Sports

By Tim Howard

Lismore driver Nathan Herne has capped an amazing couple of weeks of driving here and overseas with a clean sweep at the Turtle Wax Trans Am at Bathurst at the weekend.

Driving for the Valvoline Team Herne’s GRM Ford Mustang won all three drives to dominate racing.

Just a week earlier the two-time National Trans Am winner made a cameo on the US circuit, contesting the fnal round of the National Trans Am Championship at the Circuit of The Americas in Texas.

Herne drove as part of the Stevens-Miller Racing squad racing with Evan Slater, Tyler Kicera and Rhett Barkau driving a Ford Mustang as part of the factory Howe Racing Enterprises squad at COTA.

While he fnished out of the placings, the 20-year-old Australian showed enough to convince US racing teams he has what it takes to win at that level.

Back in Australia in time to race at Bathurst Herne dominated a competitive feld including All American Driveline driver Ben Grice and Supercheap Auto’s Nash Morris, Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Owen Kelly and Brett Holdsworth’s TPS Group Chevrolet Camaro.

Herne’s heroics on the track would come as no surprise to North Coast speedway fans who remember his dad Stuart Herne sweeping all before him in dirt track racing.

In fact Nathan debuted in his father’s sport last Boxing Day, driving a 410 Sprintcar in round fve of the Tasmanian Sprint Car Championship in Tasmania.

The voice of speedway Wade Aunger” described “The Hit-man” Stuart Herne as an Australian speedway icon.

“The fve-times National V8 Dirt Modifed titleholder is renowned for his tenacity, his single-minded focus and his penchant for pressing the right side boot frmly to the frewall.”

Nathan has shown similar traits, competing in Trans Am competition for the past four years, securing his frst title at the fnal round of the Trans Am Series at Mount Panorama and backing up for another title earlier this year.

Just before leaving for the States earlier this month, Herne clean swept the opening round of the 2022 S5000 Tasman Series on the Gold Coast.

Grassroots sporting organisations in eight food affected local government areas (LGAs) will beneft from almost $12 million in NSW Government support to help get community sport back in action.

Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said the $12 million program was supporting the repair and reconstruction of 61 community sporting facilities damaged in the FebruaryMarch 2022 foods with grants of between $15,000 and $500,000.

“Grassroots sport plays a critical role in the fabric of our communities, keeping people healthy, active and socially connected,” Mr Henskens said.

“This funding will repair and rebuild community sporting facilities that were damaged by the devastating foods earlier this year, and help communities get back playing the sports they love.”

The funding is the frst tranche of a $55 million NSW Government commitment to help community sport return in food affected communities.

Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said the second round of community sport food funding, totalling $43 million, is now available in 74 LGAs impacted by the February-March and June-July foods.

“Repairing community infrastructure after the devastating food events we’ve seen this year is essential to boosting local economies and jobs, as well as to helping residents get back to a sense of normality, which is one of the most important parts of the recovery process,” Ms Cooke said.

The $43 million Essential Community Sport Assets Program includes two funding streams:

• Stream One - offering $33 million to 74 LGAs with grants of between $150,000 and $1 million available; and • Stream Two – offering $10 million to sporting organisations and organisations that deliver sports programs, with grants of between $15,000 and $500,000 available.

Applications for the Essential Community Sport Assets Program close Friday, 9 December 2022. More information is available on the Offce of Sport website.

SPORTS RESULTS

BALLINA MAHJONG 11TH NOVEMBER 2022

Carol Meyer 1, Shirley Atkinson 2, Gail McDonagh 3, Jan Small 4, Lynda Lovett 5, Lorna Simpson 6, Coral Lavelle, Sally Lowry 7, Joy Lowien 9, Jeanette Henwood 10, Bev Lasater 11, Susan Allan 12, Lesley Richie, Shirley Coleman 13, Diana Auret, Susan Scott 15, Ronda Taylor, Valda McLerie 17, June Greenaway 19, Shirley Henry 20, Pauline Bolte, Pauline Kearney 21, Val Heinritz 23, Gladys D’Anna, Jan Henley 24, Margaret Bryant 26, Yvonne Weddup 27, Pam Farrell 28. Mahjong is played on Friday at 12:30pm at the Ballina Bridge Club North Creek Road. Enquiries for new players phone Vanessa on 66874181.

CASINO RSM WOMENS BOWLS

Wednesday 9/11 results Winners for the day were: T. Maxwell, J. Cooke & M. Mead def T. Maxwell, C. Haynes & M. Hellyar Other rink winners were: C. Doyle, R. Skirrey & A. James def L. James, D. Grice & H. Lavelle J. Creighton & D. Skinner def J. Carthew & J. Dwyer Winners were drawn out of the hat.

CASINO SOCIAL GOLF RESULTS 13-11-2022

The winner of social golf on Sunday was Trevis Jenkins with a stableford score of 27 points on a countback from Gary Skennar also 27. The putting trophy went to L.Lawlor with 15 putts and T.Jenkins won the players draw. Nearest To pins: 2nd, G.Skennar. 3rd & 6th, L.Lawlor. 4th, J.Rankin. 5th, R.Ruttley.7th & 18th, M.Gooding. 17th, Vinny. Next Sunday’s event sponsored by Damien Pacitto Electrical Casino will be a single stroke on the top 11 holes and also the monthly medal play off and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am.

CHERRY STREET CROQUET CLUB SPORTS RESULTS RICOCHET CROQUET :

N.Barnes N.Poynting 12 d P.Scott 10 D.Scott D.Jones 13 d C.Edlund R.Chapman 9 R.Allen J.Doust 13 d R.Poynting W.Gilmore 11 J.Hannigan 17 d B.Wellings 14 D.Scott M.Russell 19 d M.Field N.Poynting 15 D.Jones 11 d J.Doust 8 W.Gilmore R.Poynting 14 d B.Wellings C.Edlund 10

TOURNAMENTS :

Northern Rivers Area Ricochet Championships: Handicap Singles : N.Barnes 1st, P. Scott 2nd, Jim Hannigan 3rd, Robbie Allen 4th. Handicap Doubles : B.Wellings C.Edlud 1st, R.Allen N.Barnes 2nd, J.Johnston S.Daley 3rd, P.Scott J.Hannigan 4th. Level Play Singles : D.Scott 1st, M.Hughes 2nd, J.OBrien 3rd, R.Hughes 4th. Crystal Cup Doubles : R.Chapman D.Scott 1st, S.Daley M.Hughes 2nd, J.OBrien R.Hughes 3rd.

Association Croquet New Zealand v Victoria

NZ 11games / 301 def Victoria 1game / 112

Association Croquet: Come & Try Day 24th November 8.45am.

Cherry Street Croquet Grounds Ballina All welcome. Coaches in attendance : Ray Chapman, David Scott, Gloria Drew. All new players very welcome. 0439 240 251

CORAKI VETERANS GOLF RESULTS THURSDAY 10/11/22

A feld of 49 golfers played an 18 hole stableford event for Christmas hams, club handicap winner G Brown, vets winner R Black, luckey card draw ham D Vagne, 2nd T Woods , 3rd R Gacioppo, B Micheal, S McDonough, T Foster, J Mather, K Lloyd, B McDonald S Toms, B Kennedy, J Nilsson, R Thorne, B Waterson, L Bonner, M Perkins. Nearest Pins 3rd/12th S Ormond, 6th/15th G Gibson. Table card draw M Fairfull. This Thursday will be an 18 hole single stableford commencing with a shot gun start at 8.30am. The Thursday 24/11/22 will be our annual presentation day and christmass party commencing at 9.00am with a shot gun start for nine holes only. AS USUAL TILL THEN GOOD GOLFING. Max

EAST LISMORE BOWLS CLUB RESULTS

A Grade singles results: Rocco 25 def G Finnigan 14 N Scandrett 25 def M Prior 7 P Russell 25 def S Gregory 18 J Olley 25 def L Maslen 14 S Fields 25 def GT Scotcher 16 A Grade Pairs: J Essex, A Gaggin 32 def R McInnes, G Pollard 14 B Grade Pairs G Donnelly, B Stevens 25 def J Bancroft, A Carrall 16

Social results

J Burbidge, N Harding 21 def T Alcorn, M Morrissey 20. P Campbell, T Prior 32 def R Mohr, R Prior 18

EVANS HEAD WOMENS BOWLS

Springtime Triples - Round 7 - Final played 09-11-22 Skips only - K. Robson defeated J. Fernance. E. Gollan defeated P. Freeman. A. Peel defeated T. Cselka. K. Keevers Bye. Social Bowls - 09-1122 - Winners - B. Parkes, G. Marczan, A. Viney, K. Keevers.

Congratulations to Beverley Montague & Sue Downs, from our Club, on winning the Region 1 State Pairs Championship for 2022 at South West Rocks.

By Tim Howard

A defant half century from opener Beau Sevil has put Brothers in a sound position against Souths/Westlawn at Ellem Oval on Saturday.

Sevil was dismissed for bowled by Souths skipper Dylan Cleaver for 54, just before a violent storm halted play for the day, with Brothers at 4-107.

It was a steady performance from the Brethren, who have got their season back on track after a disastrous season opener, when they were bowled out for 31.

A win against Tucabia last game and a solid effort against Souths/Westlawn on Saturday shows the team is back to its usual combative form.

The club will enjoy the return of representative batsman Mick Summers, who plundered 88 from Tucabia’s topline attack last game.

He backed with 29 in a grinding partnership with Sevil, but with both dismissed just before the rain came, it will be up to the lower order to put the polish on the promising start.

Souths welcomed a returning player also, with fast bowling all rounder Matt Dalton turning out for a rare game.

Dalton, who has led the Souths attack for the past few seasons, said he was available play this game and a few weekends over the Christmas period.

He took the vital wicket of Summers, caught behind for 44 from 13 overs.

On Saturday Souths/ Westlawn will need to capitalise on its late successes on day one and wrap up the innings before it progresses too far.

Souths have a couple of batters in good form with Anthony Dickson and Mick Fletcher scoring half centuries so far this season.

The merger of the two clubs has also attracted top order batter Simon Wilson to the fold.

He and skipper Dylan Cleaver, plus the two form players mentioned, will

need to fre if the team is to record its frst win this

season.

By Tim Howard

Clarence Valley premier league cricket competition leader GDSC Easts was just fve runs away from securing frst innings points when the savage storm that decimated parts of the Clarence Valley on Saturday afternoon ended play.

Easts, inspired by last-game century maker Aaron Macfadyen, 4/16 and left-arm spinner David Bruton-Duroux, 4/3, routed premiers Tucabia Copmanhurst for 53 at Lower Fisher Park Turf.

Macfadyen did the early damage, dismissing opener Ted Niland and the the dangerous Matt Dougherty in his frst two overs before Tucabia had scored.

Easts ratcheted up the pressure with skipper Shannon Connor bowling fve consecutive maidens and Macadyen conceding a lone boundary in his frst six.

They were rewarded with two more wickets to Macfadyen to have Tucabia on the rack at 4/13.

Veterans Bob McKenzie and Andrew Buchanan dug in and took the score to 30, when Connor turned to his spinner BrutonDuroux.

It was a devastating move. He took two wickets in his frst over and two more in his third, while Connor trapped McKenzie in front for 12, ensuring the scoring ground to a halt.

The spinner extracted plenty of bounce and turn, which made his straight ball lethal, as Chris Adamson learned when he was bowled frst ball by a faster one skidding between bat and pad.

Five wickets had fallen for no runs and it was left to skipper Brad Chard, 9, and number 11, Jake Chevalley, 14no, to get the score past the half century.

The pair swung hard at anything loose and put together the best partnership of the game.

With black clouds rolling in Easts openers Tom Gerrard and Connor headed out to bat.

It’s a familiar scenario for the competition leaders, which has two wins from two game in this rain-interrupted season.

They didn’t waste this opportunity either with Connor hitting a couple of boundaries in a six-ball 9 and Macfadyen showing continued good form, belting 23 from 13 balls with fve fours.

At the other end Gerrard dropped anchor and was 9no and Ted Lobsey was 3 from 19 balls when the rain came.

While Easts should score the runs for a frst innings result next week, the turning wicket provides opportunities for an outright result with a full day’s play.

If Easts get more than 50 in front, the pressure will be on Tucabia to limit the damage.

Tucabia will need early wickets and concede only a narrow lead.

If they can get Easts chasing any more than 100 for an outright result, they would have a great chance to pull

something out of the fre.