Witpoortjie Bowling Club

🎉 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓! 🎉

Wishing 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 the very best for the tournament this upcoming weekend! 🏆🎯

We are especially proud to see our 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 members representing in the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬:

👏 𝐃𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐬
👏 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧
👏 𝐇𝐲𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧
👏 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧
👏 𝐓𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐎𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧

Go out there, 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭! 💪🎯

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐣𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲! 💚💛

🍀 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥! 🍀

💚🤍 𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 • 𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 • 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 🤍💚

𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗝𝗜𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳

With great excitement, we congratulate our 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 for the 2026/2027 Bowling Year! 🎉

🏆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: Schalk Jacobs
🏆 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: Tish Olwagen
🏆 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: Elmarie Diederiks
🏆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿: Mike Olwagen
🏆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆: Flip Pretorius
🏆 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: Gerry Bothma
🏆 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: Eon Fourie

To our new Committee — 𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 for the year ahead! 🌿

May you lead with passion, work together with purpose, and continue building a Club where friendship, sportsmanship, teamwork and a love for the game bring us all together. 💚

💐 𝗔 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘 💐

As we welcome our new Committee, we also want to take a moment to say a 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to our previous Committee for 2025/2026.

Thank you for your 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and countless hours behind the scenes.

Every contribution, big or small, has helped our Club grow and thrive, and your efforts are truly appreciated. 💚

🌟 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗦 🌟

A special thank you goes to 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀, who has served Witpoortjie Bowling Club with 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 and incredible support as President over the past few years.

Flip, your leadership, your willingness to always lend a hand, and your genuine passion for our Club have made a lasting difference. 💚

Although you have handed over the role of President, we are so pleased that 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗘! 🙌

And thankfully… 𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗬! 😂

Because while you may have left the 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿, you will still be found exactly where your heart belongs…

🌿 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡! 🌿

And we can proudly say that Flip remains 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🏆🌱

Your dedication to our greens and your pride in keeping them in top condition are something we can all appreciate.

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣, for everything you have done, everything you continue to do, and for the passion you bring to Witpoortjie Bowling Club. 💚🤍

🎉 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘'𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥! 🎉

New leadership, familiar faces, fresh energy — and most importantly, the same wonderful 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗝𝗜𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬. 💚🤍

May the greens stay beautiful, the bowls find their line, the jacks stay where they belong, and the friendships grow even stronger. 🌿

💚🤍 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗝𝗜𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 — 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕! 🤍💚

⭐️A Proud New Beginning on the Greens! 🐎🐎
​Stepping onto the bowling green to represent your district for the very first time is a milestone you will cherish forever.
To our wonderful Colts & Fillies the new heartbeat of Sables this tournament is your moment to shine, learn, and embrace the true spirit of the game!
​You’ve earned your place through passion, dedication, and heart. As you wear the Sables colors and face rival districts with courage, remember that every great bowler started right where you are standing today.
Trust your delivery, support your teammates, soak in every unforgettable moment, and most importantly, enjoy the experience!
​Let’s roll with pride, sportsmanship, and a whole lot of heart! Good luck to all our incredible players! 💙🤍💛
​🏷️ Hashtags
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🌟 HEADED TO THE CITY OF GOLD! 🌟
​A massive CONGRATULATIONS to our incredible Under-35 District Teams representing the Sables District Bowling Association at the upcoming tournament in Welkom from 24–27 September 2026! 🟡
​Welkom may be famously known as the City of Gold, but they better get ready, because Sables is bringing our very own GOLD STARS! ⭐💛
​To our amazing young bowlers: your hearts are made of gold, and your personalities shine brighter than any trophy!🏆 You represent the absolute best of our district with your passion, dedication, and spirit.
​Shoutout to our teams:
⭐ Team A: Devin de Jongh, Leila Snyman, Hylton Olwagen & Dylan Diedericks
⭐ Team B: Ruan De Jongh, Dewald Vermeulen, Kayla Jansa & Sune Scheepers
​Representing Krugersdorp, Witpoortjie, and Randfontein with pride! 🦌
​Go out there, give it your all on the greens, make lifelong memories, and travel safe! We are all standing behind you and cheering you on every step of the way.
​Remember our motto as you take on Welkom:
💪 STRONGER TOGETHER! 💪
​Let’s bring it home, Sables! 🥇🎉
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💚💛 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 & 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗦 💚💛

Today, the Witpoortjie Bowling Club family bids a heartfelt farewell to members of our club — some of our 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, who have been an important part of our WBC family for many years.

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝗴, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 & 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, have each made a wonderful contribution to our club. Your presence, friendship, support and dedication have touched so many of us, and your achievements on the bowling green have been a true inspiration to our entire club.

On behalf of the 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, we would like to sincerely thank you for everything you have contributed to our club over the years. We are grateful for the memories, friendships, laughter and the many special moments we have shared.

🏅 𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗬 & 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗬 🏅

Witpoortjie Bowling Club would also like to extend a very special thank you to 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆 for entrusting the club with their 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘀.

These are not simply items of clothing and medals — they represent years of dedication, commitment, achievement and immense pride in representing South Africa through the sport of bowls. 🇿🇦🎳

It is a true honour for WBC to preserve this special piece of the club’s history. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 so that future generations of WBC bowlers can see and appreciate the incredible achievements and legacy you have left behind. 💚💛

As you begin this exciting new chapter in your lives and embark on your new endeavours in the 🇺🇸 𝗨𝗦𝗔, we wish each and every one of you nothing but the very best.

🙏 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗔. 🇺🇸

Although you may be leaving Witpoortjie Bowling Club, you will always remain a part of our 𝗪𝗕𝗖 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. 💚💛

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻. 🥰

Go well, our dear friends, and may this exciting new adventure bring you everything you hope for and more. ✈️🇺🇸❤️

With love and very best wishes,
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 & 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 🎳💚💛