School sports revived this weekend

It was an action-packed sporting weekend as schools gathered at the Hage Geingob Stadium and the Windhoek Gymnasium Private School to battle for top places in the Namibia School Sports Union leagues.The Momentum-sponsored schools' rugby competition was the highlight of the sport activities in the capital.Some schools exited the competition, while others went on to triumph in several sport codes. The dominance of some schools in sport was evident during the competition as they swiped away other schools. Excited parents of the participating athletes packed the stands to cheer for their schools' teams. The officiating of matches was top-notch. Hockey, netball and rugby at the end of the day brought smiles to many spectators' faces. Windhoek Gymnasium ran riot in the netball league with emphatic victories over their opponents. Fans watching from home were treated to a special live coverage on Namibia Media Holdings' (NMH's) social media platforms. The games will continue next week with the Momentum Schools' League quarterfinals while the hockey league finals will be played. Rugby quarters come aliveThe level of Namibian rugby once again lived up to expectations with mouth-watering Momentum Schools' Rugby quarterfinals at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Moria (l) got the better of Tsumeb Gymnasium with a 35-31 win in the under-19 quarterfinals on Friday night. M&K Gertze under-14 defeated Windhoek Gymnasium Private School 39-24 in the under-14 (B). Dr Lemmer (ll) suffered a 22-24 defeat to Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool (II) in the under-19 (C) quarterfinals. Windhoek Gymnasium Private School beat Jan Mohr (I) 20-15 in the under-19 (C) quarterfinals. Dr Lemmer was destroyed 40-3 by Elnatan in the under-15 (B) quarterfinals. The action continued on Saturday with Grootfontein Agri College under-15 losing 0-27 to HTS in the under-15 (b). Otjiwarongo put 29 past De Duine, who only scored 19 in the under-15 (b) quarterfinals. KPS (I) efforts were rewarded as they beat Windhoek High School (lll) 42-36 in the under-19 (c) quarterfinals. PK de Villiers (I) beat Windhoek Gymnasium Private School (III) 24-19 in the under-19 (b) quarterfinals. The score between Grootfontein Agri College (l) and M&K Gertze (l) ended 21-23 in favour of Agri in the under-19 (b) quarterfinals. De Duine (I) beat Dr Lemmer (I) 37-0 in the under-19 (b) quarterfinals. Results at the Windhoek Gymnasium Private School: Grootfontein (I) 31-33 M&K Gertze (II), under 19 (D) quarterfinals. Karibib Private School (I) 30-27 Mariental Sports Academy, under 19 (D) quarterfinals. Gobabis Gymnasium (I) 1-29 Windhoek High School (IV), under 19 (D) quarterfinals. HTS (I) 65-98 Walvis Bay (II), under 19 (C) quarterfinals

School sports revived this weekend

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Namibian Sun 2025-03-06

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