NOVEMBER 2019 | THIRD TERM | VOLUME 2 #30 Introducing Coach Tholang Hlalele – aka Coach T!
I met a young Tholang Hlalele in 2013 and we immediately became friends. We spoke for hours on end about various topics, including the skills of players and how to improve them. I was always engaged in what he had to say and he usually left me going home with much food for thought. We spoke about politics, sport, religion, architecture, history - and our futures. We have spent many a tour together, both locally and abroad. We dreamt about all the wonderful things we could be one day, if we just worked hard and perse- vered.
A few years before I met Coach Tholang, he had lost his job and had been unemployed for some time. Sport gave him an opportunity back into the working world through a coaching opportunity offered to him by Kurt Human, where he had the task of initiating and growing women’s cricket within the Gauteng Cricket Hub Programme in Soweto. Hard work, dedication, and passion ensured that his labour would bear fruit. Coach Tholang had a team that was training regularly and he soon had it registered in the league. In the first year of competition, he just so happened to win the local primary school league and, not long after that, he had developed a fully-fledged programme, which allowed for primary school fixtures, as well as high school and club fixtures.
Coach Tholang had not only rescued himself from unemployment, but he had brought competitive cricket to the girls of Soweto. Cricket was the medium through which he could change lives - and he did. In 2016, he and I were selected to coach the Gauteng Provincial U19 Girls’ Team. We shook hands and were ready to roll up our sleeves. We took that team to the Cricket South Africa National Week in Pretoria, where sixteen teams from around the country arrived to compete. We ended up winning the week and three of our players were selected to represent the Proteas U19 Team. Believe it or not, but two of these girls started playing cricket in the very same programme that was begun in Soweto Hub by Coach Tholang. That triumph was just surreal for us!
Today one of those girls, Palesa Mapoo, represents The South African National Academy and Coach Tholang’s programme in Soweto has produced three South African U19 representatives. I’m sure many more are on the way!
I am so very proud of Coach Tholang and the work he has put in to achieve such success. We are fortunate to have him as part of Steyn City School and coaching our young players. A big thank you must go to our champion coach and we are so grateful that the students of Steyn City School can benefit from his wisdom and skill! All matches are against equivalent teams unless otherwise stated.
CRICKET RESULTS
17 OCTOBER Vs Kyalami Preparatory School U9 Boys’ Match was abandoned owing to inclement weather (R. Mathekga 3/13) Vs Bryandale Primary School First Team Girls’ match was abandoned owing to inclement weather 21 OCTOBER Vs Crawford La Lucia U11 Boys’ lost by 8 wickets (K. McAnda 29) First Team Boys’ lost by 110 runs (R. Reddy 5/17) 22 OCTOBER Vs Clifton School U11 Boys’ match was abandoned owing to inclement weather First Team match was abandoned owing to inclement weather 23 OCTOBER Vs Curro Sagewood U9 Boys’ Team won by 99 runs (J. Fagri 37*, A.Brunnock 25*, R. Mathekga 3/7) 30 OCTOBER Vs Pecanwood College U11 Boys’ Team won by 50 runs (K. McAnda 45*) First Team Boys’ won by 9 wickets (L. Groeneveld 3/8)
TENNIS RESULTS
17 OCTOBER Vs Redhill School B Senior Boys’ Team won 38-14 22 OCTOBER Vs Dainfern College Junior Team lost 16-24 23 OCTOBER Vs Maryvale Primary School Senior Girls’ Team won 16-4 30 OCTOBER Vs De La Salle Holy Cross College B Senior Girls’ Team lost 6-39 GOLF RESULTS
23 OCTOBER Vs St Benedict’s Preparatory School. Well done to all the players who participated
SWIMMING RESULTS
18 OCTOBER Vs Knights Preparatory, Cooper College, Curro Rivonia, and Amberfi eld College Preparatory Swimming team placed 2nd overall (E. Bonomi 1st in Junior Individual Medley, T. Naude 1st Open Backstroke, Keagan Miles 1st U9 Breaststroke, R. Tarantino 1st U12 Breaststroke, T, Naude 1st Open Breaststroke, E. Bonomi 1st U10 Backstroke, T. Kihn 1st U12 Backstroke, R. Tarantino 1st Open Butterfl y, E. Bonomi 1st U10 Freestyle, R. Wide 1st Open Freestyle, 1st Boys Freestyle ladder Relay)
CRICKET RESULTS
17 OCTOBER Vs Soweto Hub U16 Girls’ Team match was abandoned owing to inclement weather 18 OCTOBER Vs Hoërskool Montana U16 Girls’ Team match was abandoned owing to inclement weather 22 OCTOBER Vs Soweto Hub (Semi-Final) U16 Girls’ Team won by 10 wickets 24 OCTOBER Vs Soshanguve Hub U16 Girls’ Team won by 26 runs (K. Reddy 48)
TENNIS RESULTS
21 OCTOBER Vs Curro Aurora U16 Girls’ Team lost 11-34 29 OCTOBER Vs Pecanwood College U16 Girls’ Team won 52-11 SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Well done to Keagan Miles for placing 1st in his age category at the Sun City Mile Swim.
Congratulations to Callum Edwards, who received gold for Kumite and Silver for Kata in Karate.
Well done to Taylor-Paige Oshry, who received Junior Colours from The Central Gauteng Gymnastics Association for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
GRADE 4 TO THE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Last week the Grade 4s jumped on their bicycles and rode off merrily to the Steyn City Equestrian Centre. There, Sarah had the children work in pairs to groom the ponies (they also polished their hooves), they took the ponies on a lovely long walk, learnt how to assemble the bridles, and then put them onto the ponies. It was an amazing learning experience. The cycle back was a bit more diffi cult as it was uphill. The Grade 4s learnt the rules of bike riding in Physical Education and were superstars who put their new-found knowl- edge to excellent use. It was a fantastic adventure! SUPER SAVING 10% DISCOUNT ON ALL UNIFORM PURCHASED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER D I S C O U N T A P P L I E S T O I N S T O R E & O N L I N E O R D E R S www.rosewall.co.za O P E N I N G H O U R S D U R I N G N O V E M B E R M O N D A Y A N D W E D N E S D A Y 0 7 : 0 0 - 0 9 : 0 0 , 1 2 : 0 0 - 1 5 : 0 0 F R I D A Y 0 7 : 0 0 - 0 9 : 0 0 S A T U R D A Y 0 9 : 0 0 - 1 3 : 0 0
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SPORT SNAPSHOTS
REHEARSALS 2019/11/01 Friday 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match: Girls U16 vs Jeppe High Steyn City School School for Girls (CGL High School League Pool A Final) 2019/11/02 Saturday Steyn City School 2019/11/03 Sunday 2019/11/03 10:00 13:00 Cricket Match: CGL Senior Women vs Steyn City School KZN Coastal Senior Women (T20) 2019/11/04 Monday WEEK 1 2019/11/04 Grade 10 Examinations Commence Classrooms, Steyn City School 2019/11/05 Tuesday 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match: U11 Boys vs St Peter's Steyn City School College 2019/11/05 14:00 17:00 Cricket match: First Team Boys vs Steyn City School HeronBridge College 2019/11/06 Wednesday Grades 8 & 9 Examinations Classrooms, Steyn City Commence School 2019/11/06 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match: First Team vs St Peter's Steyn City School College 2019/11/06 14:00 18:00 Golf Match: U10 to U13 vs Heron- Steyn City School Bridge College 2019/11/06 18:00 21:00 Cricket Match: U9 Boys vs Heron- HeronBridge College Bridge College (Night Match) 2019/11/07 Thursday 09:00 10:00 DRESS REHEARSAL: EYC Nativity Plumari Hall, Steyn City Play School 2019/11/07 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match U9 Boys vs St Peter's Steyn City School College 2019/11/07 18:00 21:00 Cricket Match: U11 Boys vs Heron- HeronBridge College Bridge College 2019/11/07 18:30 19:30 EYC Nativity Play Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/08 Friday 11:30 13:30 Foundation Phase Interhouse: Steyn City School Swimming 2019/11/09 Saturday 09:00 10:00 EYC Welcome Morning EYC, Steyn City School 2019/11/09 10:00 17:00 Cricket Match: CGL U19 Girls vs Steyn City School Northerns U19 (50 overs) 2019/11/10 Sunday 10:00 13:00 Cricket Match: CGL Senior Women vs Steyn City School Free State Senior Women (T20) 2019/11/11 Monday WEEK 2 2019/11/11 Grade 7 Examinations Commence Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/11 EXAMINATIONS GRADES 7 TO 10 Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/11 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match: U9 Boys vs Grayston Grayston Preparatory Preparatory School U10 School 2019/11/12 Tuesday EXAMINATIONS GRADES 7 TO 10 Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/12 14:00 17:00 Cricket Match: U11 Boys vs Grayston Grayston Preparatory Preparatory School School 2019/11/13 Wednesday EXAMINATIONS GRADES 7 TO 10 Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/14 Thursday EXAMINATIONS GRADES 7 TO 10 Plumari Hall, Steyn City School 2019/11/15 Friday EXAMINATIONS GRADES 7 TO 10 Plumari Hall, Steyn City School
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