{"id":53990,"date":"2023-04-13T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/sport-is-open-to-all-20230412-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:37:05","slug":"sport-is-open-to-all-20230412-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/sport-is-open-to-all-20230412-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport is open to all"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_b21e9a98\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3246\/ee9abe0a356c454a891cbc22160b1d71.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9c7dc6cda17043e38d7e0ecee740ac20.jpg\" title=\"Stef Young (orange, Bloemfontein) competing for the ball against a player from the Penta Ringball Club, Klerksdorp.Photos: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Stef Young (orange, Bloemfontein) competing for the ball against a player from the Penta Ringball Club, Klerksdorp.Photos: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Welkom\u2019s Warriors Ringball Club hosted a social mini tournament on 1 April and saw participation from clubs from as far as Klerksdorp, Bloemfontein and Kroonstad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, some serious league matches took place between the Welkom club and Kroonstad\u2019s Collegians Ringball Club. Collegians would ultimately go on to win the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a day filled with fun and competition. Currently, Welkom and Kroonstad are the only two Free State centres who have ringball clubs,\u201d says Andr\u00e9 van den Berg, Free State Ringball president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van den Berg says the Hentie Cilliers High School, in Virginia, recently started participating in the sport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have been coaching their two teams since October 2022, and it was a proud moment when they made their debut at our courts in Welkom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal as Free State president is to spread awareness about our sport, and this is why I brought the group from Bloemfontein into the picture for the fun day,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe group from Bloemfontein enjoyed it very much. 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