The Kragga Kamma Golf Club will celebrate its 15th birthday with a golf day on Saturday 5th November at the club. Format is IPS and all golfers are welcome to be part of this event which is the highlight on their calendar. Entry fee of R120 is applicable and bookings can be made at 041 379 4155. Lots of prizes to be won and handed out to the winners at the 19h00 prize giving ceremony. Food and drinks for sale and watering holes on the course. The organisers are looking forward to … [Read more...] about Kragga Kamma Golf Club’s 15th Birthday
Sport
KFC Mini Cricket Provincial Festival
St George's Park will be a hive of activity on Saturday 29 October when 800 children are expected to attend the annual KFC Mini Cricket Provincial Festival. KFC Mini Cricketers from the City and surrounding areas will assemble at 10:00am for a morning of cricket. The festival is a showcase of young talent and gives coaches from the Hubs and Regional Performance Centres the opportunity to identify talent. Youngsters who show promise are recruited to the Hubs and Regional Performance Centres … [Read more...] about KFC Mini Cricket Provincial Festival
Sunfoil Series
The Warriors head to Johannesburg for their fourth Sunfoil Series match of the season against the Bizhub Highveld Lions starting tomorrow (Thursday 27 November). The 13 man squad for this match is as follows: Colin Ackermann Andrew Birch Tladi Bokako Gihahn Cloete Clyde Fortuin Aya Gqamane Simon Harmer (Captain) Sisanda Magala Edward Moore Lesiba Ngoepe Michael Price Yaseen Vallie David White Colin Ackermann is currently top of the Sunfoil Series batting averages with an … [Read more...] about Sunfoil Series
Aquabear Swim Club dominates marina swim
For top local open water swimmer Pearson High School's Ian Venter, it was back to winning ways at Sunday's start to the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics' EC Swim Series hosted at Marina Martinique and the rising of another potential open water star in Credence Pattinson, both from the Aquabear swim club in Port Elizabeth. With just under 120 swimmers taking part in the first round of the Swimming SA sanctioned Series, Venter dominated the 5km swim winning in a SA qualifying time of 1hr 3min 47sec … [Read more...] about Aquabear Swim Club dominates marina swim
Grey High Flyhalf shines at SA Rugby Awards
Port Elizabeth born and Grey School educated Curwin Bosch was awarded the Junior Springbok Player of the Year award at the SA Rugby Player of the Year Awards held at Gallagher Convention Centre on October 24, 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The flyhalf now plays for the Sharks after a stellar career in the Eastern Province which included representing Eastern Province in the following tournaments: SA Schools 2015, U18 Craven Week 2015, SA Schools 2014, U18 Craven Week 2014, U16 Grant Khomo … [Read more...] about Grey High Flyhalf shines at SA Rugby Awards
T20 Mayoral cup finals weekend
The inaugural T20 Mayoral Cup finals take place on Saturday 22 October 2016 at St George's Park. There will be three matches played to crown the winners in each league viz Prospects, Promotion and Premier Leagues. EP Cricket President Donovan May said "We would like to thank the Nelson Mandela Bay Sport Commission for including cricket as one of the sporting codes allowed to host a competition under the Mayoral Cup banner. This is a very exciting development in our club cricket structure and … [Read more...] about T20 Mayoral cup finals weekend
Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)
Port Elizabeth adventure swimmer Kyle Main has described his most recent swim between the uninhabited tropical islands of Mauritius as treacherous and unforgettable. Armed with four shark shields, Main set out on the 20km channel from Serpent Island, 30 km north of Mauritius, to Flat Island with another local marathon swimmer SW van der Merwe, who was forced some way into the swim to bail out as a result of the conditions. Battling heavy currents in deep seas, headwinds, chop aggravated by … [Read more...] about Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)
Huge start to aQuellé Ocean Racing Series
A top class field of participants lined up at Hobie Beach on Sunday morning to contest the first round of the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series with over 400 participants taking part in what has become Africa's largest family beach event and is unique to Nelson Mandela Bay. Taking place on mostly alternate Sunday morning's throughout Summer, the Series offers no fewer than 7 events for families to take part in with 4 swimming events and 3 beach events to choose from with 10 race days planned for this … [Read more...] about Huge start to aQuellé Ocean Racing Series
Interprovincial Africa Endurance Series decided at Scribante
On Saturday 15 October the Aldo Scribante Racetrack in Port Elizabeth played host to the penultimate round of the Interprovincial Africa Endurance Series. Saturday's racing was the Mopar 3 Hour Endurance race in which teams of classic racers driven by two drivers vied to complete as many laps of the 2.48 km long circuit within 3 hours. Just over a minute separated the top two cars who both completed 135 laps. In second place was Simon Murray who secured enough points to be crowned the 2016 … [Read more...] about Interprovincial Africa Endurance Series decided at Scribante
Local racer dominates GTC Championship
Three rounds have been completed in the 2016 championship title fight and the Engen Xtreme Team holds first and third in the national Sasol GTC Africa championship with their Audi A3 GTC race cars. Michael Stephen leads, with a significant advantage of 183 points, with his teammate Simon Moss in third spot. The Engen Xtreme team competes at the upgraded Kyalami circuit in Johannesburg on Sunday, October 23, with two more action-packed races – which could also see the first race win for … [Read more...] about Local racer dominates GTC Championship
T20 Mayoral Cup
Eastern Province Cricket today announced that the Nelson Mandela Bay Sports Council has agreed to include cricket as one of the sporting codes who may formally bill a tournament the Mayoral Cup. Other codes participating are rugby, football, netball, basketball and boxing. In keeping with the various Mayor's Tournaments EP Cricket will now host the club T20 Mayoral Cup every year with the 2016 finals weekend being hosted at St George's Park on 22 October. There are 42 teams participating … [Read more...] about T20 Mayoral Cup
Celebrating Sailing with a Steel Band
Sailing is known as a social and oftentimes family sport. Many double handed sailing craft are sailed by siblings, father/daughter, mother/son and other combinations. Many yachts are crewed by extended families who become very competitive. The Algoa Bay Yacht Club in the Port of Port Elizabeth exists to 'Foster Sailing' and is a valued custodian of sailing lore as well as a valued port of call and safe haven for international yachts plying the South African coast. Sailing offers the young … [Read more...] about Celebrating Sailing with a Steel Band
SA – The land of Sun, Surf, Safari and …. Ice Hockey
The 2016 World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend saw more events than ever in the country, with youngsters taking to the ice in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Erasmia and Amanzimtoti. New rinks and new teams are helping to develop the game in one of its remotest outposts. Port Elizabeth Ladies Ice Hockey is a team so new it doesn’t even have a full name yet. “We’re still thinking of something a bit more exciting,” admitted Carine van Eck, secretary of the Eastern Province Ice Hockey Association. … [Read more...] about SA – The land of Sun, Surf, Safari and …. Ice Hockey
Swimming season kicks off
This weekend sees the start of the beach season with the aQuellé Ocean Racing Series getting underway on Sunday at Hobie Beach. The aQuellé Ocean Racing Series kicks off on Sunday 16th October as Africa's largest family beach event offering something for the whole family with its 7 simultaneous events on alternate Sunday mornings at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth. Three beach events available include a 5km Beach Run, 5km Beach Walk and a Kids 12 years and under 1km Beach Run and these … [Read more...] about Swimming season kicks off
Warriors vs Titans at St Georges Park
The Warriors will play their second Sunfoil Series match this week against the Multiply Titans at St George's Park. The match gets underway tomorrow and will start at 10am. An unchanged 13 man squad has been named for this match. Colin Ackermann Andrew Birch Clyde Fortuin Phaphama Fojela Simon Harmer (Captain) Sisanda Magala Edward Moore Lesiba Ngoepe Jerry Nqolo Michael Price Somila Seyibokwe Yaseen Vallie Basheer Walters With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month the … [Read more...] about Warriors vs Titans at St Georges Park
