ANNUAL MAGAZINE - Dominican Convent School

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORT ARTICLE
Viva Dominican
Sports Viva
It makes me proud and satisfied to write this article and to
share this with all our parents, educators, mentors, coaches, coordinators,
sponsors and guardians. A BIG THANK-YOU has to
go to each and every person who was part of our sporting lives
in 2012.
Swimming
Well done to our top swimmer, Christopher Ryan, who keeps
swimming record times.
Christopher was selected in December 2010 to represent South
Africa at the Africa Zone 3/4 Swimming Championships in
Botswana. As a result Christopher was awarded a school Honours
blazer in 2011. Here, Christopher won Gold medals in 50m and
100m Breaststroke and 100m Butterfly, and a Silver medal in the
50m Freestyle. His international experience continued when he
represented South Africa at the 3 rd Fina World Junior Swimming
Championships in Lima, Peru during
August 2011. Although not a medalwinner,
Christopher was the bestperforming
16-year-old in each of his
events. He was re-awarded an Honours
blazer at the end of 2012.
He is currently training hard to
represent South Africa at the Zone 6
Championships in Zambia, and to qualify for 2013 4th FINA
World Junior Championships in Morocco.
NETBALL
2012 proved a successful year for netball, with all the teams
performing exceptionally well. We were crowned winners of the
District 6 Pool D League. The under-15 Netball team has won
the league for two consecutive years. Playing against and beating
strong opponents like Brescia House School at the Inter-Catholic
Schools’ Tournament was a feather in our netball cap. Next year
we aim to beat Helpmekaar, too!
Congratulations to the following players:
Bongiwe ButheleZI: JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
KB MOGASE: SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Aimedo lokota AND NTOKOZO TSHABalala: MOST IMPROVED
JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
KEitumetSE DYINI: SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bonolo TLHOTLHALEMAJE: LEADERSHIP
immaculate LEMBede: DEDICATED PLAYER
naledi Raphesu: MOST GOAL SHOOTER
Pearl Malatji: HALF-COLOURS
Katlego Selwadi: HALF-COLOURS
Bongiwe ButheleZI: HALF-COLOURS
gugu MAMABolo: HALF-COLOURS
Khulile Khanyile: HALF-COLOURS
TSaone TSIPane: HALF-COLOURS
LWANDILE MOYO: HALF-COLOURS
Thank you, Coach Nomfusi and Coach Dama, for all your
hard work.
RUGBY
Rugby season started with our boys winning one of three
matches at the annual Saheti Sevens at the Inter-Catholic Sevens
Rugby Tournament. They won the Plate final. The Rugby boys
also participated in some 15-man rugby games. Later in 2012, we
also entered a competitive Touch Rugby league.
We attended the Lions Rugby trials at Ellis Park, and although
none of the boys made the squad, they gleaned valuable learning
for what’s required to make the team.
Ms Roy, Mr Speakman and Mr Baatjies attended the Boksmart
course, where they qualified as Boksmart Coaches, aligning
rugby at Dominican with SARU requirements.
The highlight of rugby season 2012 was Sabelo Thusi, who
was selected for the second consecutive year as part of the
Eastern Gauteng Touch Rugby team. Sabelo was also selected
to captain this team. Eastern Gauteng boys under-16 under
the leadership of Sabelo then also finished third at the Inter-
Provincial Tournament. We are so proud of you, Sabelo. He
was awarded his Honours blazer for this amazing achievement.
Congratulations to Boipelo Montoedi, who was selected for the
Eastern Gauteng under-16 Touch Rugby girls’ team. Our very
own girl in Dominican who is not afraid of a male-dominated
sport. She was awarded half-colours for this achievement.
Congratulations to Thabo Nkwana and Dibaba Ekangyela for
being awarded full colours for Rugby.
Thank you to Mr Baatjies, Coaches Francios and Speakman, and
drivers Francis, Muzi, Selby and Malume Alfred for driving us to
all our games.
ATHLETICS
In 2012, Dominican Athletics has come
a long way. In January, a small team
took part in the District 9 finals, where
Gugu Mamabolo ran first places in the
under-15 girls 100m and 200m. Gugu
then also went on to win the Regional
finals and proceeded to the Provincial
finals in Pretoria. At Provincials Gugu
ran a 5 th place in the 200m under-15.
Dominican had the opportunity
to compete in two other athletics
meetings, as a warm-up for the Inter-
Catholic Athletics meeting. Dominican
Athletics team consisted of 55 athletes in 2012. The girls finished
in 6 th place and the boys in 7 th place. We even had some of our
learners trying out some javelin throw at the Inter-Catholic
meeting. Thanks to the hard work of Mr Speakman, training
our sprinters, Mr Moore and Ms Potgieter, we not only improved
our overall standings as a school, but also received the
following results:
1. Gugu Mamabolo: 2 nd 100m girls, 1 st 200m girls
2. Luis Antonio: 1 st shot pUT boys
3. TsHepo Seroto: 2 nd Long jUMp boys
4. Racheal Kazembe: 1 st Shot pUT girls
5. Thabo Nkwana: 1 st 200m boys
6. Mitchell Mpofu: 3 rd Shot pUT girls
7. Peter Mbimala: 2 nd 100m boys, 2 nd 200m boys
8. Boipelo Montoedi: 3 rd 100m girls
9. KB Mogase: 3 rd 100m girls
10. Ayabulela Makhaza: 3 rd 400m boys
11. under-15 boys and girls relay: 2 nd plACES
12. under-17 boys relay: 3 rd plACE
We also took part in the Inter-High Independent Schools League,
and finished third of eight schools. We are looking forward to
2012, and are confident of ending the season with even better
results. Well done to Gugu Mamabolo, who was awarded full
colours for athletics. Thank you, boys and girls, for all your
dedication and hard work. We are proud of all these good results.
Soccer
Our boys entered in the Independent School Soccer League in
2012. At the annual Inter-Catholic Tournament our senior boys
reached the quarter-finals, but unfortunately lost 3-1.
In the Independent Schools Soccer Trials, Andile Dube and Peter
Mbimala made it through to the last round of trials. Andile was
selected for the ISSL team as a midfielder, and played in his first
major tournament. Well done, Andile, DCS is very proud of you.
Andile was awarded full colours for this achievement.
A big thank-you to all our coaches and co-ordinators who made
this a successful year.
“The 2012 soccer season for me has been one intriguing and insightful
season. This season was not at all our best season, as we only retrieved
one trophy, but because of the love and passion we have for the game
we will still go on. As they say, ‘true failure comes only when you stop
trying,’ and the Dominican Convent soccer boys are not failures but
determined and ambitious boys who will strive to do their best next
season. From their captain, I would like to thank all soccer boys for
their participation.”
Andile Dube Under-19 captain, Gr 12
VolleyBall
This year, the under-15 boys’ Volleyball team reached a milestone
by winning Gold in the District Championships and getting
Bronze in the Regional finals. Hard work finally paid off when we
beat volleyball powerhouses such as St Vincent’s and Midrand. It
has been a fulfilling journey right from developmental level, with
the likes of Ashley Chindawi coming into the team with just basics
and seeing them grow to thump ferocious spikes and serves. With
a good junior policy, we look forward to becoming a force to be
reckoned with in the league. Next year promises to be even more
exciting, with the teams participating in the D9 Volleyball league,
and we would like to encourage girls to join.
CHESS
This was the first year in which we included Chess as a cocurricular
activity.
We participated in the Gauteng Chess League, finishing as best
school in the Regional finals and qualifying for the Provincial
finals in Pretoria.
Congratulations to the under-15 boys who were awarded halfcolours,
and all the DCS chess teams participating in the league.
You set a high standard of play in 2012, and we look forward to
your performance in 2013.
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