DHS Swimming Champs 2023

What a day this was with over 130 competitors in 32 degrees heat.  Great to have a good number of competitors this year.  Well done to everyone that took part.  Congratulations to our 2023 Champions.

10 year old Boys
1st - Oscar Le Compte
Runner-up - Ben Morten

10 year old Girls
1st = Charlotte Roberts and Briar Bell

11 year old Boys

1st - Ben Molloy
2nd - Mason Jessop

12 year old Boys
1st - Sonny Bill McAndrew
2nd - Bentley Todd

12 year old Girls
1st Saige McNae
2nd Izzy James

U14 Junior Boys
1st Dustin Rowlands
2nd Luka Ruddenklau

U14 Junior Girls
1st Poppy Molloy
2nd Tessa Dalley

U16 Intermediate Boys
1st - Lukas Anson
2nd Barnaby Maude

U16 Intermediate Girls
1st Jade Henshaw
2nd Kimberly Harris

O16 Senior Boys
1st - Mason Thompson
2nd = Jared MacDonald/Oscar Stevenson

O16 Senior Girls
1st Charlise Miller
2nd Katy Newbigging

RECORDS Broken

Year 12 Boys - 25m Freestyle - Sonny Bill McAndrew, 14.88s from J Barton, 15.12s in 2007

U16 Intermediate Girls - 50m Butterfly - Jade Henshaw, 32.84s from C Newbigging, 33.88s, 2019

U16 Intermediate Girls - 50m Freestyle - Jade Henshaw, 30.56s from C Newbigging, 30.94s - 2020

Girls Cricket Coaching

Liam Ffoulkes from Canterbury Country Cricket delivered four sessions to 34 of our year 7 and 8 girls.  This was a mixture of fun drills and fast paced games, working on having fun with friends and being active.

Roll on Term 4, where we look forward to the Cricket Cup and Shield Games for our Juniors.

Canterbury Interschools Showjumping and Showhunter Championships 2023

The Darfield High School Show Jumpers show off their skills yet again in the pouring rain.

Darfield High School entered two teams into the South Island Secondary School's Show Jumping competition this year. Our students rode in tough conditions - pouring rain and freezing winds - but worked hard to get their horses safely around a slippery course

Darfield Maroon - Jade Wills (105), Alissa Slaven (95), Riley Slaven (85) and Emily Smith (85) - made a great effort coming 2nd overall.

Darfield Blue - Cru Walker-Neil (105), Shiloh Bailey (95), Mele Bonner-Vaitaki (85) and Angel Hulston (85) - also worked well in the challenging conditions managing to come away with 11th overall.