Local lifesavers do well at Endurance titles
October 31, 2011
NSW’s best surf sports competitors battled it out for the title as NSW’s number one endurance athlete at the 2011 NSW Endurance Championships, held at Ocean Beach on Saturday.
Conditions were ideal for the Endurance Championships at Ocean Beach with a calm ocean and great weather throughout the event. For many, this was the first event of the season and provided athletes from all over NSW with a personal challenge as well as an opportunity to test their fitness in their chosen discipline against the leading competitors in NSW from U15s to over 50s.
This year the Championships attracted a record number of participants with over 400 entries received. The event was well supported by the masters competitors and also attracted some of Australia’s leading ironman and women, including Kellogg’s Nutri-grain competitors Tom Atkinson, Trent Martin, Tara Coleman and Amy Nurthen.
Open competitor Nathan Gray (Lennox Head) was biting at the heels of Nutri-grain competitors Tom Atkinson and Trent Martin, placing third in the Open Ironman and second in the Open Board. Josh Brown (Byron Bay) also looks to have retained his top form from last season, taking out the U15 Male Board and coming second in the Ironman.
FNC competitors get ready for the Surf Life Saving NSW High Performance Program
October 19, 2011
This Friday 21 October to Sunday 23 October the best of the best Surf Life Saving NSW competitors from Under 15 to Opens will be descending on Wollongong Surf Leisure Centre and the Towradgi SLSC for the Surf Life Saving NSW High Performance Program.
Australian and State gold medalist Josh Brown (Byron Bay), Murray Thomas (Lennox Head) and Ela Heiniger (Byron Bay) have been selected to participate in the High Performance program.
The High Performance program will act as a train on squad for the NSW Interstate Team and assist the NSW Interstate athletes and their coaches win back the prestigious Interstate Title from the Queenslanders.
FNC junior lifesavers attend Talented Athletes Program
October 12, 2011
Far North Coast Branch future surf sport stars Hannah Sculley, Josh Brown, Ela Heiniger, Conor Moriarty and India Brown were busy in the final days of the school holidays at the NSW Talented Athletes Program (TAP) on the Sydney Northern Beaches.
The Talented Athlete Program exposes NSW’s leading U13-15 athletes from throughout NSW to the beginning of the Surf Life Saving NSW High Performance pathway.
Athletes who have been previously involved in this program have gone on to be selected in the NSW team and win Australian gold medals.
Far North Coast Ironman Josh Brown found the program very useful.
“The last few days has given me a greater understanding of the surf better, I learnt more about sport psychology and have met new friends. I have got a lot out of it,” he said.
Chris Parker, Surf Life Saving NSW Surf Sports Manager, said the program is important to ensure the future of Surf Sports in NSW.
FFA National Youth Championships for Boys Day 4 Results
October 7, 2011
8:30
Under 13s
Victoria Metro 1 (Denis Genreau 22′) v NSW Metro 4 (Jackson Bandiera 10′, Mortaza Safdari 13′, Devlin Malone 34′ 38′)
Under 14s
Queensland Metro 3 (Dakota Askew 1′, Declan Lawson 21′, Zack Coulson 59′) v Football West 1 (Damien Simic 55′)
9:55
Under 13s
Northern Territory 1 (Louis Lejeune 43′) v Northern NSW Country 3 (Tomas Miller 40′, Trent Stack 46′, James Ting 55′)
FFA National Youth Championships for Boys Day 3 Results
October 6, 2011
13 Years Boys Day 3
8:30am Queensland Metro 1 (Nicholas D’agostino 14′) v NSW Country 1 (Samuel Smith 27′)
9:55am Tasmania 0 v Victoria Country 0
11:20am Victoria Metro 0 v South Australia 1 (Nicholas Polli 42′)
12:45pm Northern Territory 0 v Queensland Country 3 (Nicholas Reilly 7′, 35′, David Skelhorn 38′)
2:10pm NSW Metro 9 (Devlin Malone 7′, 11′, 19′, 27′, 28′, 43′, James Temelkovski 12′, Hassan Dagher 32′) v Football West 0 (OG 15′)
3:35pm Northern NSW Country 1 (Tom Miller 42′) v Capital Football 2 (Vuk Vucic 57′, Tom Krklec 60′)
5:00pm Victoria Metro 2 (Pierce Waring 25′, Luke Ward 46′) v Northern NSW Metro 1 (Reece Pettit 38′)
14 Years Boys Day 3
8:30am Victoria Metro 5 (Mehdi Sarwari 12′, Anthony Duzel 29′, Josh Markovski 41′, 46′) v Northern NSW Metro 3 (Jacob Tarasenko 6′, 17′, OG 31′, Alex Tserapas 33′)
9:55am Queensland Metro 0 v NSW Country 0
11:20am Tasmania 4 (Dean Watkins 16′, Isaac Kenyi 23′, Michael Holden 57′, 59′) v Victoria Country 1 (Jack Vandermaat 12′)
12:45pm NSW Metro 2 (Anthony Krkovski 14′, Christopher Zuvela 31′) v Football West 0
2:10pm Northern Territory 0 v Queensland Country 5 (Joshua Pin 18′, Billy Bayldon 45′, 48′, Matthew McEachran 51′, Ethan Docherty 55′)
3:35pm Victoria Metro 0 v South Australia 0
5:00pm Northern NSW Country 3 (Sheldon O’Loughlin 4′, 38′, Quinlan Cox 45′) v Capital Football 2 (Tom Wate-Bootle 30′, Brady Nixon 51′)
FFA National Youth Championships for Boys Day 2 Results
October 5, 2011
13 Years Boys Day 2
8:30am Football West 2 (Ryan Riley 27′, Jamal Reiners 59′) v Northern NSW Metro 2 (Tyson Cummings 8′, 49′)
9:55am Capital Football 1 (Ross Costanzo 47′) v Queensland Country 5 (Nykodah Smith 21′, Nicholas Panetta 34′, 39′, 50′, 53′)
11:20am South Australia 1 (Zakariah Waters 48′) v Queensland Metro 3 (Tomas Ross 7′, Feli Sheriff 19′, 53′)
12:45pm Northern NSW Country 2(Dane Ingham 5′, Connor Walsh 28′) v Victoria Country 2 (Lachlan Beever 3′, Jacob Vitale 24′)
2:10pm NSW Country 2 (Harry Sutherland 28′, Samual Smith 45′) v Victoria Metro 2 (Luke Ward 2′, Andrija Kecojevic 14′)
3:35pm Northern Territory 1 (Matthew Crooks 56′) v Tasmania 3 (Joshua Hope 4′, Beny Wade 55′, Isaac Degetto 57′)
5:00pm NSW Metro 2 (Jackson Bandiera 11′, 24′) v Queensland Metro 0
6:25pm South Australia 5 (Charlie Devereux 19′, 60′, Liam Miller 29′, 53′) v Football West 1 (OG 34′, Ross Kirby 38′)
14 Years Boys Day 2
8:30am South Australia 0 v Football West 1 (Jacob Flores)
9:55am NSW Metro 4 (Jeremy Cox 13′, Martin Lo 36′, Alexander Gersbach 50′) v Queensland Metro 0 (OG 44′)
11:20am Northern Territory 1 (OG 6′, Sean Kidd 16′) v Tasmania 7 (Michael Holden 2′, 13′, 28′, Joe Randall 7′, Tyler Gavralas 20′, 35′)
12:45pm NSW Country 0 v Victoria Metro 3 (Nicolas Gonzalez 11′, Damian Rastocic 15′, Anthony Duzel 16′)
2:10pm Northern NSW Country 4 (Jake Thompson 4′, 24′, Jason Campbell 6′, Sheldon O’Loughlin 53′) v Victoria Country 1 (Brock Taylor 8′)
3:35pm South Australia 4 (Harrison Falkenberg 15′, 45′, Jordan Elliot 29′) v Queensland Metro 1 (Austin Ludwik 30′, OG 34′)
5:00pm Capital Football 2 (Tom Wate-Bootle 50′, Niko Kresic 55′) v Queensland Country 3 (Ethan Docherty 9′, 52′, Jack Gusmeroli 26′)
6:25pm Football West 1 (Ross Millard 57′) v Northern NSW Metro 3 (Jacob Tarasenko 23′, Alex Tserapas 47′, Thomas Davies 49′)
Day 1 at the FFA National Youth Championships for Boys
October 3, 2011
In a first for Northern NSW Football, the state is represented at the FFA National Youth Championships for Boys by two sides in both the Under 13s and Under 14s age divisions – Country and Metropolitan.
Northern NSW Country sides are made up of players from Northern NSW Football’s four Northern zones: Mid North Coast, North Coast, Far North Coast and Northern Inland, with Metropolitan players originating from the three Southern zones: Hunter Valley, Macquarie and Newcastle.
The 13 Boys sides both suffered defeat, with Northern NSW Country going down 2-0 to Tasmania and Northern NSW Metropolitan receiving a 6-0 beating from Queensland Metropolitan.
However, the Under 14 sides faired better than their younger Northern NSW counterparts. Northern NSW Metropolitan found themselves a goal down early in the second half, before Alex Tserapas retaliated just one minute later to equalise the score at 1-1 where it remained until full-time.
The Northern NSW Country Under 14 side was the only Northern side to claim victory on Day 1 of the Championships, holding on to defeat Tasmania 3-2. 1-0 behind after 14 minutes, a goal from Quinlan Cox and a brace courtesy of Sheldon O’Loughlan put the team 3-1 ahead at half-time. Tasmania scored the only second half goal, but were unable to equalise, leaving Northern NSW Country the winners.
Results:
Newcastle Permanent State Championships for Girls Day 1 Results
September 25, 2011
24th September 2011: Teams from across Northern NSW’s seven member zones have converged on Coffs Harbour this weekend for the Newcastle Permanent Girls State Championships to be played at Coffs Harbour International Stadium.
Conducted across two age divisions, Under 12 and Under 14, the Championships will host the best junior female players from across Northern NSW in the three day tournament.
Over 200 players will contest the prestigious tournament, with teams from the Far North Coast, North Coast, Mid North Coast, Northern Inland, Macquarie, Newcastle and Hunter Valley zones participating.
FNC Rugby Union grand final results
September 11, 2011
Grand Finals – 10th September 2011
First Grade
Lennox Head 23 (Adam Gordon, Paul Crozier, Matt Bindon tries, Adam Gordon conversion, 2 penalty goals) d Lismore 22 (Ben Sloane 2, Stephen Hughes, Jack Pinchin tries, Matt Bermingham conversion)
Half Time: Lennox Head 13 – Lismore 10
Reserve Grade
Lismore 21 (Corey Gray, Mark Sivewright tries, Sam Flynn conversion, 3 penalty goals) d Ballina 20 (Luke Watling, Joe Jansson tries, Luke Watling 2 conversions, 2 penalty goals)
Half Time: Lismore 21 – Ballina 0
Under 19
Wollongbar Alstonville 25 (Matt Nean, Jake McIntyre, Vincent Chee, Jason Higgins tries, Jake McIntyre conversion, penalty goal) d Casino 10 (Ben Scully, Jordan Biviano tries)
Half Time: Wollongbar 5 – Casino 5
Third Grade
Lismore 13 (Dion Crethar, Stewart Edmonds tries, Rory Richardson penalty goal) d Grafton 10 (Murray Brookes, James Bindon tries)
Half Time: Lismore 10 – Grafton 10
Village
Kyogle 16 (Michael Walker try, Jarred Newton conversion, Jorden Doolan 3 penalty goals) d Yamba 12 (Cameron Fishburn, Cheyne Williebrands tries, Kris Thomsen conversion)
Half Time: Yamba 12 – Kyogle 9
FNC Rugby Union grand final teams
September 8, 2011
Grand Final Team Lists
10th September 2011
Crozier Field Lismore
First Grade 4.30pm
Lennox Head: 1 Rob Roberts, 2 Jamie Tredinnick, 3 Sean Petrou, 4 Richard Jeffers, 5 Isaac Foley, 6 Rob Fish, 7 Daniel Watt, 8 Jeff Wilson (C.), 9 Paul Jeffery, 10 Paul Crozier, 11 Lachlan Creagh, 12 Sam Stewart, 13 Kalib Cupples, 14 Matt Bindon, 15 Adam Gordon, 16 John Peacock, 17 Corey Windle, 18 Luke Kerrigan, 19 Jason McCombie, 20 Jack Davies, 21 Harry Pye, 22 Fraser Jones, 23 Tom Gregg
Coach: Paul Jeffrey
V
Lismore: 1 Matt Collins, 2 Simon Gava, 3 Neil Moran, 4, James Bain, 5 Glenn Paisley (C.), 6 Will Cotterill, 7 James Olivieri, 8 Joe Akkersdyk, 9 Ben Felicioni, 10 Scott Lancaster, 11 Robbie Collings, 12 Ben Sloane, 13 Matt Bermingham, 14 Stephen Hughes, 15 Jack Pinchin, 16 Stuart Rose, 17 Stephen Prosser, 18 Keith Morris, 19 Dominic Morris, 20 Ray Taylor, 21 Matt Larsson, 22 Scott Darke, 23 Chris Clark
Coach: Will Cotterill
Referee: Steve Williamson
Assistant Referees: Rob Walker, Al Thomas
