GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - The annual Eden Sport Awards will take place on Friday 26 August, at the Oudtshoorn Civic Centre.
The Eden Sport Council has received a bumper number of nominations for the awards this year: more than 160 nominations across the 27 categories.
The finalists come from all over the Garden Route district.
"The annual awards give credit and acknowledge our sports family for its achievements during the period October 2021 to August 2022," a council spokesperson said.
Categories and finalists:
- Administrator: Sonja Schultz, Siyabonga Tyhawana, Rene Booys
- Sportsman: Tristan Nortjé, Christopher Delport, Jady Heyns
- Sportswoman: Colleen Piketh, Miceala Andrews, Anika Beukesen
- Disability (senior male): Ricardi Matthee, Alvin Antoni, Ell-Dey Wildeman
- Disability (senior woman): Minke Janse van Rensburg, Marlè van Wyk
- Team: Eden Sailing Youth 29er team, Six Gun Grill SWD Women's Cricket, Eden Hockey Ladies' team
- Newcomer: Deoln Crause, Suveena Arries, Quewin Pieterse
- Coach: Piet Lourens, Marike Vreken, Martelize van der Merwe
- Volunteer: Joy Goulooze, Chanelle Ellis, Rina van der Westhuizen
- Indigenous Games Team: Drie Stokkies (Eden), Rushane Prins (Bitou/Knysna)
- Federation: Eden Netball, Eden Cycling, Eden Surfriders
- Recreation Body: Bayethe Multisport Academy, Ikhaya Community Development, Oudtshoorn Christian Youth Forum
- Photographer: Blake Linder, Ebenezer Titus, Wyndham Ewerts
- Journalists: Blake Linder, Wyndham Ewerts, Stefan Goosen
- School Team: Oakdale 560kg tug-of-war team, Outeniqua HS Biathlon, Eden Junior Hunting Rifle Development School Team, Indwe u.15 Girls' Football Team, Bridgeton High School Cycling
- Technical Excellence: Maxisole Bambiso, Karin Bence, Kerrin Klaaste
- Community Builder: Lazola Thole, Shadrack Shishana, André Alexander
- Junior Sportsman: Bonga Nkqintza, Luciano Samson, Joshua Norris
- Junior Sportswoman: Anya du Plessis, Amorette Smit, Sheree Samson
- School Sportsman: Christian Hattingh, Xhaiden Williams, Shane May
- School Sportswoman: Sarah Jane Lewis, Catherine Mentz, Naledi Manyube
- Primary School Sportsman: Luc Andre Botha, Ben Bond, Wanru Haasbroek
- Primary School Sportswoman: Leone Theron, Arabelle Grutter, Dunè Haasbroek
- Roll of Honour: Sybeth Hughes, Neil Jeffery, Werner Jeffery, William Amsterdam, Nellis du Plessis, Rudolph Heunis, Faziel Samsoodien, Delycia Witbooi, Vincent Rhoode
- Lifetime Achievement: Johan Windt, Adam Jeffery Spandiel, Basil Duncan Deal, Fred Amsterdam, Charles Allister Meyer, Wilfred Petersen, Nigel Leveton, Marc van Staden
- Accolades: Anneke Spies (Commonwealth Games) Ladies' 59kg category Weightlifting, Ruben Burger (Commonwealth Games) Men's 96kg category Weightlifting, Collen Piketh (Commonwealth Games) Lawn Bowls, Zandile Masuku (Commonwealth Games) Springbok Women's 7s, Eddie Myners (SA Rugby Women's assistant coach), Veda Manie (Sareo vice-chairperson), Shireen Noble (ASA vice-president).
- Presidential Award: awarded at the Eden Sport Council president's discretion.
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