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Inter-House Gala

With the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions being in a state of ease, we had a wonderfully supported Championship (Inter-House) Gala.

The Gala produced some magnificent performances. All the events were competitive and the winning times were outstanding.

The overall results of the gala were as follows:

1^st           Swales                   128
2^nd          Payn                      101
3^rd           Blackmore            68
4^th           Langley                  58
5^th           Campbell               39
6^th           Grice                       36

The age group Champion swimmers were as follows:

U14        Tristan Janse van Rensburg
U15        Adrian Truter, Kirk Wilson
U16        Brendan Visser, Matthew Hunt
U17        Keyontae Raynard
U19        Thapelo Ramoholi

We are tremendously proud of the massive strides that have been taken in School’s swimming programme over the last six years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Burt Gala

Six years ago our Swimmers did not fare well at the Alan Burt Gala, coming in last with very few points on the scoreboard. Fast forward to 2022 and very pleasing results indeed were achieved, with School placing second.

Results from Alan Burt Gala:

1^st           Westville
2^nd          DHS
3^rd           St David’s
4^th’          Pretoria Boys’ High
5^th           Maritzburg College
6^th           Northwood
7^th           St Stithians
8^th           Kearsney
9^th           Glenwood

Westville Invitation Gala

The DHS Swim team also placed 5^th in the Westville Boys’ Gala at which schools from around the country competed. We were, however, the 2^nd highest placed Team in KZN.

The results from the Westville Gala (National Tournament) were as follows:

1^st           St Benedict’s
2^nd          Westville
3^rd           Grey College
4^th           St David’s
5^th           DHS
6^th           Maritzburg College
7^th           Affies
8^th           Pretoria Boys’ High
9^th           Kearsney
10^th         Hilton
11^th         Clifton
12^th         Glenwood

Top 10 Gala

The DHS Swimmers once again put in a very strong performance at the Top 10 Gala (hosted by Westville Boys’), and managed to finish 2^nd.

Well done to everyone who participated and thank you to our Coaches and Boys who have put in countless hours of work to achieve these results!

Results of the Top 10 Gala were as follows:

1^st           Westville
2^nd          DHS
3^rd           Kearsney
4^th           Maritzburg College
5^th           Northwood
6^th           Hilton
7^th           Clifton
8^th           Glenwood
9^th           Michaelhouse

Northwood Gala

DHS managed to finish 2^nd behind Westville and the points tally shows once again the amount of work and dedication that has taken place to improve our Aquatics Programme at School.

Results of Northwood Gala:

1^st           Westville A                            197
2^nd          DHS A                                   171
3^rd           Maritzburg College A         160
4^th           Westville B                           142
5^th           Northwood A                       139
6^th           Northwood B                         89
7^th           Maritzburg College B           79

D&D Gala

Once again our swimmers did us proud!

The swimming season culminated in the final gala, being the auspicious Durban & Districts Gala (D&D). The event was held at the Kings Park Swimming complex this week and the showdown was on between the top 6 boys schools in Durban.

The DHS team once again did not disappoint and put in sublime performances. All the efforts of the coaching staff and boys paid off and our boys were placed in a well-earned second position.

The final placings were as follows:

1^st           Westville
2^nd          DHS
3^rd           Northwood
4^th           Kearsney
5^th           Clifton
6^th           Glenwood

The turnaround in Swimming at School has been monumental and the results are a reflection of the hard work that has been put in by all coaches and swimmers. A huge congratulations to all involved!

 

 

Cricket

Cricket is another Sport at School where a huge emphasis has been placed on improving our results.

vs Northwood

A fantastic set of Cricket results were achieved with our 1^st XI, U16A and U15A all beating Northwood!

vs Kearsney

Well done to Kearsney who won the majority of the fixtures that were played, however, we would like to mention two stand out victories that included our 1^st XI and U15A teams.

Our 1^st XI batted first and scored a low total of 148. The character and pride shown to bowl Kearsney for 118 all out is a testament to the hard work being put in by our boys and Mr M Shezi after a disappointing start to the year. This victory follows another victory against Glenwood in the team’s previous fixture played.

A special mention to Kamran Naraidu who took 5 wickets for 42 runs after 10 overs, as well as Bongumusa Shezi who took 4 wickets for 17 runs after 10 overs!

Our U15As, who have yet to lose a game, continued their outstanding start to the season with a convincing 9 wicket win over Kearsney! This victory is their 7^th consecutive win so far this term.

 

 

Athletics

 Our DHS Athletes have excelled again. Our star Athletes each won their respective fields in Athletics for the second round of Umlazi District trials!

Ntando Buthelezi won the Long Jump for the U19 Age Group – and he is still only U18.
Owam Nqweniso won the 200m for the U15 Age Group.
Zenkosi Mthiyane won both the 100m and 200m for the U17 Age Group – still only U16!
Adriano Jackson won the High Jump for the U17 Age Group – still only U16!
Thandolwami Ntshangase won the Long Jump for the U17 Age Group.

Well done to all of you and keep flying the DHS Flag high!

 

The work that has been put in behind the scenes to turn Sport around at School since the arrival of Mr Pinheiro as Head Master five years ago has been tireless.

The overall improvement in results is a true testament to the efforts of our Coaches, Senior Management and Boys. We look forward to a continuation of this improvement and thank all involved for their tremendous efforts.