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Mountain bike marathon

MUDDY RACE: Local mountain bikers (from left) David Duvergé, Bernard Thomas, Lisa McLennan and Shane Russell battled muddy conditions in the Mebbin marathon held recently.

FOUR local mountain bike riders endured plenty of mud in the Mebbin marathon held on February 28 in Mebbin National Park near Uki.

Local derby hangs in the balance

THE Far North Coast LJ Hooker League cricket local derby between Lennox Head and Tintenbar-East Ballina hangs in the balance.

 

Sharks need more people

THE Ballina Sharks baseball club is close to putting a team in the Major League for the first time that current club members can remember.

 

Basketball teams aim high

THE Ballina Breakers men’s and women’s basketball teams are setting themselves for a big season.

 

Ballina Bears stay on top

THE Ballina Bears remain on top of the table in the FNC LJ Hooker League cricket after last weekend’s games, but Tintenbar-East Ballina are out of the top four.

 

Golf day will aid charity

FORE: Manager of Biala Support Services, Wendylee Playford, putts on the lawns of Melaleuca House while president of the Rotary Club of Ballina, Jenny Hill, looks on in preparation for a charity golf day.

MELALEUCA House is set to be spruced up – if enough golfers and weekend hackers tee up.

 

Battle for top spot is on

RAIN stifled Far North Coast LJ Hooker League cricket again last Saturday with only three of the seven matches getting under way.

 

Bears on top

AN unexpectedly easy outright win over Alstonville last Saturday has put defending premiers Ballina Bears in top spot going into the final two rounds.

 

League juniors making their mark

CHANCE AT THE BIG TIME: Ballina Seagulls juniors picked up by NRL clubs (from left) Damian Sironen, Alex Grant, Dane Clarke, Jackson Clarke and Jay Meaney.

THE strength of junior rugby league in Ballina has been shown with five Seagulls this year making a break for the big time.

 

Gymnasts train to be leaders

NEW LEADERS: Three Ballina RSL Youth Club gymnasts Maddie Elder, Jade Herwig and Marissa Carr recently completed a leadership course and are now assistant coaches.

THREE gymnasts from the Ballina RSL Youth Club were among 40 selected to attend a leadership camp at the Academy of Sport centre at Narrabeen in Sydney.

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Rugby League

NRL trophy chopper delivery cost $38K

NRL trophy chopper delivery cost $38K

IT cost almost $40,000 to deliver the NRL grand final trophy by Black Hawk helicopter to ANZ Stadium last year.

 

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Cricket

Alstonville fighting for finals

THE local cricket derby between Ballina and Alstonville went ahead, while many other LJ Hooker League games were called off because of the rain.

 

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All Blacks to win World Cup - poll

All Blacks to win World Cup - poll

KIWIS are confident that, 24 years on from their last World Cup triumph, the All Blacks will win on home turf, according to an New Zealand Herald online poll.

 

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