24 NAMIB TIMES
17 JUNE 2014
Schools Mountain Bike League underway
Caro Els (left)
FNB Namibia is the main supporter of the FNB Schools Mountain League which is currently underway and supports this league with an amount of N$40 000. Ingrid Goeieman, Manager: Sponsorships and Donations: “Skills development is one of the Foundation’s focus areas and this includes for example Rugby, Tennis, cricket, netball to name but a few but we are most certainly no strangers when it comes to supporting cycling considering the FNB Desert Dash, Pick n Pay Cycling tour and the like.” She continued to say that the league was aimed at bringing an awareness of the outdoors to all scholars of ages U/8 to U/18. “Scholars leading a healthy outdoor lifestyle would be able to approach school with a healthy mindset and we like the idea of healthy mind, healthy body coupled to our young people.” Scholars participating in this league generate points for their respective schools culminating in the annual award to the school with the points generated over 4 events. Scholars are required to participate in at least 3 of these in order to qualify for final championship points. Aiden de Lange, organiser: “The goal is to have as
many schools as possible, from all parts of Namibia, participating in the finals. From the final Namibian selection a qualified team will compete in Magaliesberg, South Africa in the SA Schools final planned for early October 2014.” The first event was held in April and the last one will take place on 2 August 2014.” De Lange added that over the last three years scholars from various schools in Windhoek have been participating in this Schools Mountain Bike League. “In Namibia this series has been recognised by FNB Namibia as a premium platform to bring awareness to the importance of a healthy and outdoor lifestyle to the youth of Namibia. In line with the rapid growth of the sport of mountain-biking the FNB Namibia Schools Mountain Bike League has drawn additional participation from coastal riders at each of the events hosted in both Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. Coastal riders will also be included in the run up for selection to compete in South Africa. The upcoming Namibian finals scheduled for 2nd August 2014 hold the promise of a great turnout with the student riders using this event as their last chance to increase their schools and their own point’s qualifications.” Adding momentum to the FNB School Mountain Bike League, Pantum Copiers in conjunction with Waltons Namibia, also proudly support this series.
Els crowned Namibian Ladies
Open Strokeplay Championship The 17-year-old Caro Els from Swakopmund won the Namibia Ladies Open Strokeplay Championship sponsored by Bank Windhoek on Sunday. Nineteen golfers entered the championship played over two days. On Saturday the women teed off at the Omeya Golf Course and on Sunday they played at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club. Although the wind at some times made it difficult for the golfers, they are satisfied with the quality of golf played over the two days. The two under 20-players making a name for Namibian golf and themselves, Caro Els and Jessica Dreesbeimdieke,
came first and second while the newly elected president of Namibian Ladies Golf, Thea Groenewaldt, came in third place. Their overall gross scores for the weekend were Els (158), Dreesbeimdieke (162) and Groenewaldt (178). Ann Dumsa had the best nett score (149) and Heidi van Niekerk had the second best nett score of 151 for the weekend. Renate Graupe won the Stableford competition with a score of 62. Loide Ngenokesho won the prize for Nearest to
the Pin for her performance on the third hole, while Jessica Dreesbeimdieke’s drive on the 18th hole won her the prize for the longest drive of the tournament. It was the 27th year in a row that Bank Windhoek sponsored the Namibia Ladies Open Strokeplay Championship. Bank Windhoek congratulates the newly elected president, Thea Groenewaldt and her team on their election and wishes them well for their tenure.
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Blue Waters reward players Mavourlene Gaes
Blue Waters Soccer Club bid farewell to the players on Saturday marking the end of the Namibia Premier League season. Although the season has club. This club has been the Sam Nujoma come to an end, the Chair- very active over the past Stadium. Pirates man of the club Hafeni year empowering the youth. were leading 2-0 Ndemula believes it ended Murangi added that because when the lights on a high note. of the work BW does with went out. He promised the players the young people of the African Stars that come next season Blue country, they have been a defeated Blue Waters (also known as the positive influence to the Boys with 3-0 Beautiful Birds) will be youth. The youth programs last Saturday number one. have helped to decrease and will have to Ndemula also added that the number of children in score two goals next season there will be school skipping, increased in eight minu16 teams, four more teams academic confidence and tes to obtain a Hendrik Somaeb, LHU Blue than this season. “The 16 school effort. draw. Should Waters Player of the year. teams will drain us finan- Black Africa will have to they achieve increased to 16 teams next cially, as the entire costs wait until later today to this they will will be about N$2 million. know if they have secured finish equal on points with season. We want the NPL to reward another and their fourth Black Africa but with a bet- Rundu Chiefs temporarily at least eight teams and consecutive Namibia Pre- ter goal difference and as averted relegation with 2-0 victory over Tigers and will Blue Waters will be one of mier League (NPL) title. the League Champions. those teams” he said. The delay is due to the fact Stars’ appealed to play the have to win their promoThe Chairman encouraged that African Stars will only full game rather than just tion relegation matches in the players to do more, and conclude their season later eight minutes remaining Tsumeb to ensure they conadded that the team needs on today after they played over again but they were tinue competing in Namibia’s top flight league. more supporters and some- the last eight minutes of unsuccessful. thing needs to be done. their interrupted game in Black Africa drew 0-0 with Orlando Pirates and Civics Blue Waters, according March against Orlando Pi- Tura Magic on Saturday drew 1-1 and Eleven Arto Ratonda Murangi from rates. and finished the league with rows defeated LHU Blue Waters 4-3 in NPL matches Langer Heinrich Uranium The match was disrupted in 46 points. (LHU) is not just a soccer March by a power outage in The Premier League will be on Saturday.