Spar School Stars

KINGSWAY High School Grade 8 learner, Seshnie Naidu, was selected for a South African women’s selection side.

She is a member of the women’s side that won the Castle T20 Challenge at Kingsmead Stadium this year and she is currently training with the KZN women’s team.

Seshnie plays club cricket for Chatsworth Sporting. Playing in the premier women’s league, she scored 62 runs not out against DUT, 79 against Kwa Santi and 53 against Chats Hub Boys this season.

She also plays for her school’s U14 and U15 boys’ and first teams. The junior teams won all of their games, except for one against Kloof. The highlight for Seshnie was a win against Amanzimtoti High School, where she took two wickets in an over two weeks ago, and scored 13 runs.

Seshnie also rated the U14 boys’ games against Curro Mount Richmore and Northwood C as some of her best, where she scored 58 and took two wickets against Curro, and scored 36 runs and took four wickets against Northwood C, including a hat-trick.

KINGSWAY High School karateka, Treyden Moodley, was all set to participate in the World Karate Federation (WKF) South African All Styles National Championship this month before the coronavirus interrupted all sports events.

Treyden, a first dan karate black belt holder in shotokan and WKF, is ranked in the top 10 SA 14 to 15-years-old division and has obtained KZN colours for three consecutive years.

The Grade 9 learner started the 2020 karate season by competing in the eThekwini region all styles championship at the Tongaat Indoor Sports Centre on 9 February, where he finished with a podium finish and secured his position to represent the eThekwini District at the WKF all styles KZN championship for the 11 districts in the province on 17 February.

Completing the elimination rounds with confidence, he advanced to the semi-finals were he won to secure a silver medal in the final round. It was a top achievement in a tough tournament competed by all elite fighters from different martial arts styles and backgrounds in the province.

WHILE she may appear small in size, 11-year-old Kiara Bidasee was a giant at the Scottburgh Primary School interschool swimming gala, recently.

The little Athlone Park Primary School learner bagged top spot in the U11 girl’s age group at the event.

The school is extremely proud of the lass and congratulated her on a job well done. The school also wishes her well for future activities.

Kiara also received several other medals and awards for her performance on the day.

Surfer girl hits the waves

Louise Lepront is a resident Grade 6 surfer at Warner Beach Preparatory School. At the young age of eight years, she started her surfing career. She can be seen almost every day, carving up a wave if the weather and surf conditions permit it.

She has been competing in some major tournaments around South Africa. Although Louise is only 11-years-old, she has been competing in age groups higher than her own. She has recently competed in the Ballito Pro Junior surfing event and earned herself a first place. She also competed in the Billabong Pro Junior and finished third overall. More recently Louise earned herself a fourth place at the SA Champs in the U12 category and was invited to surf in the SA versus France Friendly and finished fourth overall in the U14 category.

Louise is a star in the making and her future looks very bright under the guidance of Wade Botha, a teacher at Warner Beach Prep as well as a qualified surfing judge.

MARLI Labuschagne, ‘n Graad 9 leerder by Kuswag Skool is een van Amanzimtoti Athletics Club se nuwe junior lede wat aan die einde van verlede jaar by die klub aangesluit het.

Keira excels in the pool

Jessica makes national water polo team

AMANZIMTOTI High School is extremely proud of its nominee this month, Jessica Erasmus.

Jessica, who is a Grade 10 learner was recently selected to be part of the U16 national water polo training squad. This squad is currently hard at work preparing for the SA Junior National Water Polo Championships which take place in March in Durban.

In addition to playing for Amanzimtoti High School’s first team, Jessica is also putting in extra hours of training with her coach, Greg Thomas.

She hopes to be selected for the national team that will be touring abroad later this year.

“We applaud Jessica’s dedication and commitment and wish this humble, young athlete every success as a true ambassador for Amanzimtoti High School,” said marketing manager, Michelle Manning.

Demar swem soos ‘n vis

DEMAR van Tonder, ‘n Graad 4 leerder by Kuswag Skool het onlangs in die o/10 seuns groep geswem by die skool se interhuis swem gala.

Hy is ook ‘n lid van Titans Swimming Club en het aan die KZN vlak twee kampioenskappe deelgeneem.

Demar het goud verwerf in 100m vlinderslag, silwer in 200m wisselslag en brons in 100m rugslag, 200m vryslag, 200m rugslag en 50m vlinderslag. Hy is ‘n opregte water baba en neem gereeld deel aan swem kompetisies en galas.

Demar het deelgeneem in die Midmar Mile en was deel van ‘n aflosspan. Sy span het 31ste plek behaal, waarin daar altesaam 274 aflosspanne was.

Rita is ‘n akademiese ster

KUSWAG Skool Graad 12 leerder, Rita van Rouendal, het haar Cum Laude-ereklere verdien vir haar 2019 akademiese jaar.

Hierdie is die hoogste akademiese toekenning wat ‘n leerder kan ontvang en word in Graad 11 toegeken vir ‘n gemiddeld van 90 persent of hoër.

Rita het reeds haar wit baadjie ontvang as hoofdogter vir 2020, nou kan sy haar akademiese balkie met trots ook

op hierdie baadjie dra. Rita was

ook die top-presteerder in

Graad 11 in 2019.

Rita se punte was soos volg

vir haar 2019 akadeniese jaar:

Wiskunde 81%,

English first additional language87%

Afrikaans 84%,

rekeningkunde 79%,

besigheidstudies 95%,

geskiedenis 94%,

gasvryheidstudies 86%,

lewensoriëntering 90%

toerisme 97%

Amanzimtoti Primary School Grade 6 learner, Lwazi Ngcobo was chosen for a second round of athletics trials for the Umlazi District on 18 February.

Lwazi participated in U12 boys long jump event. Besides athletics, he also participates in swimming and cricket, where he is the U13 cricket captain, rugby, touch rugby, cross-country, soccer and chess.

The Grade 6 learner broke the high jump record at the inter-schools competition.

He is an all rounder who has come first in his class for the last two years.

In the trials he made it through the Umbumbulu athletics trials and attended the Umlazi south trials.

Unfortunately he did not make it any further.