FOTO: Die wenkoek Hokkiespelers van Hoërskool Merensky het behoorlik fees gevier tydens die jaarlikse afsluitingsfunksie op Donderdag, 17 Augustus. Hierdie gewilde funksie het afgeskop met die beoordeling van 10 koeke – 1 vir elke span – wat die tema, All Out Hockey weerspieël het. Die eerste seunshokkiespan se skepping het ‘n hokkieveld en eerstespantrui uitgebeeld. Tweedeplek word gedeel deur die tweede- en o.16-seunspanne. Matrieks is gegroet en borge en ouers is bederf by hierdie pretfunksie. Prestasies om van kennis te neem is JJ Davis wat gekies is vir die SA-Bokkiespan en eerstespankaptein, Stefan Prinsloo, wat deel is van die Gazelle-span. Die o.14-dogterspan is geprys oor die feit dat hul in…

PHOTO: Front: Arné le Grange. Middle: Itumeleng Makhubela, Andrew Graham, Talon Griffiths, Jan-Carel van Niekerk, Dian Fivaz and Johan Strydom. Back: Nico Pretorius, Gideon Engelbrecht, Doran Kleynhans, Mrs Izelle du Preez (coach), Juan-Jacques Moller, Ulrich Koster, Ethan Smith and Sean Hunt. The u.14 and u.16 hockey boys from Merensky High School played in the Noordvaal competition to determine 3rd position in Limpopo. The u.14 boys had their tournament in Krugersdorp. They played three games against Maragon, Garsfontein and Sasolburg, defeating the latter 5-0 to end 5th overall. The u.16’s traveled to Rustenburg, playing against Dr Malan, Secunda and Krugersdorp. In the final game against Krugersdorp they lost 2-3, ending 6th…

During the winter holidays Merensky’s hockey boys were everything but idle. 10 Players were chosen for various provincial teams. Top of the crop was JJ Davis, who was selected to play at the Bokkieweek. JJ represented the Far North team for the past four years and will be touring with the u.19 SA Bokkie team overseas during November/December. Novice, Stefan Prinsloo also participated in the Bokkieweek, representing the Far North team. His skill on the field presented him with an opportunity to be included in the u.19 Gazelle team, thus reaping the rewards of five years training whilst playing for Limpopo. Three players: Samuel Modiba, Jordan Stevens and Donovan van…