Oakhill sports houses of fun

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KNYSNA NEWS - Oakhill College held its annual interhouse athletics and swimming events last month, with each occasion being delightfully colourful as learners came out in support of their teams.

On Friday 24 January, a green Oakhill Sports Campus was transformed into a collage of reds, yellows and blues as the three houses – Jubilee, Millwood and Bendigo – took to the fields to battle it out for the prestigious Winners Cup and Spirit Trophy.

The Grade 12 pupils created a fantastic atmosphere leading their houses with great energy and enthusiasm, which translated directly onto the tracks with many exciting races.

It was Jubilee's drive, however, that earned them a win with 339 points, while Bendigo followed hot on their heels at 322 points. Millwood may have ended third with 261 points, but their enthusiasm was phenomenal on the day earning them the coveted Spirit Trophy.

Photo gallery: Oakhill College's colourful inter-house

Oakhill's top athletes displayed their skills across all field and track events, with Bayley Smuts and Tristan Torrance winning the junior victrix and victor ludorum respectively. Jessica Devine and and Michael Hankins claimed the titles of senior victrix and victor ludorum.

The athletics event was preceded by the annual swimming gala on Wednesday 22 January. With record participation, this year's event saw non-stop cheering from start to finish.

The top swimmers swam with great determination and spirit for their houses, with a significant number of records broken. Top SA swimmer Aimee Canny broke an impressive three records – U17 individual medley (01.06.40), 25m butterfly (00.13.21) and 25m breaststroke (00.15.06) – while her younger brother Mark broke records in the U15 individual medley (01.10.00) and 25m backstroke (00.15.40. Sophia Trollip also broke two records – open 25m backstroke (00.16.69) and open 25m freestyle (00.13.59) – while Joshua Smith broke the boys' open 25m freestyle (00.12.47). This year's top honours went to Bendigo house, with second place going to Jubilee and third to Millwood.

This year's senior victrix and victor ludorum were awarded to Aimee Canny and Joshua Smith for the second year in a row, while the victrix and victor ludorum stayed in the Canny/Tanner family with Kate Tanner and Mark Canny taking the junior honours.

Mia Guccio, Veruschka Titus and Amie Jenner.