{"id":246018,"date":"2022-12-21T07:58:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T05:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=126618"},"modified":"2022-12-21T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T05:58:48","slug":"golden-finish-to-the-year-for-madibaz-netball-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golden-finish-to-the-year-for-madibaz-netball-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden finish to the year for Madibaz netball star"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/golden-finish-to-the-year-for-madibaz-netball-star.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/golden-finish-to-the-year-for-madibaz-netball-star.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A burst of scoring in a group match against Botswana turned out to be the catalyst for the South African U19 netball team to claim gold at the Region V Games in Lilongwe, Malawi, recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that second quarter was one of the big moments for the team because we suddenly realised how good we could be,\u201d said rising SPAR Madibaz netball star Hanniska van Vuuren.<\/p>\n<p>In that period, the young South Africans recorded the remarkable statistic of scoring 28 goals while conceding only three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom there we just clicked and ended up unbeaten in the tournament,\u201d explained the 19-year-old business management student after the team\u2019s 66-16 demolition of Zambia in the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat came after a tough and physical opening game against Malawi, which brought us together as a team and made us stronger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the positivity of the players and management after the first match, we realised this was a special team and that we could possibly go all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The title crowned a memorable year for the Gqeberha-born wing attack, who proved during the tournament that she could also hold her own as a goal attack.<\/p>\n<p>She had initially been selected at wing attack for the Games but was repurposed as a goal attack after the incumbent suffered an injury before the first match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to fill that position for the whole tournament,\u201d said Van Vuuren. \u201cI actually enjoyed and embraced it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Framesby pupil debuted for the Madibaz at the SPAR Madibaz Netball Tournament earlier this year and the steep learning curve continued with her selection for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is not enough space to write down all the lessons I have learnt throughout this year,\u201d she said, \u201call thanks to our amazing coach Lana Krige and netball manager Melinda Goosen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne lesson I have taken from the opportunity to participate in Malawi is that hard work beats talent and that it does get rewarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her plan is to continue putting in the hard yards and to be a consistent performer as she continues to work towards her major objective of being selected for the Proteas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNetball is tough, but I want to be tougher!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">76<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/golden-finish-to-the-year-for-madibaz-netball-star\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. A burst of scoring in a group match against Botswana turned out to be the catalyst for the South African U19 netball team to claim gold at the Region V Games in Lilongwe, Malawi, recently. 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