BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there to everybody

Wowie…things are definitely happening at the North…..another stunning Friday night, followed by the Craft Beer Festival and another rugby match at home…followed by some vociferous support in the European Cup Final, whilst on Sunday we were all glued to the television sets at the North to witness the progress of our brave Comrades tackling the massive task of running from Durban to Johannesburg…whilst we had all the hockey and junior footballers had displayed their skills on the fields.

Rugby had another unfortunate result… the coach has expressed his disappointment at the fitness of the boys…so this week there may be a few sore bodies amongst our rugby players…I think some tough practice awaits…vasbyt boys…

We had another super Friday evening, with our live music proving to be a popular attraction amongst the locals…but we definitely missed the presence of our running fraternity, who were all off to Durban…. with another roll over of both of our draws means that the members draw this week escalates to R7 200, whilst the Joker moves up to almost R90 000….. so on Friday, remember to come to the Members draw at 19h00…and after that, take as many R5 tickets as you wish, to better your chances of getting selected to attempt to show us where the joker is….we have just completed week 20, so the odds improve weekly to find where the joker is hiding…. Freedom Unfound are our band playing in the Scimitar… they have proved to be very popular before….I am sure they will produce another cracker to set our weekend off.

Saturday saw The Green Craft Beer Festival hosted on our main Hockey field…and a crowd of over 1 300 arrived to enjoy the afternoon of beer, food, music and games. We had our fair share of visitors at the North, coming to check on the progress of our National Cricket team or just to pop in and enjoy a traditional beer or two.  The music was really top notch and I am sure that everyone present, enjoyed the variety of foods on offer, a game of beer pong, or just enjoying laying around on the various loungers that were available, listening to the music and enjoying the atmosphere.

And onto Sunday….not any Sunday….Comrades Sunday!! I stand in absolute awe of these brave runners who take on the might of the road from Durban to Pietermaritzburg…. I watched…mesmerised…the leaders…the winners…those who made running look easy…and then the people, like you and I…the men and women who are our family, friends, colleagues, Club Members…. I salute you…I saw many smiles…some tears….and I am sure plenty experienced some heartbreak…but for all those who competed…congratulations…you are all superstars in your own right…and to our warriors from the North…I was incredibly proud to be able to spot the yellow and white vests on many occasions…thank you for your efforts in maintaining the Clubs name high… I am sure that there are a lot of sore bodies out there….today they may say “never again!”….but I have heard that many times….and within three months, the mind and body are strong and determined enough again to say “Yes…I will do it again next year!”….I may never have had sufficient talent or determination to compete or complete one of these epic races, but I do respect every single attribute that each of you display in your perseverance in completing the Comrades…there are a vast number of kilometres travelled or run and many sacrifices that you make in order to achieve this goal… Congratulations on a marvellous achievement!!

This week, we have the return of soccer to the North…our boys had a week off last week…but I saw that they didn’t have any time off…they were all hard at work…even on Sunday morning, with a practice…it is Cup time, so win this one that we can advance to the next round…with the hockey boys and girls also keeping the Astro schedules busy…

I was able to watch some of our Junior footballers last week….I saw lots of grit, skill and ability, with some budding Ronaldo’s, Messi’s and Bale’s around…well done to the boys, I saw you sticking to the task and hand and many positive results were achieved…..if the final outcome of the matches were based purely on the excitement generated on the side from the parents, grand-parents and friends, I do not think our boys would lose any matches….ever!

A great heart warming story for you….there was a house fire at a complex opposite St Dunstans last week which eventually completely destroyed the home…one of our Soccer members, Michael Juanas-Uriol, with no consideration for his own safety, ventured into the house to save the young children inside, on not just one, but two occasions. After that, he popped off to Soccer practice as if nothing had happened… modest young man…My heart swells with pride when I hear stories like this and it fills me with positivity, knowing that the future is bright if these are the leaders of the future. Well done Michael, Benoni Northerns is proud to say that you are a member of our Club and this is the quality of members in our ranks. Congratulations too, to your Dad and Mom, who have done a fine job in raising you with such high standards of service, honour and discipline.

Just a quick reminder, our new Castle Lite draught tap should be operational in the Scimitar by Friday…Yay!! At last!

That’s it….please keep sending any complaints, compliments or suggestions to me at rod.karoe@gmail.com

Cheers, take care       Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 02nd June 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Stefan Jordaan (Cricket) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R7 000.00:  Neil Griffiths (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 7 200.00 The next draw will be held at 19h30 on FRIDAY 09th June 2017

Weekly Raffle Draw

1 x Case SAB: Martin Iske (Social)  Matts Meat Voucher: Werner Vogel (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR” AND BEER GARDEN OPENING FROM 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES”

Will be entertaining us from 18h00 on Friday 09th June

Country Member – Carl Schroeder drew the 6 Hearts – Joker Draw is another carry over at R89 673.00 for Friday 09th June – drawn at 19h30 the last ticket being sold a 19h15

To be held on the 01st July 2017 – starting area “Flagpoles on “A” Hockey Field”

[Tickets (from R120) go on sale 1 JUNE 2017]

Heat 1 ~ 11:00 – 11:40
Heat 2 ~ 11:40 – 12:20
Heat 3 ~ 12:20 – 13:00
Heat 4 ~ 13:00 – 13:40
Heat 5 ~ 13:40 – 14:20 Relay Event
Heat 6 ~ 14:20 – 15:00
Heat 7 ~ 15:00 – 15:40
Heat 8 ~ 15:40 – 16:20 Relay Event
Heat 9 ~ 16:20 – 17:00

**No U/18’s will be allowed to participate in this event

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ATHLETICS

COMRADES 2017 – DONE AND DUSTED

COMRADES 2017 – “ACHES AND PAINS” – FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2017 – BNSC MAIN CLUB

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BASEBALL

CONGRATS TO THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS BEING SELECTED TO PLAY S.A. NATIONAL BASEBALL

U12: – ROBERT EMMETT; U18 – ANTHONY SAYERS; U18 Reserves – NATHAN PIETSOKE

11-Jun

METS

vs

ALEX

RANDBURG

13H00

11-Jun

REDSOX

vs

MUSTANGS

KEMPTON

10H00

11-Jun

MUSTANGS

vs

PANTHERS

MUSTANGS

10H00

MUSTANGS

vs

GIANTS

MUSTANGS

13H00

METS

vs

JAPAN EXP

RANDBURG

10H00

SIOUX

vs

MIX N MATCH

BENONI

10H00

4

WITCHITA

vs

REDSOX

BENONI

13H00

4

OLDINALS

vs

CARDINALS

BOKSBURG

10H00

4

RAIDERS

vs

PIRATES

BOSMONT

10H00

COBRAS

vs

MIDGETS

CECIL PAYNE

10H00

BANTAMS

BYE

SOUTH STARS

vs

MIX N MATCH

GERMISTON

10H00

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CRICKET

Under 11 – Northerns vs Young Guns: A tough day at the office for the boys today. Northerns posted a lower than expected total of 119 with the top batting order not firing. Young Guns came out firing from the first ball. Early wickets were the call; but with 3 easy drop catches, the pressure remained on Northerns. Young Guns continued to attack the bowling and reached the target in the 17th over. Mentionable performances;
Bowling – Ethan Meiring 3 overs, 1 for 13, Morgan Rademeyer 3 overs, 1 for 11.
Batting – Owen Stolle 41 Not Out, Cody Mac Vay 29

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FOOTBALL

10-Jun	13h30	Benoni North RES		vs		Corinthians  RES	Northern Areas	RES	A Field
10-Jun	14h00	Benoni North Seniors Div 3		vs		Boksburg (A) Seniors Div 3	Northern Areas	4TH SIDE	B Field
10-Jun	15h00	Benoni North SL		vs		Corinthians SL	Northern Areas	1st	A Field
10-Jun	15h30	Flandria Seniors Div 2		vs		CBC Old Boys Seniors Div 2	NorthernAreas	FLANDRIA	B Field

 

11-Jun	15h30	Benoni North Colts Div 1		vs		Hlahatsi PM Colts Div 1	North Areas	COLTS Div 1	A Field
11-Jun	15h30	Benoni North Colts Div 2		vs		Midrand Rovers Colts Div 2	North Areas	COLTS Div2	B Field

Last Game Match Results:  Super League 1st and 2nd – bye.  3rds lost to CBC 2-0.  4ths – bye.  

Colts 1st beat Waterstone College – 7-1.  Colts 2nd lost to Rovers – 6-2

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HOCKEY

Weekend results for 1st and 2nd teams as below.

1st Team beat UJ C 14-1. Goal scorers, Des Sanders scoring 4, Raymond Lindsay 3, Shane McGregor 2, and Darren Thysse, 

David Fink, Kenny Bruggeman, Peter Tucker, Twayne Stewart scoring 1 goal each. 2nd Team lost 1-3 to Lions A with Douglas Mortan scoring their only goal.

LADIES LEAGUE FIXTURES:  Sun 11/06/2017 

11:00: POOL A Benoni Northerns A – Fossils vs Old Dunstonians B St Dunstans

12:00: POOL A Benoni Northerns B – FTC vs Benoni Northerns E – Falcons EGHA Field

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 11/06/2017 

08:00 Geriatrixs B.N. vs Mammoths B.N, EGHA Field

08:00 Dunstonians A vs Kittens B.N. St Dunstans

09:20 Silver Bullets CBC vs Hangovers B.N. EGHA Field

09:20 Old Dunstonians Rouges vs B.O.B.S St Dunstans

10:40 Chirpers Old Bens vs Modder EGHA Field

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RUGBY

The Golden Oldies 3rd had a tournament in Sasolburg on Saturday the  3^rd  June called the” Vaal of Staal”

We had such a great turnout of 27 players. We were up against the Western Lions from the Krugersdorp area.  Grizzlie Old Bears 3rd won the game 15 vs Western Lions 10. Our boys really showed their stuff.  At the end of the tournament the Old Bears brought home the Trophy for Best Upcoming team and as the Best Team of the Day. Well done boys!

Sat 03rd June – Benoni Northerns 01st lost to V.U.T. at home – 37-26

Sat 10th June – Benoni Northerns 1st vs Sasolburg at home – 15h30

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