Witpoortjie Bowling Club celebrating another year of success

On 27 November Witpoortjie Bowling Club celebrated another year of success at their annual prize-giving evening.

All the members gathered and enjoyed the evening with their co-bowlers while applauding and celebrating everyone’s successes and awards. George Nysschen, President of Witpoortjie Bowling Club, welcomed every member and called out the names of the various award winners. Philip Pretorius congratulated every member with their success and handed over their certificates and medals.

The different awards handed over were as follow:

• Ladies Novice

Minnette Myburgh – Winner

Lizel Myburgh – Runner-up

• Men’s Novice

Werner Diedericks – Winner

Jaco Diedericks – Runner-up

• Nominated trips

George Nysschen, Sylvia Nysschen and Leon van Staden – Winners

Tommy Smit, Jafta Mpetsi and Lerato Mepetsi – Runners-up

• Ladies drawn pairs

Val Esplin and Sue-Ann Roux – Winners

Monique van Rensburg and Wanda Labuschagne – Runners-up

• Men’s drawn pairs

Allistair Hepburn and Braam de Villiers – Winners

Eddie Tromp and Harold Sergant – Runners-up

• Ladies singles

Lorna Hepburn – Winner

Sylvia Nysschen – Runner-up

• Men’s singles

Wilson Malabolo – Winner

Gerhard Waldeck – Runner-up

• Ladies nominated pairs

Tracy Smit (coach Tommie Smit) and Belinda Taylor – Winners

Rina Minnie and Monique van Rensburg – Runners-up

• Men’s nominated pairs

Micheal Nysschen and Gavin Crocket –Winners

Thys van den Berg and Flip Pretorius – Runners-up

• Nominated mixed pairs

Ian Taylor and Belinda Taylor – Winners

George and Sylvia Nysschen – Runners-up

• Open singles

Gavin Grocket – Winner

Jackey Peens – Runner-up

• Most improved players of the year

Sue-Ann Roux

Werner Diedericks

Lerato Mpetsi (Junior)

• Club players of the year

Belinda Taylor

Gavin Crocket

Wilson Malabolo (Overall)

• District Colours Achieved

Lerato Mpetsi

Wilson Malabolo

Lorraine Coetzee

Dean Nysschen

Micheal Nysschen

Ian Taylor

• Sables Achievements

Ladies Trips: Sue-Ann Roux, Monique van Rensburg and Belinda Taylor

Men’s Sables fours: George Nysschen, Michael Nysschen, Wilson Malobolo and Gavin Crocket

Sables Singles champion: Wilson Malabolo

• Gauteng Open

Wilson Malabolo and Micheal Nysschenn – Men’s pairs runners-up

• Visually Impaired Person South Africa (VIPSA) South African Nationals

Tracey Smit and coach Tommy Smit – Gold medal

• Junior Masters

Wilson Malobolo

• Gold squad selection

Wilson Malobolo

•Merit Awards

Wilson Maolobolo –Green Management

Flip Pretorius – Competition co-ordination

George Nysschen – Outstanding leadership

•Gratitude awards

Charles Briendenhann (Vice President)

Bennie Boshof

Dean Nysschen

Sylvia Nysschen

Jephter Mpetsi

Anton Oosthuizen

Harold Sargent

Werner Diedericks

Alwyn Roux

Eddie Tromp

Allistair Hepburn

Ian Taylor

Leon van Staden

Riena Briedenhann

Price Myburgh