{"id":84852,"date":"2023-07-26T08:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T06:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/summies-sports-stars-shine-20230725-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T07:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T05:39:05","slug":"summies-sports-stars-shine-20230725-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/summies-sports-stars-shine-20230725-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Summies sports stars shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_8cbf9203\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8894\/3dd28a75f6b14e7abffa38f7e025ef26.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/17e904b6d7b0415cb29b7d9fa05042f2.jpg\" title=\"Hockey player Vaughan Otto and his u-13 Zebras placed third, bagging bronze.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Hockey player Vaughan Otto and his u-13 Zebras placed third, bagging bronze.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8894\/9890383bcac248bf8e907d4b5d3566c6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/805c5bf92d564560a942d8d92ac38679.jpg\" title=\"SWPS is proud of its three keen netballers who represented Western Province Netball during the holidays. U-11s Anita Nqweniso and Oratile Manganeng clinched silver in a tournament.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">SWPS is proud of its three keen netballers who represented Western Province Netball during the holidays. U-11s Anita Nqweniso and Oratile Manganeng clinched silver in a tournament.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8894\/7b8b3aa005024464b48b021e0a8693b5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/996adb0c2fec44de9047b6635456305c.jpg\" title=\"Direll Levendal bagged a bronze medal and earned bragging rights for being captain of her WP team and clinching the title honour of u-12 shooter of the tournament.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Direll Levendal bagged a bronze medal and earned bragging rights for being captain of her WP team and clinching the title honour of u-12 shooter of the tournament.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" 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