No longer Northwest Cricket Stadium

Potchefstroom – The Northwest Cricket Stadium received a new name and new sponsors last week. Mickey Gordon, President of the Northwest Cricket Association, announced the new sponsorship of the Northwest Cricket Stadium on Thursday 2 September 2004.

In the 2002/2003 season the Northwest Stadium/Sedgars Park was rated the best pitch, best outfield and best conditions. It was the first time ever that one stadium received all these accolades.

Following MTN withdrawn sponsorship, which will end at the end of the year forced the stadium to look for alternative means of funding. Selling the naming rights ensured that club cricket will be sustainable even in areas as far as Vryburg. Even with the selling of the naming rights, there will still be a short fall to keep current programs running.

They are still engaging with various parties and sponsors to see if this short fall can’t be overcome. With the Sedgars Group buying the naming rights, the stadium will now be called Sedgars Park and no longer Northwest Cricket Stadium.

Sedgars have been in business for 22 years and the managers which are the 3 brothers, Zaid Docrad, Mohammad Docrad and Suliman Docrad, along with their mother. The main building of Sedgars is situated in Vereeniging, with branches in Vaderbijlpark, Welkom, East London and the East Rand.

“Although I would not like to spread the gospel that cricket is totally free, we have a moral obligation of taking the game to the people,” Gordon, president of the Northwest Cricket Association, commented. Developing the rural areas is a high priority for them and they have already set out objectives to accomplish just that.

“My sincere thanks to the Sedgars Group for coming on board with us, you are serving cricket with distinction,” Gordon concluded. It is our moral obligation to make cricket accessible to all communities and to enable anyone who would like to play the game of cricket the opportunity.

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Kosh Sport Trauma Dienste

KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE maak van opgeleide personeel gebruik en hul toerusting is van ‘n hoëstaande standaard. Enige besering hoe klein of groot kan deur die personeel van KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE met groot sukses hanteer en behandel word. Ek kan met trots sê dat daar vir die afgelope 4 jaar wat  KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE bestaan nog geen klag van swak diens of nalagtige optrede met die behandeling van beseerdes langs die sportveld aanhangende gemaak is nie.

Ek glo dat die teenwoordigheid van KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE se personeel ‘n aanwins en ‘n plus punt by ‘n sport byeenkoms sal wees. In 1999 het ons by skole en sport organisasies die behoefte geidentifiseer van ‘n sport noodhulp diens van hoogstaande gehalte en wat ‘n betroubare diens kan lewer. Aangesien ek op daardie stadium betrokke was by ‘n nooddiens en ‘n gekwalifiseerde ambulansman is het ek die geleentheid raak gesien en KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE begin.

KOSH SPORT TRAUMA DIENSTE lewer noodhulp dienste by enige sport byeenkomste en dit is ‘n diens wat ons met trots lewer. Jaarliks word daar ongeveer by 200 verskillende sport byeenkomste noodhulp dienste gelewer.

Hou Tinus van Staden en sy span by al die skole sport wedstryde asook Askari wedstryde dop.

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Klerksdorp Indoor Cricket Results

05/09/04 - 10/09/04

A & B League

P.G. Pub & Grill beat Orkney High School 79 / 60

Santec beat Cargo Motors 124 / 98

C League

Gregorian Monks beat MOAB 119 / 72

D League

DRD beat Cectronics 159 / 23

Kosh girls beat Lapies 129 / 122

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Damelin Sponsors St. Conrad’s Hockey Tournament

St. Conrad’s College held a field hockey tournament sponsored by Damelin on Friday the third & Saturday the fourth September.

Ten high school teams participated, four girls’ teams and six boy’s teams. The winners in the boy’s section were Potchefstroom Boys High, second Selly Park from Rustenburg and St. Conrad’s College third. Milner high School won the girls section with Bersig from Rustenburg second and St. Conrad’s college finishing in third place. All enjoyed the warm sunshine, music and exceptional standard of hockey.

Mr and Mrs Yaman from Damelin handed out the trophies and medals to the winning teams and thanked the organizers. Thank you to all who attended and well done!

Stacey Naudé, a student at Goudkop Primary School, attended the NW gymnastics level 1 for under 9’s and placed 3rd overall. She will be representing NW, and Klerksdorp, in Capetown on the 20th of September 2004. We wish her the best of luck.

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