{"id":264624,"date":"2025-06-25T13:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=264624"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:09:24","slug":"summies-sharpshooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/summies-sharpshooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Summies&#8217; sharpshooters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"919\" data-attachment-id=\"264625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/summies-sharpshooters\/506825263_1277684211_68690\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1077\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"506825263_1277684211_68690\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Somerset West Primary School celebrates the remarkable achievement of two talented young learners who have been selected to represent the Cape Town primary schools netball teams in upcoming provincial competition. Kirsty-Grace Willemse (right) has earned her position on the elite under-12 Doves team, while Nery Kouyokela (left) has secured a coveted spot on the under-13 Dolphins team. Both avid netballers will showcase their talents at the prestigious Inter-District Tournament scheduled to be held in Riversdale from Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 July. &amp;#8220;Congratulations, girls, we are incredibly proud of you and wish you all the best in the tournament!&amp;#8221; the school announced.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690-1024x919.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690-1024x919.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690-1024x919.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/506825263_1277684211_68690.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Somerset West Primary School celebrates the remarkable achievement of two talented young learners who have been selected to represent the Cape Town primary schools netball teams in upcoming provincial competition. 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