Spectacular sporting stars deserve a spectacular awards ceremony. That is precisely what the cream of the Potchefstroom Military Sports Club’s (PMSC) athletes of 2018 got at their annual awards function on Friday, 8 March.
At this classy, glittering event at the NWU Sports Village, many of the military’s finest talents took home the plaudits. The big winners on the day were Staff-Sgt. Sega Mokoto for bowls and L-Bdr. Hylton Buis, who won the Sportsman of the Year award for golf.
Photos: Wouter Pienaar
The PMSC Sports Club of the Year went to soccer after the club’s male team finished sixth out of 20 teams in the SAFA regional league. Many other fantastic achievements have seen soccer grow in various facets. The Sports Administrator of the Year award duly went to WO2 T.D. Makhene of the soccer club for an excellent season.
Other winners include:
PMSC Sports Official of the Year: Bdr G.C. Maree for cue sport
PMSC Sports Veteran of the Year: Sgt. D.M. Mogatle for athletics
PMSC Best Developed Member of the Year: Scout M.J. Makwena for rugby.
The acting controlling authority of the PMSC Lt-Col. John Petersen also praised the recipients and encouraged them to continue their hard work, development and promotion of sport across the country, showing everyone what PMSC representatives are made of. “Congratulations to every athlete. You can show off your certificates on social media and let everyone know of your success to be proud of,” he added.
