Kingsmead cricket stadium hosted the KZNCSSA cricket tournament on Friday, 20 March. 10 little cricket boys from DSS enjoyed the competition with other cricketers from all over the province. They had much fun and interacted with many other ardent cricketers.
THE cricket match was scheduled for 21 March and despite the drizzle, the match was not called off due to popular demand. The old scholars won the toss and opted to bat. They scored 103 runs for 6 wickets in 19 overs. Highest scorer was Carl Stegen who scored 19 runs. DSS replied with a … Read more
On Saturday, 7 March, the 1st netball team competed against 6 other schools in a netball festival hosted by Maritzburg Christian School in Pietermaritzburg. We made a strong statement with our match opener against Etham College with a 16-5 victory. We fumbled under pressure against WKS in our second match with a loss of 11-6. Because … Read more
The u13 cricket team played Riverwood College at Riverwood in a 25 overs match on 7 March. Riverwood won the toss and opted to bowl. DSS scored 192 runs and were all out after 22.2 overs. Riverwood scored 75 runs and were all out after 18.3 overs. DSS won by 117 runs.
The 1st team played Greytown High at home on Thursday, 5 March. DSS won the toss and opted to bat. They scored 142 runs for 8 wickets after 20 overs. Gtn scored 80 runs and lost 8 wickets in 16.1 overs. Play was stopped due to lightning. The 2nd team played Greytown High in Greytown. … Read more
The 1st team participated in the Greytown sport festival on Saturday, 28 February. We have mixed feelings over the results of the 4 games. We were pleasantly surprised at the level of competition we offered as it is still relatively early in the season. On the other hand, we are disappointed with the results because we could … Read more
The u16 team played at Greytown High on 27 & 28 Feb. ResultsGroup stageDSS 1:0 Sarel Cilliers (goal Kay Bosman)DSS 0:0 Greytown High, 2:1 after penalty shootout (goals Senamile Makhoba)FinalDSS 1:1 Estcourt (goal Senamile Makhoba) 2:1 after penalty shootout (goals Senamile Makhoba & Mieke van Straten)
The KFC provincial mini cricket festival was hosted at Kingsmead stadium on 14 February. 114 teams from all over the province joined the festival. DSS was represented by 9 little cricketers who thoroughly enjoyed the day and learned many new skills.
The second and last table tennis competition for the year was the SACSSA table tennis championships in Alberton on 1 November. 96 players from various provinces took part. A team of 4 players from DSS returned home with three medals. Liam Joubert and Joel Vogel faced each other in the 3rd place match. Liam secured … Read more
The U13 hockey girls played in the 8-a-side hockey festival on astro turf at Curro on 6 September. RESULTSDSS 0:0 EdenDSS 1:1 ReddamDSS 1:0 DarnallDSS 2:0 HamptonDSS 1:0 GelofteDSS 0:0 Curro These results earned the team a place in the final which they played against Curro. It was a close call and they lost the … Read more