Burger Schools Competition to start
Die Burger's schools competition starts next Thursday for schools in the newspaper's main distribution area - Western Province, Boland, South Western Districts and Eastern Province.
As in other areas in the country, the schools are divided into three categories - Big, Medium and Small. Each province has its own way of putting schools forward for the competition.
The competition will happen in two rounds - a semi-final on Thursday (public holiday) followed by a final on Saturday.
New schools atking part are Paarl Boys' High and Framesby. Marlow who won last year are not taking part. Winners in 2005 and beaten finalists last year, Outeniqua, are taking part again.
Hugenote are the title holders in the Medium Schools category and Itembelihle in the Small Schools.
The teams taking part this year are:
Big Schools
Western Province: Paarl Boys' High
Boland: Drostdy
South Western Districts: Outeniqua
Eastern Province: Framesby
Medium Schools
Western Province: De Kuilen
Boland: Hugenote
South Western Districts: Oudtshoorn
Eastern Province: Die Brandwag
Small Schools
Western Province: Excelsior
Boland: Bredasdorp
South Western Districts: Parkdene
Eastern Province: Itembelihle
Fixtures for Thursday, 9 August
Big Schools
Paarl Boys' High vs Framesby
Outeniqua vs Drostdy
Medium Schools
Hugenote vs Oudtshoorn
De Kuilen vs Die Brandwag
Small Schools
Bredasdorp vs Excelsior
Itembelihle vs Parkdene