Stabilis December 2017 STABILIS December 2017

s sTaBILIS Fond memories made on tour to Belgium and the Netherlands The highly anticipated hockey tour of the Netherlands and Belgium has come and gone. The Grey boys had a splendid time and learnt a few valuable life lessons. The tour lasted 11 days - from the 28th of September to the 9th of October. When asked to comment on the favourite place or city visited by the touring squad, Trevor de Lora, first team hockey player, said, “Definitely Utrecht. We stayed at Stay OK, which was right in the heart of the city. We were able to have the full Netherlands experience - traveling with bicycles, buses, trams and taxis.” One of their fondest memories of the tour was when they fell asleep at the airport in Abu-Dhabi and nearly missed their boarding time, which was ten past nine. Mr Marcel Cronjé, one of the teachers accompanying the tour, was laughing while he was taking photos of the sleeping squad members at twenty past nine. Everyone had to move quickly after that to catch the plane. Trevor says, “The tour was certainly worth every cent. We learnt many valuable life lessons and got to experience life from a different perspective. We also got to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds. All while playing the sport we love, hockey.” According to Trevor, most boys regarded the Dönner kebab, which cost €3,00, as probably the best meal of the tour. The majority of the squad members regarded it as a delicious, affordable and tasty meal. It quickly became their go-to meal. Trevor regarded the tour as a special occasion, saying. “I think learning from the players overseas and experiencing their brand of hockey exposed us to many things that we were unfamiliar with.” - JACQUES LOTRIET STABILIS Grey College Secondary December 2017 Prestasies by Grey-toernooi bevestig tennis se gehalte Vier spelers word aangewys as beste in posisie cAleNdeR 2018 FIRST TERM 10-14 January Grey /18 Cricket Festival Grey College 18-21 January Port Rex Water polo Tournament East London 19-20 January Cricket: St Stithians Bloemfontein 22 January Athletics: Grey Championship Bloemfontein 24 January Swimming: Grey Gala Gustav Fichardt Pool 25-27 January Water polo: Grey /18 ITEC Bloemfontein 26-27 January Athletics: Zone 1 Meet Bloemfontein 26-27 January Golf: Grey Championship Bloemfontein 26-27 January Cricket: King Edward VII Bloemfontein 28 January Cricket: St Johns College Bloemfontein 2-3 February Athletics: Affies Meet Pretoria 2-3 February Swimming: Affies Gala Pretoria Philip Henning is aangewys as die beste nommer 1-gekeurde speler. Die Grey Tennistoernooi, nou amptelik een van die belangrikste skole- tennistoernooie in die land, is van 19 tot 22 Oktober aangebied. Grey het hierdie toernooi gewen. Philip Henning is aangewys as die beste nommer een-gekeurde-speler, Joubert Klopper as die beste nommer twee- speler, Matthew Nel die beste nommer vyf -speler en Milan Theron as die beste nommer ses-speler. Grey is tans die beste tennisskool in Suid-Afrika. Mnr Naresh Manabeer is sedert 2005 die hoof van Tennis by Grey. Mnr Manabeer sê: “Grey Kollege is bekend vir spanwerk en sonder dit kan Grey nie die hoogtes bereik wat ons tans geniet nie.” Gustav Fichardt is die afrigter van die eerstespan. Sy harde werk, onder- Good preparation leads to improved performances This year an amazing soccer tournament took place during the October holidays. The under 19 Nedbank Cup [SporTs] soccer tournament was hosted again by Grey College. Many of the top schools took part in this soccer tournament, representing the whole country, Kananelo Jama in action for the first team. Photo: Eduard Büchner including Jeppe, Benoni High, Parktown High and of course our very own Grey College. This year the Nedbank under 19 team proved to be very young, with the incorporation of players from the under 15 side, allowing them to get some good experience for their own leagues. Although the team was so young this year, the team seems to have shown great improvement since last year, improving their ranking by a whopping 3 places bringing them from the 18th position all the way up to the 15th position, which is an outstanding jump. The team was coached by Mr Nicholas Koupis, who had prepared the Grey boys very well for the tournament. They might have had intense training and long hours spent on practice, but in the end, it all paid off with excellent results. Their opponents were obviously very well trained as well, as the Grey College team had to endure and put in a lot of effort as well as Grey guts to finish in the position they managed to achieve. Even though they did not manage to bring the trophy home, they still managed to make Grey College very proud. With continued hard work and proper preparation, the team will experience further improvement. They can look forward to a bright future. - DANIEL EDWARDS Foto: Verskaf vinding en toewyding lewer ook 'n groot bydrae tot die sukses van die span. Die spelers verkies om vir hul skool deel te neem tydens belangrike toernooie, in plaas daarvan om deel te neem aan internasionale toernooie wat daarmee oorvleuel. Dit verseker dat die skool in staat is om te presteer en die beste tennisskool in die land kan bly. - GUSTAV PIETERSE 2-3 February Cricket: Grey High (PE) 8-10 February Swimming: Westville Gala Durban 8-10 February Squash: St Andrews Tournament Bloemfontein 11 February Swimming: Midmar Mile Howick 11

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