Eden's best in line for sport awards

GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Set to be held this Friday, 28 July, the annual Eden Sport Awards is back to recognise nothing short of the best of the Garden Route's wider sporting fraternity.

It is a key event on the annual calendar of the Eden Sport Council, the authoritative body that oversees the running and organising of sport in the Garden Route District.

The awards are also not limited to the star athletes who take to the field, court, swimming pool or whatever playing surface they choose to make magic on. Instead it also includes administrators, coaches and other members of the sporting community, such as the media and photographers.

There is a wide variety of categories in which people can be nominated, and this week the Eden Sport Council confirmed who will be in line to receive awards this year.

Nominated in the Newcomer of the Year category, Damon Terblanche.
Photo: Blake Linder

The nominees are as follows:

Sport Administrator of the Year – Sonja Schultz, Haydene du Toit, Ruan Janse van Rensburg
Sportsman of the Year – Christo Lamprecht, Jacques van Staden, Anton Scheepers
Sportsman of the Year with a Disability – Eben Fourie, Ruduwaan Lottering, Ethan Malgas
Sportswoman of the Year – Tazmin Brits, Charlissa Schultz, Lizette Kalo
Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability – Minke Janse van Rensburg, Tyhwineesha Stoffels
Team of the Year – Union Stars Women's Cricket team, Young Dream Ladies Netball team
Newcomer of the Year – Tyla Rae Glynn, Marilie Duvenage, Damon Terblanche
Coach of the Year – Piet Lourens, Marike Vreken, Piet Botha
Volunteer of the Year – Alma Botes, Marry Ann Marias, Megan Presher
Indigenous Games Team of the Year – Supemelela Club - Kgati team
District Federation of the Year – Eden Netball, Eden Cycling
Recreation Body of the Year – Soup Aftercare Centre, Marlin Surf Lifesaving Club
Sport Photographer of the Year – Charl Gerber, Ebenezer Titus, Wyndham Ewerts
Sport Journalist of the Year – Wyndham Ewerts, Alet Engelbrecht, Angelique Erasmus
School Team of the Year – Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale 560kg tug of war team, Van Rheede Primary School drummies
Developing School Team of the Year – Phakamisani Primary School U13 netball team, RP Botha 360kg tug of war team, Imekaya PS U13 netball team
Recognition of Technical Excellence – Kerrin Klaaste, Karin Bence, Jolanda Peens
Sport Community Builder of the Year – Jamie-Lee May, Carlo Klaasen, Lazola Thole
Junior Sportsman of the Year – Cronje Beukes, Aden Cloete, Jolian Jacobs
Junior Sportswoman of the Year – Sarah-Jane Lewis, Clarissa Steenekamp, Anya du Plessis
School Sportsman of the Year – Johan Schoeman, Drikus de Jager, Alexander Jonker
School Sportswoman of the Year – Tia Marwenick, Sue-Alice Gysman, Lomé Gouws
Primary School Sportsman of the Year – Wanru Haasbroek, JP Immelman, Raynier Claassen
Primary School Sportswoman of the Year – Milan de Villiers, Arabelle Grütter, Duné Haasbroek