SCHOOL NEWS - Glenwood House School recently celebrated the outstanding achievements of its boys’ and girls’ water polo teams.

The girls’ team finished in eighth position at the National Co-ed Tournament, held at Thomas More College in Durban. Despite some very narrow results, they secured three victories, including two impressive 16-4 wins against Crawford Lonehill and Reddam Umhlanga, as well as a hard-fought 7-6 victory over Reddam Bedford.

The boys’ team enjoyed an outstanding tournament, winning all six of their matches to be crowned the champions. With impressive victories over Thomas More, Sterling, Crawford Lonehill, Pearson and Woodridge, they demonstrated exceptional skill and teamwork. Their final victory over Thomas More secured the title and capped off a phenomenal tournament.

Individual achievements:

• Tournament team: Mia Gibson, Luca Whitehead, Oliver Hansson and Jake Wood

• Defender of the tournament: Luca Whitehead

• Goalkeeper of the tournament: Oliver Hansson.

Woodridge Stayers Tournament

More recently, both teams competed at the Woodridge Stayers Water Polo Tournament, where they continued to achieve excellent results.

The girls secured a fantastic third place, winning seven of their eight matches. After a strong run, they defeated Somerset College in the quarter-final before losing to Clarendon High School in the semi-final. The girls bounced back brilliantly, claiming a thrilling victory over Hudson in the third-place play-off to secure their podium place.

The boys followed their lead, achieving second place overall. Following a convincing quarter-final victory over Stirling, they secured a thrilling semi-final win against Grey PE on penalties before facing St Andrew’s College in the final.

Individual achievements:

• Tournament team: Rorke Burbanj, Jake Wood, Oliver Hansson, Méla Loubser and Rosslyn Squair

• Goalkeeper of the tournament: Oliver Hansson

• Coach of the tournament: Nathan Ward

• Spirit Award: Glenwood House School.

Glenwood House is proud of its teams and coaches, James Dodgington and Nathan Ward, for these outstanding achievements.

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