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Central Coast athletes at the Olympics

by Kaitlin Watts

Ky Hurst

Jai Opetaia

he Central Coast has seven athletes selected in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic and Paralympic teams.

Ryan Napoleon

Joshua Ross

Tom Slingsby of Point Frederick was selected for sailing while Jai Opetaia of Wattanobi was selected for boxing and Joshua Ross of Woy Woy was selected for athletics.

Liesl Tesch

Liesl Tesch of Woy Woy was selected for paralympic sailing and Teigan Van Roosmalen of Bateau Bay was selected for Paralympic swimming. Former Terrigal resident Ky Hurst was selected for open water swimming and Ryan Napoleon, formerly of Kincumber, was selected for swimming.

Teigan Van Roosmalen

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Underground cables installed at Empire Bay New underground 66,000 Volt electricity cables have been installed from Woy Woy to Empire Bay. The cabling, completed on Saturday, July 14, was designed to help to power around 6000 homes and businesses around Empire Bay and Killcare. The new cables are expected to start being used early next year. The cables were mostly located under local roads and were laid by trenching. At regular intervals along the cable route, sections of cables were joined together in an underground joint bay. The work included digging in parts of Empire Bay Dr between Rosella Rd and Palmers Lane to install conduit pipes to safely house the cables. Specialist cable crews carried out this section of work during school holidays to reduce disruptions to the local community. Temporary lane closures and traffic controls were in place to help crews complete the work. Sections of road excavated to install the cables were filled with a temporarily asphalt surface to allow motorists to safely access the road immediately after crews complete works. The road was permanently reinstated after all work was finished. Email, 18 Jul 2012 Gareth Trickey, Ausgrid

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And mortgage repayments in Umina have increased at 1.5 times the rate of income. These are two trends revealed with the release of the 2011 Census data. Total population for the suburbs of Ettalong, Umina and Woy Woy increased by 1216 people, or 4.1 per cent, to a total of 30,801 people. Australia’s population has increased 8.3 per cent in the same period, and the State’s population by 5.6 per cent. Figures released on Thursday, June 21, showed population increased by 129 (1.3 per cent) people to 10,114 people in Woy Woy, by 667 (4.3 per cent) to 16,059 in Umina and 420 (10 per cent) to 4628 in Ettalong. The number of females increased by 22 to 5322 in Woy Woy, 337 to 8390 in Umina and 281 to 2454 in Ettalong. The number of males increased by 107 to 4792 in Woy Woy, 330 to

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7669 in Umina and 139 to 2174 in Ettalong. The median age increased by one year to 48 in Woy Woy and by four years to 49 in Ettalong. The median age in Umina remained at 42. The average person per household remained the same at 2.2 in Woy Woy and 2.4 in Umina but decreased by 0.4 to 1.7 in Ettalong. The number of private dwellings increased across all three suburbs with Woy Woy recording a 117 increase to 4945, a 318 increase for Ettalong to 2739 and a 276 increase in Umina to 7332. The median weekly household income also increased for each suburb going up $160 (25 per cent) to $795 for Woy Woy, $171 (23 per cent) from $917 for Umina and $129 (22 per cent) from $721 for Ettalong. The median amount households were paying on monthly mortgage repayments also increased by $300 (23 per cent) to $1600 for Ettalong, $433 (31 per cent) from $1841 for Umina and $303 (21 per cent) from $1733 for Woy Woy. Website, 20 Jul 2012 Australian Bureau of Statistics

been backlogged until funding became available. “Works will be scheduled over the next three years, with roads including Crown Rd at Umina Beach among the first to receive rehabilitation.” Media Release, 18 Jul 2012 Gosford Council media Photo: Naomi Bridges

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level rise, only 16, including Gosford, have issued 149(5) certificates notifying property owners,” said Cr Macfadyen. “Up to 9000 properties in Gosford Local Government Area could be affected by the s149(5) certificates. “Council issued these certificates under advice and good intentions, but I now realise that there is no stability in the matter unless it is regulated across

all NSW councils who are affected. “It’s important that the message be consistent across all relevant councils in NSW, that residents feel their future is stable and that common sense prevails,” he said. Media Release, 6 Jul 2012 Jim Macfadyen, Gosford Council Cr Jim Macfadyen and Coastal Residents Incorporated secretary Mr Pat Aiken Photo: ValsPix

Glen is acting general manager

Liesl Tesch

Coast population increases by 10% in 5 years

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Ryan Napoleon

Tom Slingsby of Point Frederick was selected for sailing while Jai Opetaia of Wattanobi was selected for boxing and Joshua Ross of Woy Woy was selected for athletics.

Mr Glen, who was formerly performing the role of director of city services, took on the role of acting general manager following Mr Peter Wilson’s retirement last month. Mr Peter Armour is now performing the role of acting director of city services. At the meeting, mayor Cr Laure Maher said it would take around six months for the role of the general manager to be permanently ﬁlled with Mr Glen expected to ﬁll the position until early next year.

Teigan Van Roosmalen

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Gosford Council MM.9, 3 Jul 2012

Joshua Ross

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osford Cr Jim Macfadyen has called on the State Government to regulate s149 (5) planning certiﬁcates across all relevant councils to give consistency, stability and common sense.

Cr Macfadyen successfully moved, at the council meeting on Tuesday, July 3, that Council remove the s149 (5) planning certiﬁcates message that related to sea level rise until the NSW State Government legislates that all Councils in NSW give a clear direction to all property owners who are affected by this event. “Of the 50 Local Government Areas in NSW that are affected by sea

osford Council appointed Mr Stephen Glen as the acting general manager at its meeting of Tuesday, July 3.

he Central Coast has seven athletes selected in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic teams.

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which decreased from 5284 to 5038. The median weekly household income increased across the board with Gosford up from $835 to $1013, East Gosford from $679 to $863, Terrigal from $1121 to $1323, Lisarow from $1335 to $1558 and Avoca from $1147 to $1458. Median mortgage repayments also increased with Terrigal recording an increase of $434 from $1121 to $2167. Median weekly rent was also on the rise with East

Gosford recording a $65 increase from $195 to $260. The average number of families living in Gosford, east Gosford, Avoca and Terrigal increased with Gosford going from 636 to 783, East Gosford from 904 to 1021, Terrigal from 2660 to 2913 and Avoca from 1128 to 1177. Lisarow’s average number of families decreased by 58 going to 1373. Website, 12 Jul 2012 Australian Bureau of Statistics

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Ky Hurst in Olympic 10k swim

Ryan Napoleon swims for Australia

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y Hurst is set to compete in the 10km Marathon Swimming event at the London Olympic Games.

The former Terrigal Primary School and Terrigal High School student was one of the first athletes selected for the 2012 Australian Olympic Team in December last year. The 31 year old has been on the national team for 10 years and has been coached by Colin Braund since 2008. His career highlights included making the 2008 Olympic Team and winning silver in the 5km open water at the 1998 World Championships in Perth. Hurst competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, placing 11th in the 10km open water swim, finishing in a time of 1 hr 52:13.70. After the Beijing Games,

Ky Hurst

Hurst stopped marathon swimming and returned to his surf lifesaving and ironman career. However, at the last minute, he entered the 2011 National Championships in open water swimming, his first 10km marathon swim since Beijing. Hurst won the event in a time of 1 hour 55:04.30 and his dream of competing in a second Olympics begun. Hurst contested the 10km event at the 2011 World Championships where he finished fifth, securing his berth for the 2012 London Olympics.

The swimmer‘s primary training base is on the Gold Coast and he is a member of the Bond Swimming Club in Queensland and the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane. Hurst is the only man to have won seven Australian Ironman titles and is regarded as one of the best ironmen in the history of surf lifesaving. He has won 27 Australian Surf titles and is a member of the Surf Lifesaving Hall of Fame. Hurst’s recent performances include first place in the 10km open water at the 2011 World Championships in Penrith, fifth in the 10km open water in the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China and eighth place in the 10km open water at the 2011 London Test Event in London.

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ormer Holy Cross Kincumber student Ryan Napoleon will make his Olympic debut at the London Olympic Games, competing in the 4x200m Freestyle and the 400m Freestyle swimming events.

The 22 year old has been on the national team for three years and has been coached by Michael Bohl since 2007. Prior to 2007, he was coached by Doug Frost. The swimmer‘s primary training base is in Brisbane and he is a member of St Peters Western in Queensland and the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane. Napoleon’s career highlight is winning silver in the 400m freestyle and gold in the 4x200m freestyle at the Delhi 2010

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Olympians From Page 3 He also finished fifth in a red-hot field in the 200m freestyle to earn a place in the 4x200m freestyle relay. In November 2009, Napoleon failed a drug test because his asthma medication had been incorrectly labelled meaning he took the wrong type, containing a banned substance. In 2010, the swimming governing body FINA imposed a three-month ban on Napoleon. Even though FINA accepted an innocent mistake was made, they held him partly responsible for the error because he did not check the medication. The ban would have ruled the freestyle specialist out of the Commonwealth Games in which he had qualified in two events, but a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport saw Napoleon’s suspension shortened, allowing him to

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compete in Delhi. At the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010, Napoleon went on to win an individual silver medal in the 400m freestyle and a gold as part of the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. Napoleon has contested two World Championships (Rome, 2009 and Shanghai, 2011) with his best result being 5th in the 4x200m freestyle relay in 2011. At the 2007 AYOF, Napoleon won gold in the 4x200m freestyle, silver in the 4x100m medley and a bronze in the 100m butterfly. Napoleon’s recent performances include second place in the 400m freestyle at the 2012 National Championships in Adelaide, fifth in the 200m freestyle at the 2012 National Championships in Adelaide and fifth place in the 4x200m freestyle in the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

Watanobbi teen, Jai Opetaia to compete in boxing

Australian Olympic Team website

a t a n o b b i teenager Jai Opetaia will compete in this year’s London Olympics in the 8191kg men’s boxing event.

The 17 year old recently won the U91kg 2012 Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Canberra to become the youngest boxing Olympian,

Jai Opetaia

the U91kg 2012 Australian Championships in Hobart, the U80 2011 AIBA Junior

World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, and the U17 U80 2011 Australian Championships in Melbourne. Jai began training at the age of eight, following in his family’s footsteps with four generations on his father’s side, and three generations on his mother’s side, all being boxers. His father Tapu Opetaia remains his coach.

Earmarked as a superstar of the future, Opetaia was handpicked by the likes of Danny Green and Anthony Mundine as a sparring partner to prepare them for their professional fights. He has been on the national team for two years and primarily trains in Wyong.

Ross selected for Relay team

Australian Olympic Team website

oshua Ross of Woy Woy has been selected to compete in the 4x100m Relay athletics event at the London Olympics.

Ryan Napoleon

The 31 year old is the oldest member of the 4x100m Relay Team, clocking the fastest time out

Joshua Ross

of the quartet in qualifying for the games. The six-time national champion has been on the national team for five years and has been coached by Piero Saccetta since 2011. The indigenous sprinter’s career highlights include winning a record

six Australian 100m titles and making the World Championship semi-final in 2005. Ross competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, winning sixth place in the 4x100m relay and 20th place in the 100m. Continued Page 5

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Tom Slingsby to sail in Olympics

From Page 4 Ross completed a comeback of sorts just to qualify for the London Games. An Olympic quarterfinalist in 2004, Ross missed the Beijing Games in 2008 and began chasing a dream to become the first Australian to play wide receiver in the NFL in America. Ross almost scored an individual 100m berth with a blistering Olympic A qualifier of 10.16 in May, but the time was deemed illegal due to a +2.9 tailwind. Joshua rates as the third fastest Australian of all time, after Matt Shirvington and Patrick Johnson, with his personal best 10.08, set in 2007. He won the Stawell gift in 2003 and also in 2005 off the scratch mark, making him just the third person to win the event twice. The former Henry Kendall High student’s primary training base is in Melbourne and is a member of the Collingwood club. Ross’ recent performances included winning first place in the 4x100m at the 2012 Kawasaki Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki, Japan, the 100m at the 2012 Melbourne Australian Open in Melbourne, and the 100m event at the 2012 Adelaide Track Classic in Adelaide.

Olympians Australian Olympic Team website

oint Frederick athlete Tom Slingsby will compete in the London Olympics in the Laser men’s sailing event.

The 27-year-old who sails for Gosford Sailing Club placed first in the 2012 Sail for Gold Regatta, the 2012 Laser World Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2011 Olympic Test Event, the 2011 Sailing World Cup in Great Britain and the 2011 Sailing World Cup in The Netherlands. He also placed second in the 2011 Sailing World

Tom Slingsby

Cup in Spain and third in the 2011 Sailing World Cup in France. He won the Rolex World Sailor of the Year in 2010 and was World Champion for the laser singlehanded dinghy event in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Slingsby, who has been

on the national team for seven years, was a full time tennis player until the age of 16 when he suffered burn out. He then turned his focus to sailing, which he had been doing since the age of eight. He went into the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games as the number one ranked sailor and world champion in his class, however, his Olympic campaign did not go as planned and he finished 22nd. In 2010, Slingsby was named World Sailor of the Year and was the first Australian to do so.

The award came after a year of racing where he reclaimed the world number one ranking, won the 2010 Laser World Championship (his third in four years) and took out the 2010 Etchells World Championship. He also won three rounds of the 2010 World Cup including one at the Olympic venue of Weymouth. Slingsby shed weight down to 81kg to contest the Olympic Test Event in Weymouth last year, testing himself to see if being lighter would gain him an advantage. He won the event, albeit only by three points but

said he preferred competing with a bigger and stronger build so returned to his gym regime to bulk back up to 83kg, He finalised his preparations with a fifth World Championship title in six years as he took out the Laser World Championship in Boltenhagen, Germany. Slingsby said he would compete with the Oracle Racing Team that would defend the America’s Cup in San Francisco next year, but said achieving Olympic gold remained his priority for this year, with America’s Cup sailing fitting into his Laser schedule.

Liesl Tesch to sail in Paralympics

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iesl Tesch, of Woy Woy, will compete in this year’s Paralympics in London in the SKUD 18 sailing discipline.

Among the most decorated and respected members of the Australian team, five-time Paralympian Liesl is continuing her quest

Liesl Tesch

for an elusive gold medal. Since retiring from wheelchair basketball and taking up sailing in January 2011, Liesl has already proven she is as adept at her new sport as she was at her old. Partnered with Beijing silver medallist Daniel Fitzgibbon, the high profile pairing have already

experienced considerable success, winning their first ever competition in the 2011 World Cup meets in Miami and Weymouth and taking home bronze in the 2011 World Championships. Capping an amazing first year of sailing for Liesl, she and Daniel were named 2011 Australian Sailors of the Year with a Disability.

The pair was at it again at the 2012 World Championships, claiming a bronze medal followed by gold at the ISAF World Cup to suggest they would be tough to beat at London 2012. Continued page 6

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Olympians From page 5 Before changing to sailing, Liesl was one of the most positive and driven players on the Australian women’s wheelchair basketball team. A bike accident in 1998 caused her to turn to wheelchair basketball. She piloted the Gliders to silver medals at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 and was invited to play professionally in a men’s team in Europe. Liesl competed for teams in Madrid, Sardinia and Paris. Aiming for gold, the Gliders left Beijing 2008 with a bronze medal which only inspired Liesl to continue her dream of gold through sailing. By the end of her sporting career she hopes to have a Paralympic medal in every colour. Never one to focus on the negative, she believes she has been given the opportunity to promote and encourage others to take an interest in wheelchair sports. She has established several basketball clinics for wheelchair users in third world countries in an effort to see those who would not necessarily have the opportunity reach their potential.

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Teigan to swim on Paralympic team

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eigan Van Roosmalen of Bateau Bay will compete in the London Paralympics in the 100 metre backstroke.

A professional swimmer, surf enthusiast and surf lifesaver, Teigan Van Roosmalen loves the water. Teigan was born with Ushers Syndrome, a hereditary disease affecting her hearing, and was the youngest person in the

Teigan Van Roosmalen

world to receive a cochlear implant. She also has retinitis pigmentosa. Her disability does not cause her any trouble and

it gave her the chance to compete at the 2005 Deaf Olympics. Teigan competed at the 2008 World Cup in Manchester and won two bronze medals. Later that year at her first Paralympic Games in Beijing, Teigan made the final in four of her six races and set several personal bests. She had to deal with the ignominy of missing the start of the 400m freestyle event after her starting light ran out

of battery, forcing the race to be restarted. Based at the AIS in Canberra, she has returned solid results in the lead up to London 2012. After recovering from a shoulder injury in 2008, Teigan cut more than a second off her personal best in the 100m butterfly in winning bronze at the 2009 World Cup meet in Manchester. Since then, Teigan has continued to excel, including a standout meet at the 2011

Para Pan Pacs, where she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Her experience in Beijing was very special for Teigan as she was able to experience many different cultures within the athletes’ village and the Chinese culture outside the village. After Teigan’s tilt at gold at London 2012, she is planning to practice massage in the capacity as a chiropractor or physiotherapist

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P8 - GRANDSTAND - July 26, 2012

Top two clash in a thriller

voca Beach d e f e a t e d Ourimbah by 20 points to 14 at Ourimbah Rugby Park on Saturday, July 14, in round 13 of the Central Coast Rugby Union competition.

In one of the best games of rugby on the Central Coast this year, the lead alternated several times before Avoca Beach finished the stronger team to run out winners by 20 points to 14. Avoca Beach maintained their lead on the competition ladder while Ourimbah dropped to third place as a result of the close loss. Avoca Beach took the lead early with a penalty goal to Matt Maloney and this score line of 3-0 remained the score for well into the first half. Ourimbah did reply with a penalty goal in the first half but it was Avoca Beach who went to the halftime leading by 10 points to 3 as a result of a converted try. It was an evenly fought first half with both teams playing excellent team rugby.

Avoca Beach had several good players but none were better than Emile Thomas and half back Justin Staben. Their experience in general play certainly put Avoca Beach on the go forward during the match. Ourimbah were not to be

outdone however. They opened the second half very strongly, and two penalty goals and a try to five-eight Joel Wagner saw them take the lead in the match. They had gone from 3-10 down to a 14 point to 10

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lead and things were looking good for the home side. The Ourimbah front row, headed by props Peter Friend and Brett Cunningham, was proving very dominant and were two of the best for Ourimbah. Alex Lucas at outside centre was also playing well for the home side. However Avoca Beach proved the stronger in the final quarter of the match and they crossed for a converted try and kicked a penalty goal to grab the lead and to hang on for 20 to 14 victory. Both teams played well and with the scores continually fluctuating, there was much excitement for the entire 80 minutes. The match certainly showed both teams are a threat this year but the win placed Avoca Beach as favourites for the Minor Premiership. Northlakes scored a try on fulltime to clinch victory over Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval by 25 points to 23. In a seesawing game the

scores continually changed and both teams had their chances of victory as the scores remained close for the entire 80 minutes. Both teams scored two tries in the first half and the two teams went to the halftime break with scores level at 15 points apiece. Northlakes were forced into an uncontested scrum situation very early in the match and had to play much of the game with a player less. This situation did affect the Woy Woy scrum and did allow the game to lose much of its structure. The situation allowed for a very open game and play went from one end of the field to the other. Among the best for Woy Woy were centre Moses Afoa, flanker Noni Fangaiuiha, and hooker Nick Garnett. Northlakes also had several excellent performers. These included Tyson Boyes, lock Reihana Hemopo, prop Julian

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Campbell and flanker Glenn Stone. Both teams scored a try early in the second half before Woy Woy fullback Dan Campbell kicked a penalty goal for the home side to take the lead by 23 points to 20. Just when it seemed that Woy Woy would hang on for a good win, Northlakes scored a 50 metre try in the corner to steal victory right on fulltime. It was a good game of rugby to watch but certainly would have been a tough one for both coaching staffs. Kariong proved too strong for Warnervale at Woongarrah Oval running out winners by 38 points to 12. Kariong ran in six tries to two which was a fair indication of the difference in the two teams. Kariong scored 19 points in both halves. They led by 19 points to seven at the halftime break and continued the same form to go on to victory. Kariong’s best players were prop Shannon Beavan, Steven Marshall, and fullback Justin Canterbury who crossed for two tries. Warnervale never ceased trying, and their best players were halfback Josh Holman and hooker Ketoni Toutai. Terrigal entered the Top Four on the competition ladder with a commanding win over The Entrance at Joseph Banks Oval, winning the match by 36 points to seven. Terrigal was always in control and were able to cross for six tries. A feature of the match was the three tries scored by winger Declan Waight. Others to play well for Terrigal were centres Guy Schofield and Dylan Calabria, while The Entrance’s best players were Frank Munro and Adam Little.

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July 26, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P9

Union

Third loss in a row for Ourimbah osford defeated Ourimbah by 27 points to 0 at Gosford Showground in round 14 of the Central Coast Rugby Union competition on Saturday, July 21.

Gosford got away to an excellent start and maintained that lead for the remainder of the match. Things did not start well for Ourimbah with the opening kickoff going into touch on the full and then play saw Gosford reply with a couple of telling kicks into the corner. Gosford crossed for the opening try within five minutes of the start of the match. This try was scored from a rolling maul when prop Steve Lauti crossed for the try. The conversion by halfback Damien Montgomery put Gosford in front by seven points to nil. Gosford had further chances to post points in the opening stages of the match but it was not to be. Play did settle down after awhile and both teams had periods of good attacking play.

No points were put on the scoreboard for 20 minutes until Gosford crossed for their second try at the 26 minute mark of the first half. This try resulted from some very good play. Gosford Number 8 Unuoi Vaenuku made a break down the sideline from well inside his own half. When caught, he passed inside to winger Ben Goodenough, and after several passes across the Gosford backline fullback David Von Kotze scored in the corner. Gosford had jumped to a handy lead of 12 points to nil. Things were made more difficult for Ourimbah when Gosford crossed for another try right on halftime. Unuoi Vaenuku completed a good half by scoring the try. The try was not converted and Gosford went to the halftime break leading by 17 points to nil. Best for Gosford in the opening 40 minutes were prop Steve Lauti, and backs Mark Tipple and Adam Carlisle. Ourimbah had several good players and these included prop Brett

Cunningham and lock Tyler Jones. Flanker Chris Brady was all over the paddock for the visitors in what was a strong performance. The second half developed into a real arm wrestle. Both teams had periods of ascendancy and the physicality of the game was clearly evident. Ourimbah was behind on the scoreboard and was finding it difficult to make any inroads through the Gosford defence. Gosford sealed the match with a further two tries in the second half. Steve Lauti crossed for his second try while winger Chris Heap capped off a good game with a late try for the home team. The win by Gosford put them back into the Top Four while the loss for Ourimbah dropped them to fifth spot. The race for the Finals, with four weeks remaining, is one of the tightest in many years. Kariong proved just that little bit stronger than Woy Woy and recorded a 23 points to 12 victory at Woy Woy Oval. Kariong scored three

tries to two which was a fair indication of the flow of the match. It was a closely fought struggle but it was Kariong who were just in front on the scoreboard for much of the game. Kariong had several good players in what was a strong effort. Steven Marshall, Tevita Moala and Sione Ofahengaue all made significant contributions for the visitors during the game. Best for Woy Woy was Noni Fangaiuiha. The win by Kariong maintained their second spot on the ladder in what

is a closely fought semi-final race. Terrigal also had to fight hard to score a win at Slade Park against Northlakes. Terrigal got home by 23 points to 13. Terrigal, like Kariong, scored three tries to two, and that was also a good indication of how this match went as well. The scores were locked at 13 points apiece with about 10 minutes to go so both teams had their chances. However it was Terrigal who scored very late in the game to seal the win.

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Best for Terrigal were Ryan Metcalfe and Phil Heard, while Northlakes were best served by Glen Stone and Marshall Hemopo. Avoca Beach piled on 14 tries in a very one sided victory over The Entrance at Heazlett Park, running out winners by 88 points to 10. Avoca Beach were always in total control, and a feature of the match was the points scoring effort of Avoca Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Maloney who finished the game with a personal tally of 31 points.

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P10 - GRANDSTAND - July 26, 2012

Union

Top four could be decided this weekend by Larry Thomson Photo: Angela Beattie

ound 15 of the Central Coast Rugby Union competition to be played on Saturday, July 28, will see several interesting and also potentially very close matches.

These matches are also very important in terms of what teams will make the semi-finals this year. Two matches in particular are significant. Terrigal are at home to Ourimbah at The Haven Oval, and Kariong are at home to Avoca Beach at Kariong Oval. Both these games involve teams who are involved in a neck and neck battle for Premiership honours. Avoca Beach will travel to Kariong Oval to play Kariong in what should be a cliffhanger. Avoca Beach is currently leading the competition with Kariong just behind them in second spot. These two teams are both in top form and have not lost a game for several

Larry Thomson, Andrew Mosley and Mark Brown Gosford winning the Thomson Brown trophie weeks. Avoca Beach were convincing winners last week and will go into this match as slight favourites because of their position on

the competition ladder and their recent great form. Kariong however are also in good form, and being at home, would feel very confident of getting the win

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and joining Avoca Beach at the top of the competition. This match will tell us a lot about the Premiership credentials of both these teams. Both have good all round teams, they have strong forward packs, quick and effective backlines, and reliable goal kickers. Avoca Beach will try to run the big Kariong forward pack around and will base their match on mobility and speed to the breakdown. Kariong will try to keep the ball in the forwards and to work play though the middle of the field. Kariong however do have speed out wide and with the possible return of Derrick Peachey they have the speed to counteract the very good backline possessed by the visitors. This will be an enthralling match and will go right down to the wire.

very good, even though a couple were close, wins recently and have climbed back into the Top Four. This is such a vital game. Ourimbah will try to keep the game in the forwards as their forward pack has been in outstanding form. Terrigal will need to meet that challenge and then try to spread the ball wide to put the visitor’s defence to the full test. This will be a most spirited clash and this game will go right down to the 80th minute. The neighbouring clubs of Northlakes and Warnervale meet at Slade Park and this will also be a very close game. Both these teams really enjoy defeating the other so there will be nothing left on the paddock at the end of this game by any of the players involved. Northlakes were relatively easy winners in their first round clash and they will want to do that again. However Warnervale have been far more effective in recent weeks and would love to get the win this time around. Both teams will toss the ball around so the clash should be a good one for those who get to Slade Park to watch on Saturday. Gosford should be too strong for The Entrance this Saturday at Gosford Showground. The Entrance gave a wholehearted effort last Saturday but Gosford will hold too much firepower for The Entrance team this weekend. Gosford know they must win with a bonus point but they also know they will meet a team who will never back down.

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Joe Marston Greatest Ever

Football

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he Central Coast Football Association has received $1.8 million for the upgrade of Pluim Park.

T oe Marston of Umina was named the Greatest Ever Australian right centre-back as part of the Greatest Ever Australian Team in the Greatest Ever Australian Footballer project gala event at Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 12.

Marston was born in 1926 in Leichhardt and became the first Australian to play professionally overseas when he signed for Preston North End in 1950. His five year stint at the club included a FA Cup Final appearance at Wembley and being selected in the English Football League’s best XI. Marston was a member of the Leichhardt-Annandale Club from 1943 to 1949 and 1955 to 1958, Preston North End from 1950 to 1955 with 185 appearances, FA Cup Finalist in 1954, APIA Leichhardt from 1959 to 1964, and Western Suburbs SC in 1969.

He had 37 appearances with the Socceroos, with his debut appearance in 1947 in a match against South Africa. Fifteen thousand public votes were cast online in The Greatest Ever Australian Footballer project, which celebrates the rich history for Australian football and honours the many great players across the decades of the game in Australia. Spanning many generations of Australian football, the team included players who have represented Australia at its three FIFA World Cup appearances. More than 70 nominees were selected by an expert judging panel based on a criterion. Nominees must have been born in Australia or played for Australia, provided excellence on the national and or international stage, longevity, and contribution to Australian football or having left a positive imprint on the profile and growth of football in Australia.

Premier Barry O’Farrell and the Minister for Sport and Recreation Graham Annesley handed over the money on Thursday, July 12, joined by local members Chris Spence (The Entrance), Darren Webber (Wyong), and Chris Holstein (Gosford). “As always it’s great to be on the Central Coast and I’m particularly pleased to be delivering the $1.8 million that will enable the Pluim Park redevelopment to start,” Mr O’Farrell said. “The popularity of football continues to grow on the Central Coast with over 13,000 members to reap the rewards of the upgraded sporting facility next year. “I must also acknowledge the contribution of Peter Newell, ClubsNSW Chairman, and his team for their support of the NSW Government’s ClubGrants Scheme. “This project is an outstanding example of the good that comes from our registered clubs, and will benefit local businesses, local people and local families as a result of

the NSW Government’s investment in the region,” he said. Member for The Entrance Mr Chris Spence welcomed the announcement and said the funding was evidence of the Government’s commitment to the people of the Central Coast. “This money will allow the playing surfaces to be returfed, an extension to the car park, new office space and a raft of improvements to the facilities,” Mr Spence said. “Work is expected to start in October with Pluim Park scheduled to re-open 1 March 2013. “In honouring its promise to fund the upgrade of this local facility, the NSW Government is sending a clear message to the people of the Central Coast,” he said. Central Coast Football chairman Mr Darren Sprod said its members were excited about Pluim Park becoming the world class community sporting complex the Central Coast deserves. “We look forward to engaging with the footballing public on the Central Coast as well as helping to provide employment on the Coast with the engagement of companies during the construction phase of the project,” Mr Sprod said.

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Football

Dragons Top WPL ladder

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way ahead on goal difference. The previous three points came from an Avoca forfeit for Sunday, July 15, fixture. Playing away at Pat Morley oval on Sunday, July 22, saw the Dragons thrash The Entrance 15 nil with Angela Beattie netting seven. This may well be Gosford’s highest shoreline ever and one wonders what went wrong with The Entrance girls. With Umina defeating Killarney a top four place looks secure for them while Kariong’s two nil win over northerners Doyalson has not greatly improved their

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Megan Sullivan chances of a top four finish, unless Doyalson capitulate their remaining games. Tuggerah and Kanwal are still in with a chance at a top four berth but need to win more games than they have done so far this season. Both with 19 points from 14 games played and need to finish the season strongly. The Entrance are the wooden spooners and look unlikely to improve their position on the ladder. Wyoming is just two points ahead of The Entrance girls on seven points. Both teams look destined for first grade in 2013. Avoca languish also at the bottom end of the table

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and, while have had some impressive results, are unable to maintain the form needed to improve their position. Ten points from 12 games has put them well out of contention for any grand final aspirations they might have had. There are just four rounds remaining in the WPL before the finals playoff. Judging by the ladder it would be fair to say that both Killarney and Gosford have secured their spot with Umina, Doyalson, Kariong, and Kanwal fighting it out for the last two spots.

July 26, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P13

Football

Porter says goodbye to professional football by Central Coast Mariners Media Photo: John Dewberry-Central Coast Mariners

ong serving Central Coast Mariners utility Brad Porter, 25, has confirmed his retirement from professional football due to injury.

Porter, who made his Hyundai A-League debut in round 12 of the 2006-07 season, spent over six years on the Mariners roster, making 90 competitive appearances for the yellow and navy. Porter’s first competitive match for his beloved Mariners was against Perth Glory in the 2006 Pre-Season Cup, a game that ended 2-1 in favour of Central Coast thanks to strikes from Stewart Petrie and Adam Kwasnik. “It’s been a tough decision to make to have to retire from the game, but at the end of the day, I did the injury nearly two years ago now and in that time it’s been extremely frustrating trying to come back and having setbacks,” Porter said. “The way I look at is that I’ve been a professional at

the Club for close to seven years and there are a lot of young kids and a lot of people out there that would give up a lot to have done that. “I’m very proud of what I’ve achieved at this Club. “To have been here from basically day one and to

have seen the growth of the Club both on the pitch, and building the supporter base and the community support has been unbelievable.” While injury has cruelled Porter’s chances of prolonging his playing days, the former Australian Institute of Sport scholar

acknowledged the time had come to listen to his body. Porter will now focus his energies on becoming a coach, and plans to utilise the networks he has built to reach the football goals he set himself growing up. “Even when I was fully fit, I had dreams that when

I retired, I was going to get into coaching,” he said. “I guess it’s just come a little earlier than I expected. “Everyone has goals and dreams growing up as to what they want to achieve in football, I still have those dreams and goals. “I guess now I am standing on a touchline instead of out there with the boots on. “I’ve spoken to Arnie (Graham Arnold) and he’s more than happy to have me in, so I’m going to be in and around the squad. “I’ll be like a sponge, soaking in information and I guess looking at things at a different perspective.” Current Central Coast Mariners head coach Arnold said it was a “tragedy” for a 25-year-old to have to call time on his career because of injury. “Brad has always been highly rated at the Mariners, and unfortunately, due to injury over the two years that I’ve been here, I probably didn’t get to see the best of Brad,” Arnold said. “When I first came here, Brad was a young player

that I was looking forward to working with. “We wish Brad, as a guy who is a Mariner through and through, the best for the future.” Central Coast Mariners general manager of football Mr Lawrie McKinna signed Porter to his first professional contract and echoed Arnold’s sentiment. “When we first signed Brad he was a young, quiet boy and in the last five or six years he has grown to become an important member of the Mariners family,” McKinna said. “Brad always gave 100 per cent in training and on the park and I believe his strength was his fitness, which made him adaptable to many positions.” Porter was an especially integral member of the Club’s first team from 2008 to 2010. During this time he started 43 matches in the Hyundai A-League and made six appearances in the 2009 version of the AFC Champions League, Central Coast’s first foray into Asia’s premier Club competition.

Wyoming six points clear at the top by Alistair Kennedy

yoming have extended their lead at the top of the competition following Round 15 of the CountryNet Mens Premier League while, at the other end of the table, Kanwal have continued their lateseason resurgence with their third win in four matches to break away from the relegation zone.

Competition leaders’ Wyoming had to fight hard against an enthusiastic young Avoca team in their Saturday night match at Erina High School before securing a 2-0 win. Wyoming’s goals came in the last minute of each

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half, both scored by in-form striker Jack North who took his season tally to 15, the first following some clever lead up work from Daniel Edwards, the second set up by Daniel Surridge. The win, and Berkeley Vale’s second consecutive loss, means that Wyoming are now six points clear of the field and with a huge 45goal goal difference. Second-placed Berkeley Vale went into their match against East Gosford without a number of key players and suffered a major setback midway through the first half when their tough midfielder, Luke Rogers, was sent off following a

second yellow card. East Gosford then took the lead with a controversial goal to Glen Watkins with second-half substitute, Zac Neilson, clinching a crucial 2-0 win for East Gosford with a 72nd minute goal. The result means that East Gosford remain in contention for a semi-final spot while Berkeley Vale’s aim of back-to-back League Championships suffered a serious blow as they fell six points behind Wyoming. For the second consecutive week Budgewoi lost their home ground advantage when the fields at Budgewoi Soccer Club were again closed due

to overnight rain. This time the match was transferred to their opponent, Umina’s, home ground at Umina Oval. Both teams went into the match without important players, with Budgewoi’s Josh Ellery out for the season with a broken leg and Umina’s Jason Stafford serving a one-match suspension for his fifth yellow card. With the two sides engaged in the fight for semi-final positions the match developed into a tight, no-nonsense encounter that ended as a scoreless draw. Budgewoi will again

be away from home next Saturday night when they meet Wyoming in the Match of the Round at Pluim Park. Killarney District were untroubled to defeat the struggling Doyalson team 7-1 in their match at EDSAAC North. It was Doyalson’s 10th loss from 13 matches this season and the eighth occasion that they’ve conceded five or more goals in a match. Nathan Byrn and Dean Blenheim each scored twice with Todd Leach, Jamie Young and Matt Lawrence also finding the net. Will Reed scored Doyalson’s late consolation

goal. The win moves Killarney District into clear third place just one point behind Berkeley Vale. Kanwal chalked up their third win in four matches as they continued their late season revival with a hardfought 1-0 win over The Entrance in a vital match at Pat Morley Oval. A 55th minute 40-metre drive from Michael Maulder proved the difference between the two teams and saw Kanwal move three points clear of the relegation zone for the first time this season.

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Mariners

Mariners sign lease on hotel

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entral Coast M a r i n e r s Developments Trust have announced the signing of a 25 year lease for the soon to be constructed hotel at their Centre of Excellence in Tuggerah.

Toga Hotels have won the bidding to be leasee of the hotel to be operated under its Travelodge brand. The Hotel will be known as Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah, and is anticipated to open in late 2013. Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah will feature all the trademarks of the Travelodge brand, including comfortable accommodation, friendly service and great value. Importantly, Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah will be a cornerstone of the Hyundai A-League club’s unique, communityfocussed sporting development, providing 130 hotel rooms in a market identified by Toga Hotels Travelodge as strategically significant. Central Coast Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull described the collaboration with Toga Hotels as a landmark agreement for the current Hyundai A-League Premiers. “Our agreement with Toga Hotels is a major milestone in the history and development of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club,” Mr Turnbull said. “Toga Hotel’s initial lease of Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah is for a

period 15 years, with two five year options built into the agreement. “Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah will generate significant and guaranteed revenue as we work towards our goal of building the Central Coast Mariners brand not only in Australia but across Asia.” With Stage One of the Mariners Centre of Excellence now complete, Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah will form the basis of Stage Two of the

development, which also includes a state-of-the-art aquatic and hydrotherapy centre. “We have received our Construction Certificate from Council now for the commencement of Stage Two. “We will now be commencing the construction works next month,” he said. Toga Group managing director Mr Allan Vidor said: “Toga Hotels is delighted to have been appointed

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hree retail outlets in Erina were damaged by a ﬁre in the early hours of the morning on Friday, June 15.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews received a number of Triple Zero (000) calls from 2.40am. A total of eight fire trucks were despatched, with 70 fire-fighters, including both permanent and retained (on-call), fighting the blaze for four hours, using hoses and spraying from aerial booms. The fire was believed to have started in One Stop Fashion, before spreading to Amaze N Play and Casey’s Toys. The fire engulfed the toy shop, but fire-fighters were able to save the adjoining JB HiFi store, and the Roads and Maritime Authority office. They used Thermal Imaging cameras to check for any fire spots. FRNSW fire-fighters also prevented fire from spreading to the Harvey

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Norman outlet on Karalta Lane, which backed onto the properties affected on Karalta Rd, or the nearby Good Guys outlet. FRNSW Zone Commander Superintendent David Turner said he was proud of the fire-fighters who battled the blaze. “The fire spread very quickly because of the high fire load inside some of the commercial premises, but the techniques we used, including a ‘wall of water’ from our hoses and aerial pumper, stopped it spreading further and saved some valuable property,” Superintendent Turner said. “It was a long night, but I am proud of all the firefighters for their work.”

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osford Cr Jim Macfadyen has called on the State Government to regulate s149 (5) planning certiﬁcates across all relevant councils to give consistency, stability and common sense.

Coast population increases by 10% in 5 years

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Council reafﬁrms support G

A Mayoral Minute was starred at Council’s meeting of Tuesday, June 26, following an article titled “Landing Sunk?” that appeared in the Gosford edition of the Central Coast Express Advocate on Friday, June 22. Council’s staff report

stated that recent articles in the media regarding the Landing development did not accurately reﬂect the unwavering support being given by Gosford Council and the NSW Government. “The development of the Masterplan for The Landing is built on the

foundation of strong community consultation process through the Gosford Challenge, and is a component of the holistic approach being taken to ensure the regeneration of the whole Gosford CBD including the waterfront precinct.

“The outcomes and expectations put forward by the community during this process have been the driving force behind the creation of this Masterplan for The Landing. “The Landing will be the catalyst for the redevelopment of greater Gosford City, attracting further investment and creating signiﬁcant economic activity for the wider Central Coast area.

“The combination of community and commercial infrastructure will provide a balanced community hub that re-connects the city to the waterfront,” stated the report. “The commercial aspects of the Masterplan have been designed to provide maximum beneﬁt to the community economically, while creating a community space for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to

Gosford. “It is anticipated that over 4000 jobs will be created within the Gosford Region as a direct result of The Landing development, with initial building works also creating signiﬁcant work for local tradespeople, contractors and suppliers.” Gosford Council Agenda MM.8, 26 Jun 2012

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osford Council appointed Mr Stephen Glen as the acting general manager at its meeting of Tuesday, July 3.

osford Council has resolved to reiterate its continued support for all projects associated with the Gosford Challenge and to continue to work closely with the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation to ensure The Landing is a success.

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he 2011 census information for the Central Coast has been released, showing an increase in population of 29,458 to 312,184 from the 2006 census.

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operator of Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah by the Central Coast Mariners.” “It is testament to Toga Hotels’ excellent track record of delivering highly optimised investor returns that we continue to attract high profile partnerships. “Along with Central Coast Mariners, 2012 has also seen Toga Hotels enter a new operating agreement with the Australian Turf Club for Adina Apartment Hotel Royal Randwick Racecourse.

“We welcome the opportunity to manage hotels for potential investors.” Travelodge Hotel Mariners Tuggerah is expected to meet accommodation demand from sporting groups and fans wanting premier proximity to the Centre of Excellence as well as Gosford’s Bluetongue Stadium, business clients form the adjacent Tuggerah Business Park and Westfield Tuggerah, and leisure travellers wanting to break

up their road trips. Additionally, the Hotel’s conferencing facilities are expected to be a hit with businesses located in the Tuggerah Business Park and on the Central Coast. Upon completion, the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence will also feature a 3000-seat stadium, seven full-sized training pitches, a sixstorey office complex, and a licensed club with a 400-person capacity function centre.

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Wilkinson signs Korean contract by Central Coast Mariners Media Photo: John Dewberry-Central Coast Mariners

h a m p i o n defender Alex Wilkinson has agreed to terms with K-League h e a v y w e i g h t Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC on a two-and-a-half year contract.

Wilkinson, 27, joined the men from the Jeonju World Cup Stadium on Friday, July 20, after reaching an agreement with Jeonbuk management on his recent visit to Korea Republic. After being advised of Wilkinson’s decision to accept Jeonbuk’s offer, Central Coast Mariners worked diligently to agree a transfer fee with the Korean table-toppers for one of the clubs most loyal servants. Wilkinson said he had mixed feelings about swapping the yellow and

navy of the Mariners for the green of Jeonbuk. “It has been seven years with the Mariners and I’ve loved every minute up here,” Wilkinson said. “I love the team, I love the club, and that’s what has made the decision so hard.” “But there was always a part of me that wanted to play overseas and this offer was in the too good to refuse

category. “I’m leaving a great club behind, [but] Jeonbuk are a very good team that has a very good set-up, so that made the decision a bit easier,” he said. Wilkinson will be joined in Korea’s culinary capital, Jeonju, by his wife Brooke and newborn son Luca, and added that he takes comfort from the fact there are now

so many Australians plying their trade in Korea’s top flight. Indeed, former Mariners teammate Matthew Simon, now with Chunnam Dragons, is only a one-hour drive away ensuring the Wilkinsons will never be too far away from a familiar face. Nevertheless, the highly regarded defender said he hopes his new club draw the Mariners in the 2013 AFC Champions League so he can return to Gosford’s idyllic bayside arena. “It would be awesome and that’s what I am hoping for, then I can come back and see everyone!” Mariners head coach Graham Arnold, although naturally disappointed to lose his captain, said the opportunity for Wilkinson to set himself up financially is one the player couldn’t refuse.

“Alex has been a great servant for this club for a very long time and we are disappointed to see him go, but at the moment Australian clubs simply cannot compete with the money on offer in other Asian leagues,” Arnold said. “We have two Australian youth internationals in Trent Sainsbury and Zac Anderson at the Mariners who, given the opportunity alongside someone as experienced as Patrick Zwaanswijk, can do a fine job for us next season. “We wish Alex well and, like Mustafa Amini, Rostyn Griffiths and Matt Simon who have left us in the last seven months, look forward to following their fortunes.” Central Coast Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull said: “Alex Wilkinson deserves this opportunity to secure his financial future.” “Alex’s transfer is another

confirmation of the Mariners supporting Australian players in achieving the maximum from their football careers. “Supporters will see this trend continue as Central Coast leads the way in providing opportunities for Australian youth, Australian talent.” Wilkinson made 172 Hyundai A-League appearances for Central Coast Mariners over seven seasons. He played in three Hyundai A-League Grand Finals and was integral to Central Coast’s two Hyundai A-League Premiership triumphs. A gentleman off the pitch and a warrior on it, Wilkinson departs not only the Mariners but the Hyundai A-League having built a reputation few others can match.

Matt Ryan to trial at Tottenham Hotspur

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entral Coast M a r i n e r s goalkeeper Mathew Ryan will spend a week training with Barclays Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspur from Thursday, August 2.

The London-based club, now coached by Portuguese mentor Andre Villas-Boas, wrote to the Central Coast Mariners to request Ryan’s participation in training with the club in the lead up to the 2012-13 Premier League campaign. With Ryan eager to explore and enjoy the

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preparations for their new domestic season. “It is a magnificent opportunity and experience for Mathew to have a look at a top Premier League club,” Turnbull said. “Tottenham move into their new training facility on the first of August so it will be a great experience for him. “Our stated policy as a club is to reward Australian youth. “‘Arnie’ (Mariners head coach Graham Arnold) has embraced this policy enthusiastically and it has got results on the field; it has got results off the field and it proves that the Mariners can provide a career path for young Australians who want a career in football.”

Turnbull added that he believed Ryan’s invitation from Tottenham showed that the young shot-stopper, and the Central Coast Mariners, are being spoken about by some of the world’s biggest clubs. “I think it is reflective of Mathew’s standing in the game,” he said. “He has stature, he deservedly won a number of awards last season and has already been picked as Mark Schwarzer’s understudy for the Socceroos, he is a guy who is sought after. “It is because we are successful and we reward Aussie youth that these offers are happening,” Turnbull concluded.

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P16 - GRANDSTAND - July 26, 2012

Central Coast RSL Pennants completed

Terrigal a strong contender at Playoffs by Dianne Fernance

by Kevin Owen

he Central Coast RSL 2012 Pennants produced great results for Gosford City Bowling Club, Umina Bowling Club and Terrigal Bowling Club, with Gosford winning the Grade One Pennant, Umina the Grade Two Pennant and Terrigal the Grade Three Pennant.

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entral Coast District Women’s Bowling Association hosted the Region Six Playoffs at The Entrance Bowling Club on Monday, July 9.

Of the four games on the day, Terrigal Women’s Bowling Club (TWBC) was represented in three. The Senior Fours team of Julia Silvia, Mavis Garrick,

Dianne Fernance and skip Pam Colbran played a superb team game to run out winners over the Newcastle side, Valentine, 22 to 16. The Terrigal side will now travel to Forster-Tuncurry to contest the State Play-Offs on October 6 and 7. Terrigal (Tess Koutsellis and Colleen McArdle, who was a substitute for Lorraine Murphy) played in the Pairs and also in the Open Fours

(skip Irene Croker, Karen Croker, Lynne Bourne and Veronique Jewell) but both were defeated after a strong battle. “The Terrigal Club has had a very successful season to date and the Senior Fours Team will certainly be endeavouring to keep the Terrigal flag flying,” said TWBC vice president Ms Dianne Fernance.

23.5 points, followed by the Greens Bowling Club on 16 and Munmorah Bowling Club on 13.5. Players for Gosford City Bowling Club included Harley Boyd, Allan Chapman, Bill Dent, Steve Lambert, Dennis McDivett, George Clark, Wayne Balfe and Alan Pollock. In the final of Grade Two, Umina Bowling Club snatched victory in the last few ends, defeating Gwandalan 41 shots to 40. Umina Bowling Club Players included K Cunliffe

(Lead), V Tselios (second), R Davies (third), T Forbes (skip) and N Campbell (lead), R Kaltenbacher (second), R Clarke (third), and M Currie (skip). Terrigal Bowling Club won the RSL Grade Three Pennants, defeating Gwandalan with 35 shots to 27. Players for Terrigal Bowling Club included Merv Benoit (lead), Brian Parker (second), Ken Warby (skip) and Rick Astill (lead), Brian Birchall (second) and Graham Quinn (skip).

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Grade One State Pennant Finals by Bob Bourke

voca Beach Bowling Club’s Grade One Pennant Side will compete in the 2012 BCiB Grade One Pennant Finals at the The Greens, The Entrance Bowling Club starting on Saturday, August 4, at 9am, and continuing for three days.

It will be the second time in history that the Central Coast has been awarded the honour of hosting the most prestigious event on Bowls NSW’s calendar. Sixteen club sides from around NSW will converge on The Entrance, each striving to carry home the Blue Ribbon event at state level. There will be four sections, each of four clubs, with no section easy. Avoca will be in Section Three, their first match on the Saturday morning against Alexandria and Erskineville. Avoca will face the strong Park Beach Club from Coffs Harbour in the afternoon Round Two game, followed by Round Three on Sunday morning when Avoca meets northern neighbour, Zone 2’s representative, Raymond Terrace. The club with the best

Greg Watson, Rex Gemmell, Garry Macfadyen, Richard Love and Kevin Bowcock result from each section over their three rounds will proceed to the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon to decide the two clubs that will battle it out in the Monday morning final. Avoca’s performance in Section Two during the Pennant Season, which was conducted over 10 Sectional Rounds, saw them only lose two games. Avoca went down to Ettalong Memorial in Round Nine and were defeated by The Greens, The Entrance,

in Round 10, while Ettalong Memorial suffered three losses, one to Avoca in the first half, Terrigal and The Greens in the second half. Avoca emerged the winner of Section Two by 1.5 points from Ettalong Memorial. Avoca’s win against Ettalong Memorial put them into the Final against Section One winner Halekulani and, although it was close in the early stages of the match, Avoca’s relentless pressure saw them gain the upper

hand and win. “This is the first time in the 52 years history of the club that Avoca Beach has won the much coveted No1 flag and I congratulate all of our players on their performance right through the Pennant Season,” said Avoca Beach Bowling Club president Ashley Ayre. Avoca is in full practice mode for the State Grade One Pennant Finals, with the teams honing their skills during matches at home as well as at the host venue The

Greens, The Entrance. Avoca’s side consists of Team One, Team Two and Two Three. Team One includes Garry Macfadyen (L), Justin Shelley (second), Jason White (third) and Brett Pritchard (skip). Team Two consists of Jeff Doyle (L), Alan Lewin (second), Waylon Pritchard (third) and Anthony Shoebridge (skip). Team Three includes Richard Love (L), Terry Gains (second), Lawrence Bartlett (third) and Kevin Bowcock

(skip). Jack Lenard is the side manager and the reserves are Greg Watson, Lex Gemmell and Richard Nowland. The Greens, The Entrance Bowling Club is in serious preparation for the event, purchasing a high resolution projector and big screen, which is will be mounted in the club house to display the progressive score on every rink every 20 minutes during play on all three days.

Two Ettalong teams contest zone Triples Championship unmorah United Bowling Club was the host venue for the running of the finals of the 2012 Bowls Central CoastZone 15 Triples

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Championship on Saturday, July 21. The cold and blustery conditions made the playing of bowls difficult for all involved. Having said that, the hardy spectators who

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braved the miserable weather conditions were treated to some fine bowling from the two Ettalong teams that had made it through the Sectional Rounds to contest the final. Aron Sherriff led his team of John Roberts (second) and Harley McDonald (L) to an early advantage until end 10 when their club mates Lee Trethowan (S), Duncan Moore (second) and Nathan Malloy (L) briefly took the lead for two ends but a whopping six shots on end 12 propelled Aron’s team back into the lead which

they held until the end of the game running out the winners 26-21. The impressive total of 56 teams entered for the competition were divided into four sections. Section One winners Halekulani defeated The Greens 22-18, Section Two saw a caning by Aron Sherriff’s Ettalong team 31-12 over Gosford City, Section Three saw two Gwandalan teams make it through to face each other with Shaun Ireland’s team prevailing 28-19 over the team of Chris Willingham

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Zone victory under his belt following his unexpected win over Aron Sherriff in the recent Major Singles and earlier was part of Ettalong’s winning Major Four’s team.

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Bowls

Margaret Guthrie is Avoca Champion

Gosford club celebrates 80 years

by Noelene Hopper

old, wintery w e a t h e r , punctuated by showers, did not hamper the spirits of the two contenders for the major Singles Championship at Avoca Beach Bowling Club.

Margaret Guthrie (winner) and Norma Ohlin (runner up).

Margaret Guthrie played beautifully, showing immense concentration against Norma Ohlin, who kept the pressure on Margaret and gave very little away. Margaret went on to win the match 31 to 18.

Alan Rhodes wins Umina Major Singles

by Ian Jarratt

lan Rhodes defeated Joe Ednie 31-15 in Umina Beach Men’s Bowling Club’s Major Singles for 2012.

In a tight match, it was anyone’s game; however, at the 19th end Alan’s

experience and control started to have an impact on the game and finally wore Joe down. It was a good effort by Joe to reach what was his first major final and Alan praised his effort and indicated that the game was a lot closer than the final

score indicated. This is the fifth Major singles that Alan has won at Umina and he now stands one game short of equaling the six time winners by the club’s legends Noel Barron and Barry Hicks.

by Rex Brown

osford City Bowling Club celebrated 80 years of existence with its annual members day on Saturday, July 21, when 87 members attended with representatives from Bowls NSW, Group 15 and the women’s bowling club.

The day commenced at 11am with drinks and a hot meal provided by the women’s bowling club social committee under the leadership of Betty May. Following lunch, toastmaster Wes Lascock commenced the official part of the day with the customary Royal Toast that introduced president John Gifford who in turn welcomed the official guests. Kevin Dring responded on behalf of Bowls NSW and Doug Rose represented Group 15. Bowls NSW. Merit awards were

presented to Ken Scaysbrook and Neville Mansfield. Ken is the club members recorder and Neville works tirelessly maintaining the club grounds. Group 15 awards were bestowed on Warwick Ellis and Graeme Norris who both work maintaining club grounds. The clubs O.B.E. awards (Over Bloody Eighty) were given to Elwin Bellette, Rolf Scherd and Jack Leet. Under extremely cold conditions, bowls commenced at 1.30pm and bowlers played for the Keith Rumbelow Trophy. Keith was the instigator for the bowling club’s existence. When Bluetongue Stadium was being constructed, it was planned to abolish the bowling club, which, at that time, had a two story clubhouse and three greens. Through Keith’s tireless work, the club survived the loss of the two story clubhouse and one green.

The day wound up with the presentation of the Keith Rumbelow trophy being presented to Bob Sharky, Bob Cromack and Arthur Hextal.

Pat Reed is Norah Head winner by Phil Warner

at Reed has won the Norah Head Bowling Club 2012 Major Singles Championship.

This was his first season since joining Norah Head Bowling Club. Runner up was Rod Simms.

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July 26, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P19

Gosford City Pairs decided

Umina Triples Champions

by Rex Brown

tan Taylor and Glen Mathieson proved that winning the club major pairs last year was not a one off when they defeated Ray Matuschka and Dennis NcDevitt 20 to 13 in the Gosford City Bowling Club championship final for this year.

by Eve Phillips

mina Beach L a d i e s Bowling Club played its Triples Championship Bowls game on Friday, July 6.

Also decided was the Minor Pairs title when Shane Martin defeated Pat O’Neill in a close 31 to 27.

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It saw Chris Cole, Cherie Johnson and Jeanette Gaul play against Jean Boardman, Lyn Kennedy and Betty Cusack. The game started off evenly but at the 15th end, Chris’s team pushed ahead to finish 25 to 18, a hard team to beat having won this event two years in a row.

Major Triples at Woy Woy

by Aidan Cuddington

he Central Coast Cricket Umpires Association will be holding an umpires training course at Erina Leagues Club on August 2, 19 and 23 with an exam on August 30.

The course will begin at 7pm each night and is expected to finish no later than 9:30pm.

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All course material will be provided for the $15 course fee and attendees will receive a Laws of Cricket Booklet. The Central Coast Cricket Association (CCCA) and Central Coast Cricket Umpires Association (CCCUA) are encouraging past and present players to take the course and to then put their knowledge and qualification to use

by umpiring at senior and junior competition and representative matches. Opportunities exist for aspiring umpires to progress through the ranks of NSW and Australian umpiring circles to officiate at the highest levels of cricket. This is a good place to start and the CCCUA provides lots of support for new and old umpires.

by Miriam Cotton

Staff needed for Softball Championships entral Coast S o f t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n (CCSA) is hosting the U13 State Championships over the weekend of

September 8 and 9. CCSA is looking for qualified sports trainers, first aiders and massage therapists-students to provide first aid-injury prevention and management

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he finals of the Major Triples match, the last of the championships to be held for 2012, were held at Woy Woy Women’s

Bowling Club (WBC) on Thursday, July 5. “There were good games leading up to the finals with many of the newer bowlers playing in them,” said Woy Woy WBC publicity officer Ms Miriam Cotton.

The winners were Carol Bryant, Dianne Elsom with Gail Payne (skip) and runners-up were Margaret Burns, Janice Beston and Shirley Taylor (skip).

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Clean sweep for Umina over Terrigal A by Ian Sonter

he Umina Bunnies open grade, first grade and second grade teams have recently defeated Terrigal.

The Open Grade came through to record a solid 22 all draw with Terrigal after some very late withdrawals. With forwards Joel Sonter, Daniel Hill and Chad Walsh leading the way against much bigger opposition, they enabled the backs to still play some enterprising football. Scorers were Brendan Neal, Daniel Howell, Kody Morgan and Nathan Shanks with one try each, and Nathan also adding three goals. The second grade side compiled another impressive nil score line to the opposition while posting 18 points on the Sharks. While in control of the scoreboard, a few errors in attack saw some additional scoring opportunities go by the wayside throughout the game. But there was a defensive effort by all, especially for the first 15 minutes of the second half when Terrigal were camped inside the Bunnies’ 40m line. A great team effort was led by Terry O’Sullivan, Dave Murry and Dean Knott in the forwards, ensuring victory. The Bunnies scorers were Dean Kerr with two,

Mick Cavers with one, and Dave Murray with one, while Shane O’Sullivan scored one goal. First grade compiled a faultless first half performance against competition leaders Terrigal running in five tries with four goals to lead 28-nil at halftime to eventually run out the 34-18 winners. With the Bunnies being so dominant in the first half, a Sharks fight back was expected, with Terrigal running in three tries to the Bunnies one in the second half. But with the halftime score, it was a game never in doubt as the time ticked down. With Mitch Finnigan and Todd Maloney leading the way, the Bunnies younger brigade stood tall with James Hickey, Brodie Finnigan , Brett Sonter and Shane Lewis in forwards battle and Ernie McGillicuddy, Jeremy Williams in the backs being prominent in a great team effort. Try scorers included Todd Maloney with three, Ernie McGillicuddy with one, Mitch Finnigan with one and Luke Serevi with one and Ben Brooks adding five goals. Umina Bunnies legends Todd Maloney, Jamie Feeney (Erina) and Beau Woodley (Kincumber) have made the 2012 Country firsts Touring Team.

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Aaron wins player of the week grant

aron Redhead of Woy Woy Junior Football Club has won the AAMI-Country Rugby League Player and Club of the Week award.

Aaron has won a $250 Harvey Norman Gift Voucher for himself and a $1000 grant for his club. AAMI sponsorship manager Mr John Bennetts said the program, which has been issuing grants to football clubs in regional NSW for nine years, supports the code at a grassroots level which is a great opportunity to inspire and encourage up and coming players. “AAMI is proud of our partnership with the CRL. “Over the last nine years we have acknowledged some fantastic players who are brilliant representatives not only for their teams and clubs, but are strong role models for the code. “We are thrilled to be able to reward these players for showing dedication to their game, their club and their community,” said Mr Bennetts. Woy Woy Junior Football Club president Mr Tim McParlane said that the club wanted to show their appreciation for Aaron’s contribution to the club by nominating him for the grant. “Aaron really is a brilliant role model for all the juniors. “He was nominated and voted in as the 2012 Club Captain for Woy Woy, he captains our U16s side and he trains the U9s. “On the field, Aaron is a ferocious defender who plays above his weight every week. “He’s a mini-Paul Gallen in the making. “Aaron’s contribution off the field is just as valuable. “He helps out on the barbecue and in the canteen where he can. “He also dedicates his offfield time studying to become a first aid officer for our home games. “We’re so proud of Aaron’s achievements and dedication to the club. “The club is grateful for the AAMI-CRL grant and we’re looking forward to investing the money into training equipment to develop our players further,” added Tim. Every Sunday until the September 2, AAMI is recognising the exceptional contributions of a CRL player with a $250 Harvey Norman gift voucher and rewarding their club with a $1000 grant. CRL chief executive officer Mr Terry Quinn commented

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Radio controlled yacht contest

Winners of the Ben Lexcen Memorial Trophy at Mt Penang Garden’s Dam Chris Stokes in second place, Frank Russell in first place and Allen Roberts in third aturday, July 14, Mariners home travelling from Wollongong, skippers on their toes with saw the running waters situated in Moss Vale, Taree Sydney rig changes between A rig of the annual Ben the grounds of Mt and local entries as well as and B rig for most of the day. Most of the boats carry Lexcen Trophy for Penang Parklands, Newcastle. The breeze from the four to five rigs which radio controlled 10r Kariong. Westerly direction with enables them to sail in Nineteen boats entered class model yachts gusts up to 15 knots kept conditions exceeding 25 on the Northern the event with boat skippers knots.

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“These boats are very exciting with a strong breeze up their tail and skippers just love the blustery conditions,” said Northern Mariners secretary Mr Phil Page. “These boats use the same rules as their real counterparts with the distances reduced to suit their sizes and the competition is fast and furious with good rule knowledge a big advantage,” he said. Local skipper Frank Russell from Umina Beach and member of the Northern Mariners Club, sailing his own designed and built Phoenix Five, sailed consistently to take the event by one point from fellow club member Chris Stokes. Allen Roberts from the Kogarah Bay club was only a few points behind in third place sailing a Frank Russell Phoenix Three design. The Northern Mariners club holds meetings on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 11am.

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ricket NSW Game Development brought together the cricket community at Mt Penang Parklands on Monday, July 23, to outline the future of cricket in NSW in the second of seven regional roadshows across the state over the next two months.

In a show of support to all cricket stakeholders, Cricket NSW Game Development general manager Mr Cameron French and his team presented to the Central Coast Cricket Association. The purpose of the Regional Roadshows is to communicate the findings of the Australian Cricket Roadshow held at Rooty Hill, as well as inform cricket publics of the key action items of the Cricket NSW Game Development team for the season ahead. “Cricket has always had a tremendous volunteer workforce. “The Game Development team is determined to communicate closely with community cricket personnel, as well as leverage their wealth of ideas and knowledge on our great game,” said French. In addition to sharing views on the various opportunities and challenges that face grassroots cricket, the event gave cricket’s community stakeholders the chance to understand the strategic plans of NSW and Australian cricket, which aim to unify Australian cricket from top to bottom.

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Kurrawa win IRB Championships at Ocean Beach

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undreds of spectators gathered to watch Surf Life Saving Australia’s IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) Championships over the weekend of July 20 to 22 at Ocean Beach.

Five states and the Northern Territory went head to head in the Interstate tournament, with Queensland winning the state title for their second consecutive year, gaining a total point score of 56 out of a possible 63 points. Over the next two days, 50 clubs from around Australia competed for the national title which was claimed by Kurrawa SLSC

in Queensland. Surf Life Saving Australia’s general manager of sport Mr Dave Thompson said that 2012 had been another successful year for the IRB’s. “The calibre of the racing here at the IRB’s has exceeded previous years. “Despite the cold and windy weather, we saw dynamic racing by competitors who brought a high level of skill to the event, a true reflection of how Australian lifesavers operate on our beaches. “On behalf of Surf Life Saving Australia, we’d like to give a special thanks to the Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club for hosting the event in its most popular year yet.”

SLS tackles drowning deaths by Donna Wishart

urf Life Saving NSW has embarked on a major project to help reduce coastal drowning deaths by assessing every beach and rock platform in NSW over the next few years.

The first phase of the project will target priority black spots for coastal drownings and Wyong Shire has been fast-tracked in the assessment process due to

several recent rock fishing tragedies. Through the NSW Water Safety Black Spot Fund, the project is being managed by Surf Life Saving NSW using the expertise of Australian Coastsafe, a wholly-owned business unit of Surf Life Saving Australia. With the goal of reducing coastal drowning deaths by 50 per cent by 2020, the project will create a working blueprint for a state-wide coastal drowning prevention strategy.

ingara Aquatic Swim Club placed second at the NSW Country Short Course Championships on July 7 and 8 at Sydney Aquatic Centre in Homebush.

Mingara Aquatic Swim Club had 40 members participating in the event. After what some might describe a mediocre performance at the Coast and Valleys Short Course Championships in June, the team was ready for a big performance over the two days. The Mingara team placed second overall in the teams point score and received a further 65 top 10 places. Overall, the club scored nine gold medals, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals. Individual gold medal winners included 14 year old Lachlan Van-Tempest in the 200m Backstroke, 400 Individual Medley and the 400m Freestyle. 18 year old Keelan

Bridge, a senior member of the team, won gold in the 400 Individual Medley and placed second in the Boys Point Score. Cooper Woolley won gold in the 100m Butterfly, with the 11 year old competing against team mate Shaye Booth over a close four laps. Megan BurgessRobinson won the 14-yearold women’s 100m and 200m Backstroke. Multi Class swimmer, Troy Puttergill returned to form winning the 50m Backstroke. The 36 year old endured shoulder surgery earlier this year and consequently missed out competing for a place on the Paralympic Team. The 14 years Boys 4x50 metre Medley Relay Team of Christian Bentley, Daniel Sylvester, Joshua Peoples and Lachlan Vane-Tempest defeated Springwood to claim gold. Other medallists included Ling Gribble, Viena Fonua, Emilie Leslie, Bradley Woodward, Matthew

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World Boys Baseball Tournament on the Coast by Megan Morgan

he 2012 World Boys Baseball Tournament will be held in Australia for the first time at Baseball Park in East Gosford and Watanobbi Oval in Wyong from August 9 to 13.

Over eight countries from around the world including Japan (2), USA (2), Mexico (2), Korea, Italy, Peru, Taiwan, China are expected to compete with around 270 players. This tournament is for players aged 14 to 16 years and is free to spectators. The tournament will begin on Thursday, August 9, with an opening ceremony and games played over the following five days. Two games will be played during the day at Baseball Park, East Gosford from 9am to 3pm each day. One game will be played each night at Watanobbi Oval, Wyong

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This is the first time the event has been hosted in Australia with the Central Coast Baseball Association successful in their bid to host it this year. The International Boys league was formed in 1982. Its purpose was and remains today to foster international goodwill and friendship by holding a world youth baseball tournament each year. Osaka, Japan held the inaugural World Boys tournament in 1982, which comprised of four Japanese teams and four foreign teams.

Team sizes are typically 18 players and four support staff plus family and friends. In 1973, the Japan Boys League wanted to send a team of their 14-15 year olds to California to play a series of friendship games. Their goal was to promote International understanding and friendship between Japan and the United States. They asked P.A. Shibata, a well-known and respected Japanese businessman living in Hayward, to make this dream possible. Mr Shibata arranged games against teams from

Hayward, Santa Maria and Gardenia. The Japanese team at that time stayed at local hotels throughout their visit. Similar trips occurred in 1975 and 1977. Alameda first became aware of these games in 1977. Several Alameda Babe Ruth board members went to see the games. When they learned that the Japanese players were staying in hotels, they offered to host the Japanese players in Alameda homes the next time they came to the Bay Area.

As a result, when the Japan Boys League asked Mr Shibata in 1978 to form a team to go to Japan for two weeks of friendship games, they asked Mr Shibata to bring a team from the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Howard Zenimura of Fresno was asked to manage the team. Member families of the Japan Boys League graciously invited the young American players to stay in their homes during their visits. In 1979, the Japan Boys League team came to California again, with

Coasties excel at Country Baseball Championships

U14s win Coasties Cup

by Megan Morgan

he NSW Country B a s e b a l l Championships were held at Fred Finch Oval, Berkeley in the Illawarra from Friday, July 13, to Sunday, July 15, with Central Coast teams representing the region across all age divisions from U10s to U18s.

Coasties U18s won the championship against Illawarra in the final. Coasties U12s won their division undefeated across all seven games, beating Newcastle in the final in what was a strongly contested game with 0-0 scores up to the fifth inning with Coasties pulling away to win 4-1 in the final innings. After taking the country championships, last year the U10s were runners up this year in a nail biting final game against Illawarra losing by just one run. Coasties U14 and U16s teams came third.

Alameda, Fresno and San Diego offering home stay for the young Japanese players during the trip. In 1980, a San Diego team led by Al Alvarado went to Japan, and in 1981 a small tournament was held in Gardenia, California with teams from Japan, Mexico and California participating. By this time it was common practice for the host country to house the young players of foreign teams. During the succeeding years, teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Taiwan, Cuba, Guatemala, Italy, Puerto Rico, South Korea, two from Mexico (Rojo - or Red - from Baja California, and Verde - or Green - from Mainland Mexico) and six from the United States (Alameda, Castro Valley, Fairfield, Fresno, Hawaii and San Diego) have participated in these tournaments.

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he Baseball Coasties Cup was held on Friday, July 6, to Sunday, July 8, at Adcock Park which saw a great result for the U14s who took out the Cup against Cronulla in the final.

At the end of the championships, Country High Performance manager Shaun Smith announced the players selected for the train on squad. These players will trial for the Country NSW Baseball team to represent the state at the Australian National Youth Baseball Championships.

The Nationals will be held in January 2013 with the U14s playing in Canberra and the U16 and U18s playing in Geelong. The following Coasties were selected: U14: Jake Amos, Nicholas Hickson, Nicholas Anderson-Vine, Sam McKenna, Colby Maxwell, Wade Logue and Dylan

Grogan. U16: Mitchell Gardner, Lachlan Travis, Hayden McGlinchey, Mitchell Leard and Kyle Cross. U18: Dan Rogers, Daniel Hogg, Kieran Johnston, Jackson Evatt, Jackson McAlpine and Jake McDonald.

After a wet start on Friday morning, the skies cleared over Adcock Park for what turned out to be a great three days of junior baseball with 39 teams playing across the U10s, U12s and U14s age divisions. Coasties U14s took out their age division winning Coasties Cup with six straight wins across the three days beating Cronulla Greys 9-3 in the final on Sunday. U14s Coasties scores

were: Game 1: Coasties beat Mustangs 10-3 Game 2: Coasties beat Greater Western Blue 7-0 Game 3: Coasties beat Illawarra 6-5 Game 4: Coasties beat Macarthur 7-2 Game 5: Coasties beat Cronulla White 5-4 Game 6: (and tournament final) Coasties beat Cronulla Grey 9-3 There were 16 teams in the U14s division split into two pools (A and B) playing six games across the three day event. Coasties U12s team came third in their pool with Cronulla Grey taking out Coasties Cup for this age division winning 8-2 against Ryde White in the final.