{"id":90849,"date":"2025-06-18T21:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=90849"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T19:55:05","slug":"west-coast-athletes-do-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/west-coast-athletes-do-well\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast athletes do well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"90850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/west-coast-athletes-do-well\/whatsappimage2025-03_08681\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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=\"WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Athletes Xavier Lewis, Justin Andrew, Caydon Vraagom, Joshwinn Cross and Angell Pholman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Athletes Xavier Lewis, Justin Andrew, Caydon Vraagom, Joshwinn Cross and Angell Pholman.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Athletes Xavier Lewis, Justin Andrew, Caydon Vraagom, Joshwinn Cross and Angell Pholman.\" class=\"wp-image-90850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsAppImage2025-03_08681.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Athletes Xavier Lewis, Justin Andrew, Caydon Vraagom, Joshwinn Cross and Angell Pholman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners on the West Coast from Langebaan Primary School, Jurie Hayes Primary School and Hopefield High School represented their region well at the SASA Primary School Athletics Championships in Germinston.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xavier Lewis (boys 12 years) came 6th in the 1,200 m final, Angell Pholman (girls 13 years) won the silver medal in both the 800 m and 1,500 m, and Justin Andrew (boys 11 years) won a brilliant silver medal in the 1,200 m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caydon Vraagom (boys 10 years) in the 1,200 m is having a dream season. 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