Sports News
 Bowled Over
with Lois Mawler
New Bowlers Welcome
Lismore RSL Bowling Club invites all non-bowlers to An Introduction to Bowls Day which will be held at the Goonellabah Sports Club on Sunday, June 23.
Men and women of all ages are issued a warm invitation to attend. To have a go at this great game all you need is a pair of flat-soled shoes and curiosity.
From bowls you will receive self satisfaction, fellowship and healthy competition. Bowls will commence at 9.30am and will be followed by a sausage sizzle. To register your name or enquire further, phone Fran Olley on 6624 2637 or Elizabeth McDonnell on 6628 2159 Names need to be in by 8.45am that morning.
This will also be a special charity day for Cancer Research so a good roll up would be much appreciated. Cost of the day is $5 for bowlers and $2 for new players.
Last week I quoted Merle Richardson's thoughts on what makes a good president. We could all do well to bear this in mind as the round of clubs' AGMs looms on the horizon. She also has this to say - "You will get out of bowls only what you put into it. When you join a bowling club you join a family. Never let your club down by doing anything that will reflect unfavourably upon it.
Clubs have office bearers who give their time voluntarily so that you may be able to enjoy your game. Help to make their tasks easier by being careful about things like turning up in time for your matches.
Support club functions; they are a major source of revenue for the club. Attend meetings; it is the only way that you will be ale to keep abreast of what is happening, not only in the club, but in your district.
Not nearly enough thought is given, in clubs, to the preparation of office bearers. It is hard to get people even to stand for election, let alone persuade the right person to take the right position.
No good president can do without a good secretary who knows the job. A successful secretary does not try to do everything, but allows the other members of the committee to do their assigned jobs."
Perhaps the most difficult positions to fill in a club are those of selectors.
If they are seen as prejudiced, closed-minded or rigid in thought and attitude, members are not going to be inspired to have confidence in them.
Conversely, if they present as the opposite, members are more likely to accept their decisions with good grace.
The magazine, Women's Bowls News has had some pertinent points relating to this issue over the last year and I repeat them here for your consideration.
"If the selectors are unable to select good strong teams without bias, then they should know that they are in the wrong positions themselves. They ought to stand aside for someone without sentiment and with a fair and open mind with the club's honour in view. Never select with your heart. It always leads to unhappy and disgruntled teams which undermines the standing of the club. Select all teams through knowledge and not with your heart. A team without strength, continuity or compatibility is a loser before they commence the tournament. Selectors must give due thought as to how and why they construct teams. Places cannot be given to players because they have done good works in the club, or they are a friend and/or played last year."
Of course, unless enough members nominate for all positions, there will be no choice - it will be a matter of elected unopposed. So, get your thinking caps on, bowlers, and try to do the best that you can for your club.
Until next week,
good bowling.
 Hooks and Slices
with Stan Bendall
There will be a coaching camp at Lake Ainsworth for boys and girls aged 11-18 years on Sunday, July 7-12. It's the chance of a lifetime to learn about the great game - nominate now - contact Peter Jaeger-6622 1606.
Ballina
This Saturday the men's 4BBB stableford championship round 1 will be played, with round 2 the following week.
This Sunday the RSL golfers lead by Brownie will travel to Coffs Harbour for their annual match. Hope you behave boys!
Last Wednesday a single stroke event was played, with Jim Grose winning the overall trophy. The A grade victor was Graham Clarke on a countback from Graham Fenton, with James Christensen taking out B-Grade on a countback from David Short. The C grade winner was Peter Swan beating Cyril Wary also on a countback.
Last Friday Graham Moore took the honours from consistent Gavin Berly and Ted Richardson.
Last Saturday another single stableford was played with Allen Write taking out the overall honours with David Cawthorne winning the gross. The A grade winner was David Fick winning by one from David Mitchell with John Gallaher taking out B grade from Steven James. The C Grade victor was Arthur Colledge Robert Chapmen.
Casino
This Saturday the Ron Howard memorial golf day will be played as a four ball aggregate event, sponsored by the Howard family.
Last Saturday the bingo club kindly donated trophies for the single stableford. The C grade winner recorded a four ball score of 47, and will no longer be playing off 23. Steve Locke was runner up with a more reasonable single score of 39. The B grade winner, making an infrequent Saturday appearance was Ron Rattenbury, from inform Keith Knight, who may have been spired on by his wife's win in the ladies champos.
Byron Bay
This Saturday the club foursomes champos will commence with the second and final round to be played next Saturday.
Coraki
This Saturday a single stableford event will be played in the three grades
An 18 hole American foursomes will be played on Saturday week.
Last Saturday a 4BBB Stableford event was played with the club and Northern Rivers gun, Jim Ormond and Peter Marshall winning the day with 48 pts by 1 from Ray Newby and Steve McDonough.
Kyogle
This Saturday the annual timber trades day will be played as a golfer and non-golfer event along with a 4BBB v par and the third round of the mitre ten cup.
Last Saturday a 4BBB stableford event was played and won by 1 by consistent club captain Vic Worth partnering John McNaughton with 50 pts by from Tony McInnes and Jack Adams.
Lismore
The Lismore Workers Social Club golfers will travel to Tenterfield and Woodenbong this weekend, with the bus departing the Workers club at 7am on Saturday morning. Don't forget the rum and passion killers and 'av a good weekend!
Last Saturday the Edgar Schafer trophy was played for the tenth year. I had the pleasure of playing with Edgar, together with club captain Ed Bennett and club president Charlie Johnson. Edgar has a fairly long association with the golf club - approximately 55 years as a full playing member. I don't know about the full bit but he was on the greens committee for some years as green chairman and was publicity officer, president for many years and is a patron of the club. We had a top day and Edgar may you sponsor many more days. Onya Mate! The winner on the day was travelling amateur Muzza Edwards (M and T Tyres), winning on a countback from Peter Mitchell and Trevor Smee again. The B grade winner and the winner of the Edgar Schafer was the patients' friend, smiling Billy Tyrrell with 42. Stuart Haye took out the C grade.
Happy Birthday last Saturday to Tom Summerville.
The ladies completed their stroke champos last Wednesday and, as you read in this column last week, we tipped Emily Grey to win and she did, quite comfortably from Margaret Hayes ,who again finished bridesmaid. Top marks for Emily, as she is a fine young 16 year old talent playing off 3 and has a big future. Onya Em! The Div 1 winner was Bev Mc Leod by 2 from Margaret Nixon with Sue Sheaffe winning div 3 by 6 from Ann Donnalee. The div 4 champ is Kay Sherring by 1 from Pat Kennings with Margaret Hayes winning the vets by 2 from Betty Whitelaw and Madge Spooner winning the super vets. Well done girls!
As you all know its the clubs 100th centenary next year and already things are in place with committees being formed last Wednesday night. It will be the biggest year ever for the club. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday night, August 5, with as many people as possible to attend to throw in ideas to help the year to be a biggie.
Woodburn-Evans Head
This Saturday a four person ambrose event will be held.
A single stableford will be played on Saturday week.
Last Wednesday the ladies contested round 2 of their champos with club talent Joyce Mulcahy winning A grade with Lorraine McDonald taking out B grade and Betty Doyle taking C grade. You also read in this column last week that Irene Crampton would win another club championship. At this stage she is leading Joyce Mulcahy by a fair margin. The B grade leader is Hazel Campbell, by 4 from Marge Hodge, with Kay Buckley leading Helen Savins in C grade. Good luck next week girls!
Last Thursday veterans winner was, Allan Thompson, by 1 from Barry Cox, with a single stroke played last Sunday with Andy Brown winning the overall trophy and B grade. The A grade winner was Graham Cuskelly, with Tom Payne winning C grade, with Irene winning the ladies section.
 What's My Line
with Ian Clark
Last weekend was an absolute beauty. The warm weather and calm conditions had just about everyone on or off the coast wetting a line.
The wind picked up on Sunday putting some whitecaps on some swells off shore and then mother nature unleashed a storm that was very out of character for this time of year.
Tailor, bream, dart, whiting and jew were along the coast, with what time you fished determining what you caught.
Offshore were snapper, squire, trag and tuna.
Outside of the fishing scene there has not been much happening around us. Other commitments have forced the old boat to stay in the shed so there is not even a story from my end to tell either.
This weekend the tides look good and hopefully the weather will stay as it is.
South Golden Beach and Brighton are still firing from a fortnight ago.
Big tailor are being caught at night on either gar or fresh fillet pieces.
The Brunswick walls are good for jew and bream at dusk and whiting during the day. Live beach worms have been the best all round bait for this area. A few boats were on the bottom end on Sunday picking up a few bream but there was not much action on the other side of the bridge.
Along the beaches there are bream and dart during the morning and evening while tailor and the odd jew have been the big hitters at night. This action extends from Brunswick right through to the bottom headlands of Evans Head.
The Richmond has been at its best for a while. School jew, bream, flathead and whiting are appearing right throughout. It is very hard to nail a hot spot as everyone I speak to is catching something somewhere in the system. My tip is to head to your favourite spot and try your luck.
The luderick are coming on and off around Munsies Bridge and the Porpoise Wall. When I don't mention them they appear and when I do they are hard to berley up!
Evans is still attracting some bream along Airforce and Main with tailor and jew at night around the headlands.
Outside the lads made the most of the good conditions. This week, if conditions do not deteriorate, the talk is that they will be locking onto their GPS marks and heading back to the spots from last weekend.
In close off Byron there were flathead and some fit looking squire, while out wider the cobia and mackerel and yellowfin tuna were the big drawcards.
Off Ballina, the 32's were home to some nice sized snapper. Some were pushing up towards the 9 kilo mark.
Kahors and North Ground again has hit the limelight as the most productive of the reefs off Evans. Snapper, jew and trag were the big biters last weekend.
If the conditions are fair, this weekend could be as good as last, so get out there and enjoy it.
Until next weekend
fun fishing.
FNC Rugby Union - It isn't Easy Being Green
Lismore will need to pull a special home performance out of the bag if they are to beat Casino this Saturday and keep in touch with the top end of the table.
The Greens were smashed 30-3 by SCU last week in a local derby with almost as much spite as a Tony Abbot sound bite.
Lismore were beaten in every aspect of their game and found it virtually impossible to break the students' line.
Against Casino this week Lismore are in danger of suffering the same fate and losing further ground on the competition leaders.
It's odd: on paper the Lismore team reads like a rugby talent show but somehow they can't translate that to points on the board (it's like a traditional Waratahs season - looks good but with about as much idea of how to win as the Federal Labor party).
Conversely Casino have discarded their mantle of the North Coast's most boring team and the Bulls from the Valley of Surprises have shocked plenty of teams this season with their attacking rugby.
While the Lismore crowd always give their team valuable vocal support, sledging the Bulls won't be enough to beat them - the Greens will need to actually listen to their coach, play footy and not just talk about it if they're going to win.
While that's possible (there are a lot of North Coast rugby fans just waiting to see the Lismore side hit their strides and get into the good stuff) it just doesn't seem likely on recent performances so Casino will probably take the points and leave Lismore floundering at the bottom.
Wollongbar just proved too strong for the Bulls last weekend and should have no real trouble against Grafton, even at the Redmen's home ground.
The Pioneers smashed Casino 31-12 and the confidence won with such a victory means the Southerners should watch out.
Grafton narrowly went down to Ballina 13-17 last weekend, just allowing the Seahorses to stay in touch with the leaders of the comp.
Ballina fullback Jamie Coote and winger Scott Bornholt played sensationally for the Seahorses last weekend - Coote's boot dead on song and Bornholt crossing the tryline twice.
The Seahorses are going to want to keep up their defence if they want the students to fail.
Uni are certainly one of the best attacking sides in the competition and the Seahorses have been disappointing, at best, this season.
Ballina just managed to hang on against a resurgent Grafton last Saturday and any similar lapse in defence against the Rats will be punished severely.
Until Ballina come up with a more consistent game-plan they are not going to beat the better teams in the comp and that includes the Rats this weekend, leaving the door open for any of the bottom teams to step up in the second half of the season and stake a claim on a finals berth.
Mullum are off to Kyogle so the two can play for the second week in a row.
The Moonshiners beat Kyogle 13-0 last weekend and with no major changes to personnel there's no real reason why the result should be very different this weekend.
Byron Bay defeated Yamba 18-7 last Saturday and head down the coast for a re-match this weekend.
The Bay don't always travel well (seems that while people don't mind going to the coast they have difficulty leaving it) but as they are still an outside chance of making the finals the extra incentive may inspire players to actually train and then go away to play.
The Bay should beat Yamba but it will be even closer than last weekend.
Top of the Table Clash
 The best netball in the Northern Rivers will be at the Marie Mackney courts this Saturday at 1pm when Breakaways take on Daleys in the top of the table match of the premier division of the Lismore and District Netball Association competition.
Both teams are undefeated so the winner will take the lead on the competition.
Breakaways defeated Rous 1 35-23 last weekend while Daleys took care of Daleys Maroon 42-29.
Rous 1 will now take on Workers Gold in a match Rous should win.
Maroon should also have a chance to lick their wounds and exact a win when they play the less-fancied Woodlawn Golden Eagles at 2.05pm.
The Golden Eagles went down to Daleys White 38-25 last weekend, who will now face SCU Yellow.
Yellow lost to University clubmates SCU Lab Rats last weekend by a large 45-18 margin but should have a closer game against White.
Lab Rats should win again this weekend when they take on Woodlawn Falcons, who lost 28-26 to Workers Purple last weekend.
Workers Purple will have a hard game this Saturday against Daleys Tribes and given Tribes well-earned 46-26 victory over Workers Gold last weekend, Purple will have to play exceptionally well to stop Tribes finishing with the win.
Group One Rugby League - Ram Raid over Ghosts
Brothers have extended their lead on the Group One Rugby league first grade table after taking care of second-placed Grafton 36-28 last Sunday.
Although the Ghosts took an early 10-0 lead Brothers kept their composure and played sensible football to wear Grafton down.
Paul Latta looks to have completely recovered from last year's knee injury, scoring two running tries and having a hand in a third.
Brothers play host to the Mullumbimby Giants at Crozier Oval this Sunday in what should be an interesting match.
The Giants handed out a huge 70-6 drubbing to Kyogle last weekend and have been one of the most consistent performers this season.
Mullum are a young, enthusiastic team and have pulled off some extremely good performances this year however the last time the Giants met Brothers they went down 8-78.
Given that last result added to the fact that the Rams have the home advantage Brothers have to go into this weekend as favourites and should win but not by as much as last time.
Kyogle will try their home luck against Lismore Workers in the battle for the wooden spoon this Sunday.
Workers suffered yet another loss last weekend, going down 12-38 to Ballina, with play being called off early, due to lack of light.
Workers have only won two games this season but one of those was a thrashing over the Turkeys, who haven't even managed one victory.
Although Workers have had a disappointing season they should beat the Turkeys and notch up another win.
Ballina have a home game against coastal rivals Byron Bay this weekend.
The Red Devils pulled off a 28-18 win at home over South Grafton last week but have had trouble with numbers for away games.
Ballina are in third place on the ladder and with the home advantage will probably find the Red Devils an under-strength opposition.
South Grafton play host to the Lower Clarence Magpies this Sunday.
Lower Clarence defeated Casino 26-18 last Sunday and should have a similar score over the Rebels this weekend.
While the Rebels have put in some good performances this year the Maggies have been enjoying a very solid return to Group One and have displayed more consistency than South Grafton.
The Ghosts will have had a week to recover from a rare loss when they head to Casino to take on the Cougars this Sunday.
Again, the Cougars are a pretty good team and have played some creditable games but Grafton are just a bit better this season.
The Ghosts recorded only their second loss last weekend and even with the home advantage the Cougars are unlikely to make it three.
Aussie Rules - Lismore Home to Byron Bay
by Rolly Barrett
Clifford Park Goonellabah will be the venue when the Lismore Swans host the Byron Magpies at 2pm on Saturday, in round 10 action of the Summerland Australian Football League.
Byron has won the showdown two occasions to the Swans' one so far this season and has been looking dangerous in the last few games. They are building well towards the business end of the season and should be able to overcome a depleted Swans lineup.
The Magpies should travel with all available players but Lismore will be shy of a full quid for several weeks with the Uni break. The Swans may be scraping the barrel to field a full side.
The Lismore Swans were home to the Ballina RSL Bombers in the match of the round at Clifford Park, Goonellabah, on Saturday. Ballina continued their winning way with a 49-point drubbing, scoring 16.11.107 to Lismore's 8.10.58.
Last week against Nimbin, Byron's Baton was a standout against the opposition and Levi Dunn showed his presence by scoring four goals. The Magpies' players are all becoming available and good numbers have been reported at training sessions, returning them to the winners' lists. This could be the reigning Premiers third win on the trot and would be a handy morale booster with six more games until finals.
Lismore, on the other hand, may be facing a tough weekend at home after a bruising defeat at the hands of Ballina. The University semester break is starting so several players will be returning home across the country, and with many of the local blokes out because of injury.
Nimbin Host Bombers
The Nimbin Demons are at home to the Ballina Bombers at the Nimbin Showground this Saturday.
Byron Magpies travelled to the Nimbin Showground last weekend to tackle home side Nimbin. The Demons had few answers to the Magpies who ran out winners 14.10.94 to 5.4.34.
Byron's G Batton was the outstanding player of the match as the Magpies showed they are getting serious about defending their premier title. They have been able to bolster their ranks with the return of many players and look strong as they start their assault towards finals.
The loss of ruckman Brian Irvin to a season-ending injury last week after an awkward collision has been a big blow for the Bombers, and early standout Campbell Reid has been missing for many weeks.
Daniel Storer (6) and Damian Holland (5) scored 11 goals against Lismore last week but will be unavailable for this game, but Ballina can still utilise top goal scoring players Gary Lohman, Roly Barrett and Peter Plummer who have scored 54 goals for the Bombers so far this season.
Sam Kennedy was again in top gear but Ballina's best last week was Frank Miller who was instrumental in the Bombers' domination. He found good position to get many touches and drove forward, scoring a goal too.
Nimbin has been lucky to get the services of Kyle Odewahn and Shane Hambly last week and if they can take the field again they might well tee up with the Demons' leading scorer Royden Butler for a bash at the Bombers.
A good team spirit has kept the Nimbin side excited about playing footy and all clubs have been through the building stages when losing doesn't matter because they're having a game of footy.
But it has been exciting to see the Nimbin Demons improving with each outing and their home fixtures have been strong displays of the game and its skills, much to the crowd's pleasure.
Soccer FNC - Bay's Hopes in the Balance
Byron Bay's hopes of securing its first minor premiership hang in the balance this Saturday, when the Rams travel to Nielson Park, East Lismore to take on Richmond Rovers at 3pm, in what is one of the season's most important games.
Byron Bay shares the lead with Ballina five points ahead of fourth-placed Rovers, but with two games in hand Rovers have the potential to overtake both to snatch the premiership title.
Both are in top form, with Byron downing Casino 4-1 last week and Rovers whipping Workers 5-1, setting the stage for what promises to be a sensational match between arguably the two sides best-equipped to lift the premiership.
Rovers expect to be at full strength, while the Rams have two players unavailable in flanker Jed Wright and Danish midfielder Endre Kvia, but have plenty of depth in the squad to cover their absence.
Both sides play at pace and love to attack down the flanks, as Rovers did to Workers last week when Arron Smee and Steve Arnett destroyed the Redmen with their pace and ball skills.
With Tim Sheridan in punishing form up front and a strong defence led by Brendan Matthews and 'keeper Steve Hunt, Rovers coach Noel Field believes they have every chance of reversing their first round loss to Byron, which remains Rovers' only defeat of the season.
"We changed our set-up after that loss and it's been successful ever since, we've got plenty of pace in our defence now," Field said.
Consistency key?
Italo Stars' ability to consistently field the same lineup could give them the edge for Saturday's crucial home clash with a re-shuffled Lismore Workers at 3pm.
With Stars in third place and Workers fifth, the result assumes enormous importance for both, but Stars remain free from injury or suspension concerns for yet another week, while Workers have struggled for consistency and have yet another two changes this week.
Workers sorely missed the experience and class of Anthony Alvos and Steve Morrissey in last week's disastrous 5-1 loss to Rovers and their return will boost the Redmen's hopes, but Craig Murphy and Steve Bendell are the latest to exit through the revolving door of Workers lineup.
Blues Bounce Back
Lismore Thistles face a test of their resolve to get back into semi-final calculations when they host joint leader Ballina on Saturday at 3pm.
Thistles had gone four games without a win before bouncing back for a 2-1 victory over Uni last week, but the Blues are still three points adrift of the top five and must keep winning to stay in contention.
Senior players such as Darren Beardow and Anthony Nind will need to be at their best to help lift Thistles' younger brigade but, if they are, and 'keeper Brett Chaplin produces another one of his impenetrable games, Ballina will have to work hard to take points from the game.
The Seahorses are in good form and will run on the same side that scored five goals in the second half of last week's win over Goonellabah, in a performance described by coach John Percival as "Our best team game all year".
Jekyll or Hyde?
Southern Cross Uni will be looking to erase the memory of their first round 4-4 draw with South Lismore, when the students host the Celtics this Saturday from 6.15pm.
The point South Lismore gained from that draw remains their only point of the season and triggered a string of erratic results for the students, earning them the tag of the premiers 'Jekyll and Hyde' team.
While Uni has come up with some disappointing performances, such as last week's 2-1 loss to Thistles, the students are also capable of matching it with the best on their day and at full strength should take the full three points from Souths this time around.
Shaking off the Shackles
Casino and Maclean will both be hoping to shake off the shackles of mid-table anonymity and claw their way up the ladder towards the top five, when they square off at Colley Park, Casino at 3pm this Saturday.
Both have delivered less than their potential in the first half of the season and must now start producing results.
Premiers Maclean returned to something like their best in last week's 5-1 win over Alstonville, but a red card for midfielder Fraser Robinson will leave him watching from the sidelines.
Casino suffered a 4-1 loss to Byron Bay in their last start and also had a midfielder sent off in Rhys Dal Cin, who will join Robinson on the sideline.
The Cobras surprised Maclean with a 2-0 win in their first round encounter, leaving the premiers hungry for revenge as they look to rebuild their tattered reputation.
Triple Blow for Villa
Alstonville has been hard-hit by suspensions to three key players on the eve of Saturday's crucial relegation battle with Goonellabah.
Villa has the home advantage for the 3pm kick off, but last week's costly 5-1 loss to Maclean left a legacy of suspension for Gia Brown, Ollie Saric and Matthew Priddle.
Brown was sent off, while both Saric and Priddle reached their limit of yellow cards, leaving Villa to shuffle their lineup into a new format.
Goonellabah have Matt Prior and Craig Thornycroft returning to bring the Hornets to full strength.
Both were sorely missed in last week's 5-0 loss to Ballina, but coach Howard Stubbs was encouraged by the Hornets first half performance, when the Hornets held the Seahorses scoreless and according to some observers, outplayed the joint competition leaders.
"We know how important this game is and we're very confident," Stubbs said.
With Villa in second last place on nine points and Goonellabah just one point ahead, the loser will remain in the relegation danger zone, while the winner will earn some valuable breathing space.
Midweek Games Continue
Two mid-week games have been set down for next week to catch up on the backlog of washed out matches.
Workers will be on home soil and favoured to take the points from Alstonville on Tuesday night from 8pm, before the East Lismore derby between Thistles and Rovers on Wednesday night at Weston Park, Goonellabah, also at 8pm.
Hot Shots
Byron Bay marksman and Ballina penalty specialist Justin Stockham have joined Stars striker Wayne Mortimer as the joint leaders in The Echo's Hot Shots award, after both scored last Saturday.
The eventual winner of The Echo Hot Shots award will receive a weekend for two at a luxury Gold Coast resort.
Progress Tally
9 - Wayne Mortimer (Stars), Bruce Morhaus (Byron), Justin Stockham (Ballina).
8 - Dan Henderson (Workers).
7 - Troy Matthews (Rovers), Troy Percival (Ballina), Steve Morrissey (Workers), Nathan Scully (Casino).
Surfing Notes
Entries are now being accepted for the Regional Opens and Masters Titles, which will be held at Broken Head on June 29-30.
Both the open men's and women's will be held on the Saturday and the Masters on the Sunday. The Masters includes semior men's and women's, master men's and women's grand masters, veterans and legends.
Entry forms are available at surf shops or through your club.
There are no zone titles this year so a team from the regionals will attend the Masters State Titles at Scotts Head. A venue is yet to be decided for the opens.
Doyle's Taekwondo Rates #1
by Brooke Adams and Mellissa Denehy
 Doyle's Taekwondo self defence academy was awarded the number 1 Ranking Academy for the year 2001.
The squad got 34 medals in total which was another record breaking success for Doyle's academy.
Maroochydore was the venue for the international sports karate association (ISKA) and was a stepping stone to Australasian ISKA titles which will be held later this month.
The academy have held onto the unbroken record of a squad never coming back to Lismore without a medal. That record has stood for 10 yrs.
Eight of the nine students were multi medal winners. At the end of the day's contest Mathew Tickle had the highest amount of medals with five gold and one silver.
The success of the academy students, comes out of their training at 23 Newbridge St South Lismore were training is held five days a week from 5.30-7.30pm.
Lismore Racing on Saturday
With the Grafton July Racing Carnival just around the corner Lismore Turf Club is holding the Eagles Plumbing Supplies Raceday this Saturday which has drawn impressive nominations in all races, ensuring a great day's local racing for all patrons.
The lure of riches at Grafton in July has swelled the number of horses coming to the area and Lismore has been able to benefit.
Master Tamworth trainer Keith Swan, who has not started horses at Lismore for a number of years, has two gallopers nominated, while all races have a sprinkling of horses trained in the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Beaudesert regions.
Racing at Lismore goes into it's winter recess after this meeting until August 3, so this will be the last time for a number of weeks that punters will have the opportunity to go racing at the beautiful Lismore racecourse.
Gates will open at 11am with local racing to commence approx 1pm. Adults are $6, Pensioners/Students $4 with all children under 18 free.
Apart from catching all the local action punters will be able to view all the excitement of the Brisbane Winter Carnival on Sky Channel including the $175,000 Tattersall's Cup, take part in the "Turf Club Trifecta" Competition to win tickets, reserved seating and lunch for four people to the next meeting on Saturday, August 3, or just enjoy one of the lunch time specials in the dining room.
For all those people wondering about this year's Lismore Cup: it will be held on Thursday, September 26, and once again a half day local holiday has been gazetted.
Workers Hammer Redbirds
An injury-hampered Redbirds came up against the wrong team for a doubleheader as Workers cruised through the Friday night game 15-3 to be followed by a 21-1 win on Saturday.
Friday night, in the first inning, 2 walks followed by singles to Dallas Knapp, Troy Pruess and Brett McClelland scored 2 runs for Workers.
Redbirds pitcher, Nick Shailes, set Workers down in order in the third inning but he was let down in the fourth getting 2 outs and then 7 unearned runs scored after a wild throw and 2 hits to Aaron Olley and Brett Mcclelland.
Redbirds came back with one run in the fourth inning on Nick Shailes triple.
Workers picked up 4 more runs in the fifth on doubles to Aaron Olley and Dallas Knapp and singles to Brett McClelland and Mick McClelland to go home early with a 15-3 win.
Workers pitcher, veteran Dave McClelland, kept serving fat pitches and while Redbirds picked up the hits, the ground balls got the outs when they were needed. Three double plays didn't hurt his cause either.
The second game started better with both sides exchanging outs until Aaron Olley led off the third inning with a single for Workers.
The eighth inning saw 14 batters come to the plate for Workers and score 11 runs on 2 home runs to Aaron Olley including one grand slam. Dallas Knapp, Matt Gooding and Scott McClelland supported him with doubles and singles to Mick McClelland, Darren McClelland and Scott McClelland. Workers pitcher Troy Pruess added insult to injury behind the hitters allowing only 2 hits and 1 run while striking out 8 batters.
In the other game, Brothers slipped by Norths 9-8 in the last inning.
There will be no major league baseball this weekend because of the East Coast Challenge between Gold Coast and Far North Coast.
The two teams will play two games at Baxter Field this Saturday, at 2.45pm and 5pm.
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