{"id":58441,"date":"2018-04-12T06:03:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T04:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/nico-malan-shines-at-scs-tournament-20180411-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:47:15","slug":"nico-malan-shines-at-scs-tournament-20180411-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/nico-malan-shines-at-scs-tournament-20180411-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Malan shines at SCS Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GOOD . . . . Better . . . Nico Malan High School in Humansdorp . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The u.16A and first netball team, as well as the u.16A and first rugby team left their mark at this prestigious event. The u.16A netball team won the tournament in their age division, while the first netball team ended se-cond. The first rugby team was named the Team of the Tournament with their stellar performances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, 12 of the netball players and 11 of the rugby players were chosen to represent the SCST team that will travel to New Zealand later this year. The players are Esther Hendricks, Elandri Venter, Karmen Jonck, Esti Steenkamp, Kaylan Zeelie, Bonique Solaan, Janka Potgieter, Sadie Davids, Angela Wait, Anika Louw, Michell Strydom, Soni Kato, Armand Kemp, Devon Harvey, Hendri du Toit, Werner Louw, Delron Dicken, Jayron Draghoender, Lawton Dorfling, Sibu Khuzwayo, Deon-Reynier van der Watt, Jan-Daniel Cilliers and Claude Vorster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Results<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First netball team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> wins match against Kalahari A: 28-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Clarendon: 32-10 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against AHS Kroonstad: 33-18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Kingsway A: 27-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> loses match against Brits: 25-31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins their last pool game against King\u2019s School Robin Hills: 51-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins quarterfinal match against Bothaville: 35-19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins the semi-final against AHS Kroonstad: 31-27. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> loses the final to Centurion: 19-24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Nico Malan High School\u2019s first team ends in second place (28 schools participated)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>u.16A netball team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> wins match against Oos-Moot A: 28-25<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Parklands: 54-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Centurion: 31-26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Oos-Moot B: 37-16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins semi-final against Hopetown: 32-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> undefeated against Centurion in the finals: 32-26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> winners of the tournament (u.16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>First rugby team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> wins match against Brandwag (Benoni): 21-14.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Bergsig(Rustenburg): 88-0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Wonderboom: 38-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>u. 6A rugby team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> loses match against Bloemfontein Central: 24-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> loses match against Milnerton High School: 5-14 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> wins match against Oudtshoorn: 61-5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOOD . . . . 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