Mitchell House College hosted their fifth annual sports awards at the school recently, to acknowledge and honour young achievers in sport.
Singer, Caroline-Grace Brüssow ,Yoyo Muditambi: Top goals scorer in the whole school and Andre Cook, Mitchell House headmaster.
POLOKWANE – The event was held on Saturday, 13 October and saw Caroline Grace-Brüssow, wife of Springbok rugby player Heinrich Brüssow as guest speaker. She was one of the lucky talents to make the cut on The Voice SA, a local television series.
Caroline spoke about her journey to stardom and gave some motivational tips in terms of pushing through when you feel like giving up.
She also performed a few songs for the audience, which included parents and teachers.
“Our sporting programme is an important part of the educational process, as we believe that sport gives learners the opportunity to gain the values and skills that will be of benefit throughout their lives.
“We seek to convey an outgoing, healthy, physically active lifestyle, where enjoyable physical action is the norm, competition is understood and countless sporting values are carried over into one’s personal life. It is compulsory for learners to take part in sport and a wide choice is available at our school,” explained Headmaster Andre Cook.
Awards were handed out for athletics, swimming, cricket, basketball, tennis, chess, rugby, soccer, netball and hockey.
Sonia Mahloko accepts three awards in her daughters absence Boitumelo Mahloko, a gr 12 learner at the school; one award for being in the schools first team netball as a captain, Player of the year 2018 in netball at the school, another for making it into two SA netball teams in one year (u/19/20 for the year 2018) also as captain in 2017 for u/16 and another award for Senior Sports Women of the year 2018 at the school. The over achiever was away for a netball training camp for the SA U/19 netbal
College 1st team Soccer Left to right: Coach Tshepo Thoka, Andisani Malada (Player of the season), Hlumela Sibaya, Lesego Mohokare (Most improved player) and Kgwadu Moloto
Prep 1st team girls: Ridwaana Bava (Most improved player) and Lilly Mampane (Player of the year).
Prep first netball team: Ntahli Nkopane, Tinaye Muchandigona (most improved player), Nthabiseng Shuvambu (player of the year), Lilly Mampane and Khathu Maguga.
College 1st team girls: Fatima Ismail (Player of the season), Makopa Maponya (Most improved player) and Arlinka Viljoen.
Kathleen Petzer (Player of the season: Girls College Cricket team).
Singer, Caroline-Grace Brüssow ,Yoyo Muditambi: Top goals scorer in the whole school and Andre Cook, Mitchell House headmaster.
Kgothi and Moraba Manaka enjoying themselves at the Mitchell House College Sports Awards.
Caroline-Grace Brüssow, Humayd Dada: prep provincial colours for tennis and Andrew Cook, Mitchell House Headmaster.
Parents and a sibling of a learner at Mitchell House College: Sonia and Khomotjo Mahloko at the sports awards.
Sonia Mahloko accepts a honorary special award for her daughter Boitumelo Mahloko who was away for a netball training camp for the SA U/19 netball team at the University of Pretoria. Games are set to commence from the 6-16 December 2018 in Botswana. With her is Caroline Grace-Brüssow and Andrew Cook, headmaster.
Caroline-Grace Brüssow, Vunene Hlaneki (full colours in prep netball and hockey) and Andre Cook, Mitchell House Headmaster.
Coach Desmond Ramoroka with the basketball team: Katlego Masemola (most improved player), Lesego Mohokare and Kabelo Masemola.
Rugby player of the year, Moraswi Maboya (Cappies) played for MH.
