{"id":302242,"date":"2022-10-04T12:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/young-free-state-talent-celebrated-20221004\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:12:20","slug":"young-free-state-talent-celebrated-20221004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/young-free-state-talent-celebrated-20221004\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Free State talent celebrated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Free State has a wealth of young sporting talent and is often referred to as the breeding ground for stars in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year is no exception, and the top athletes are set to be honoured at the Free State Sport Stars gala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards, presented by Central24 and the UFS, celebrate the achievements of sport stars from school to senior level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>School achievers are honoured for notable performances on a national level from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently recognised school stars like Refiloe Nketsa (netball), Wilco Nienaber (golf) and Nita Scholtz (badminton) went on to receive higher honours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top schools sport teams will also receive recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The schools sport stars honoured by the UFS in 2022 are: Caleb Abrahams (Grey College, rugby) \u2013 SA Schools.) Aron Alvarez Aranda (Grey College, athletics \u2013 discus) \u2013 World Athletics U20 Championships.) Taheera Augousti (Eunice High School, hockey) \u2013 SA U18 team, SA U21 team.) Casper Badenhorst (Grey College, rugby) \u2013 SA Schools.) Lin\u00e9 Greyling (Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Oranje, tennis) \u2013 won National U18 Championship, SA Schools team.) Regan Hunter (Ho\u00ebrskool Fichardtpark, bisley) \u2013 gold medal 3P score and trophy overall 3P and 10 m at SANSSU trials, British Open Championships.) Alfondso Isaacs (Grey College, rugby) \u2013 SA Schools.) An\u00e9 Janse van Vuuren (Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Oranje, hockey) \u2013 SA Schools.) Donna le Roux (Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Oranje, tennis) \u2013 SA Schools Team, SA U16 Billie Jean King Cup team, wins UFS Cepha Tennis Junior ITF J5 tournament.) Cornel Liebenberg (Grey College, tennis) \u2013 SA Schools.) Andro Louw (St. Andrew\u2019s School, swimming) \u2013 two gold medals at SA Schools Championships.) 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