As we wrap up the year, a look at some of the movers and shakers that made headlines in the Echo over the past 12 months.
Her smile says it all as Lisakhanya Vokwana,9, from Langa was among more than 600 children, between the ages of 8 and 14, from communities throughout the Western Cape, including Langa, Khayelitsha, Westlake and Ocean View who descended on Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg – the home of Calypso Cricket – for the 31st annual Sporting Chance Calypso Cricket Festival, last week. Picture Brenton GeachThe only members of WP to triumph at the RYD SA Longboard championship finals held at Jeffreys Bay, in August, in perfect conditions, were from the left, Kay Holt winner of the Divas division, Taryn King, women’s surfer of the contest and runner-up in the Open Women’s division and Angelica Rosslind, winner of the girls under-16 division, all from Muizenberg. Picture Brenton GeachIn March,Natasha van Greunen, from Marina da Gama, stormed into the finals at the Long Beach Open, taking second place to Zoe Steyn from East London. Sara Scott from Kommetjie took third and Sarah Baum from KwaZulu-Natal, fourth place. The event was presented by the provincial Department of Culture, Arts and Sports. Photo. Sean Thompson, Boardtalk Surfing MagazineNoordhoek Dynamic Gymnastics Club was among a number of club members who competed in the Western Province rhythmic gymnastic competition, held in Wynberg in August. Akira, Makayla de Bruin, Harper Madel, Emily Caswell and Abi Benade, all received their WP colours to compete in the SA Gymnastics Games, held in Pretoria in October.Ubuntu Football Academy continues to a force to be reckoned with on the soccer pitch, impressing in all competitions they’ve taken part in this year, including the Engen Knockoout Challenge and Safa Cape Town’s Coca-Cola Amateur Cup, going all the way to the finals to face champions Cape Town City, who beat them 3-1.Fish Hoek FC’s under-14 tour to Johannesburg, in October, included a visit to Kaizer Chiefs and matches played against various academies, including Chiefs, Rietvlei and Saxonworld. After getting off to a bumpy start against Chiefs, Fish Hoek regained their composure with impressive victories in their remaining fixtures.Considering their collective and individual talent and experience, it’s hardly surprising that Ocean View’s Seaside Spurs did remarkably well across various competitions, making it to the knockout stages in a number of competitions this year, including winning promotion to the Safa Western Cape Regional Third Division in November.Kayla Adams leaps across the water during last week’s Sporting Chance Calypso Cricket Festival, in Muizenberg. Picture Brenton Geach
