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.

Alberto Mogoje from Excelsior Primary School in Alabama represented NW at the national school athletics meeting in the 1 200 m race. He finished in sixth place.

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Lentswe, Jouberton - The Matlosana Chess Academy hosted a tournament this past weekend at Ledibeng Centre (old Roman Catholic Church). The mission of the academy is to make chess popular in the townships and produce world class players.