Issue 734
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Sports News
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Neil Marks and Chris Lodge manning the barbie at the Children's Appeal Charity Golf Day last weekend. |
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On Sunday, September 9 the North Coast Children's Home Charity Golf Day will be held at Lismore. It will be an individual medley stableford event for $20 per head, including steak sanga.
The quarterly meeting of the NRDGA will be held at Lismore Worker's Golf Club on Tuesday, September 25.
Ballina will host the 36 hole classic shield this Saturday, with the second round played on Sunday, when the RSL will play for their monthly mug.
A 4BBB stableford was played last Wednesday, attracting more than 200 golfers, with past presos of yesteryear, George Morris and Mal Parry sharing their guile and cunning to win the day, from Jim Roche and Ken Davey, and the Heynatz brothers Cec and Charles.
A single stroke event was contested last Friday with Bruce Relf taking the honours from Colin Huett and Tony Murphy, who is hitting the ball very well at the moment.
Last Saturday a single stab event was played with Gary Burley winning the overall trophy. The A grade winner was Paul Flatley from the old fella Bill Warren with Arthur Zaferis taking out the B grade from Warren Brown, and Peter Brown the C grade victor from John Kable. N/pins 3rd – M House 8th – L Wattling 9th – P Flatley 14th – N Purdy 18th – L Preston. Cadets A grade – Josh Carrick; B grade – Gus McFarlane; C grade David Green.
This Saturday an 18 hole stroke event for the September Monthly Mug and Putts will be played and will be the second round of Skurr skins.
The NRDGA Classic event will be hosted by Coraki on Monday and Tuesday, September 3-4.
Also, don't forget the Big Liquor Trades Day which will be held on Sunday, October 15, and will be a single stableford event, with an 18 gallon Keg to the winner.
Last Saturday 71 golfers teed off in a single stableford event, with consistent vice pres Pat Neven winning A grade by one point from life member Roger Wilton, who is running hot after his 6 under par round a couple of weeks ago. Don Cox took out B grade from Brian Walker and Darryl James won C grade from Bob Mavis.
This Saturday a 4BBB Stableford event will be played, with the Kyogle boys returning to Lismore for the second and final round of the Johnson and Johnson Suzuki-Daihatsu trophy, with the Lismore boys behind after the first round, but should overturn the loss an win the prestigious trophy.
The Lismore Workers Golf Club Women Golfers Springtime Tournament will be played on Thursday – Friday, September 6-7. Sponsors – Lismore Workers Club, with trophies in excess of $3,500.
The greyhound night will be held this Tuesday, September 4. Tickets are $5.
The Toowoomba trip will be on the weekend of September 8-9. Bus leaves the club at 6am on Saturday, September 8.
Last Thursday a single stableford event was played, with Tom Somerville back in the winners circle, winning by a point from a man who proves that practice pays off: Wayne McInnes. Chris Barbary won the front nine from Fred McDonald, whose golf has vastly improved since retiring, and John Cupitt won the second nine from Matt Watson, with a very talented golfer, Nathan Condon, taking out the gross with a fine 1 over par 71.
Last Saturday a single stableford event was played with Chris Evans winning the A grade from David Martin (playing good golf after a shoulder reconstruction) and Peter Fiore on a three way countback. The B grade winner was Mark Huebner, from Mark Fraser and Bruce Nobbs, who is always up there, with new consistent member Brenton Hare winning C grade from Eric Dargie and Gary Underhill, who you might recall won the Bradman's last week – I said he would be back bigger and stronger, and there he is BACK! Onya Gaz.
N/pins 2nd – Jim Kelly 5th – N Condon 8th – R Ross 11th – P Feletti 13th – A Van Leuven 16th – R Winkler. The Bradmans was taken out by Peter McEwan.
Next Sunday's Holden Scramble is full, but don't forget another top charity event will be played on Sunday, September 9, and will be a single stableford medley with a fee of $20 dollars.
Don't forget golfers are to carry sand buckets at all times, even if you have a carry bag, and most importantly, make sure you are financial before playing any competition – rangers on the course for non-payers!
The Lismore Lady golfers played a 4BBB aggregate stableford event last Wednesday with Mary Fitzsimmons and Di Swift winning the day from Margaret Riordan and Betty Wotherspoon.
The 2LM Children's Christmas Appeal Charity Golf Day was played last Sunday and was very successful with everyone having a great day and getting wet with a couple of holes to play. Top Marks (pardon the pun) to the 2LM DJ Neil, who organised the day and did a great job. Cummings Retravision was the major sponsor, supported by local business house with wonderful prizes won on the day. Also thanks to Chris Lodge who did all the cooking for the golfers and also to all the people involved who made the day a great success. It will be on every year now – same venue, same time of month!
You have to be good to win these four person ambroses, as it was won on Sunday with 49 by Tiny Harding, Darren Sirach, a 17 marker and a non-golfer. Well done boys – just as well we cannot handicap!
PS: The set of golf clubs raffled were won by Rita Graham (wife of newly appointed manager of Prime TV – Bill Graham).
The next event will be at Ballina on September 9, not September 2 as noted in the fixtures card, due to Fathers' Day.
Stan Dobbs and John Maclean came back from the trip to Maclean on August 19 with the trophies, thanks to their 44 points. Ross Woolfe and Ruth Haley won the runners-up prize with 38 points. Greg Cross and Mike Kelly won the NAGA award with 38 points.
What's My Linewith Ian Clark
This weekend should be one for us lads to put up our feet and slurp down a couple of coldies while the barbie is sizzling.
‘What's different about this weekend compared to all other weekends?' I hear the wives ask? Well, it's Fathers' Day of course.
If stuck for ideas here are few to give that bit of an edge on the fishing scene.
Fishing tools such as a pair of pliers are excellent value. They can be used to trim knots, cut wire, adjust lures, remove or link hooks and for all sorts of small on the run maintenance jobs.
Other tools that are handy are fish grippers and a small file to sharpen the ends of hooks. Milled bastard files are the best but are prone to rust. A can of WD40 or similar will keep the rust at bay and keep those hooks sharp.
Polarised sunglasses are also another good idea as they are designed specifically for fishing. The lenses block reflected light on one axis, reducing glare. This allows you to see through reflective surfaces. In this case water.
You will be struck with a wide variety of styles and colours. Wrap around are the best as light can not enter from the sides. But remember that in cold weather they will fog up more often. As for the coloured lenses, smoke or grey are suitable for saltwater angling and bright days.
For the freshwater fraternity amber or brown work best. If all else fails go to the old trusty lure. With me you can not go wrong here. Just the thought of getting out there and trying it out gives me a good feeling – and an excuse.
When looking at lures it is just mind boggling. Do not be scared by what colour or size to get. The fact is that fish can see colour but generally it is size, speed and presentation that makes the lure successful.
The most common type of lures used around our area are minnows and plugs, metal jigs and soft plastic tailed jigs.
If this is not enough to wet the appetite then consider an outing with Ballina Charters. I was talking to Gazza from Ballina Charters earlier this week and although it is really rough out wide, in close is reasonably smooth. With it rough out wide whales returning to the south are passing close to our shore. Gazza is more than happy to take you whale watching if you wish to check out the mums with new calves.
If getting out of bed before the cold burnt toast and sugar overloaded cup of tea comes in, here are the best spots to go.
Bream and dart are along Seven Mile and the South Ballina beaches to Evans Head. Some jew are also being caught along Seven Mile at night using mullet strips and also the Ballina Walls are holding some jew and nice bream.
North Creek is good for whiting and luderick around Munsies Bridge.
Happy Fathers' Day and fun fishing.
Lismore's Yoseikan karate instructor Todd Usher (pictured, on the right) recently arrived home from Perth with his eighth National Championship win behind him.
Eight wins, four times back-to-back, is a record in the Karate Senior Ranks.
Todd was also awarded the Prestigious Award of ‘Fighter of The Year'.
With his excellent performance at the Tournament Todd was selected to represent Australia at the Oceania International Tournament in Vanuatu in September.
Next year he will be heading to Spain for the World Senior Championships.
Rovers flanker, Steve Arnett, wrong foots Workers Anthony Alvos in last week's 3-0 win. Arnett's pace and aggression will make him a key element in Rovers' attack in Saturday's semi final.
Soccer FNC's premier division pointscore champions Maclean will be watching with interest from the sidelines this Saturday, as their opponent for the following week's major semi is determined when Italo Stars host Richmond Rovers in the preliminary semi at 3pm.
Stars received the home advantage for finishing second and with an expected full strength lineup will go in as slight favourites, for what promises to a fast-paced and hotly-contested opening to the 2001 semi-finals series.
Both sides have hit the semis in good form after wins in last week's final round, with Rovers downing Workers 3-0 and Stars beating South Lismore by the same margin.
Coincidentally, that was also the scoreline in their last meeting, with Stars defying Rovers' home advantage to take a 3-0 win from their second round clash.
That win was part of an eight match undefeated run as Stars built momentum coming into the semis, leaving the defending major premiers confident of consecutive titles.
But Rovers have bounced back since the loss, remaining undefeated for the final five rounds as they continue their tradition of getting stronger as the season gets longer.
Both sides are oozing with talented young players balanced with a sprinkling of older heads, but the battle for midfield dominance will probably set the agenda for the game.
Stars midfielders Jason Monk, Nick Harris, Kyle Jensen and Tim Casagrande are all in top form, while Rovers will look to the likes of Mark Greentree, Steve Arnett and Ian McGregor to dictate terms.
In attack, Stars will hope finishers Jeremy Pollard, Craig Wiblin and Mark Maslen can do the damage, Maslen in particular will be looking forward to the clash after scoring a hat trick in their last meeting.
Rovers also have potent finishers such as Tim Sheridan and Troy Matthews to call on, but with enormous depth in the squad, coach Noel Field has plenty of options.
Rovers dominated the reserve competition this year, winning all 22 of their games and as pointscore champs have this week off, giving Field a tough decision to narrow down their strongest possible side.
The winner will travel to Maclean for next week's major semi against the Bobcats, for a chance to claim the first grand final berth.
Lismore Thistles rode their luck over the final rounds before scraping into the semis in fifth place with a nail-biting 3-2 final-round win over Goonellabah last week, but must produce a vast improvement in form to win Saturday's elimination semi against Byron Bay.
The Bay have the home advantage for the 3pm kick-off and for the first time in almost two months, will have the luxury of a full strength squad.
After ending a five match losing streak with a gutsy comeback to win last week's clash with semis contender Southern Cross Uni 2-1, Byron Bay is back on track and looking to recapture the form that kept the Rams on top of the ladder from the start of the season until round 17.
The Rams' key players will be dangerous striker Bruce Morhaus, who scored the winning goal in the shadow of full time last week, skilful central midfielders Todd Knaus and Jens Walter, along with creative flanker Jed Wright.
If the Bay do have a weakness it's in defence and Thistles are likely to target veteran ‘keeper Al Rowett, who has looked vulnerable under pressure several times during the season.
Thistles' attack will revolve around Darren Beardow and Daniel Braithwaite, with seasoned players such as Anthony Nind and Martin Gooley also expected to be heavily involved.
Scoring has been a problem for the Blues late in the season, with all three of last week's goals coming from the penalty spot.
Before that, Thistles scored just one goal in four games, leaving the Blues desperate to take every opportunity that comes their way on Saturday.
With the loser hanging up their boots for the season, both sides will be throwing everything into the clash and after two draws in their premiership encounters, another close result or even a penalty shoot out is on the cards.
Maclean striker Daniel Fung has won The Echo's men's Hot Shots award for the second year in a row, clinching the prestigious title in style with a hat trick for the Bobcats in their 8-0 whitewash of Alstonville in last week's final round.
The deadly marksman finished the 22 premiership rounds with 24 goals, three clear of Uni's Scott Collins and eight more than his winning tally in 2000.
The last player to exceed Fung's total was Goonellabah prodigy Matthew Olley, who scored a massive 31 goals back in 1996.
Fung's win completes a double for Maclean, after Tracy Want took out the women's Hot Shots title a fortnight ago.
Both will be presented with their Golden Boot trophies and their tickets for a weekend for two at the luxurious Watermark hotel on the Gold Coast courtesy of The Echo, at Soccer Far North Coast's annual presentation dinner at Lismore Workers Club tomorrow night.
24 – Daniel Fung (Maclean).
21 – Scott Collins (Uni).
20 – Troy Percival (Ballina).
16 – Grant Nielson (Maclean).
13 – Satis Sthapit (Byron Bay).
12 – Bruce Morhaus (Byron Bay).
It's all sudden death rugby at Lismore Rugby Ground this weekend when the various grades contest the last preliminary final of the FNC rugby competition.
Following one very impressive performance at Quays Reserve last weekend, we now see Ballina through to the grand final of first grade after their 27-7 win over Lismore.
Other teams to go through were Lismore in reserve grade after a 5-0 nail biter in which the Greens showed heart to hold out the determined Yamba side; Lismore in Under-19s who go into the grand final with an undefeated season, while being focused and determined from their 26-0 monstering of the strong and aggressive Yamba team; and finally Lennox Head go through in third grade after a tight 11-7 game against the well matched Lismore side.
The major semi between Lismore and Ballina was an all black and blue affair for Lismore.
Ballina started the game with two tries in five minutes – not the worst way to begin your major semi!
This was pure Seahorses rugger, with the Ballina boys starting the game with the forward dominance and ball control they are famous for.
Lismore fought back to bring the scores to 12-7 but this was as far as they got before Ballina again showed the importance of ‘no prisoners' defence in big games.
There is an old saying that ‘tackles win premierships' – defend like demons and take the attacking opportunities when they arise – and Ballina proved this on the day.
Dominant for the Seahorses were half, Mick McGregor – who showed why he is the form scrum half of the region with the composure, speed and control he has over his forwards – and backrowers, Chad Duensing and Karl Lupton, who took the lion's share of the defensive work.
Lismore tried hard, but it was a day when they began on the back foot and found it hard to go forward from there.
The other results from the weekend saw Casino record a win over Grafton to push through to this week's game against Lismore, battling for who will challenge Ballina the week after.
This game should be one of the highlights of 2001 as both teams are passionate about beating each other at the best of times.
Lismore dominated the game against Casino when they met a fortnight ago, but I do not see it being as easy this weekend.
The Greens have been taught a lesson about early dominance after last week's match and will undoubtedly start the game with fire.
However, Casino are notorious for absorbing a team's aggression for 70 minutes only to topple them at the end of a game – especially in the finals where they have done this on numerous occasions.
Casino found it hard to dominate Grafton last week and will need to address their defensive patterns on the flanks to combat the wide game Lismore can excel at.
This will be the key for the Greens as it was the ball controlling tactics of Ballina that hampered this element of their game last week.
Lismore will need to play their own fast, dynamic brand of football against the Bulls and maintain it to counteract Casino's efforts to slow the game.
Casino are not a slow side, but their main avenue of attack has been through powerful and numerous drives close to the ruck.
If Lismore can utilise their explosive players in John Robotham – an inspirational and talented captain – Andrew O'Brien, Joe Allen, Mitch Mowle and Co, they should see their first grand final appearance since they won way back in 1990.
If they do not maintain their play, and allow the Bulls to use their talented forwards like Terry Llewellyn and Mick Schneider to get the ‘go forward' and set up the talents of Dane Gilmore, Glenn Shimanski and Adam Burley in their backs line, then we will have a definite Casino victory.
Far closer than before, but I can see the Greens doing it by 5 (no surprises there).
I'm out of space here but have to urge all of you to again get those faxes churning to send your words of support to the Wallabies before their Tri Nations decider in Sydney on Saturday.
As I have said before, our boys post them all over their dressing room walls before a match and their presence is a major motivation tool for them all.
Of even more importance is the fact that this is your last chance to see and support John Eales before this legendary and monumental Australian says his farewell to the Wallabies.
If you have received just a smidgen of pride from what this great man has helped achieve for Australian rugby, you should send him a small fax acknowledging this and giving your encouragement – he has deserved it.
Fax John Eales and the Wallabies at the Park Royal Parramatta on 9689 3959.
Ed Rummery.
The NSW Department of Sport and Recreation is holding a two-day workshop at the Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre to provide people with an opportunity to gain their Level 1 Softball Coaching Accreditation.
The program aims to provide the community and our youth with an opportunity to be coached by qualified persons interested in bettering the skills of each softball player.
'Country youth deserve the opportunity of receiving premium tuition just like their city counterparts and by developing local coaching abilities we are creating more of a level playing field,' said Ms Teena O'Bryan-Reeves, Program Coordinator.
The two-day workshop is being offered to those who are currently involved in softball at a reduced cost. Volunteers who'd like formal accreditation to help them deliver more advanced tuition are invited to attend.
'Aboriginal participants are also being encouraged to attend at a reduced cost, as Indigenous coaches are few and far between in local competitions,' said Ms O'Bryan-Reeves.
Call 13 13 02 for further information and enrolment details. Places for the program are limited and enrolments close Friday, August 31.
Daleys White wing defence, Rachel Guest deflects the ball during White's 49-34 win over Woodlawn Falcons.
The previously seemingly indomitable Daleys suffered their first loss for the season last weekend in the premier division of the Lismore and District Netball Association competition.
Breakaways defeated Daleys 46-42 in the premier division major semi final, claiming the first spot in the grand final and leaving Daleys to fight it out against Cecil in the preliminary final this Saturday at 2.05pm for the remaining grand final berth.
Daleys coach, Michael Woods, still has confidence that his side will make the premiership game.
'It's our first loss for the season but that's sport. We'll just have to win against Cecil this weekend,' he said.
Cecil managed a strong 24-15 victory over Daleys Reps in the low-scoring premier division minor semi, putting an end to Reps season and setting up the clash against Daleys. The game should be a great battle of two very different styles of netball.
Daleys play a very quick, structured attacking game and work the ball very well into their accurate shooters, Maria Durheim and Jane Wiltshire. Cecil have an extremely good defensive game with players like Kerry and Cheryl Gooley very skilled at taking intercepts and causing turnovers. The result of the game will depend on which style is more effective: defence or attack. Daleys have only lost the one game this year and Cecil will have to play their best game of the season if they are to make the grand final.
In the first division preliminary final Daleys White will play Rous 1 at 1pm on Saturday.
Daleys White ran away with the minor semi against Woodlawn Falcons last weekend, eventually winning 49-34 after a very tight start.
Southern Cross University Lab Rats defeated Rous 1 in the major semi, meaning the students have the week off before playing the grand final next weekend.
White have been one of the standout performers of the year and fight for every goal so Rous will have to be on their toes if they want to defeat their younger opponents.
In the second division preliminary final Workers Purple will play Southern Cross University Terra Rats after Rous 2 defeated Workers 51-22 in the major semi and Terra Rats won on a forfeit against Pink Panthers Comets in the minor semi final.
The winner of The Echo netballer of the Year will be announced at the presentation after the grand finals next weekend.
The winner will receive a weekend's accommodation at the luxurious Watermark Hotel on the Gold Coast, courtesy of the Watermark Hotel and The Echo.
The Marist Bros Rams will need to reverse the result of their most recent local derby when the Rams meet Workers Tigers at 3pm at Oakes Oval this Sunday if they are to have a chance of making it five premiership wins in a row in the Group One Rugby League.
In a shock upset the Ballina Seagulls defeated Brothers 32-26 in the major semi final, meaning the Seagulls go through to the grand final while Brothers must beat the in-form Tigers for a chance at this season's title.
The Tigers came from 16-4 behind South Grafton in the minor semi final to eventually take the game 32-16 and set up the preliminary final clash against Brothers.
After a dodgy start to the season where the Tigers failed to live up to high expectations Workers look to have found form at the right time and sorted out their previous defensive problems. Even when they were behind the Rebels last weekend the Tigers refused to panic, kept their composure and played to their game plan.
The last time the Tigers played the Rams, Workers came out on top, 32-16 and Brothers have lost several first string players to injury.
However the Rams are an extremely well drilled and disciplined side and although they lost to the Seagulls, Brothers still looked like a formidable footy side. The Rams went into the half time break against Ballina at 14 all but the Seagulls managed three unanswered converted tries at the beginning of the second half, despite good defence by Brothers. The Rams then scored two tries of their own but it was too late to take the game.
Workers versus Brothers games are always entertaining and as a qualifying final Sunday's game promises to be one of the best games of rugby league of the season. Brothers have to win to have the chance to win five premierships in a row. Workers have the chance to stop them. Brothers have been the most consistent and disciplined team throughout the season but Workers appear to have worked things out for the business end of the year.
Brothers have been too good all year to not be favourites for the game but it should be one hell of a fight for that second grand final spot.
Right: Launching the Darrel Chapman Fun Run is coordinator Damon O'Loughlin (centre) with Cancer Care mascot Sid the Seagull, Southern Cross University mascot Rodney the Rat and Exercise Science and Sport management students Karen Irving, Shawn Hague, Michael Lee and Justin Creighton.
Members of the Darrel Chapman Fun Run organising committee had their hair bleached last week in an attempt to increase the promotions for Daffodil Day, which raises vital funds for the Cancer Council of NSW.
Left: Darrel Chapman's wife, Barbara, and youngest son, Grant, at the Fun Run launch.
Michael Lee, spokesperson for this year's fun run explained the new hairstyles.
'The Darrel Chapman Fun Run is held each year and all funds raised go to the Cancer Council of NSW,' he said.
'The organising committee volunteer each year and as the theme is the colour of a daffodil, we though it would be a great idea to go all the way and colour our hair as well.'
The transformations took place at Central Hairtique, at Lismore Central.
Their services were kindly donated to the individuals, as the salon has also recognised the importance of supporting the Cancer Council of NSW.
The Sports Management students from the University of Southern Cross have organised the fun run as a memorial to Darrel Chapman, a former teacher at Southern Cross and influential figure in North Coast sport who died from cancer in 1991.
Darrel was a former Kangaroo who also captained South Sydney in rugby league. He played an integral part in the development of sport in country NSW and established the NSW Academy of Sport. Darrel was also the founding chairman of the North Coast Academy of Sport, which continues to provide a range of opportunities to talented, young athletes on the North Coast.
'Our slogan for this year is: Walk or Run – just have fun,' Lee said.
'We are encouraging people of all ages to come out and support the day and to remember that there are categories ranging from a primary school level to over 35s. So bring the kids, bring the dog and unite as a community to support the NSW Cancer Council,' he said.
The Darrel Chapman Fun Run will be held on September 16 at Southern Cross University. There are divisions for age groups and the choice of doing a 5 km or a 10km run. If you pre register it will cost $5 or $10 on the day. Families can enter for $20 and teams of four for $25. For any further information about the run please contact the fun run office on 6620 3767, or you can enter at the Southern Cross University Union reception.
Richmond Rovers will take on the Maclean Topcats in the preliminary final of the women's first division of Soccer Far North Coast at 10.15am this Sunday at Nielson Park, East Lismore.
Both Rovers and Maclean have their last chance of making the grand final, the team who wins will play Workers the following week and the team who loses hangs up their boots for the season.
Rovers were treated to a 5-1 drubbing by Workers in the major semi final last weekend, after their defence failed to contain the well-structured and drilled Workers attack. The Rovers defenders will have to be much more vigilant this weekend, if they want a shot at redeeming themselves against Workers.
The Topcats also have a very strong attack with lots of options and several players capable of scoring goals from just about anywhere on the field. Rovers must counteract the fire power of Tracy Want, Natalie Anderson and Laila Duroux if they want the spot in the grand final.
Rovers' main attacking weapon, Martene Edwards, will be the danger player against Maclean; if Maclean can take a leaf out of Workers book and effectively shut Edwards down then they will limit Rovers scoring opportunities and probably claim the second grand final berth.
Maclean put an end to Southern Cross University's season last weekend after the Topcats defeated the students 3-2 in extra time.
In the other divisions:
Thistles will go straight through to the second division grand final after beating Workers 2-0 in the major semi; Workers play Casino at 10am this Sunday at Richards Oval in the preliminary final after Casino drew 1-1 with Rovers in the minor semi but won on penalties; Bangalow will play host to Ballina at 10am on Sunday for the third division preliminary final after Lennox Head beat Bangalow 2-0 in the major semi and Ballina took care of Stars 1-0 in the minor semi final.
Some of the members of the athletics team from Summerland Christian College, who put in an outstanding performance at the North Coast Independent Schools Athletics Carnival in Coffs Harbour last week. Front (l-r): Hannah Lampe, Sarah Sams. Rear (l-r): Alana Hicks, Samantha Winter, Bronson Carlaw, Daniel Newman, Hannah Faulkner, Emma Branchett and Gwenda Tatham.
Three local students are now the Regional Champions in their age divisions after their outstanding performances at the North Coast Independent Schools Athletics Carnival held in Coffs Harbour last Wednesday.
Summerland Christian College students Sarah Sams, Bronson Carlaw and Hannah Lampe each won their respective Age Championship divisions against students from schools from Coffs Harbour to the Tweed.
Sarah Sams became the under 16 girls athletics champion after a consistent performance in several events. Sarah now has the extremely rare distinction of being the Regional Champion in Swimming, Cross Country AND Athletics, and is also a member of the Regional Touch Football Team!
After winning the 100m and 200m races, Sarah continued her good form and won the long jump. Sarah then placed second in both the 400m and the high jump and third in the javelin and shot. A fourth in the Discus and 2nd in the Intermediate girls relay rounded out a fantastic day for Sarah, who was ecstatic, if not a little weary, after her great results.
Sarah's efforts were put into perspective by Sport Coordinator and team Manager Michael Capilli.
'We had talked about the possibility of the Regional Trifecta, then Sarah twisted her ankle at high jump training on Monday – we had enough strapping tape on her ankle to keep a building up!' Capilli said.
Hannah Lampe blitzed the under 14 years girls field to set new records in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m – a repeat of last year's record breaking performances in the 13 years girls! Hannah also placed second in the javelin, third in the shotput and was the anchor for the second placed junior girls relay team.
Bronson Carlaw took the out the under 16 boys title with another strong all round performance. Bronson won the 400m in a new record time of 57.11 seconds. He also won the javelin, placed third in the 200m and fourth in both the 100m and shotput.
Also putting in strong performances were Alana Hicks, who won the shotput and set a new record in the under 16 girls Javelin; Gwenda Tatham, who won the under 15 girls discus; Hannah Faulkner, who took out the under 14 girls javelin; Samantha Winter and Emma Branchett who were both victorious in their respective high jump events (under 14 girls and under 13 girls); and Daniel Newman, who won the under 14 boys discus.
Mr Capilli was extremely pleased with the entire team's performance.
'There were also 42 second, third and fourth place finishes from the 36 member team. They achieved the outstanding result of being the third school overall. This again reveals the depth of talent at the school. I'm proud of these students, they all gave their best efforts possible – which is all anyone can ask!' he said.
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