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WINTER SPORT
Hockey
Girls Hockey at Parklands College is growing
from strength to strength. After a two-month
break in the middle of the season, both Hockey
teams were very positive about the remaining
fixtures. The u/15 team had only lost one
match and the u/19 team was undefeated. Both
Hockey teams faced tougher opponents in the
second half of the season and won two out of
the four remaining mathes.
Both teams played some of the best hockey
of their season on Derby Day against Elkanah
House and although the results did not go
our way, the Parklands College girls were
able to show their character and belief in their
teammates and made Elkanah House work very
hard to score goals.
The coaches and managers are very
pleased with the commitment and passion that
the girls have shown throughout the season.
We have developed many skills and have
successfully reached our goals for this season.
Continued support from the parents has not
gone unnoticed and is appreciated. We believe
that Parklands hockey will continue to develop
steadily in the coming seasons.
Cross Country
The Cross Country League season ended
on a high note with four of our athletes making
it to the Northern Zone team and qualifying
for Western Province trials. Christine Greig,
Jade Bremner, Ntando Brümmer and Tara Pohl
should all be congratulated on their exceptional
commitment and can be very proud of their
achievement. We are extremely proud of Jade
Bremner who made the Western Province
Cross Country Team. These athletes put in
many additional training sessions, before
school, after school and quite a number of stair
and hill sessions at Table View beachfront.
We are now focussing our attention on trail
runs until the league season starts again.
Ntando keeps taking the first place in the Big
Bay Parkrun, whilst our Parklands girls took all
the first places in the Battle of Blaauwberg race.
We look forward to several fun races like these
next quarter.
Rugby
This year the Predators rugby programme
once again moved ahead in terms of growth
and our brand of rugby. Our First XV played
fantastically well against our neighbours on
Derby Day, convincingly winning the match
32-19. Another highlight of the season was a
55-0 win over Curro Durbanville.
Our U16 Vipers had a great run in the league
and only lost one game in 7. They ended up
being the only team to beat the eventual league
winners, Fairmont High, by 19-17. They will
be looking to stamp their authority in the U19
league next year, along with the Captain and
WP Academy player, Ian Kitwanga, to lead the
way.
Our U15 Wild dogs had a decent season
with 3 of their players, Dumiso Maqeda, Ebube
Anazodo and Damian Ewbank being selected
for their zonal U15 WP squad to train at the
High Performance Centre in Bellville.
Our U13 and U14s had a tough season, but
we believe they should be a competitive force
next year.
Netball
The netball season at Parklands College
started last quarter with us hosting our annual
U19A netball festival, with 7 visiting schools
attending. Our U19A team, the Pumas, ended in
4th place.
This year we had 6 teams entered in the Sea
B - league. We enjoyed a rewarding season,
thanks to the outstanding commitment from the
coaches, managers and most importantly the
players. We played weekly league matches and
whether we won or lost, the girls made us proud
every week. The Pumas ended their season
by competing in the San Souci U19A netball
tournament where they missed out on playing in
the final by losing only one match.
We have an South African star amongst us.
For the second year in a row, Jamie Turnbull
has been selected for the SA U17A Action
Netball team. We are also very proud to say
we have a few WP Action Netball players e.g.
Harley Moriarty, Mia Brown, Liezl Myburgh &
Jade Turnbull.
The season ended on a high note with
the U19A and U14A team beating our rivals
on Derby Day, after tight matches filled with
excitement and enthusiasm. The U14A team
qualified for the district finals for a second year
in a row, after remaining unbeaten throughout
their season. The past netball season was very
successful and we are looking forward to an
exciting 2017.
Soccer
Our U19 Girls had a great season and for the
first time in 4 years they beat a strong Elkanah
House team on Derby Day. Other highlights
were coming from 2-0 against St Cyprian’s to
win the match 3-2. Kristine Luke represented
the College in the Atlantic District team for her
age group, which is a great achievement. Our
U15A team also had some fantastic results,
beating local rivals Sinenjongo 4-2 and also had
two representatives in the U15 team - Athena
Papaioannou and Storm Elliott. The U15B girls
had a tough season, but came out on tops,
leaving the best for last, in beating Fairmont B
2-0 in their penultimate match of the year.
Our 1st team Boys Soccer went undefeated
the whole year and the Captain of the team
JC Conradie was selected for the Atlantic U19
Zonal team. Our U16 boys had a tough year,
but they continue to show good character and
determination. Lee Esterhuizen and Nicolas
Papavasilopoulos make the U16 Atlantic Zonal
squad. The U14A boys had a very good year,
winning 6 of their 9 games and with five boys
selected for the Atlantic district team. Our U14B
boys played with heart and showed great spirit
during a tough season in the league.
“The secret of change is to focus all of your
energy, not on fighting the old, but on building
the new”
- Socrates
Ian Melliar
Head of Sport