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| Mr Magnus Steyn Jnr | Ms Elzette Steyn |
Spectacular Inter-High!
On Friday, 22 February, Merensky High School hosted the annual Soutpansberg Athletics Inter-High, which was presented at Plasiepark, this year. High schools Pietersburg, Frans du Toit, Eric Louw, Louis Trichardt, Merensky, Northern Academy and HTS Tom Naudé gathered at Plasieland. In addition to the performances on the field and track, the schools' singing teams provided a spectacle on the pavilion. Early in the morning the singing teams took their place on the main pavilion. Each school's cheerleaders could showcase their spirited stories in 4 minutes during the entrance event. Jak de Priester, who performed at Merensky the previous night as part of the national OPTOG! Project, arrived by helicopter and…
Categories: Athletics, Sports
Plasie athletics on a roll
PHOTO: Mandi Botha, Elandri Janse van Rensburg & Valley Ngobeni. Insert: Vutomi Mkhabele. 11 to 15 February was a great week for the Merensky High School Athletics Team. Not one, not two, but three meetings kept the adrenaline levels in the blue. The group 7 & 8 PUK Inter-High at Alberton High School was first on the calendar on 11 February. Besides Merensky, high schools Rob Ferreira, Alberton, Uitsig and Curro Hazeldean, Curro Serengeti and St Stithians participated. Merensky finished second with 720.5 points, after Rob Ferreira. Again Elandri Janse van Rensburg (grade 8) and her javelin boasted with 2 awards: Junior Victrix Ludorum and Best Girl Field Athlete. Valley…
Categories: Athletics, Sports
Adrenaline pumping on Plasiepark
A very successful athletics invitational meeting was held on Saturday, 2 February, at Plasiepark hosted by Merensky High School. Athletes from high schools Pietersburg, Tom Naudé, Frans du Toit, Louis Trichardt and Merensky competed against each other on field and track. Star athlete, Elandri Janse van Rensburg (u.14), once again made the javelin sing with a new record. This record was set in 1996 and was improved from 30.88m to 34.87m. For the second weekend in a row, Elandri was named Junior Victrix Ludorum for the 2390 points she collected throughout the day with javelin throw, discus throw, shot put and the 200m. The Merensky team gathered 26 gold, 46…
Categories: Athletics, Sports