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KARIEGA –<\/strong> Die Ho\u00ebrskool Brandwag se kragoptelspan het nie brieke nie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hulle is vir hulle skitterende prestasies by die Oos-Kaapse Sport en Ontspanning se jaarlikse prysuitdeling by die Wild Coast Sun die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar as die Skoolsportspan van die Jaar aangewys.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit is die eerste keer dat ‘n skool di\u00e9 tweekuns-prestasie behaal. Victoriapark se swemspan het tweede ge\u00ebindig en Nomandi Junior Sekond\u00eare skool se krieketspan derde.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilze-Mari Maritz, ‘n onderwyseres by Brandwag en self ‘n Protea-kragopteller, het die toekenning in ontvangs geneem.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘n Trotse Ilze-Mari Maritz met Brandwag se toekenning. Foto: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Onder die prestasies wat Brandwag se toekenning verseker het, sluit in ses goue medaljes by die 2024 Statebondspele, sewe goues, een silwer en een brons by die Asi\u00eb\/Afrika-kampioenskap in 2024 en vyf silwer medaljes by di\u00e9 kampioenskappe verlede jaar.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By die onlangse Oos-Kaap Classic en Equipped-kampioenskap by die Kaap Recife skool in Somerstrand het Brandwag ook as wenner uit die stryd getree. Oudergewoonte was Kobie Mellet en Alan de Beer onder die groot sterre.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan het in die Classic o.74kg-afdeling ‘n nuwe OP-rekord opgestel met sy poging van 162,5kg in die hurksit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy het ook ‘n spogtotaal van457,5kg opgestel. En in die Equipped-afdeling het hy ook twee OP-rekords opgestel van 125kg in die borsopdruk en 182,5kg in die dooiegewigoptel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kobie het ‘n eerste plek behaal in die o.76kg Equipped-afdeling met ‘n totaal van 265kg nadat sy met 95kg in die hurksit, 45kg in die borsopdruk en 125kg in die dooiegewigoptel geslaag het.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lieschen Petrus, wat in die o.52kg-afdeling deelgeneem het, het met ‘n totaal van 165kg ge\u00ebindig n\u00e1 haar pogings van 60kg in die hurksit, 35kg in die borsopdruk en 70kg in die dooiegewigoptel.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drew de Lange het ook uitgeblink met ‘n uitstekende totaal van 200kg in die o.57kg Classic-afdeling. Sy was suksesvol met ‘n hurksit van 70kg, 35kg in die borsopdruk en 95kg in die dooiegewigoptel. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit het aan haar die eerste plek besorg in die sub-junior afdeling.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In die o.84kg Classic-afdeling het Clarissa Gallant ook ‘n eerste plek behaal in die sun-junior afdeling met 85kg in die hurksit, 60kg in die borsopdruk en 135kg in die dooiegewigoptel vir ‘n totaal van 280kg. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haar borsopdrukpoging is ook ‘n nuwe OP-rekord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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