Skip to main content

Meet our First Teams

 Meet our First teams

By Simone Steyn 

The interschools between Girls’ High and Paarl Gimnasium is one of the biggest interschools in the country. The teams perform under unimaginable pressures but yet still come out with victories, this is a direct result of the great leadership the teams have.


Our first team netball had a rock solid season so far and is led by Adri Carstens in grade 12. The Hockey team made the school extremely proud with their achievements in the Cape town international tournament, they are led by Zanke Nell in grade 12. Adri says she is excited for when her team jogs on to the court. She knows that if they see all the support from their families and friends, the nerves settle right down. The team has grown tremendously and went through many ups and downs together which ultimately adds to their bond. Our Girls’ High netball team is well prepared because they are physically and mentally well-prepared. Her biggest wish is that at the end of the game the team know they gave it their all no matter the outcome.


Zanke is the most excited to have the privilege to compete in interschools again and believes her team has grown as hockey players but also as a unit. She says the team is well prepared because they had an action-packed season and they have a simple goal to play the best possible hockey. 

Our first team coaches led our teams through their season and got them game-day ready for interschools. Ms. Anri Keevy states that her team has grown as individuals thus the team is stronger than at the start of the season. Our first team hockey girls prepared well during the holiday and know they are ready. The main objective of the team is to play the best hockey possible on the day. Ms. Marli Visagie is very confident her team is well prepared through many matches and conditioning. The biggest goal for her team would be to make the school proud and to know the team gave it their all. Both coaches urge the school to support them through these tough matches to come!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Interschools favours the underdog!

  Interschools favours the underdog! Paarl, 27 July 2022 By Courtney Hendriks The u/14D hockey team could not, when they did their routine warm-up, have suspected that the gods would smile on them as they did. But… they could have suspected something special was heading their way when the GHS dancers walked on the Astro to open the days events. Boy! Did they heat up the floor being the symbol of teamwork and synchronization.  Our Grade 8s, reciprocated and made us so proud today! They showed strength and perseverance. One could feel the passion and excitement on the field this afternoon. Those who were not playing were cheering their friends on, loud and proud they sang on the pavilions without any GK to lead them or anyone asking. They did it because they wanted to, not because they had to.  The team played against Paarl Gimnasium's u/14 C team and showed that they truly don't back down from a challenge. They were told to “play together” and they sure did. Within the las...
Post a Comment
Read more

Don’t act like you forgot the interschools dancers!

  Don’t act like you forgot the interschools dancers! Paarl, 28 July 2022 By Jacqueline Swart Waking up every morning at six to practice, my legs being stiff, and having to exercise more than I have in the past 5 months was definitely a challenge but it was all worth it when I would hear the music start.  When we performed on Wednesday many of the dancers were nervous, not wanting to disappoint our fellow girls’ highers. Their hearts, alongside mine, were beating fast but as soon as the music started our heartbeats fell into the rhythm of the dance beats.  Despite the dance performance being a smaller event than it was at Prestige, the two experiences were tied together with the fact that it was an absolute privilege. A privilege to dance in front of our friends, family, classmates and school. A privilege to be able to run to your friends after you performed. A privilege to be the first group to ever dance at interschools. A privilege to wear the white, blue and jade colo...
Post a Comment
Read more

C for Concentration, Courage & Commitment!

  C for Concentration, Courage & Commitment! Paarl, 28 July 2022 By Jacqueline Swart   The u/18C girls hockey match caused many stomachs to turn on the pavilion. Students from both schools came to support their friends with flags, posters, and cheer.  Both teams were strong and challenged each other. Paarl Gim scored the first goal, and had the ball for the most of the first half, but Paarl Girls’ High came back strong in the second half. When the score read 3-1 with only a few minutes left Girls’ High was confident that we would win, but Paarl Gim had strong players who persevered and they scored a second goal.  One minute left. 3-2. Paarl Gim gets an attacking short corner. Everyone is quiet… the audience watch quietly in anticipation… It is the dying moments of the match. Gimnasium pushed the ball out to the castle. A to and fro followed in the circle, finally Girls High managed to pass the ball out of the circle into the dead zone. Time has run out. As i...
Post a Comment
Read more