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Local matrics excel PAGE 4
‘Breaking free
from chains’
WENDY KRETSCHMANN
SPORT
EL model gives back PAGE 7
“Doing this to raise funds for
Logan Bartle is the cherry on the
top for me as helping such a
precious boy makes my heart so
h a p py,” Fit for Logan participant
Caron Troskie told the GO! &
Express recently.
“It’s been a blessing to me as
much as it’s going to be a
blessing to Logan, so being able
to give back when something
blesses me is awesome.”
Incarcerated for five years on
fraud charges, Troskie was
released in 2018 and since
then, she has been getting her
life back on track professionally
and relationship-wise with her
f a m i l y.
During her
imprisonment her diet consisted
mainly of high-starch content
and she had a relative lack of
exercise, both of which
contributed towards weight gain
and impacted negatively on her
general well-being.
Upon release, this was
exacerbated by her consuming
food that she’d been unable to
eat while in prison.
In March this year, her parole
ended and she felt she had
reached the stage where she
needed to change to a healthier
way of living. This coincided
with the launch of the Fit for
Logan Challenge and on March
17, she signed up.
“God has taken me on such
a process of transformation over
the last eight years, starting with
a spiritual rebirth and a
renewing of my mind, so a
physical transformation was
i n e v i t a b l e ,” Troskie said.
“When this challenge came
up, it felt like another step in an
holistic healing by a loving and
faithful God. A little more ‘dy i n g
to self’ is required — a literal
laying down of the flesh.
“I then re-read Roman’s 12:1
‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers
and sisters, in view of God’s
mercy, to offer your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and
pleasing to God — this is your
true and proper worship.’
“So now, although very
challenging, sticking to my meal
plans and exercising are acts of
ON AIR:
C a ro n
Troskie in
studio at Link
FM. Troskie
has joined
the Fit for
Logan
campaign
and is
encouraging
people to
come on
board P i c t u re :
SUPPLIED
worship and it makes it all the
more palatable for me to endure
this process.”
Troskie, who is a mother of
two daughters, has her own set
of challenges to face as she
balances her home life, her
career as well as attending and
overseeing community events.
Furthermore, she will be
adding a bi-weekly fitness
regimen with Wanda Fourie,
owner of Shape Up Gym, as
well as the correct application
of the customised healthy eating
plan designed by dietician
Warwick van der Lingen.
Troskie said she believes
strongly in the benefits of a good
support base.
“As with any big change that
you go through, you always
need people to lean on, who
can also encourage, support
and motivate you. Don’t try to
do things on your own. The
support of the community and
your family and friends are
extremely important.”
If you would like to sponsor
Caron for her weight loss and
thereby donate towards Logan,
you can contact her on 081-
508-4874 or e-mail her at
caron@linkfm.co.za
All funds raised go to Logan’s
Smile (@LogansSmileZA), to
which Fit for Logan is affiliated,
and assists the Bartle family to
raise funds for Logan’s mobility,
educational and medical
requirements.
Troskie, who hosts Link FM’s
“Reaching Higher” from
9.30am until 12pm weekdays,
will bring you progress reports
every second Wednesday at
10am. The next one will be
broadcast on April 14.
- The GO! & Express is the
official and sole print media
sponsor of this initiative.
CHAMPIONS: S A’s netball team is the overall winner of the Spar Challenge Tri-nations netball tournament Picture: SUPPLIED
Proteas trump
Ugandan She-Cranes
SA captain Bongi Msomi Most Valued Player
MATTHEW FIELD
The Spar Proteas celebrated
last Wednesday after
beating the Ugandan She-
Cranes 44-32, securing the
trophy at the Spar Challenge Trinations
netball tournament in
Cape Town.
Their victory didn’t come
easy and the Proteas had to
claw their way to the top
following a strong lead by the
She-Cranes in the first half.
Uganda pulled ahead early,
leading 10-7 by the end of the
first quarter.
The Proteas put in a valiant
effort but even so, Uganda was
still ahead 19-17 as the second
quarter drew to a close.
The Proteas managed to rally
in the third quarter and seven
goals later were tied 22-22 with
the She-Cranes.
They gave one final push in
the fourth quarter which
secured their tournamentwinning
44-32 victory.
While SPAR Proteas coach
Dorette Badenhorst was excited
by the win, she said there was
still a lot of work for the team.
“What is worrying is that our
shooters’ percentages are too
low. It’s no good the centre
court getting the ball to the
circle if the shooters don’t get
the ball in the net,” she said.
Badenhorst also said the
tournament was a valuable
experience for the Proteas as
they were busy preparing for the
2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, UK, as well as the
2023 Netball World Cup in
Cape Town.
Proteas captain Bongi
Msomi was awarded Most
Valued Player and said that the
Spar Challenge had been
important for the team as it
allowed them to bring new
players into the fold.
“We are a very close team
and the new players have
bought into that,” she said.
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The Spar Challenge
was important for the
team’s growth as it
allowed organisers to
bring new players
into the fold