The 2 August edition of Grocott's Mail stands out as having the most sporting highlights, with a memorable announcement that Graeme College first rugby side beat the Kingswood College side in their derby encounter.
The 2 August edition of Grocott's Mail stands out as having the most sporting highlights, with a memorable announcement that Graeme College first rugby side beat the Kingswood College side in their derby encounter.
The same edition mentions the inaugural Grahamstown Body Building Championships, hosted at the Recreation Hall in front of a packed crowd.
Daphne Scheepers is mentioned for making the Springbok women's rugby side, Anele Bheyi returns from Germany as part of Boxing South Africa's 2016 Olympics grooming side; and African Connection win their sixth consecutive South African Football Association Cacadu women's regional championships.
Rewinding back to the beginning of the year sees Murray Leith of St Andrew's score 150 not out against Muir (22 January edition). He continued his fine form throughout the year to be one of seven Grahamstown players selected for the Eastern Province U19 side taking part in the Khaya Majola cricket week, currently taking place in Durban.
Graeme College U15 cricketer Nicholas Zimmerman picked up where he left off last year, opening his batting year with 131 against Woodridge and 104 against Kingswood, finishing off the season with a 104 average and being selected for the EP U15A side.
Other highlights:
National women's hockey player Thando Zono returns to her Alma Mater, Victoria Girls' High School to host a coaching clinic (5 February edition).
Proteas cricketer JP Duminy is guest speaker at the Willows Cricket Club's presentation dinner (12 February).
Kingswood College first squash side start what has been an amazing season for them, remaining unbeaten at the FNB St Andrew's Invitational Squash Festival in Bloemfontein (19 February). They remained unbeaten throughout the season, winning all 18 matches. They won 200 games and conceded only 16, and were crowned the Grahamstown and District squash first league champions.
St Andrew's college rowing pair of Michael Bennett and Matthew Kroon win the junior open 1sts pair during the South African Schools' Rowing Championship.
All Blacks player and coach, John Mitchell, starts his coaching contract with the Kingswood College rugby sides, seeing him coach the sides a few times a week (12 March). The same edition announces that Stan's Transport won the Pepper Grove Pick n Pay Inter-Company Night Bowls league.
South African men's national hockey coach, Gregg Clark shares his expertise with the St Andrew's hockey club and local schools' coaches (19 March).
The South African Underwater Hockey Federation's National Championships is hosted at the DSG indoor swimming pool, (22 March) and Eastern Cape welterweight boxing champion Mzoxolo Ndwayana defends his title against Melikhaya Mkhiwane. He remains unbeaten throughout the year.
Lily White are named the South Eastern District Rugby Union Makana Mayoral Cup champions (26 March), after beating Winter Rose 11-9 in the final.
Natalie Ross finishes third in the 20 to 24 age category at the South African Triathlon championships in East London (29 March). Natalie goes on to finish third overall and second in the 20 to 24 age group at the South African Duathlon Championships in Potchefstroom (10 May), thus booking her place in both the SA triathlon and duathlon for the World triathlon and duathlon champs respectively.
She chooses to take part in the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Canada, where she is crowned age category world champion after winning the 20 to 24 age category. She is also named Sportswoman of the Year at the Rhodes University Sports Awards Dinner.
Bossie Bosman, Terri-Lynn Penney, Walter Eksteen, Sean Swanepoel, Nolan Berriman and Richard Hall finish the gruelling Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa event in Port Elizabeth (16 April).
The Rhodes University Rifle Club wins 19 medals at the South African Target Rifle Association's Annual Small-Bore Championships in Bloemfontein (19 April).
New Town City win the Makana Local Football Association 2012/2013 league, beating Makana Pillars in the final and gaining promotion to the Safa Cacadu league.
Cuan Macgregor wins the U16 South African National Championships at the Tiletoria South African Longboard Surfing Championships in Cape Town (10 May).
Sintu Manjezi of St Andrew's is selected to captain the EP U18 Country District Craven Week side. (24 May). Sintu goes on to play for the EP Kings U19 side, which gains promotion to the U19 Premier Division after beating Border in a promotion/relegation game. Sintu is also selected for the Eastern Province U19 cricket side taking part in the Khaya Majola cricket week, currently taking place in Durban, and is offered a contract with the EP Kings Academy.
The highly successful inaugural Grahamstown 2 Sea mountain bike race takes place (12 July), starting in Grahamstown and ending in Port Alfred.
Nolan de Maar wins the Best Senior Male Competitor trophy at the World Union of Karate-Do Federations Africa Invitational and South African Shotokan Karate Academy National Championship held at the Fish River (4 October).
Daphne Scheepers is selected for the Springbok squad to take part in the IRB women's world cup qualifier against Uganda (6 September). Daphne is then selected as part of the Springbok women's Sevens side, taking part in the Inter-Sevens Invitational tournament in Dubai in November.
Nobubele Phuza, of Rhodes University Netball Club, is selected for the South African netball squad to play in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.
