Cabous and Diana take singles championships
Lawn bowls
Cabous Olivier retained his Namibian men’s national singles title as the week-long championship held by the Namibian Bowls Association concluded on Saturday.The youngster from Walvis Bay club Namibpark, who studies in South Africa, held on to the title he won last year when he defeated André Campbell – while the women’s singles title changed hands.
Diana Viljoen narrowly beat defending champion Marietjie van den Berg from Tsumeb, who now also represents Boland since living in South Africa
The annual highlight of the sport was held in the capital at the courts of Windhoek, TransNamib and Eros bowling clubs.
The full results:
Pairs Men: Steven Peake and Colin Peake (gold), Schalk van Wyk and Piet Appollis (silver).
Pairs Ladies: Diana Viljoen and Bianca Lewis (gold), Lesley Vermeulen and Michele Vermeulen (silver).
Mixed Pairs: Cabous Olivier/Marietjie van der Bergh (gold); Elzaan de Vries and Gordon Damster (silver).
Singles Senior Ladies: Erna Muller (gold), Kobie Heesakkers (silver).
Singles Novice Men: Davido Jantze (gold), Louw Rossouw (silver).
Singles Novice Ladies: Michele Vermeulen (gold), Amy Human (silver).
Singles Men Open: Cabous Olivier (gold), Andre Campbell (silver).
Singles Ladies Open: Diana Viljoen (gold), Marietjie van der Bergh.
Singles Men Plate: Axel Krahenbuhl (gold), Karl Hartman.
Singles Ladies Plate: Huipie van Wyk (gold), Amy Human.
Trips Men: Axel Krahenbuhl / Piet Appollis / Kat Steenkamp (gold), Steven Peake / Schalk van Wyk / Colin Peake (silver).
Trips Ladies: Anjuleen Viljoen / Elzaan de Vries / Annalize Wolfaardt (gold), Truda Meaden / Merryl Butcher / Erna Muller (silver).
Fours Men: Steven Peake / Johan Jacobs / Colin Peake / Piet du Plooy (gold); Cabous Olivier / Waylon Wentzel / Poena Olivier / JP Fouche (silver).
Fours Ladies: Marietjie van der Bergh / Huipie van Wyk / Annethe Scholtz / Valdi Wentzel (gold), Diana Viljoen / Bianca Lewis / Elna Esterhuizen / Amy Human (silver).
Personality of the year (Men): Christo de Beer.
Personality of the year (Ladies): Huipie van Wyk.
Player of the year (Men): Steven Peake.
Player of the year (Ladies): Diana Viljoen.