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Khutso & Makoma

2. 8.

Championships

5 & 6.

SLC Awards

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Cucina Montina

Die skoonhede op dié foto is mededingers om vanjaar

se Mej Vossie-titel, terwyl die dorings tussen die rose hul oog op die Mnr Vossie-titel gevestig het.

“I didn’t start it, it wasn’t my fault and if this were America, I would sue.”

This is how the Californian rebel, Poppy, defends herself when she is accused of setting her British board-ing school on � re in the hilarious comedy Wild Child.

After watching Wild Child, I devel-oped an intense desire to become an exchange student — yearned for the adventure of being the new guy in a new country with a new language. I started working towards my goal and in that time, unbeknown to me, Tuuli Valkama was chosen to visit South Africa for six weeks. She spent three of them at Merensky and we got to know her as a free-spirited and open-

hearted girl — she even did Moo Poo with us!

As we sat over a packet of marsh-mallows, I became nosy, but she answered gracefully — like a true European... K: How did you react when you heard that Rotary was sending you to SA? T: The � rst reaction was: “There’s snakes! I Googled South African snakes that night and was horri� ed, but now I know that they hibernate in winter, so I’m okay. K: The mosquitos in summer are worse. What was your � rst impres-sion of South Africans? How has that perception changed? T: When my host family came to fetch me at the airport, I noticed that they were friendly and polite. That � rst impression hasn’t changed. K: How much did you know about our country before you came? Pray tell. T: I knew about apartheid and crime, but I also knew about the cultural and wild-life diversity. K: What would you say is the big-gest di� erence between South Af-rican teens and Finnish teens? T: Hmmm...Well, teenagers in Finland don’t really go to church — it’s an old people thing. Here youngsters are more religious and aren’t afraid to show it. I like that! K: Hallelujah! The � ve Afrikaans words that you hear the most?

T: Mooi — it means Hi in Finnish. Lek-ker? Baie. Ek! Dankie — you say that a lot; Finnish people should give thanks more often. K: What did you enjoy the most during your visit. And why? T: On my � rst day we did the canopy tours here in Tzaneen. I’m afraid of heights, but somehow, I had the courage to do it and I’m very happy about that! On holiday (near Mosselbaai) with my host family, we walked on the beach and saw two seals. That was supercool. The sunset. We went to the Kruger once and I loved it! It was a dream come true. We came close to two leopards and saw two impalas that the leopards had dragged into the trees.K: Who is the most interesting per-son you’ve met in SA? T: A security guard from a local grocery store. He guaranteed me that SA has good security guards and that he’d take care of me. I smiled for the rest of the day... K: Which South African delicacy could you eat once a day for the rest of your life? T: Biltong and koeksisters. And fresh fruit — they aren’t always available in Finland. K: Name one Finnish activity that every African múst experience. T: Ice hole swimming! You make a hole in the ice and go in. Rolling in the snow with a friend — someone who’ll scream with you and complain about the cold, but still make you do it again. K: Brrrr! What have you discovered

about yourself during your visit? T: I’ve learnt to be more open to new things: I overcame my fear of height, tasted biltong — it sounded gross — and did Moo Poo! K: The most important colour in the world... T: Red for love. K:Write I love Merensky in Finnish, please. T: Minä rakastan Merenskyä! K: The best thing about Tzaneen? T: The security guards — I’m feeling very safe. The Finnish beauty � ew back home recently. During her stay, she was hosted by Tzaneen’s renowned chief librarian Christine Nel. Nel’s daughter, Katrien, will be hosted by Tuuli’s family (in Finland) dur-ing the December holidays. Merry Christmas, Katrien!

There are very few things that separate the “ins” from the “outs”. The “ins” are those who inherit popularity and those that are just social butter� ies. The “outs” are those who walk in the shadows and imagine what it’s like to be on the inside, even just for a day.

It’s not that di� cult to be one of the “populars” but it comes at a cost. Almost anyone can do it if they are willing to be a clone of someone on the inside. Most of the time it’s as easy as rocking up at the hottest party, with free drinks for everyone, and you’re in.

A couple of months later you’re no longer the sweet, pretty girl at a cou-ple of parties, you’re the

life of the party at every single get together. This is what we see in almost every single movie. The ugly duckling turns into the socialite and gets the guy. THE END.

They don’t often show us what happens after the champagne showers and hangovers. We don’t see the part where the pretty girl’s life starts to revolve around the parties. They never tell us about when she becomes addicted to the feeling of being loved by everyone and would do everything to keep it. Before she knows it, she’s the poster girl for drugs and arrives drunk and passes out before the party has even started.

Suddenly she’s a no-body. The friends are gone and no one sees her prettiness anymore... It’s not the perfect movie ending. It’s real life. You

can’t live a fast and crazy life and expect to have a bright future, because you’ll change before you get there.

Don’t let society fool you; know who you are right now and what you stand for. There is a time and place for everything and the aim is not to lose yourself along the way. Why would you want to � t in when you were born to stand out?

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Springis in the

TEN Small things you can do to help the environment:

• Turn off all the lights when you leave a room.• Pick up litter that you see in your neighborhood.• Ride your bike or walk, whenever you can, rather than go in a car.• Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.• Use both sides of a piece of paper when drawing or writing (you could also use scrap paper).• Recycle: Paper, plastic, glass, cans and other metals. You could also create a compost heap in your garden.• Repair, re-use or repurpose things that you have already, rather than just replacing them and creating more waste.• Create a wildlife habitat by building a birdhouse for your garden.• Unplug! Any electronic gadget you can turn on with a remote (TV, DVD player, Nintendo, Xbox) uses power even when it is “off .” Appliances with a digital clock (like a coff ee maker) or a power adapter (like a laptop computer) also suck power like a sneaky vampire.• Plant a tree!

Environmental Calendar for Sept.

1 Spring Day

1-7 National Arbour week

10-15 National Cleanup Week

14 National Recycling Day

15-16 Clean up the World Weekend

16 International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer

18 World Water Monitoring Day

21 World Gratitude Day

21 International Day of Peace

24 National Braai Day

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From the outside looking ‘in’

Made in Merensky

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Pupils from all over Lim-popo attended the Na-tional Science Week at the University of Limpopo. The Grade 12’s start writ-ing their preliminary exams this month and Shelley Milstein of Eco-Schools WESSA noted some serious concerns af-ter running biology work-shops with them. Most pupils are lacking foun-dational knowledge. She suggested the following:

Summarise your notes and work in groups to teach each other. Don’t sit and just memorise your notes.

Try to � nd as many old exam papers as possi-ble. Find old textbooks and compare what each book is saying and stress-ing. Despite curriculum changes, science know-ledge and skills stay sci-ence knowledge and skills.

Language — science language — is as impor-tant as the facts. It will not matter if your head is full of knowledge but you cannot understand the question or what the ter-minology or words mean.

On a brighter note, over 300 pupils used the mi-croscopes donated by the Microscope Society of South Africa Trust.

This was the � rst time that any of the pupils looked at their own body cells under a microscope. Firstly they scraped the inside of their mouths and put cells on a micro-scope slide. They stained the cells and made a pre-pared slide. The prepared slide was put under the microscope. The Trust has provided a camera which allows the image to be projected onto a screen. Pupils then drew and la-belled their own cells.

Nicolene Ras, ‘n gr 5-leerling van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof, is aangewys as eerste prinses in die ouderdoms-groep 9-11 jaar, asook Mej Fotog-enies by die onlangse expo in Tza-neen.

Kyle Shulman van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof is ‘n ywerige hoender-boer. Sy het by die onlangse expo in Tzaneen agt van haar hoenders in-geskryf en met vier eerste en twee tweede plekke ander hoenderboere die loef afgesteek.

Die Bybelvasvraspan van die Laerskool Tzaneen het hul Bybelkennis tydens die Super 12-kompetisie ge-toets en as wenners uitgetree. Hier is me Erika Fou-ché, Cilmie Geyer, Lize Craff ord, Marlu McClean en Ndavi Nokeri.

Die toptien presteerders in gr 4 van die Laerskool Tza-neen vir die tweede termyn is onlangs aangewys. Voor sit Endriku Gerber, Doné Aucamp, Christene Kruger, Zonica van Niekerk en Rinus Jacobs. Agter is Lia Revelas, Chrystal Kirstein, Lané Prinsloo, en Jana Oberholzer.

Are the Grade 12’s ready?

Die Laerskool Tzaneen se toptien gr 5-leerlinge vir die tweede termyn is (voor) Thylene Rossouw, Juan-Jacques Moller, Elmé Génis, Juwairiyyah Khan en Christiaan Smit. Agter is Jenelle de Jonge, Zanel Steenkamp, LT de Jager, WC Kriel en Anke Minnaar. James Vorster was afwesig.

Die gr 6-leerlinge van die Laerskool Tzaneen wat as die toptien vir die tweede termyn aangewys is, is (voor) Cilmie Geyer, Suné Minnaar, Anemé Jacobs, Lumé Jacobs en Anya Robinson. Agter is Barri Gerber, Chris-tian Schmidt, Wilco Janse van Rensburg, Lerato Hutamo en Carmi Venter.

Die toptien slimkoppe in gr 7 van die Laerskool Tzaneen vir die tweede termyn is onlangs aangewys. Voor sit Lize Craff ord, Marlu McLean, Ndavi Nokeri, Verena van Heerden en Gerhard Bezuidenhout. Agter is Sumari du Plessis, Emje De-Nysscen, Elzette van Dyk, Gideon Ser-fontein en Adriaan Roets.

Laerskool Tzaneen: Toptien

Laerskool Tzaneen: Bybelvasvraspan

Talitta Smit, ‘n graad 10-leerling van die Hoër-skool Ben Vorster, het aan die nasionale ATKV-redenaarskompetisie by Buff elspoort naby Rusten-burg deelgeneem. Slegs onvoorbereide toesprake is gelewer, na drie ure se voorbereidingstyd. Bronne is verskaf.

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Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se jaarlikse revue — vanjaar onder die titel Rockin’ all over for 50 years — is onlangs aangebied en was andermaal ‘n groot sukses.

Aangesien die skool vanjaar ‘n halfeeu vier, is die teks en mu-siekvermenging daarop gerig om die geskiedenis van die skool en musieklegendes te vereer.

Die hoofkarakters het die ge-hoor op ’n reis van die sestiger-

jare tot die hede geneem. Musiek van vyftig jaar gelede

soos vertolk deur die Beatles, Elvis, Queen, Elton John, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, U2, Mango Groove, Elvis Blue, Miranda Lam-bert en vele meer is gebruik.

Die program het bestaan uit sangsolo’s, instrumente soos ki-tare en tromme is ingespan en groepdanse en duette is aange-bied.

Foto’s: Anel Griesel

Die Vossies se toptien-presteerders in gr 9 is aangewys. Voor is Rendo Booyens (87,4%), Henk Blignaut (88,5%), Coenraad Preis (86,7%) en Mmadikhole Lesailane (90,3%). Agter is Laborious Bopape (88,7%), Anien Adendorff (89,9%), Tiaan Vorster (90,2%), Jara Kruger (87%) en Zonica Lombard (89,3%). Afwesig: Chandré Louw (87%).

Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster se toptien-presteerders (aka-demies) in gr 8 is aangewys. Voor is Leandri Botha (87%), Marli Burger(87,4%), Jacques van Dyk (89,2%), Johannes Jacobs (86,7%), Nadia-Ann Paulse (87,2%). Agter staan Carmen Botha (87,9%), Lane Roos (88,9%), Duan Schoe-man (87,2%),Ruben Jordaan (86,3%) en Camilla Phakula (87,2%). Modjadji Maake (86,3%) was afesig toe die foto geneem is.

Dit was ’n skouspel vir die oog en oor

Vossies: Graad 9 se toptien-presteerders Vossies: Graad 8 se toptien-presteerders

Vossies open nuwe spogrestaurant

Me Adele du Plessis, wat hotel en spyseniering as vak by die Hoërskool Ben Vorster aanbied, was die gas-vrou toe die skool se opgeknapte restaurant, Cucina Montina, geopen is. Die matriekklas het hul eindek-samen in die vak hiermee ook af-gelê en ’n groepie uitsoekgaste het die leerlinge se disse geniet.

Mnr Chris Denysschen, die waarnemende hoof van die Ben Vorster, en me Melony Grobler, die kringbestuurder van die departe-ment van onderwys, het Cucina Montina met ’n lintknipseremonie amptelik geopen.

Daleen Joubert en Janine Pienaar is twee van die leerlinge van die Ben Vorster wat tydens die opening van die restaurant hul eindeksamen in hotel en spyseniering afgelê het. Links onder is ‘n hoekie in die spogrestaurant.

As part of the Merensky Culture Week, a male and female teacher are chosen and awarded the title of Mr Bosvark and Ms Loerie. These teach-ers are voted for by pu-pils as a teacher who has made a positive impact on their lives. All pupils are given a chance to vote. In this way a proud Plasie tradition of giving credit to teachers and showing a little love to a teacher who always has

time and a kind word to encourage, is continued. This year the Ms Loerie award was shared by Mss Du Toit and Dreyer and Mr Bosvark is a proud Mr Oosthuizen. Seen here are (back) Stiaan Gubitz (headboy), Paula Troskie (Culture), Clarissa Es-terhuizen (Culture) and Alicia du Toit (headgirl). In front are Ms Natanja du Toit, Mr Seph Oost-huizen and Ms Wendy Dreyer.

Mr Bosvark and Ms Loerie

Die Vossies se span “kosdeskundiges” wat by die opening van hul nuwe restaurant die heerlike disse voorberei en aan die gaste bedien het.

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“Die Hoërskool Merensky is deel van die gemeenskap en daarom is besluit om behalwe die opvoe-ding en onderrig van kinders uit die gemeenskap, ook betrokke te raak by die opleiding van persone wat nie by die skool betrokke is nie,” sê mnr Magnus Steyn (skool-hoof). Sedert Januarie bied die skool verskeie kort kursusse aan. Die dienste van Megro Learning, ‘n privaat VOO-kollege word gebruik om die opleiding te fasiliteer en die assessering te doen. Op dié wyse word verseker dat die opleiding

van hoogstaande gehalte en geak-krediteer is. Persone wat die oplei-ding suksesvol voltooi, ontvang geakkrediteerde serti� kate. Dit word ook deur die verskillende Se-tas erken, en rus werknemers goed toe vir die take wat hulle moet uit-voer. Sedert Janu-arie is 405 persone reeds opgelei. Van die opleiding het mense toegerus as trekkerbestuurders, v u r k hy s e ro p e r a -teurs, toesighouers en is kursusse in noodhulp, die han-tering van chemiese

stowwe en besproeiing met groot sukses aangebied Hier is (voor) me Lezette De Wet (Megro), mnr Magnus Steyn (hoof), mnr Dolf van Rooyen (Megro) en Dr Andre Ernst. Agter is mnre Ernie Pienaar (Megro) en Johan van den Heever.

These hockey players who excelled for Stanford Lake College during 2012 were awarded honours during the school’s award ceremony, and they may henceforth wear their white honours jackets: Marinus Gubitz, Darryn Pet-ty, Lori Hyde, Tam Johnson and Shaun Lamminga.

The � rst boys hockey team of Stanford Lake College were joint winners of the Limpopo league and all the members of the team received full colours for hockey during the school’s recent prize-giving. Seen here are Marinus Gubits, Shaun Lamminga, Kyle Dorman, Reinhard Schmidt, Darryn Petty, Dean Oosthuizen, Nico Dor� ing, Tam Johnson, Ryan Botha, Torin Wol� , Brandon Wright and Gregory Young. Gavin Pirie and Farai Chigumadzi were absent when the photo was taken.

During Stanford Lake College’s recent prize giving three Grade 12 pupils, Anja Revelas (re-award), Hajira Hassim (re-award) and Muhammad Tayob (re-award) received honours for academic achievements. The Grade 11’s who also received honours for academics are Reinhard Schmidt, Brandon Wright and Luana Ungerer.

Die Hoërskool Merensky se leiers vir die res van die jaar en volgende jaar is aangewys. Die seuns is hier saam met die voogonderwysers en die hoof. Voor is mnr Ock-ert le Roux, Khutso Matlou (onderhoofseun), mnr Mag-nus Steyn (hoof), Stiaan Gubitz (hoofseun) en me Fran-sie le Roux (adjunk-hoof: akademie). In die middelry is Danie Leeuwner, Dian Botha, Armand Geldenhuys, JeCe Swart, Nikki Putter, Pierre Swanepoel en Rodney Ste-vens en agter staan SW Warmenhoven, Ruan van Wyk en Nick Jardin.

Die meisies van Merensky wat vir die volgende jaar as leerlingraad sal lei, is voor: me M Winterbach, Katrien Nel (onderhoofmeisie), mnr Magnus Steyn, Alicia du Toit (hoofmeisie) en me Fransie le Roux. In die mddelry is Paula Troskie, Tino Gwanzura, Caro-Lee Kotze, Rolene Badenhorst, Dimari Fernandes, Charissa Bensch, Sally Oothuyze, Wency Ngobeni en Monique Prinsloo. Agter is Shirley Netshituni, Alexis du Toit, Clarissa Esterhuizen, Yaseera Gani, Caitlin McAdam, Rosadah Maart en Ber-nice Alali.

During the recent prize-giving at Stanford Lake College Shaun Lamminga was awarded honours for cross country, Mikayla McDonald for equestrian and Roelien Prinsloo for culture.

Aanhangers van die gewilde sangeres Juanita du Plesis kan daarna uitsien om haar op 1 September vanjaar in Tzaneen te verwelkom. Die Hoërskool Merensky is gasheer vir ‘n opelug optrede deur die sangeres op die skool se rugbyveld. Gesellige kuiertafels, met plek vir twaalf mense aan ‘n tafel, is beskikbaar @ R2 500. Dit

sluit voorkeursitplek met ‘n lekker piekniek-ete en wyn in. Besprekings vir tafels: Mee Madeleen Winterbach of Ada Venter by Merensky. Enkelkaartjies @ R100 is beskikbaar by die skoolkantoor, dr Christo Pretorius (tandarts), dr Dion Coertzen (tandarts), dr Erika Coertzen en van Heerden’s Apteek. Kinders onder 6 kan

gratis bywoon. Geen verversings mag ingeneem word nie. Die musiekkonsert begin om 19:00 en die hekke open om 17:00.

Juanita du Plessis @ Merensky

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Thirty seven students and three teachers left for Europe and Italy during the winter school holidays. They landed in Holland the day after their departure from Oliver Thambo and they met their guide (Sue) in Amsterdam.

The sightseeing started with a barge tour of the city, as well as a bicycle tour through the streets. Visiting Madame Tussard’s seemed tame after the cycling through the city!

The next day they visited Bruges, a medieval city in Belgium and then continued on to Paris, where they stayed over in the Science Park, on the outskirts of Paris. The day in Par-covered the Louvre, the Eiff el Tower, Notre Dame and Montmarte. The next day spent at Euro Disney was

a treat but the train journey that night to Venice was not.

Venice was very humid and the delegates just couldn’t drink enough water and vastly enriched the ‘gelato’ industry too! They saw the Doge’s Palace and marvelled at the Venetian Republic’s sense of democracy as well as its rich his-tory. Sunday dawned and the pro-gramme that day was a wonderful tour of the islands.

Murrano with its glass, Burrano with its old world charm and street market and Torcelli with its magni� -cent Romanesque Basilica was un-forgettable. Early the next day they left for Firenze (Florence.)

The old city is unashamedly home to the De Medici and magni� cent

sculpture. One could only stare open-mouthed at the beautifully preserved statues of Lorenzo de Medici as Hercules lining the piazza. It was one of the tour’s highlights.

The next day they saw the leaning tower of Pisa and Lucca, another unchanged medieval town, where the pace, for once, was slow. All too soon they had to leave for Rome, where the day was spent visiting the Vatican, the Forum and the Col-osseum. On the � nal day they visit-ed the Catacombs, and then, it was time to come back home.

“It was a wonderful learning experi-ence. One cannot but be impressed with Europe, but it was even better to realise that there is ‘no place like home’,” said the group leader.

Seen here in the photo are the SLC delegation

Yusuf Cachalia (soccer) and Anja Revelas (cross country) received full colours at Stanford Lake College’s prize-giving for 2012.

Full colour hockey awards were given to Michaela McGa� n (re-award) , Nhlanhla Shipalana, Cassie McGa� n and Hajira Hassim during Stanford Lake College’s recent awards ceremony. Mikayla McDonald was absent when the photographer arrived.

Stanford Lake College honoured four rugby players for the achievements during 2012’s rugby season. Rugby full colours were awarded to Marinus Gubitz, Dylan Baptista and Terry Tomes. Hlulani Mayimele, was unfortu-nately absent when the photo was taken.

Michelle Chitate and Inge van Rensburg of Stanford Lake Col-lege recieved honours for culture, during the school’s recent awards ceremony.

Janco Coetzee van die Laerskool Duiwelskloof het plek gekry in die Lima-span (landloop) wat aan die SA kampioenskappe gaan deelneem.

Atlete van die Laerskool Tza-neen het aan die Limpopo-landloopkampioenskappe by die Hoërskool Merensky deel-geneem. Maynard Kleynhans, Christelle Coetzer en Lara Schutte het medaljes vir hul prestasies ontvang.

Die Laerskool Dr Annecke se o.7-landloopatlete het Saterdag die spanbeker by die Innie Mandjiefees se byeenkoms gewen. Chris Snyman, Luan Verster en Gideon Goosen het onderskeidelik sesde, sewende en elfde geëindig.

“no place like home...”

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‘n Groep Limpopo-hokkiespelers van die Laerskool Tza-neen het aan ‘n streektoernooi in Witrivier deelgeneem. Die spelers het goed gevaar: die o.13B-seuns het ‘n vyf-de plek behaal, die o.12A-seuns het eerste gekom en die o.12B-seuns vierde. Die meisies het skoonskip in die toernooi gemaak: die o.13B’s was eerste, die o.12A’s ook en die o.12’s het tweede geëindig.

Gholfspelers van die Laerskool Tzaneen het onlangs aan die Ernie Els-laerskole gholfkampioenskappe deelge-neem. James Vorster het agtste uit die 52 spelers geëin-dig. Hier is Franco Broodryk, Jaco De La Rey, Renaldo van Rensburg en James Vorster.

‘n Groot groep landloopatlete van die Laer-skool Tzaneen is in die Limpopo-landloop-span opgeneem. Hulle sal op 8 Septem-ber aan die SA landloopkampioenskappe deelneem. Voor is Renschie Engelbrecht, Heidi Katzke, Maynard Kleynhans, Jurgens Spaumer, Jacques Minnaar, Benno Kotze en Gunther Katzke. In die volgende ry is: Lia Revelas, Jana Oberholzer, Zonica van Niekerk, Jodi Spaumer, Christine Kruger, Dylan Kotze en Arno Swart. Agter hulle staan Christelle Coetzer, Jenelle de Jonge, Meghan MacNicol, Anke Minnaar, Doran Kleynhans, Michael Coertzen en Sancha van Niekerk. Agter is Suné Minnaar, Anri McLean, Lara Schutte, Jonelle Oberholzer, Courtney Bridger en Joleen Spaumer.

Drie Plasie-netbalspelers het Limpopo gedurende die wintervakansie by die SA netbalkampioen-skappe (vir skole) verteen-woordig. In die groep vir o.17-spelers het Caro-Lee Kotze en Charissa Bensch (foto bo) gesorg dat Lim-popo se vlag wapper, en Clarissa Combrink (foto regs) was een van die uit-blinkers in die o.18-groep.

Die Hoërskool Merensky se gholfspelers het die onlangse interhoër op TCC se baan gewen. Benewens Merensky se manne het gholfspe-lers van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster, PHS, Stan-ford Lake College, die Hoërskool Eric Louw, die Hoërskool Louis Trich-ardt en die Hoërskool Frans du Toit mekaar die stryd aangesê.

Die interhoër was ‘n

vierbal-formaat waarvan die beste drie spelers se punte bymekaar getel is, om die wenner te be-paal.

Merensky het skoon-skip gemaak, met die naaste teenstander ‘n volle tien punte agter die Plasie-wenspan.

Rynard de Lange het die prys gekry vir die beste netto houe op die dag, asook die beste IPS-punte.

Twee Plasie-rugbyspelers het Limpopo gedurende die afgelope wintervakansie in die o.16 groep verteenwoor-dig: Marno vd Meulen (A-span, Grant Khomo-week) en Marno v Wyk (B-span, Noordvaal-week).

Carel O’Neill het die afgelope win-tervakansie vir die Blou Bulle se o.19-span uitgedraf. Hy is ‘n leerling van die Hoërskool Merensky.

Merensky maak skoonskip in gholf- interhoër:

Rynard de Lange

Die Plasie WenspanVoor: Tian Roets, Rynard de LangeAgter: Bennie Osmers, Mnr Stefan

Nawrattel, Blake Linder

SA landloopkampioenskappe

Laerskool Tzaneen: Hokkie

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24 August 2012 Bulletin8 Search “Laeveld Bulletin”Search “laeveldbulletin”www.bulletin.us.com

The Noordvaal hockey tournament took place recently. The tournament consisted of four pools. Rustenburg High and Noordheuwel were in the same pool as Meren-sky and Rustenburg was the � rst opponent with a draw score of 0-0. The u.16 team played against Noordheuwel and lost 1-0 with the unlucky result of Merensky hitting two disallowed goals which placed them third in their pool. They then had to play both Sasolburg and Krugersdorp High School to � ght for 9th and 12th position. The third game of the day was played against Sasolburg and Merensky won 4-0.

Rynard de Lange scored a hat trick and Johan Louw one goal. Merensky was victorious against Kru-gersdorp with 4-1. Marno van der Meulen scored two goals and Ry-nard de Lange and Xan-der Hageman scored a goal each. Merensky was placed ninth overall. In front are Ms Ashley Mur-ray, Dylan Luis, Lee van Vrede , Rynard de Lange, Brandon Coetzer, Nicolo Rech, Xander Hageman and Tiaan Venter. At the back are Marno vd Meu-len, Brodin Barnes, Sam-uel Varrie, Claudio Rech, Solly Modiba, Rean Ven-ter, Johan Louw, Rico Pre-torius and Jason Spengler.

Merensky se eerste krieketspan en die o.15A-span het onlangs teen Se-shego gespeel. Die Plasies se eerste span het met tien paal-tjies gewen, nadat hulle Seshego se 29 lopies in slegs 4,6 beurte ingehaal het. Merensky se Stephen Herbst het vyf paaltjies laat kantel en Rynard de Lange drie. Die o.15A’s het Seshego se telling van 22 in die tiende kolfbeurt ingehaal en wen met tien

paaltjies. Nabeel Carrim het vyf paaltjies geneem in drie beurte en slegs elf lopies afgestaan. Die eerste span se spe-lers is (voor) Arnu Vorster, Nic Jardin en mnr Pieter vd Merwe (afrigter). In die middle is Johan Louw, Philip Nel, Stephen Herbst en George Joubert en agter staan Aubrey Louw, Thomas Ngwenya, Rain-ard Schoombee, Pierre Swanepoel en Rynard de Lange.

Vyf landloopatlete van die Hoërskool Ben Voster het Limpopo-kleure verwerf en gaan oor twee weke in Amanzimtoti aan die SA kampioenskappe deelneem. Hier is Laborious Bopape, Charlotte Teff o en Carmen Bo-tha en agter staan Ntsako Nkwinyika en Floris Coetzer.

Ses skuts van die Hoërskool Ben Vorster het be-wys hul korreloë is goed ingestel. Al ses is gekies vir die Limpopo-span wat in Oktober aan die SA kampioenskappe gaan deelneem.

Lambré Griesel, Bernadine Voster, Jan-Daniël Griesel, Werner van Rensburg, Johnric Korff en TJ Vorster sal gaan probeer wys dat Limpopo se skuts nie ken van mis nie en kolskote kan inryg. Lambré het ook pas van Londen teruggekom, waar hy as lid van die SA span aan ‘n internasio-nale kompetisie deelgeneem het.

Die Hoërskool Ben Vorster is baie trots op hul o.15- en o.18-krieketspanne wat aan die Grootvlei Sport-skool se kriekettoernooi in Pretoria deelgeneem het. In totaal het vyf honderd spelers deelgeneem. Elke span het 3 x 45 boulbeurtwedstryde gespeel en af-rigting van die Titans-afrigters ontvang.

Ben Vorster se o.18-span het teen die Hoërskool Pretoria-Noord en die Hoërskool Sutherland gespeel en vir die eindronde teen die Hoërskool Generaal

Hertzog gekwalik� seer. Hulle het die wedstryd met drie lopies verloor.

Die Vossies het tweede in die kompetisie geëindig. Die o.15’s het teen Glenwood High van Durban

gespeel en met 56 lopies verloor. Hulle het hul tweede wedstryd teendie Hoërskool Centurion met vyf paaltjies gewen. Op dag drie het hulle teen die Hoërskool Oosmoot gespeel en eindig uiteindelik algeheel tweede op die toernooi.

Vossie-krieketspelers blink

Skuts presteer mooi

Noordvaal hockey

Landloop: Limpopo-kleurePlasie-krieket

Twelve athletes of Pfunanane School took part in Limpopo’s recent Cross Country Championships The school has only 163 scholars and cross country is their main sport. They are coached by Ms Sarah Haver Terwey, an Ameri-can runner and daughter of a former American na-

tional champion, and Sarah Ogle, a former nationally ranked American runner whose coach is also coaching the American Olympic distance runners. Pfunanane is a private school for underprivileged children, mostly from the Kgapane area. They are planning a trip to take the athletes to Amanzimtoti for the SA championships.

Pfunanane at cross country championships