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PORT ALFRED PRIMARY & HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS REPORT

Week 8: March 3 2024 Tennis

Junior U12 South Interprovi­ncial Synergy Tennis Tournament. Cape Town, Durbanvill­e Club —

February 29-March 2

Lilonke Vuso represente­d the Synergy team that travelled to Cape Town to play in the Junior Interprovi­ncial Tennis Tournament. His team won a gold medal.

Senior boys’ U15A v Graeme College — Wednesday February 28 (home)

PAHS lost 35-22

Senior boys’ first team v Graeme College first /second team —

Wednesday February 28 (away)

PAHS lost 54-34.

Senior girls v Kingswood College U15 girls — Wednesday February 28 (away)

PAHS lost to a very strong

Kingswood U15 girls’ team.

Athletics Eastern Province Championsh­ips Saturday March 2 (Gqeberha)

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Jorja Walker won a bronze medal for her third place in long jump. Lithetha Gcume won a silver medal for coming second (16:29) in the 5,000m, and came fifth in the 1,500m.

Cricket

Junior U9 v Shaw Park Primary —

Wednesday February 28 (away)

The U9s of both schools had a great game and had lots of fun.

Junior U11 & 13 mixed team v Shaw Park Primary mixed team —

Wednesday February 28 (away)

Shaw Park batted first and made 74 runs. Best bowler Tristan Meyer 1/4 in four overs. PAHS reached the score in 15.1 overs. Best batsman Tristan Meyer with 26 not out. PAHS won by seven wickets.

Junior U11 v WoodridgeU­11B —

Saturday March 2 (away)

Woodridge won the toss and elected to bowl. PAHS scored 67 all out. Woodridge managed to chase down the score and won by seven wickets.

Junior U13 v WoodridgeU­13B —

Saturday March 2 (away) Woodridge won the toss and chose to bowl first. PAHS scored 54 all out. Woodridge scored 55/9. PAHS lost a closely contested game by one wicket.

Debating Junior Debating Festival Saturday March 2 (Merrifield)

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Lilitha Gobane won the best speaker certificat­es in all three of his debates. A resounding hattrick. The first junior team debated Queen’s Boys High, Dale College and Westbank Senior Secondary School, winning two debates out of three.

The motions explored the harms of convenienc­e culture, online and traditiona­l teaching and extending the length of the school day to 4.30pm.

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