Week full of highlights at Interhigh

The annual interhigh between Windhoek High School and this year’s hosts Windhoek Gymnasium is underway and will be a source of quality entertainment in a host of different sports events.

A highlight on today’s programme will be the Old Scholars cricket match that will feature some truly world-class players on both sides, who were in action for the Richelieu Eagles at the two previous editions of the T20 World Cup and will take on the best on the planet again soon at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in June in West Indies.

The two cricket teams, strictly selected from old scholars:

Windhoek Gymnasium Old Boys: Michau du Preez (captain), Bester Ferreira, JW Visagie, Dewald le Grange, Eben van Wyk, Francois Botes, Izanco van Niekerk, Tiaan Snyman, Simon Celliers, Sylvester Murangi, Lu-Hendro de Waal.

WHS Old Boys: Nicolaas Scholtz (captain), Gerhard Erasmus, Malan Kruger, Wilhelm Schultz, Handre Klazinga, Tiaan Louw, Schalk Willem Pienaar, JJ Smit, Stefan Short, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Geo Haasbroek, Collin Schoombe.

Tuesday’s programme got underway with the traditional group photo of the sports captains, principals and mascots of both schools, before the official opening and welcoming in the school hall. An art exhibition, choir and a capella singing, debating, quiz competition, public speaking, poetry and drama also formed part of yesterday’s competition programme.

The upcoming schedule:



Wednesday

14:30 Triathlon (at Gymnasium campus) / Squash (at Wanderers) / Cricket under 15s (at United field) / Tennis (at SKW).

18:00 Cricket Old Scholars (at United field).



Thursday

14:00 Chess (classroom 10E)

14:30 Archery (next to Gymnasium hockey astro)

14:30 Cricket U19 (at United)

17:00 Netball, WHS teachers v WHS Gr 12 (Gym netball courts)

18:00 Netball, Gym teachers vs Gym Gr 12 (Gym netball courts)

17:00 Hockey, Gym teachers vs Gym Gr 12 (Gym hockey astro)

18:00 Hockey, WHS teachers vs WHS Gr 12 (Gym hockey astro)



Friday

08:00 BIG BRAG (Gym rugby field)

14:30 Soccer U15 Boys (Gym rugby field)

15:30 Soccer U17 Boys (Gym rugby field)

17:00 Soccer U19 Boys (Gym rugby field)

12:00 Hockey Girls 4th teams (Gym Astro)

12:50 Hockey Girls 3rd teams (Gym Astro)

13:50 Hockey Boys 3rd teams (Gym Astro)

14:50 Hockey Girls 2nd teams (Gym Astro)

16:00 Hockey Boys 2nd teams (Gym Astro)

17:10 Old Scholars Men’s Hockey (Gym Astro)

18:30 Hockey Girls 1st teams (Gym Astro)

20:00 Hockey Boys 1st teams (Gym Astro)

18:15 Netball Old Scholars (Gym netball courts)



Saturday

Netball (Gym Netball Courts)

08:00 U14A (Court A) / U15C (Court D) / U14C (Court B)

08:45 U19B (Court A) / U14B (Court D)

09:40 U15A (Court A) / U15B (Court D)

10:30 U17A (Court A) / U17B (Court D)

11:30 U19A (Court A)

09:00 Basketball Girls (at United)

10:15 Basketball U16 Boys (at United)

11:30 Basketball U19 Boys (at United)

Rugby (Gym rugby field): 09:00 U14B / 10:15 U15B / 11:30 U14A / 12:45 U15A / 14:00 3rd teams / 15:30 2nd Teams / 17:00 Cheerleaders and opening ceremony / 18:00 1st Teams.