ZAMBIA POLOCROSSE ASSOCIATION 2010

Newsletter No 5 - August 2010

ZIMZAM TOURNAMENT!

The Zim Zam was held on 29th and 30th May and Zambia were triumphant in taking the cup from Zimbabwe this year!

CHOMA TOURNAMENT

On the 12th and 13th June Choma held their tournament with the following results:
A div winners : Leopard's Hill - Richard Chapple, Conor Walisko and Lauren Watson,
B div winners : Lusaka South - Kirsten Michelson, Carla Nel, Debra Stark
And C div won by Lusaka South - Storm Treger, Wesley Swart, Stefan Bernhardt

LIVINGSTONE TOURNAMENT

Livingstone was held on the 26th and 27th June :
Winners A div : Leopard's Hill's Vicky Sharp, Andrew Daniels and Lauren Watson.
Winners B div : LSCC Jesse Elsinga, Altaf Patel, Syen Entjies.
Winners C div : LSCC : Hide Elsinga, Stefan Bernhardt, Storm Treger.
Best no 1- Phillip Chalcraft. Best no 2 - Gordon Rae. Best no 3 - Justin Bird

This was a team tournament:

Winners A Div: LSCC: Scholtz Nel, Anthony Barker, Murray Evans, Louis Van Aardt, Daniel Nel, James Ray

Winners B Div: Leopard's Hill: Aimee Van Vlaanderen, Johan Koekemoer, Jed Henning, Coleen Daniels, Steve Kyriazis & Philip Chalcroft

Winners C Div: Leopard's Hill: Scott Rockafellow, Carl Irwin, Adrian Friend, Michael Irwin, Nikki Colvin & Rowan Rockafellow

Best Male - Henry Beckett / Best Female - Vicky Sharp / Best Junior - Philip Chalcraft
Most Valuable Player : A Div - James Rae / B Div - Aimee Van Vlaanderen / C Div - Lisa Koekemoer
Best Horse - Lauren Watson's Tswelela

31st July and 1st August

A DIV WINNERS: Lusaka South : Rinse Elsinga, Jochem Elsinga, Piers Counsel / Daniel Nel
B DIV WINNERS: Leopard's Hill : Vicky Sharp, Colleen Daniels, Debra Stark
BEST HORSE B div - Coco - Wesley Swart
BEST HORSE A div - Outdoor man— Anthony Barker
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Scholtz Nel
BEST NO 1 A div - Brendan
BEST NO 2 A div - Scholtz Nel
BEST NO 3 A div - Carla Nel
BEST NO 1 B div - Wesley Swart
BEST NO 2 B div - Stephan Bernhardt
BEST NO 3 B div - Jane Snart
Best Tournament Umpire - Torben Laugesen

SA JUNIOR TOUR
16th, 17th, 18th July

Our Junior U19 & U16 teams played against SA B team. U19 lost all their 3 games but the scores were very close. SA were impressed with their improvements and performance. Well done coach Charl! U16 won their first game but lost the other 2. Once again with very close results.

The under 14's played against SA A, SA B and Zimbabwe. They beat Zim but lost against both SA teams. Syen Entjes won Best no 2 and Brian Michelson Best no 3. Hidde Elsinga had a bad fall but has recovered well and is doing fine. The Zambian side were rated the noisiest supporters.

THE INVITATIONAL

Exciting top class polocrosse with invited TOP players:
Charl du plessis (SA) 9 Handicap
Mikey Krynau (ZIM) 9 Handicap
Damien Harris (ZIM) 9 Handicap
Gavin Cocker (SA) 8 Handicap
Janie Steenkamp (SA) 9 Handicap
BOMBER NEL WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR YOUR TACK INFO

Come and watch them play!