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Curtain call for all but top three

Byron player Tim Knight (red shirt) duelling with Rovers’ Scott Crouch in last weekend’s premier match won by Rovers 2-1.

The end of the Men's Premier division pointscore competition is this weekend and the only certainty is the final standings of the top three.

A real team effort

Alstonville couple Jan and Russell Priddle have contributed greatly to the local football community.

One of the great pleasures in my role at Football Far North Coast is meeting people who are at the grassroots level in the game.
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Bill Turner Cup fosters fun

With over 500 Australian schools competing each year, the Bill Turner Cup is one of the world's largest team sport competitions.

 

Seafood and horses

The Lismore Turf Club and Prime Television are holding a race day with a seafood luncheon next Tuesday, August 24.

 

Rovers finally on the rise

Lismore Workers coach Scott Collis gives some instruction to his striker Kurt Brewer-Charles during a match. All premier division coaches are experiencing different emotions as the race for the finals intensifies.

The Goonellabah Hornets fell to their first defeat last week when Rovers scored the decider with seconds to go in the match.

 

VB pioneer of women's soccer

Vicki Bugden with her two daughters Kelli-Ann (left) and Lisa.

Longevity in anything is the ultimate test of how committed an individual is to a cause and Vicki Bugden (nee Kraus) certainly fits this category.

 

Reward for judo's next generation

At the award presentation were (l-r) sensei Allan Foley, Daniel Parry, Levi Wilmoth, Cameron Blewett, Lismore MP Thomas George and Jaydha Wilmoth.

Five young judo exponents were presented with certificates from the NSW Government for their efforts at the 2010 National Judo Championships in Brisbane.

 

First rule is to know the rules

Woodburn player Gavin Scott showing skills not typically seen in men’s 5th division in a game against Goonellabah. Note that he is also wearing red “skins”, which is the correct colour for his team as it is the same as the predominant colour of the shorts.

Every sport has a set of rules that set out what can and cannot be done.

 

Swimming club turns 60

Lismore Diggers Swimming Club is celebrating its 60th anniversary soon and is looking for new members to fill its ranks.

 

The buzzword is Hornets

Lismore Richmond Rovers player Jono See, whose pace has caused a few headaches for opposition sides this season.

The Goonellabah Hornets continue to sweep all before them in the Southern Cross Credit Union Men's Premier league.

 

Glee over sponsorship

Glee Hockey Club players (l-r) Stacey Savins, Kellie Guest and Cassie Douglas (captain).

Glee Hockey Club has received a major boost for the 2010 season, securing sponsorship from Nortec Employment & Training.

 

Unsung hero hangs up her boots

For the last 21 years, one person has been involved with almost everything that has happened in local soccer.

 

The final run to the finals

Fourteen-year-old Toby Barton and his 17-year-old brother Layton are two of the young soccer tyros playing regular premier division soccer. Both play for Alstonville and are two of the many talented kids in the Football Far North Coast Competition.

We almost got a full round of football in last week but Friday night rain kept Pottsville Beach and Ballina indoors.

 

Card shark to play best of best

Local poker player Cain Cook will be playing for more than $200,000 in prize money later this year after winning a 888 Poker League comp.

 

Hornets still team to beat

Lismore Thistles player Matthew Parrish, who was the two goal hero in his side’s 2-1 victory over Italo Stars last week, lifting the Blues into the top five.

The Premier Men's competition threw up as many questions as it did answers last round, with uncertainty over at least three of the semi-final spots.

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