Sports and Cultural Festival: Basketball

The Basketball Tournament was organised by Ms Chalice Egling and the tournament umpire was Mr Carlos Alfredo. The schools that participated in the girls’ basketball tournament are: Brebner High School, Norkem Park high School, Pretoria Girls High School, Edenvale High School, The Glen High School, Michael Mount Waldorf School, Redhill School and St Peter’s College.

When asked about the weekend, the girls we interviewed said it was most enjoyable. Even though some of the teams played a rougher game than others expected, the knowledge and sportsmanship gained by playing against those teams was valuable. One of participants from The Glen High School said: ‘The teams we played against during the course of the weekend were challenging.’ Rudzani Ramuthaga of St Peter’s College said: ‘The experience tested the skills that we leant on our recent tour to Mozambique.’

The St Peter’s College team made it through to the semi-finals and resulted in the Pretoria Girls High School team to just miss a shot at the title. In the semi-finals the girls played against The Glen High School and won.  Unfortunately St Peter’s College lost in the finals to the team from Michael Mount Waldorf School.

During this weekend, many new friendships were formed. We all learned important lessons as a result of the varied competition. The students from St Peter’s College would like to thank Mr Rui Morais and his team for organising this wonderful event!

Shannon Friday and Nicola Macleod