PENRYN COLLEGE

Hockey girls/boys Netball

Penryn scholars who were selected to represent Mpumalanga and will be participating in the upcoming National and Regional Tournaments in June/ July.

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• Rifumo Sithole (u16 C)

• Mieke Reingruber (u16 - Non - travelling reserve)

Carol Ndapwadza, Tlangelani Ndlovu and Nolizwi Mlangeni were selected for the Mpumalanga u18 Girls A team and will be participating in the upcoming National and Regional Tournaments in June/ July. Nkosazane Jele was selected for the Mpumalanga u14 Netball team.

Uplands is a family-orientated boarding and day school that caters for children from 18 months to Grade 12 and offers a plethora of academic, sporting and cultural activities for pupils. Set upon a 110-hectare countryside estate in White River in Mpumalanga, the school has been in existence since 1928 and has deep connections within the surrounding communities through Uplands Outreach which works collaboratively in two Mpumalanga circuits with school leaders, teachers and pupils in a proven systemic alignment approach to enable continuous learning. Competitiveness is an important skill and preparing our pupils for the real world is a key objective of the school. “The importance of healthy living and wellness are taken seriously at Uplands,” says

Swimming

Lys Banza was invited to attend the CANA Olympic Training Camp as well as swimming at the African Aquatics Grand Prix in January. The CANA Olympic Training is funded by the World Aquatics (previously FINA) and involves swimmers from various countries in Africa, as well as 20 swimmers from South Africa. Lys was one of three swimmers from Mpumalanga to have been invited to join the training camp based on her performance and talent displayed during the SSA National Training Camp. Lys also swam at the SA Level 3 Regional Age Group Championship in early April where she won the 200m and 400m freestyle, she won the 50m breaststroke as well the 4x100m freestyle relay as well as the 4x50m medley relay in the u15 age group.

Miela Banza was also invited to attend the CANA Olympic Trainning Camp as well as swim at the Africa Aquatics Grand Priz in January.

• Mduduzi Thabethe (u14 C Non-Travelling Reserve)

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Rugby

Miela swam at the SA junior national Championship in April and won th 200 m Breaststroke and came 2nd in the 50 m and 100m breaststroke events. She also competed in the SA School swimming Championships in April weher she came 2nd in the 100m and 3rd in the 200m Breaststroke. Miela won Gold in the u13, 50m Breaststroke.