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Formidable clay target shot Samantha Pennells (left), together with mother Linda and father Howard.
New SA Women’s shooting record for young Samantha
Sport Date: 08 December 2006
What many men struggle to achieve, local clay target shot Samantha Pennells (18) made look easy when she shot a 98 out of a possible 100 points in the trench section of the Chairman’s Cup held at the De Beers Club in Kimberley on November 24 and 25.
Samantha, together with father Howard Pennells from Makhado (Louis Trichardt), competed in the Chairman’s Cup as part of the provincial team. Her 98/100 in the trench section is a new South African women’s record, the previous record being 94/100. According to mother Linda Pennells, the whole competition came to a standstill when Samantha shot the new record as fellow shots gave her a round of applause.
Samantha also received her first Protea colours, while Howard received Protea colours for the sixth time. This time, the national colours were handed to Howard for his skill in the DTL (Down the Line) section, although he has received national colours in several other disciplines of clay target shooting.
Written by
Andries van Zyl
Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.
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