Stellenbosch | Franschhoek | Pniel | Kylemore Year 16 • Dinsdag 5 Augustus 2014 | Tel. 021 887 2840 Young boys’ footie skills developed Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Stellenbosch Local Football Association (LFA) hosted a foot- ball holiday programme during the July school holidays to identi- fy a squad of players for the under 15 LFA board team. The programme took place at the university’s Lentelus Football Cen- tre and the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport’s (SAS) indoor facilities. SU assisted the LFA with the execu- tion of the programme and also facili- tated a life skills programme and pro- vided expertise in the field of sport science and technology. According to Joseph Jacobs, LFA chairman, the programme aimed to implement the LFA’s vision to be the best governed and most respected lo- cal football association in southern Africa. “In so doing, it is essential that we identify, develop, nurture, equip and empower our local talent as early as possible. We know that such an ideal can only be accomplished through building mutually beneficial and sus- tainable partnerships with valuable community role players, such as SU. We are honoured and proud to have them as one of our key partners,” said Jacobs. Ashley Davids, LFA’s junior chair- man echoed Jacobs’ sentiments. “The selection of the u. 15 LFA board team should be seen as the first step towards identifying the top foot- ball talent in Stellenbosch. The idea is to expand the initiative to under 11, 13 and 17 teams in the near future.” SU football performance manager Warren Engelbrecht, says: “I am very excited by the prospect of the football talent that will be discovered and nur- tured at all age levels in future.” The selected team will participate in a number of inter-LFA friendly matches and will be prepared for a tournament which will take place in Stellenbosch later this year. Stellenbosch University’s partnership with the LFA and involvement in the holiday programme forms part of its broader football development programme, which was initially spearheaded by late rector of the university, Prof Russel Botman. Stellenbosch-sterre in kollig DANEL GILLESPIE Twee voormalige sportstudente van Boland Kollege se Stellenbosch-kam- pus het onlangs puik internasionale prestasies behaal. Veroeschka Grain het geskiedenis gemaak deur in Januarie een van 15 sewesrugbyvroue te word wat deur SARU ’n kontrak aangebied is. Hier- die kontrak is met die oog op die Olimpiese Spele in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 waar sewesrugby vir die eerste keer deel van die Olimpiese program sal uitmaak. Veroeschka het as student uitge- blink as ’n buitengewone sportvrou en was deel van die Boland Kollege-sokkerspan, hok- kiespan en lid van die WP- vrouerugbyspan. Sy is ook hierdie jaar deel van die oefengroep van 40 vroue wat vanaf 1 Augustus aan die vroue Rugby Wêreldbeker in Frankryk sal gaan deel- neem. Op Vrydagaand 25 Julie het die swemmer Trudi Maree, haar land by die Statebond Spele in Glas- gow, Skotland, verteenwoordig. Sy het in die semi-finaal van die 50 m-vryslag ’n 5de plek losgeswem en was ongelukkig om nie een van die agt plekke in die finaal te haal nie. Trudi het ook al Suid-Afrika by die Olimpiese Spele in Londen 2012 ver- teenwoordig. Veroeschka Grain hou Boland Kollege se naam hoog. Trudi Maree laat spaander in die water. Let’s Play: Nominasies is nou oop vir Eikestadnuus en SuperSport se Let’s Play Sportster van die Maand- kompetisie. Die kompetisie is slegs oop vir leerders. Meld alle prestasies vir jou nominasie asook ’n sterk motivering. Stuur benoemings vir Augustus per faks na Shawn Valentine by 021 883 9538 of per e-pos na [email protected]. Nominasies sluit op Vrydag 29 Augustus. Vir meer besonderhede bel Shawn by 021 887 2840. Die wenner van die maand word in Eikestadnuus se uitgawe van Donderdag 4 September aangekondig. Brons maal 2 vir Madré Stellen- bosch se burgemees- ter, Conrad Sidego, het Vrydagog- gend vir fietsryer Madré Cari- nus terug verwelkom by die mu- nisipaliteit waar sy haar intern- skap doen. Madré het in Spanje aan die UCI Wêreldbe- ker-kampioenskap gaan deelneem. Sy het op 25 Julie aan ’n tydtoets en op 27 Julie aan ’n fietspadwedloop deelgeneem, en in beide items brons medaljes verower. Sidego sê dat hy baie trots is op haar en haar prestasies, en veral dat sy met haar fiets uit- blink. Hy het aangevoer dat sy ’n voorbeeld vir almal op Stellenbosch is, en dat almal aange- moedig moet word om meer fiets te begin ry. “Dit is goeie oefening, maar help ook om die verkeersdruk ligter te maak.” Conrad Sidego bewonder die twee brons medaljes wat Madré in Spanje verower het.
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Stellenbosch | Franschhoek | Pniel | Kylemore
Year 16 • Dinsdag 5 Augustus 2014 | Tel. 021 887 2840
Young boys’ footie skills developedStellenbosch University (SU) andthe Stellenbosch Local FootballAssociation (LFA) hosted a foot-ball holiday programme duringthe July school holidays to identi-fy a squad of players for the under15 LFA board team.
The programme took place at theuniversity’s Lentelus Football Cen-tre and the Stellenbosch Academy ofSport’s (SAS) indoor facilities.
SUassistedtheLFAwiththeexecu-tion of the programme and also facili-tated a life skills programme and pro-vided expertise in the field of sportscience and technology.
According to Joseph Jacobs, LFAchairman, the programme aimed toimplement the LFA’s vision to be thebest governed and most respected lo-cal football association in southernAfrica.
“In so doing, it is essential that weidentify, develop, nurture, equip andempower our local talent as early as
possible. We know that such an idealcan only be accomplished throughbuildingmutuallybeneficial andsus-tainable partnerships with valuablecommunity role players, such as SU.We are honoured and proud to havethemasoneofourkeypartners,”saidJacobs.
Ashley Davids, LFA’s junior chair-man echoed Jacobs’ sentiments.
“The selection of the u. 15 LFAboard teamshouldbe seenas the firststep towards identifying the top foot-ball talent in Stellenbosch. The ideais to expand the initiative tounder11,13 and 17 teams in the near future.”
SU football performance managerWarrenEngelbrecht, says:“Iamveryexcited by the prospect of the footballtalentthatwillbediscoveredandnur-tured at all age levels in future.”
The selected team will participatein a number of inter-LFA friendlymatches and will be prepared for atournament which will take place inStellenbosch later this year.
Stellenbosch University’s partnership with the LFA and involvement in the holiday programme forms part of its broader footballdevelopment programme, which was initially spearheaded by late rector of the university, Prof Russel Botman.
Stellenboschsterre in kolligDANEL GILLESPIE
Twee voormalige sportstudente vanBolandKollege seStellenbosch-kam-pus het onlangs puik internasionaleprestasies behaal.
Veroeschka Grain het geskiedenisgemaak deur in Januarie een van 15sewesrugbyvroue te word wat deurSARU ’n kontrak aangebied is. Hier-die kontrak is met die oog op dieOlimpiese Spele in Rio de Janeiro in2016 waar sewesrugby vir die eerstekeer deel van die Olimpiese programsal uitmaak.
Veroeschka het as student uitge-blink as ’n buitengewone sportvrou
enwasdeelvandieBolandKollege-sokkerspan, hok-kiespan en lid van die WP-vrouerugbyspan.
Sy is ook hierdie jaardeel van die oefengroepvan 40 vroue wat vanaf 1Augustus aan die vroueRugby Wêreldbeker inFrankryk sal gaan deel-neem.
Op Vrydagaand 25 Juliehet die swemmer Trudi Maree, haarland by die Statebond Spele in Glas-gow, Skotland, verteenwoordig.
Sy het in die semi-finaal van die50 m-vryslag ’n 5de plek losgeswem
en was ongelukkig om nie een vandieagtplekkeindie finaal tehaalnie.
Trudi het ook al Suid-Afrika by dieOlimpiese Spele in Londen 2012 ver-teenwoordig.
Veroeschka Grain houBoland Kollege se naamhoog.
Trudi Maree laat spaander in die water.
Let’s Play: Nominasies is nou oop vir Eikestadnuusen SuperSport se Let’s Play Sportster van die Maand-kompetisie. Die kompetisie is slegs oop vir leerders.Meld alle prestasies vir jou nominasie asook ’n sterkmotivering. Stuur benoemings vir Augustus per faksna Shawn Valentine by 021 883 9538 of per e-posna [email protected]. Nominasies sluitop Vrydag 29 Augustus. Vir meer besonderhede belShawn by 021 887 2840. Die wenner van die maandword in Eikestadnuus se uitgawe van Donderdag 4September aangekondig.
Brons maal 2 vir MadréStellen-bosch seburgemees-ter, ConradSidego, hetVrydagog-gend virfietsryerMadré Cari-nus terugverwelkomby die mu-nisipaliteitwaar syhaarintern-skap doen.
Madré het in Spanje aan die UCI Wêreldbe-ker-kampioenskap gaan deelneem.
Sy het op 25 Julie aan ’n tydtoets en op 27Julie aan ’n fietspadwedloop deelgeneem, enin beide items brons medaljes verower.
Sidego sê dat hy baie trots is op haar en haarprestasies, en veral dat sy met haar fiets uit-blink. Hy het aangevoer dat sy ’n voorbeeld viralmal op Stellenbosch is, en dat almal aange-moedig moet word om meer fiets te begin ry.“Dit is goeie oefening, maar help ook om dieverkeersdruk ligter te maak.”
Conrad Sidego bewonder die tweebrons medaljes wat Madré in Spanjeverower het.
Stellenbosch | Franschhoek | Pniel | Kylemore
Year 16 • Dinsdag 1 April 2014 | Tel. 021 887 2840
Countdown to Rio begins atNedbank champs in S’boschWith the Rio Summer Paralym-pics only two years away, thesearch for the next batch of starsto fly South Africa’s flag intensi-fies in Stellenbosch this weekwith the staging of the NedbankNational Championships for thePhysicallyDisabled,presentedbySASAPD.
The championships, hosted by theSouthAfricanSportsAssociation forPhysicallyDisabled,havebeenaper-manent fixture on the South Africansporting calendar and almost all ofthe country’s top disabled stars have
made their mark here before goingon to international glory.
“We’ve supported this event for 23years as it underlines what ourbrand stands for, which is enablingachievement,” said Thulani Sibeko,Nedbank’s group executive for mar-keting, communications and corpo-rate affairs.
“The Nedbank champs are a won-derfulplatformtoallowdisabledpeo-ple to compete at the highest levelpossible.”
World F37/F38 javelin championReinhardt Hamman, one of the par-ticipatingstars, believes thechampi-
onships are vital to his preparationsfor major international competi-tions. With few meetings on the disa-bled sports calendar the Nedbankchamps are the testing ground forathletes to measure themselves andtheir performances against those oftheir peers.
In all eight disciplines – athletics,swimming, cycling, football, goal-ball, judo, powerlifting and Boccia(similar to bowls) – will be staged invenues around Stellenbosch andneighbouring Somerset West fromMonday March 31 to WednesdayApril 2.
The Western Cape team gets ready to enter the Stellenbosch Town Hall during the opening ceremony hosted on Sunday night.Teams from all over the country are currently in Stellenbosch to compete in the Nedbank Champs. PHOTO: ELBÉ VAN HEERDEN
Powerlifting was held at Akedemia, on the corner of Bosman and Banhoek Street, yesterdayduring the Nedbank National Championships for the Physically Disabled. It lasted from 08:00to 13:00. These Paralympic Powerlifters, who participated, will be participating and competein the Powerlifting Championships in Dubai from 5 to 10 April. From left are Johannes Matthyssen,Chantel Stierman and Ricardo Fitzpatrick. Behind them is the proud coach.
Sport in kortNetbal
Verskeie Maties-klubspelers is indie Boland o. 19- en o. 21-netbalspan-ne opgeneem. Charmaine Baard,Claudia Rhoode, Kayla Kraft, JoPrins, Sasha-Lee Petersen, AbelineOlivier en Megan Gossmann is in dieo. 19-span opgeneem, en Freda Kempas afrigter aangestel. Melandi Preto-rius, Stefanie Burger, Gerda Jan-tjies, Jaydi-Leigh Meyer, NikaBrink, Akile Khoza, Carla Swart enCarina Troost is in die o. 21-span op-geneem.
CricketMaties I won the Boland 50-overs
league last Saturday with threerounds still to go, and therefore qual-ified for the National Club Champi-onship for the third consecutiveyear.
RugbyEvergreens Vlottenburg RFC het
verlede naweek hul eerste liga-wed-stryd vir 2014 verloor teen Super-stars van Paarl 13 -15.
Hullehou ’n funksieopDonderdag17 April by Club Boulevard. Dit is ’ndans met die doel om fondse in te sa-mel. Kostes is R30 by die deur en ver-voer kos R25.
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