13 January 2012
Dribblers aim for Guinness Book Hockey players from Waterkloof High School in Pretoria hope to set up a Guinness World Record by dribbling hockey balls for 500 km from Musina to Pretoria. The team departed from Musina on Monday at 06:30. They will dribble the balls for 50 km per day for ten days until they arrive in Pretoria. They plan to arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday. They hope to raise R6 million for the construction of a state of the art hockey field at their school. One of the organisers of the event, Ms Emelia Janse van Rensburg, says the group consists of 40 players, who are eager to be part of history in the making. “We are fully prepared for this event and we are definitely going to set up a Guinness World Record. “Our escort team, which includes traffic officers and a medical team, is also ready for the challenge. The idea is to get companies to sponsor us per kilometre.” Janse van Rensburg says people can also support the initiative financially by sending an sms with the word HOCKEY to 48822. “The sms costs R10 and our initiative gets R9 from each message. We therefore request people to sms in large numbers,” she added. Janse van Rensburg says they are also working with Kits4Kids, an organisation which collects old sporting equipment for underprivileged children and she requests people to donate their sporting equipment that is not being used.
On behalf of the Musina Municipality, Cllr James Kaunda wished the players a safe journey. “As the starting point of the historic marathon, Musina Municipality is proud to be part of this occasion. We have no doubt that the players will arrive safely in Pretoria and set up a world record that will also put Musina on the map. “We also hope that they will also raise enough funds for their intended project.” The players dribbled into Louis Trichardt on Tuesday morning, an hour before schedule. Janse van Rensburg said the children’s
enthusiasm is the reason why they were making such good time. “The mountain was nothing for them. By the time they reached the summit, the children looked even fresher than before they started,” Janse van Rensburg said. “The heat, however, took some time getting used to.” The team was pushing to reach Polokwane by Wednesday and Mokopane by today. They aim to reach Mookgophong tomorrow and pass through Bela-Bela on Monday. People interested in getting to know more about the record attempt or that would like
to sponsor the group, can phone Janse van Rensburg on 082 850 2271. — LiN News/Zoutpansberger
Scholars of Louis Trichardt High School provided the dribblers with cooldrinks and some sweets.
Drie Coetzers doen Mininginisi Brave Ladies win title again dit weer Die Druiwefees Fietswedren is Saterdag in Modimolle (Nylstroom) gehou en die drie Coetzers van Le’Club in Tzaneen het weer onder die voorste deelnemers geëindig. Hulle het aan die 42 km-wedren deelgeneem. Floris was derde in die afdeling vir mans tussen 17 en 39 jaar. Hy het in ’n tyd van 1:28:51 klaargemaak. Lynette was tweede in die afdeling vir dames tussen 19 en 39 jaar en het in 1:40:11 klaargemaak, terwyl Yvette derde in dieselfde afdeling was. Sy het in 1:49:50 klaargemaak.
Orlando Chauke Mininginisi Brave Ladies did not just win the cup when they beat Real Mighty Girls 1-0 at Giyani Stadium over the weekend, but defended their two year reign as the Mayoral Tournament title holders. Mininginisi, in third position in the Sasol league, started the match as the favourites against their archrival, Real Mighty Girls. The Mighty Girls put up an impressive game that wowed the spectators on the grandstand throughout the first half. Their striker, Pelma Chabalala, gave Mininginisi defenders a hard time as she constantly breached their defence and shot to the net. However, the goalkeeper was not kind to her attempts. A late goal from Sharon Shibambu, who came on as substitute in the second half, helped Mininginisi secure a win against the Mighty Girls despite their poor performance. After the goal, the Mighty Girls were even more determined to equalise, they came back with a vengeance, gunning for the net, but it was too late as time was up. According to Austin Makamu, chairperson of sport in Giyani, both teams first played at ward-level to qualify for the final. “We were concentrating on the u.19’s to promote and develope soccer amongst the youth that still has the potential to take sport to a higher level,” he said. “Most of the players here are playing in the Absa or Sasol league and this is the place to see them grow in their soccer careers, and perhaps make something of
themselves,” he said. Several sporting codes were part of the mayoral tournament at the stadium. However, the spectators just could not get enough of the ladies. The winning team later walked away with R4000, the trophy and gold medals, while the runners-up received R2000 and silver medals.
Photo: Orlando Chauke
Mighty Girls’ striker Pelma Chabalala (in blue) and Mininginisi defender Monica Mabasa scramble for possession during the final of the Giyani Mayoral Tournament.