{"id":295482,"date":"2026-01-22T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=295482"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:10:24","slug":"pellsrus-gewigoptelspan-vir-sas-vroeg-bekend-gemaak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/pellsrus-gewigoptelspan-vir-sas-vroeg-bekend-gemaak\/","title":{"rendered":"Pellsrus gewigoptelspan vir SA&#8217;s vroeg bekend gemaak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JEFFREYSBAAI &#8211;<\/strong> Pieter Pretorius, die Pellsrus-gewigoptelklub se afrigter, het sy span vroegtydig aangekondig wat Kouga en die Oos-Kaap in Julie by die Suid-Afrikaanse o.14-, jeug- en junior-kampioenskappe sal verteenwoordig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy s\u00ea die vroe\u00eb spanaankondiging is omdat die spanlede reeds kort na verlede maand se nasionale kampioenskappe met maandelikse proewe begin het en die lede reeds goed op dreef is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Die gekose atlete is tans in top-vorm nadat hulle deur die Desember-vakansie geoefen het en duidelike doelwitte het vir die jaar. 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Alle tekens is daar dat die rekords gaan spat,&#8221; het Pretorius ges\u00ea.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die span se eerste toets sal die Kouga-streekkompetisie op 21 Maart op Humansdorp wees, gevolg deur die Oos-Kaapse kampioenskappe en dan die Suid-Afrikaanse kampioenskappe.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" data-attachment-id=\"295483\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/pellsrus-gewigoptelspan-vir-sas-vroeg-bekend-gemaak\/pellsrus_47098\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1091\" 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=\"PELLSRUS_47098\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pellsrus se SA span.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pellsrus se span. Agter is Jayson Hallem, Declan Titus, Lumar Karolse, Junique Windvogel en Marlin Matthews. Voor is Kenneth Mandeka,&lt;br \/&gt;\nRuwellyn Bantom en Chester Karolse. Foto: Verskaf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098-1024x931.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098-1024x931.jpg\" alt=\"Pellsrus se SA span.\" class=\"wp-image-295483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PELLSRUS_47098.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pellsrus se span. Agter is Jayson Hallem, Declan Titus, Lumar Karolse, Junique Windvogel en Marlin Matthews. Voor is Kenneth Mandeka, Ruwellyn Bantom en Chester Karolse. 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