SPORTING ACTIVITIES

ARCHERY

Seven of our archers participated in the annual regional Africa Genesis Archery Federation tournament held in Walvis Bay, Namibia, during August school break. Musa Kurenzvi, Matthew Gratwicke and Vusomuzi Mlambo and were in the ZW National Junior team, winning a bronze medal in the 3D team event. They placed 12th, 28th and 25th, respectively, in the boys; BE individual ranking.

Riaan Bezuidenhout, Christiano Uriri, Garth Walraven, and Kaden Hahn were on the ZW Development team, winning silver in the BE and Bronze in the 3D team events. They placed 14th, 20th, 10th, and 15th, respectively, in the boys’ BE individual ranking. Musa Kurenzvi acquitted himself very commendably as captain of the touring teams.

ATHLETICS

Congratulations to Ethan Hinds who won a silver medal for discus at Cosasa Athletics competition held in Bulawayo with a throw of 44,6m. Ethan competed in the U17 age group.

BASKETBALL – Played Friday, 13th September

PLAYED 8 | WON 5 | DREW 1 | LOST 2

  • U14A: Drew 16 – 16
  • U14B: Won 8 – 7
  • U14C: Won 3 – 2
  • U15A: Won 21 – 4
  • U15B: Won 17 – 11
  • U15C: Lost 10 – 2
  • 2nd Team: Lost 14 – 13
  • 1st Team: Won 28 – 26

CRICKET

1st XI Cricket – St Johns T20 tournament

PLAYED 4 | WON 1 | LOST 3

Vs. Hellenic

  • HIA 138/8 (Tafadzwa Kashaya 4/22; Ryan Moyo 3/17)
  • PHB 142/2 (Tyler Chapman 59)
  • Peterhouse won by 8 wickets

Vs. Wise Owl

  • WO 144 all out (Tafadzwa Kashaya 4/24)
  • PHB 98 all out
  • Peterhouse lost by 46 runs

Vs. Kearsney (RSA)

  • PHB 106/7
  • KC 107/9 (Kohl Eksteen 3/34)
  • Peterhouse lost by 1 wicket
  • 7/8th playoff

Vs. CBC

  • PHB 114 all out
  • CBC 118/3
  • Peterhouse lost by 7 wickets

Tafadzwa Kashaya was the second-best bowler in the tournament, taking ten wickets
Peterhouse finished 8th out of 12 schools

Vs. St Johns – Played Saturday 14th September
PLAYED 4 | WON 2 | LOST 2

U15A – 50 over game

  • PHB 185 all out (James Hove 60)
  • St John’s 186 for 1
  •  Peterhouse lost by 9 wickets

U15B – T20

  • St John’s 80/10 (Tawonashe Nyamasoka 4 wickets)
  • Peterhouse 80/2 (Tinotenda Sithole 45 not out)
  • Peterhouse won by 8 wickets

U14A – 50 over game

  • St John’s 301/8 (Simbarashe Paradza 3/18)
  • PHB 168 all out
  • Peterhouse lost by 133 runs

U14B – 30 over game

  • PHB 135 all out (William Franklin 61)
  • St John’s 95 all out
  •  Peterhouse won by 40 runs

SWIMMING

Results of the first gala held at Peterhouse Boys on Saturday

  • 1st Place: Peterhouse: 183 points
  • 2nd Place: St John’s: 181 points
  • 3rd Place: Hellenic: 169 points
  • 4th Place: St George’s: 105 points
  • 5th Place Eaglesvale: 76 points
  • 6th Place: Prince Edward: 44 points

ROWING – Sunday 15th September

Live and Learn Regatta

It was a very windy day out at Mazowe on Sunday and the start of the new rowing season. The team managed to gain 6 first place positions across various race categories. The successful rowers were David Weller, John Saravoyi, Alex Meikle, Jason Moulder, Tyler Moss and Max Annandale.

TABLE TENNIS

Vs. Heritage
First team won 2 – 1 in a tightly contested fixture.

TENNIS – 19th-22nd August

SUN CITY TENNIS TOUR 2024

Two teams travelled to Sun City in South Africa.
Results were as follows;
Peterhouse A comprising Joel Mandingaisa, Kundai Dzwairo, David Harper, Nathan Harper, Mthandazo Khupe and Eric Berejena

Group Stages

  • Vs. Jeppe Boys: Won 6 – 3
  • Vs. Somerset College: Lost 1 – 8
  • St George’s: Won 6 – 3

Semi Final

  • Vs. De La Salle: Lost 1 – 5
  • 3/4th play off
  • Vs. Bishops: Lost 3 – 5

Final Position PHB A finished 4th out of 8 teams.

Peterhouse B team was a developmental team. The team comprised of Tinotenda Chimberengwa, Callum Scott-Elliot, Immanuel Kusena, Luke Dabbs, Tavonga Vhiya, Mufudzindishe Kamusasa

Group Stages

  • Vs. Bishops: Lost 0 – 9
  • Vs. Uplands: Lost 3 – 6
  • Vs. De La Salle: Lost 1 – 8
  • 5 – 8th play off
  • Vs. St George’s: Lost 1 – 8
  • 7/8th play off
  • Vs. Jeppe Boys: Lost 3 – 6

Final Position PHB B finished 8th out of 8 teams.

Vs. St George’s College: Played Friday 13th September
PLAYED 3 | WON 2 | LOST 1

  • 1ST Team: Lost 5 – 7
  • U15: Won 9 – 3
  • U14: Won 8 – 4

VOLLEYBALL – Played Friday 13th September

Peterhouse hosted St George’s and Kutama for games of Volleyball.
PLAYED 8 | WON 2 | LOST 6

  • U14: played 2 and lost 2
  • U15: played 2, won one and lost one
  • 2ND Team: played 2, won one and lost 1
  • 1st Team: played 2 and lost 2

ATS Championships- Saturday 14th September at St John’s College

Group stages

1st Team: played 3, won 1 and lost 2

Semi Finals

  • Lost to St George’s
  • 3rd/4th play off
  • Lost to CBC

WATERPOLO

This past weekend Peterhouse 1st team water polo team took part in the Grant Tilley tournament hosted by St John’s College and the results were as follows;

PLAYED 5 | WON 1 | LOST 4

  • Vs. George’s: Won 15 – 4
  • Vs. Falcon: Lost 7 – 6
  • Vs. Hellenic: Lost 15 – 8
  • Vs. St John’s: Lost 14 – 7
  • Vs. CBC: Lost 23 – 7

In the 5/6th play offs against St George’s, Peterhouse came back from 10 – 3 down to win 14 – 13. Outstanding players for Peterhouse were Jack Bicknell & Bryce Van der Westhuizen.

Results of the junior teams’ matches played on Friday

U14

  • Vs. St George’s: Won 9 – 2
  • Vs. St John’s: Lost 6 – 8

U15

  • Vs. St George’s: Won 9 – 7
  • Vs. St John’s: Lost 5 – 8

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

INTERACT

On September 3rd, the Interact Club donated $3500.00 to the Rotary Club of Marondera for the project of renovating Ida Wekwako Old People’s Home. The club thanks PHB and PHG for supporting Interact fundraising programmes, which enable initiatives such as this.

ST JOHN’S MODEL UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE

From the 12th-14th of September, 24 delegates from PHB and PHG attended the St John’s MUN conference. The conference theme was “Empowering and Encouraging the Youth to Facilitate Change in Our Society”. Under this theme, delegates engaged in stimulating debates on pressing global issues such as;

(i) Measures to reduce the use of minors in terrorism and war

(ii) Creating a new framework for the ethical participation of transgender athletes in the Olympics

(iii) Promoting mental health awareness and education in schools and youth institutions.

The closing ceremony was graced by Kirsty Coventry, a five-time Olympian who is currently the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Recreation. She emphasised the conference’s value and importance in preparing students for humanitarian work.

POTRAZ ICT Innovation Expo

Adrain Mudekunye and Ethan Hinds were among the forty selected applicants from a pool of over 1,000 contenders, as noted by POTRAZ. They showcased their STEM project to a panel of ten industry experts who served as adjudicators. After three days of presentations to various panels, they achieved first place in this national event, open to participants of all age groups.

Notably, Adrain and Ethan, just 15 years old, stood out in a competitive field that included postgraduate students and seasoned research professionals. Their remarkable achievement at one of Zimbabwe’s premier innovation expos is commendable. Their project, titled Activate Authenticity, is a startup focused on addressing the rising issue of AI-generated misinformation. This cutting-edge software not only combats misinformation but also features the capability to translate sign language into text, effectively bridging communication gaps and promoting inclusivity.

As winners, Ethan and Adrian received a prize of $5,000, which they will reinvest in patenting their project and enhancing it for market readiness.

CHESS

Ethan Hinds also won a Bronze medal at the Durban Chess Club Classical over the holidays.