Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - It was fireworks and scintillating performances all round during the 13th Matlosana Cup tournament hosted by Team Tom, Shinkyokushinkai on April 5-6 at the Banquet Hall.

The hall was packed to the rafters and spectators witnessed tough competition.

On Saturday April 5, the Matlosana team managed to collect 26 trophies in the junior division and the next day they were blessed with four of the best, bringing the total to 30 for the entire team. 

Over the weekend 189 juniors participated and 107 seniors exchanged heavy blows in a competition.

Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Ruhan Dreyer van KHS is die land se o14 SA spiesgooikampioen én ‘n kranige krieketspeler.

Dié jongman vertrek einde vandeesmaand op ‘n kriekettoer na Indië en is boonop gekies om ‘n kriekettoer na Nederland mee te maak.

Hy is ingesluit in die SA plattelandspan en die span oefen reeds. Hulle sal ‘n IPL-wedstryd in Indië bywoon en ook teen topspanne in Indië speel. Die toer is reeds betaal. Tans samel sy gesin geld in vir sy toer na Nederland wat in Julie plaasvind. 

Volgens sy pa, Leon, word sowat R100 000 benodig. “Ons het nou al alles probeer en doen nou ‘n beroep op sakelui om hom te ondersteun. Ons het al ‘n Back a buddy-blad probeer sonder enige welslae,” sê Leon.

Enigiemand wat in die jong man se toekoms wil belê, kan sy ma, Claudine, by 083 267 5666 skakel.

Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - The round robin stages of the Varsity Cup have ended and the semi-finalists have been decided in dramatic fashion. The NWU Eagles trampled CUT 117-19, but ended fifth on the log, meaning they will not play in the playoffs.

UFS showed their pedigree by beating FNB Tuks in Pretoria, the Shimlas won with a bonus points to put them in 4th spot just one above the Eagles and Maties cruised past FNB Wits to claim top spot on the log and a home semi-final. This loss sees the Witsies stay bottom of the log to be automatically relegated to the FNB Varsity Shield.

The students of Stilfontein Pyro Kickboxing Club participated in the recent NW Kickboxing Trails in Rustenburg. They were all chosen to represent the province at the National SA Kickboxing Championships at the end of April in Newcastle, KZN. They are Chuan van Niekerk, bronze for continuous fighting and bronze for points fighting, Ivan Murray, gold for low kick light fighting and gold for continuous fighting, Shando van Niekerk, silver for low kick light fighting, bronze for continuous fighting and 4th place for points fighting, Vian Booyse, gold for continuous fighting and gold for points fighting) and (front) Vinay Kitching, gold for points fighting, Keanen van Niekerk, silver for continuous fighting and bronze for low kick light fighting and Biané Kriel, gold for low kick light fighting and gold for continuous fighting.