Eleven Attackers were crowned champions at the conclusion of the Makana Local Football Association (LFA) Premier league over the past weekend. Vicki Platyi, Eleven Attackers team manager said: “This was the most challenging season we had, especially when all our games were stopped for about a month with allegations of bringing the league into disrepute, but lucky for us we past that test and we managed to focus on what we love the most, football”. It was a short stint for Eleven Attackers in the Premier League, as they were relegated to the Makana League after finishing bottom of the…
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Albany Saints and Sinners Multi Sports Club hosted its second annual Belmont Valley MTB Challenge at The Belmont Golf Club on Sunday. A number of cyclists made their way from around the Eastern Cape, while numerous Grahamstown cyclists were keen to partake in an event boasting fantastic scenery, right here on their doorstep. Cyclists had a choice of the 15km Adventure Ride, the 40km Challenge Trail and the 60km Endurance Race. The 40km and 60km routes took cyclists through the Manley Flats Trails, a project taken on by the Sikhululekile Community, who spent weeks before the event clearing and preparing…
PJ Olivier played host to West Bank High School from East London in various netball, hockey and rugby fixtures last Saturday. PJ 1st rugby side won their match 34-10, while PJ netball 1st team lost to West Bank 24-27. Stephen Penney took these photographs.
CLUBS SOCCER Makana Football Association Junior division, U13 Grahamstown United 0-2 Sophia Young Eagles 2-0 Sakhulutsha Eleven Attackers 1-1 Golden Brothers Future Stars 1-1 Eluxolweni New Town City 9-1 Santos City Pirates 4-0 Jacaranda Aces Makana Football Association Junior division, U13 log standings (as at 13 May) Sophia Young Stars (13 points) New Town City (13) Young Eagles (12) City Pirates (9) Grahamstown United (9) XI Attackers (7) Golden Brothers (7) Future Stars (7) New Seekers (3) Santos (3) Eluxolweni (1) Seven Stars (0) Jacaranda Aces Sakhulutsha Makana Football Association Junior division, U15 Grahamstown United 2-6 Sophia Young Eagles…
FINAL LOG STANDINGS OF THE EASTERN AREAS MEN’S 1ST AND 2ND LEAGUES 2017 1ST LEAGUE AFTER ROUND 5 CLUB PLAYED PTS SHOT PROFIT Albany 4 29 106 Grahamstown 4 22 -44 Kowie 4 20 1 Port Alfred 4 18 -6 Kenton 4 11 -57 2ND LEAGUE AFTER ROUND 6 CLUB PLAYED PTS SHOT PROFIT Albany 5 37 68 Kenton 5 30 20 Kowie 5 29 -52 Port Alfred 5 24 -36
THE FINAL LOG OF THE EASTERN AREAS LADIES LEAGUE 2017 DATE 1 ALBANY 2 GHT 3 KENTON ‘A’ 4 KENTON ‘B’ VENUE O P P F A P T S O P P F A P T S O P P F A P T S O P P F A P T S 25 March Sat 2 24 16 2 1 16 24 0 4 12 21 0 3 21 12 2 Grahamstown 3 18 25 0 4 10 28 0 1 25 18 2 2 28 10 2 Grahamstown 26 March Sun…
The Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Pro presented by Billabong, which will hosts a huge field of local and international competitors at The Pipe on Pollock Beach, will be launched Friday 7 April. Comprising World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) rated events for men and women, plus Junior Qualifying Series (JQS) events for men and women aged 18-and-under, the Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Pro offers a total prize-pool of R80,000 plus points counting towards international and regional rankings lists. The historic event has notched up a slew of landmarks including being the first professional surfing contest to be staged in…
The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun
The second United World Karate South Africa National Championships was held at the Fish River Sun
MAKANA Local Football Association PREMIER LEAGUE 2016/17 season log standings as at 2 April. PREMIER DIVISION TEAM P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Newtown City 18 13 2 3 46 22 24 41 2 Jacaranda Aces 17 11 4 2 56 26 30 37 3 XI Attackers 13 10 3 0 25 7 18 33 4 Santos 18 9 3 6 35 30 5 30 5 Future Stars 18 9 2 7 31 23 8 29 6 New Seekers 19 8 4 7 32 28 4 28 7 Young Killers 18 8 3 7…