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Karratha triathletes were up shortest distance, known as the with the sparrows last weekend Enticer course, ahead of Rod White. as they headed out from the29-30 March 2014 Dampier Palms at 6am for the Peter O’Neil also thrived in the start of race four of the Nickol cooler conditions to beat home Bay Triathlon Club series. Nathan Hughes by just under Organisers had planned the 50 seconds in the long-course early start so that the swim leg distance, in which competitors coincided with favourable tides race over a 600m swim, 18km but it didn’t put off a bunch of cycle and 6km run. Gail Greensill was the new club members from showing buy first woman home on in the up for their first race ever. localongl race, two mintues ahead Among those newer course pilbaraecho Supporting local businesses competitors, it was Donnay of Stacey Taranto. Nick Muller made up almost Walsh who led the way, being the first female home over the two minutes lost in the swim
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Mark Smith leaves the water in a 2013 club race.
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leg to narrowly beat Alex Gunn Race organisers would also like in the short course, raced over a to remind competitors that signMore than 120 businesses took part in a Karratha workshop week to find how they 400m swim, 12km ride and 3km in starts 45 last minutes andoutfinishes dollar Gorgon and Wheatstone projects. run. can supply services and materials to the multi-billion 15 minutes before the race to ensure events start on time. Holly Vernon was the first female across the line ahead of Competitors are encouraged Gillian Simpson. to register online before race day by visiting nickolbaytriclub.com/ In the juniors, The Under-12s Leisureplex sports centre feltBlair like a minibecome-a-member. Madison Square Garden last weekend Stedman was firstforacross as 700 fansthe gathered the Fightthe Night III boxing tournament. line, with Nathaniel Greensill Nex up, race five is on March 9 close behind in second. and it will again start at 6am due All competitors counted their to the tides at Dampier. blessings that the temperature Organisers also hope to return Karratha kids bounced,cool hit and dribbled eightbike different sports remained relatively until their toway thethrough normal leg route next at afinal come-and-try nightcompleted at Bulgarra Oval onevent March 21.after roadworks forced after the athletes their run legs. them to run an altered route.
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Bluewater Tackle Exmouth Fishing Report By Jenni Gates The excitement is building for two major tournaments coming up at Exmouth Game Fishing Club. The Australian International Billfish Tournament is a tag-and-release event run over three days from March 10-12. There have been some incredible catches lately, including the pending state and Australian record blue marlin that was caught by Rowan Smith on Reel Teaser last week. At 368.2kg it is now the largest marlin caught in Western Australia. The fish was fully filleted and given out to many people in Exmouth. Interestingly, in the recent past a few big blue marlin this size have washed up on the beaches in Albany. Sadly, these fish have had to be dumped as the flesh had rotted, and it is believed they have died from natural causes. Another awesome billfish catch was
that of a broadbill swordfish caught onboard Mahi Mahi III last week. This fish weighed 63.9kg and is another pending record. Not many people have caught these deep-sea fish and skipper Bernie Vale, who has won top tagging captain in the Indian Ocean several times through the Billfish Foundation, is stoked to add this species to his own records. Meanwhile on the wide open seas, anglers chasing billfish have been getting into yellowfin tuna and mahi mahi, which is even more exciting for anglers chasing these species in the Gamex tournament, which runs from March 15-22. These two major events are sure to gain plenty of attention this year, given that we are already getting such good results of billfish being tagged and various other species being encountered.
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On the shorefront, we have had schools of predatory fish coming to the marina this last week. If you’re keen enough to walk the distance out to the end of the rock wall at the entrance to the harbour, you could be rewarded with some great fish and amazing visual activity. There have been schools of trevally and queenfish hammering bait close to the walls. Plus the schools of long-tail and mack tuna have been within casting range at times. The tuna are responding well to the Arma chisel 30g lures, while the trevally and queenfish have been responding well to poppers and soft plastics. It can be very exhilarating when the fish boil on the surface as they go in to a feeding frenzy, but it can also be frustrating if you miss the bite!
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The Pirates sailed into th Hedland baseball grand final with a convincing win over the Sharks, setting up a three-game series against league-leaders the Swans from on March 5. Christian Wise carved out the win for the Pirates, striking out no less than 13 Sharks batters in just six innings and conceding three hits in the 16 runs to one mercy-rule win. Both sides fielded understrength teams, but the Pirates’ hitting made a huge difference as they pounded out 15 safe hits and scored eight times in the second innings. Nick Kennedy led the Pirates spree with a triple, Photohitting by Benand Leahy double single from four at bats to drive in four runners. The result puts the Pirates in
line for their seventh successive premiership, having won the big prize every year since 2007. But this year’s opponents the Swans will not be pushovers. They will be pulling out all the stops to break their 22-year drought, having last put their name on the trophy in 1992. Last weekend also featured the Association Awards presentation, with the Swans’ Kyle Edwards taking home the major prize of the night, voted the competition’s fairest and best player. The Pirates’ Kevin Charles was runner-up and also picked up the Batting and Earned Run Average trophies. Ray Wasley and Ronnie Budd shared the Runs Batted In trophy with 13 apiece, while Ashliegh Christensen topped stolen bases with nine.
The Home Run award saw Charles, Ash Christensen, Nathan Nordmann and Andre Chapman tie it up with two apiece. The Sharks’ Darren Derschow was judged to be the Most Valuable Player by the umpires. The Swans’ Kane Edwards also added to the Edwards family spoils by taking out the Junior of the Year. Teammate Kurt Ballantyne was judged best under-21 player, while Daniel Page from the Sharks won the Rookie award and the Brewers’ Kieran Deall collected the Best First Year Player prize.
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