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Chasing an Olympic dream By BRIAN McLEAN

Hudson Park hockey player Cheneal Raubenheimer has always wanted to wear the green and gold of her country. So when her mother Vivien broke the news to Cheneal that she had made the U18 SA Youth African Qualifying hockey team, she went ballistic. "I cried I was so happy and it was a very emotional household,'' she said. Earlier in January, Cheneal and Caylin Peffer of Stirling High had attended

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a SA training camp in Bloemfontein with Cheneal the only Border girl to make the final team. But she had to wait two weeks before the team was finalised and informed via email. The African Qualifying tournament which decides which African team attends the Youth Olympics set for Nanjing in China in August this year, will be staged in Lusaka Zambia from March 10-15. Some of the countries competing apart from South Africa are Zambia, Ghana, Kenya and Namibia. The tournament will be played to a new format called Hockey 5. Teams comprise a total of nine players of which a goalkeeper and four players take to a field reduced in size and goals can be scored from anywhere on the field. Apparently the same format which is to be used at the Youth Olympics, has been played for some time in Australia. "At our training camp we trained about six hours per day and the amount of running one has to do is ridiculous,'' said Cheneal who is in her final year at school.

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School Sport Extra will celebrate its first birthday next edition and naturally we are delighted. It’s been a long, hard slog but a challenge well worth it in terms of satisfaction. It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with the many schools, teachers, headmasters and parents who have all helped expose the abundance of young sporting talent within the Border region. Although we are down to an eight pager this month due to the resignation of our sales agent and it being the end of the financial year - remember we are purely advertising driven - we will hopefully continue to do our best at seeking out young achievers.

Last week we mentioned we were contemplating a “Mom’s Corner’’ a plus a classified page. Subsequently, we have recognised the importance of a School Sport Extra website and have taken the decision to include the above once the website is up and running. This month we also have the pleasure of introducing you to Kamva Somdyala, a Grade 12 pupil at Queen’s College who will send in stories from a Queen’s perspective and also write a monthly column. Kamva is the editor of his school’s internal magazine and a Facebook communications page. Welcome aboard and happy writing. Brian McLean (Editor) 083 708 2734 Brian.extrasport@gmail.com

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Proving difficult to get away By BRIAN McLEAN

He has a difficult Christian name to pronounce but this George Randell Primary U13A off-spinner is just as difficult to face. Nqabayomzi Peter proved this when he took six wickets for a paltry 12 runs in seven overs recently against Queen's U13A in Queenstown. Then in his next match, a T20 game against Dale Junior, although not taking a wicket, he conceded only two runs in his two overs. "The batsmen were just not able to get him away,'' explained his delighted coach Josh Kent. Kent added that Nqabayomzi was initially a pace bowler but one day in the nets he was spotted by Kent and co-coach Jason Longbottom bowling leg-spinners. "The amazing thing was the ball was coming out the back of his hand which was something special so we decided to play him as a spinner and it worked perfectly against Queen's.''

Nqabayomzi says he now prefers bowling spin and that his uncle had taught him the art of spin from a young age. "He taught me how to get the ball to come out the back of my hand and I remembered,'' Nqabayomzi said. Asked his reaction when he took his first wicket against Queen's Nqabayomzi said he was excited and knew he could take more. "My teammates were in shock when I took my sixth and i was even more excited,'' said the modest spinner. Josh said when the team were told Nqabayomzi was going to bowl spin they were pessimistic and teased him but he proved them wrong. As reward, the ball will be mounted and presented to Nqabayomzi to remind him of his feat.

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Hannah is one tough lady By BRIAN McLEAN

Sitting across the desk from me, Hannah Muller looks like any other schoolgirl dressed in school uniform. But looks are deceiving as Hannah, a pretty Grade 9 pupil at Stirling High, is one tough lady who recently returned from Mumbai in India with a pocketful of medals after representing South Africa at the Goju Kai Karate World Championships. Hannah came fifth in individual Kata in the 14-15 age group, earned bronze in Kumite and silver in the Team Unison category and took up karate as her dad Mark thought it would be good for her. "I was so proud to receive my medals but at the same time it sunk in that the tournament was over. I never thought I would make it to a world championship and really didn'y know what to expect,'' Hannah said. Despite being accompanied by mom Shantelle, it wasn't easy. For instance Han-

nah only had a month to prepare for the team unison event and she and the Xoxo sisters from Hudson Park, Anathi and Sino, trained, in her words, "Monday to Sunday. "But Kumite proved the worst as some of my opponents from Iran were given six months off school to train. I fought a South African for third and fourth place and fortunate to come away with bronze,'' she said. Hannah, who said she liked Kumite the best and started karate when in Grade 4, added she had met lots of people from other nationalities but had communicated better with the Australians probably because they spoke English. "The strange thing though is that most of them thought Lions roamed our streets. It was crazy.'' Asked how she felt about being threatened, Hannah said: "I feel confident that I can handle a situation if trouble comes my way.'' Thanks to her father, you better believe her.

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Left-arm spinner has bright future By BRIAN McLEAN

If ever there was a good example of the good work done by the Hudson Park Cricket Academy run by Kenny Watson then look no further than Grade 8 left-arm spinner, Luke Dallas. Just 14 years-of-age, Luke, having already turned out for the Border U15 team in 2013, suddenly found himself thrust into the Hudson first team at the start of this year and his selection was spot on. In just three games, Luke has pocketed an extraordinary 16 wickets for 74 runs. He bagged 4/17 off 16 overs against Dale, 10/46 in a double innings match versus Cambridge then in a T20 clash against Grens took 2/11. "I didn't expect to make my first team debut so soon and when the coach Mr (Dave) Alers told me of my selection I was shocked as I knew I would be playing at a different level. "I was a bundle of nerves going into the first match against cambridge but Mr Alers spoke to me and it helped me to relax. In that match the pitch was perfect and as the wickets fell my teammates were very happy for me,'' he said. Luke said after that he felt he had a good chance at reselection and he was right as the matches against Dale and Grens followed. At Hudson Primary Luke started off as a pace bowler but at some stage, at the suggestion of Watson, he tried his hand at spin. Asked how he felt about his bowling, Luke said as there were not too many lefties around, he didn't regard himself as a hero. "But for a spinner, correct field placings are important,'' Luke spoints out. Luke also plays hockey, turning out as a centre-link for the school U14 team last year and says he's lucky as he comes from a sporting family.

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Tayla’s water polo dream comes true By BRIAN McLEAN

and three against New Zealand, Tayla said she had returned a far better player. “The referees were very strict and if you were in the wrong place at the wrong time they were quick to punish you. Games were also played at a totally different level and one cannot rest at all. “Now, on my return, I find myself being far better disciplined and with so much more time to play.’’ Tayla is also proud of the fact that four out of the 20 girls in the SA squad came from Stirling. “My best friend Paige Meecham, who has now left, also made the tour and we did everything together. Nina Cressy also made the touring team but did not go for personal reasons while Megan Thompson made the squad but not the final team. Tayla heaped all the praise on Bevan Manson who, she rates as the best coach in the world.

Stirling High School’s Tayla Louw’s dream came true when she represented South Africa at the Tri-Nations Girls’ U18 water polo tournament in Sydney, Australia. “The feeling was indescribable. When our individual names were called out before every game and our national anthem played it was something special. This happened before every match and I never tired of it,’’ she said. Tayla, who has been in the water since Grade 5 and doesn’t really like swimming but loves the team spirit of water polo, said of the Australians and New Zealanders she got on better with the Aussies. “I just loved the Aussies. While they played a more tactical game, the New Zealanders were very physical which was not fun. Everyone was so friendly and there was an instant connection.’’ Having scored two goals against Australia

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QC squash team fly flag high By KAMVA SOMDYALA

The Queen’s College squash team had their first outing for 2014 when they attended the prestigious FNB Squash Invitation Festival in Bloemfontein from February 7-9. The competition is attended by the 23 top squash schools in the country and Queen’s is right up there with the best. With a good mixture of experience and new members, the team looked set to make their mark within the first half of the year before the derby days provided their fair share of competition. Queen’s College squash has always produced distinguished squash players with Kojo Owusu-Sekyere being the latest. He was awarded squash colours last year. Queen’s first outing was always going to test them and ultimately set the tone for the rest of the season but they came out on top, beating schools like Grey PE, Maritzburg College and Parktown Boys. The performances speak for themselves and have made people sit up and take notice. Queen’s beat Grey Bloem 5-1, St Albans 5-1, Grey PE 5-1, Parktown 4-2 and Maritzburg College 5-1. In back to back fixtures over two weeks, the team then attended the Dave Hodgson Festival in Grahamstown. Competition in this tournament was different and the level being played at was

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more technical, with Queen’s playing and losing to rivals Selborne, who have always posed a challenge in the past. However the lads will learn a lot of lessons from that tournament and it will be interesting to see what happens from here on. Queen’s lost to Selborne College 6-0, lost to Grey PE 6-0 but beat Graeme College 6-0.

Grensies head for Argentina By JACOB RHEEDER

The Hoërskool Grens first rugby XV will be heading for Argentina during March on a tour that promises to be both exiting and memorable. The 11-day tour will include three matches in three different cities, also giving the scholars the opportunity to see and experience more of the rest of the country. Plans for the tour started some four years ago when most of the boys were in Grade 8 and playing U14 rugby. The school, parents and supporters realised this was a special group of boys who were going to develop into a very strong team. During their U15 and U16 years this team had wins against

A jubilant Hoerskool Grens touring team pictured ahead of their 11-day history making rugby tour to Argentina.

Dale and Selborne and drew against Marlow Agricultural School. In 2013 most of the players were part of the First XV that had a win against Dale, the first time in 15 years. Hoërskool Grens consider it a huge achievement to beat sides

of these large rugby schools. A total of nine players represented the Border U16 side during 2012 and 2013 respectively and last year three players were selected for the U18 Border Academy side. The touring party consists of

25 players plus two coaches and five supporters and departs for Buenos Aires on March 19 and returns March 29. The schools in Argentina do not host rugby as a sport and the Grens XV will be playing against junior players in clubs. Apart from rugby, the touring party will also have guided tours through the cities of Buenos Aires, Rosario, Parana and their surrounds, giving them the opportunity to experience the local culture and tourist attractions. To follow the activities on tour log on to https://www. facebook.com/grenstoer or see the Facebook page “Grensies in Argentina” for regular updates on news, pictures and results.

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(for higher ranked teams) and your only rest days are Friday’s and Sunday’s, which amount to nothing after a hectic week of practice and then a match on the Saturday. Cricketers bear the same kind of fatigue. You practice every day, and with cricket, there are often games during the week and then on the Saturday. In an effort to get the teams to perform at their very best, it comes at a cost. The mettle that is forced upon professionals is being emphasised among schools as well. Furthermore, I see the professionalism in today’s school boy sports as a test and a step. A step in the right direction, for starters, and a mental test. Have athletes been

equipped with the right frame of mind to counter the mental annihilation that is caused by playing sport? Have they got the will power to go all the way? The answers are there for sportsmen to answer. Normally the gruelling winter season runs for six months (April – September) and there can’t be any more of a demanding task than that. I say we should appreciate the value added by the sportsmen in teams. Coaches show their appreciation in many ways, but spectators need to adopt a sense of appreciation when it comes to the behind the scenes work and effort put into the gruelling weeks that makes sport what it is.

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