 6 Feb 2012

Jess Thomson, Kayleigh Parker, Jodi Louwrens, Kate Markham and Jess Palmer took part in the KZN Pre-Season Ladder Tournament over the weekend.  Everyone played well and a good weekend was had by all. 

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Swimming

"Swimming is one of the most successful sports offered at GHS."

45 Years at the top

All girls who are keen to train with the team are given an opportunity to swim in the Inter-Schools galas which are held weekly. We often field A , B and C teams. Many swimmers are selected for the KZN Midlands Team and some go on to represent KwaZulu Natal. Penguins Swimming Club is based at GHS and girls are able to train at club level.

Current achievements:

2012

SWIMMING: 7 May 2012

Our top swimmers ended off the season with some very good performances at the National Level Championships held recently.

At The Level 2 Championships Jade Swanepoel, Michaela Diaz, Jess Thomson and Caitlin Robertson all won medals and together they earned a gold medal in the medley relay for Penguins Swimming Club.

Zoe Holder, Kerry Hunter and Lauren Cartwright competed for The Seals Swimming Club and all three won medals and they achieved personal best times.  At The Level 4 National Championships Kerry Hunter and Lauren Cartwright both did very well-Lauren is currently ranked 6^th in South Africa in the 100m butterfly.

Kerry Hunter went on to compete in The National Open Water Swimming Championships and she did exceptionally well to finish 4^th in the Open Age Group.

Last week Jess Thomson was selected to compete in the All Africa Games in Mozambique where she won several medals and she also achieved Level 3 times.

SWIMMING 16-04-2012

Robyn Horan has qualified for the KZN Open Water Swim Team to compete at the SA Open Water Champs to be held at Albert Falls Dam in April.  Robyn has qualified for both the 3km and the 5km events which will take place on the 13^th and 14^th respectively.

We wish Robyn well for this event!

 

SWIMMING - 12 March 2012

At a very exciting Inter-Schools Gala held at the Alex Baths last week an inspired Girls’ High A Team swam exceptionally well to win by a margin of 18 points.  From the outset all the races were close but our swimmers never gave up and each girl made sure that she gave of her best.  The B Team also participated in this gala and they too did very well.  All the training and hard work really paid off in the perfect ending to a trying season.

SWIMMING: 5 March 2012

Despite missing some swimmers due to illness our A Team did well to win the “Great 8 Gala” held at Durban Girls’ High and hosted by Westville Girls’ High.  We managed to hold off Danville who was competitive throughout.

At the Inter-House Gala Aimee Mittermayer equalled the U14 50m Butterfly Record which was set by Zoe Holder last year in an excellent time of 32.09 seconds.  Well done to both these swimmers.

Our final gala this year will be an exciting Inter-Schools event at The Alex Pool on Wednesday.  We wish our A and B Team swimmers all the best!

SWIMMING: 20 Feb 2012

Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved Midlands Schools Swimming Certificates:

HALF COLOURS for achieving a Level 2 time:

Michaela Diaz
Zoe Holder

COLOURS for achieving a Level 3 time:

Kerry Hunter
Aimee Mittermayer
Lauren Cartwright
Jess Thomson

The following swimmers also gained selection to the Midlands Team:  Kaitlyn Rolfe, Caitlin Robertson, Kirsty Egner, Jade Swanepoel, Kellen Smook and Sally McMillan.

Palesa Hlela and Robyn Horan finished in the top three in their respective events.

SWIMMING 13 Feb 2012

At The Howick Gala last week our B Team swam very well to finish in first place. We ended on 105 points with Howick finishing second on 89 points.

At the National Aquatics Festival held in Durban this weekend a motivated A swimming Team did exceptionally well to finish in 5^th place. The U15 Backstroke, the junior Butterfly, the U14 Breaststroke, the U15 Medley, the U17 Freestyle and the U17 Backstroke Teams all received medals for finishing in the top three in their races.

A special mention must be made of Kerry Hunter who won the Junior Individual Medley. Kerry swam the fastest overall time in this event.

SWIMMING 6 Feb 2012

At the Co-Ed Gala held at Alex Baths on Wednesday afternoon both our A and B Teams did very well. The A Team was paired with St Charles and they went on to finish as the overall winners. The B Team was paired with Kearsney and they too did very well to finish 6^th overall.

On Friday evening Girls’ High hosted the Annual Night Gala. It was a most exciting evening with all our swimmers swimming exceptionally well. Our A Team won the gala with 174 points followed by TWC in second place with 155 points.

SWIMMING 23 Jan 2012

During December last year Lauren Cartwright qualified for both The Senior Nationals and The Olympic Trials.  These events will take place in April.  Lauren is also swimming in her first International Gala on the 28^th and the 29^th of January.

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

SWIMMING 23 Jan 2012

At the Epworth Gala last week our A Team finished first and our B Team finished sixth.

Well done on a good start to the season!

2011

On Wednesday 26 January the A & B Teams took part in the Epworth gala.  Both teams performed well with the A Team winning the gala and the B Team finishing in 7^th place, beating three other schools’ A teams.

On Friday 28 January the A swimming team and 1^st waterpolo teams travelled to Bloemfontein to participate in the National Aquatics Festival.  The swimming team improved tremendously on last year’s results, finishing in 6^th place and winning three medals; silver in the U14 Medley and bronze in the Junior Butterfly and Four Age Medley.

The waterpolo team face some very tough competition and finished in 7^th place.

On Wednesday 2 February the A & B Teams participated in the Co-Ed gala held at The Wykeham Collegiate.  All the swimmers had great fun despite the cold.

We would like to thank all the girls who participated in, and supported our two inter-house galas last week (23 and 25 Feb.  We were very pleased with the standard of swimming and the spirited support of everyone who attended.

Micheala Diaz, Tracey Greer, Zoe Holder and Jade Swanepoel have been selected to participate in the Level 2, and Kirsty Egner in the Level 1, Aquatics Championships as members of the KZN team later this term.

 Ten of our athletes participated in the Menlo Park athletics meeting in Pretoria this weekend.  The competition was of an exceptionally high standard and all 10 of our athletes made the finals of their events.  We were very proud of the compliments they received on their impeccable behaviour.

Robyn Horan has qualified for the KZN Open Water Swimming Team and will compete in the SA Open Water Championships later this year.

 

Open Water Swimming

OPEN WATER SWIMMING 30 Jan 2012

On Sunday both Kerry Hunter and Frances Upton took part in the Open Water Swim at The Lake Merthley Dam in Greytown.  Kerry Hunter did exceptionally well to be placed first in her age group and record the fastest time out of all the lady competitors.  Frances Upton also did well to finish first in her age group.

Synchronised Swimming

"A small group of dedicated swimmers train off the campus"

Swimming in time and in line

A small group of dedicated swimmers train off the campus as our pool is not deep enough. There are sessions at school for beginners. Those who are sufficiently proficient have the opportunity to qualify for Midlands selection.

Tennis

"GHS plays tennis in the first and third terms"

Let your racquet do the talking

Many girls are able to represent the school in tennis in the first and third terms. GHS is regularly in contention for one of the top positions in the numerous leagues.

The team players benefit from professional coaching and some go on to represent Midlands or Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Current achievements:

2012

TENNIS 16-04-2012

Cailene Jamaloodeen, Ellen King, Leigh Anne van den Berg, Zandi Powell and Sarah Grenfell all represented Natal Midlands at the Inter-regional Tennis Tournament that took place in March.  Results from this tournament determined the Kwazulu Natal Teams.

Cailene was selected for the KZN U17A Team, Zandi Powell the KZN U15A Team and Sarah Grenfell the KZN U15B Team.  Ellen was selected as a reserve for the U17 team.

At the inter-provincial tournament held in the holidays the U17A Team won their tournament and the U15A team was runner-up.  Both teams were awarded medals.

Good performances by our players resulted in Cailene being selected for the KZN U18 Team to play in Bloemfontein later this month and Zandi being selected for the South African U15A Team.

Congratulations to all these players!

 

TENNIS- 19 March 2012

Last week the 1^st Team ended their season on a very high note with a convincing win over Epworth.  This win meant that the 1^st Team were unbeaten throughout the season, subsequently winning the Lyle League.  This is a fantastic result!  Congratulations go to Melissa van Achterberg, Caitlyn Seegers, Zandi Powell, Sarah Grenfell, Ellen King and Leigh-Anne van den Berg.

TENNIS - 12 March 2012

In matches played last week our 4^th team drew to TWC and the 5^th team drew to SJS.  Tomorrow the 1^st team play Epworth in what could be the league decider.  The first team have played wonderful tennis all season and we wish them all the best for their final match.

TENNIS: 5 March 2012

Results of matches played over the last two weeks:

The second team drew with TWC and beat SJS, the 3^rd team lost to St Anne’s but beat SJS, the 4^th  beat TWC and lost to St Anne’s, the 5^th team beat TWC and the 6^th team lost to TWC and to St Anne’s.

The 1^st Team continue to play good tennis with a straight sets victory over St Johns as well as a victory over St Anne’s.

The following players have been selected for the U15 and U17 Midlands Tennis Teams to compete in the Inter-District Tennis Tournament:

U17:

Ellen King
Cailene Jamaloodeen
Leigh Anne van den Berg

U15:

Zandi Powell
Sarah Grenfell

TENNIS: 20 Feb 2012

On Tuesday last week our 1^st Team had an excellent win over the TWC 1^st Team.  The team as a whole played great tennis and despite the heat all the players where determined to give of the best on the court.  Melissa van Achterberg must be commended on a remarkable victory against one of the top KZN players.  Melissa displayed composure and an excellent fighting spirit to win 5-6, 6-5 and 10-5 in the tie break.

TENNIS 13 Feb 2012

Our Tennis teams have continued to play very well. 

Out of a total of 9 matches played in the last two weeks Girls’ High has won six, drawn one and lost only two.

The First Team have had two convincing wins over Treverton Firsts and TWC Seconds.

TENNIS 30 Jan 2012

Our tennis teams also had a good start to the season. On Tuesday both the 2^nd and 4^th teams beat Epworth and the third team drew. Unfortunately the 1^st Team match was postponed due to rain.

On Thursday the 5^th team lost to St Annes and the 6^th team had a convincing win over the Voortrekker 2^nd Team.

2011

31 January: The 4^th and 7th teams played against Epworth’s 3^rd and 4^th teams.  Both teams played well, but unfortunately lost overall. The 6^th team played against Carter’s 1^st team winning convincingly.

On Tuesday 1 February the 2^nd team played against TWC’s 2^nd team and drew.  The first team played against Treverton’s first team and won convincingly.

On Thursday 3 February 5 teams played tennis.  The 5^th and 8^th teams lost to St Anne’s 6^th and 8^th teams, the 6^th team lost to TWC’s 5^th team, while the 4^th and 7^th teams beat Treverton’s 4^th and 3^rd teams respectively.

Over the weekend two couples participated in the Smythe Trophy.  The 1^st couple had a difficult draw, while the 2^nd couple of Zandi Powell and Sarah Grenfell did well to make the top 8.

The tennis teams played 5 matches (21 -25 Feb) and their results were as follows:  The doubles teams lost to The Wykeham Collegiate and Wartburg, the 4^th Team beat TWC 4-2, the 2^nd Team beat Voortrekker 1^st Team 4-2 and the 3^rd Team drew with Treverton 2 all.

The results of the matches against St Anne’s are as follows:  The 1^st team lost, the 4^th team drew and the 6^th and 8^th teams won their matches.  The 5^th team lost their match against TWC and the 7^th team beat St John’s.

Congratulations to Zandi Powell & Cailene Jamaloodeen who were selected to represent the KZN U15A team.

Last week (21-25 March) four teams played against St John’s.  All four teams won their matches.

TENNIS 11-11-2011 During 2011 we have had the opportunity of entering a number of tennis teams into the various leagues due a good response from many dedicated and talented players. It is most pleasing to see the improvement in performances from a number of teams and it gives us great pleasure to announce that the 2nd team won the Cousins League in the first term and the U15A Team won the Emily Howard League in the third term.

2nd Team C.Jamaloodeen J. Pillay S. Brown S. Anderson

U15A Team Z. Powell C.Jamaloodeen L. v. d. Berg S. Grenfell

Triathlon

TRIATHLON and MOUNTAIN BIKING: 7 May 2012

Mikaela Jonnson was placed 2^nd at the Girls Youth 15 and 16 Category at the SA National Country MTB Series held in Pretoria on the 14^th of April. This is a remarkable achievement for a first year rider in a two year age category

Mikaela also had a successful long weekend winning 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals at the Track Cycling Champs held at the Oval.

Mikaela was also selected for the South African Junior Triathlon Development Academy.  Academies such as these are aim towards the long term development of their top athletes.

Triathlon 16-04-2012

At the SA Champs held in Port Elizabeth in March Michaela Jonsson was placed 4^th in the Girls’ U14 and U15 Category.

TRIATHLON 30 Jan 2012

At the KZN Triathlon Champs held this weekend both Jess Thomson and Mikaela Jonsson did exceptionally well. Jess was placed 2^nd in the 17-19 Category and Mikaela was placed 1^st in the 14-15 Category. 

TRIATHLON 13 Feb 2012

Congratulations to Jess Thomson and Michaela Jonsson on being selected for the KZN Team.  Jess and Michaela will compete in the Triathlon Champs in Port Elizabeth on the 18^th of March.

Volleyball

'Although there is no official schools league the teams train enthusiastically for the few matches we are able to organise. Practices take place in the first half of the year."

Serve, set, spike, pass and block

Waterpolo

"Six field players and one goalkeeper with endurance, strategies, and techniques."

What a polo player!

Waterpolo is a very fast developing sport amongst girls and it is one of the more popular sports at GHS. Waterpolo is offered at team and beginner level, and as the pool is heated the girls start playing at the end of winter. The age-group teams excel in the local Midlands league.

Current achievements:

2012

WATERPOLO : 5 March 2012

Carmelle Smith has been selected for the KZN U18 Girls Water polo Team to compete in the Currie Cup which will be held in Durban from the 11^th to the 14^th of April.  Congratulations Carmelle.

WATERPOLO 13 Feb 2012

Our First Waterpolo Team competed in The National Aquatics Festival held at St Mary’s Kloof on Saturday.  We were in a very difficult pool but our girls were still determined enough to play well and end 7^th.

WATERPOLO 6 Feb 2012

On Saturday the 1^st Waterpolo Team participated in a tournament hosted by Treverton.  The 1^st Team played some superb waterpolo which ensured four out of four wins against Epworth, Scottburgh, St John’s and Treverton .

Part of an article in the Witness 22 November 2011 The Waterpolo girls played a total of 5 games against Epworth, Treverton, TWC, St Johns and St Annes. Again it was an intense season during which the girls worked exceptionally hard, under new coach Jolene Joubert, to maintain a high standard.  A total of 50 goals were scored and 11 were conceeded. A number of our waterpolo players were selected for Midlands Teams. Carmelle Smith and Jade Swanepoelwent on to be selected for the KZN U16A Team and Zoe Holder was selected as a non travelling reserve for the KZN U14A Team.