Sutherland’s Gaze and Joy in Australian under 19 Basketball Squad
Basketball Australia has announced the players selected into the Australian Gems and Emus squads to prepare for the 2009 FIBA Under 19 World Championships. Sutherland’s Kate Gaze and Michele Joy have made the squad.
The Women’s tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 July – 2nd August 2009 and in preparation the squad will attend a training camp from 5th – 8th March.
The Gems will be led by Australian Institute of Sport Women’s coach Dean Kinsman with two WNBL coaches in the Assistant Coach positions; Dandenong Rangers head coach Dale Waters and Canberra Capitals assistant coach Sandy Tomley.
A number of players in the squad already have played at an international level, gaining experience at the 2008 FIBA Oceania Championship and at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January, where they won Gold Medals.
The squads have a strong tradition of success to follow. In the 2007 World Championships the Emus and Gems both finished fifth. The 2009 Australian Gems Squad is:
Rebecca Allen, Elizabeth Cambage, Rebecca Cole, Stephanie Cumming, Bree Farley, Kate Gaze (Sutherland), Kerry Harrington, Jillian Haughton, Kelsey Ireland, Rachel Jarry, Michele Joy (Sutherland), Ashleigh Karaitiana (Sydney City), Alice Kunek, Tess Madgen, Cassandra Mangos (Illawarra), Georgia Minear, Rosie Moult, Kate Oliver (Hills District), Hannah Richards, Caitlin Rowe, Nicole Seekamp, Gretel Tippett
For the 2009 Australian Emus men’s Squad and further details of their World Championships campaign go to: http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=3474
More Sutherland junior cricketers show form
In the just completed round of Sutherland junior cricket there were a number of outstanding forms. As reported last week Jamie Brown scored 100 not out for Illawong Menai 14A and this remained the top score of the round. Illawong Menai’s opponents, Gymea Bay, looked set to overtake Illawong’s score of 212 on day 2 with opener Ethan Grinham scoring 72, but Illawong’s Sam Cooke then took 4 for 28 to cause a late order collapse to have Gymea Bay falling short on 170.
Second best score of the round as reported last week was 89no from Engadine 14A’s Jonathon Haslam; followed by 83 not out from Engadine 12C’s Matt Wright with 83 not out scored on day 2. Overall twenty players scored 50 runs or better for the round.
As reported last week Engadine 16C’s Scott Boynton (6/15), Miranda 14B’s Sean Anderson (5/6) and Bosco 14A’s Ben Issa (5/17) starred with the ball on day 1. Hayden Smith was added to the honour list on day 2 taking 5/27 off 12 overs for Engadine 14A against St Patrick’s 14A. Smith’s performance enabled his side to restrict St Patrick’s to 9/196 off 60 overs short of Engadine’s 4/223 on day 1.
More information and results of Sutherland Shire junior cricket can be found by clicking on http://www.cricket-online.info/(xrgplp55nar1rpbrnebr5xzx)/Default.aspx
Sutherland Sharks kick off in Premier League Competitions
This weekend the Sutherland Sharks kick off their campaigns in the NSW Premier League competitions for 2009. The Premier League Competitions consist of 12 teams competing in a round-robin structure where each side plays one another twice; upon completion a Premier is crowned. The top competition grades are Telechoice Premier and under 20s Premier Leagues. The Premier Youth League grades consist of under 18, 16, 15, 14 and 13.
The top five sides by the end of the season compete in the TeleChoice Championship Series. The TeleChoice Championship Series consists of six games, whereby the five teams competing are whittled down to just two. The teams are seeded upon their entry into the TeleChoice Championship Series according to their final position on the ladder. The final two teams compete in the Grand Final, where a Champion is decided.
The TeleChoice Premier League Competition begins on the 1st of March, 2009 with the following teams competing:
• Bankstown City
• Blacktown City Demons
• Bonnyrigg White Eagles
• Marconi Stallions
• Manly United FC
• Penrith Nepean United
• Sutherland Sharks
• Sydney Olympic
• Sydney Tigers
• Sydney United
• West Sydney Berries
• Wollongong FC
Sutherland Sharks Premier Youth League first round matches are at Cromer Park against Manly United. The first match (under 13s) begins at 9am on Saturday 28 February. The Premier League first round matches (under 20 and first grade) are also at Cromer Park on Sunday March 1, beginning at 3.30pm. More details can be found http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=78
Sutherland’s Brendan Gan celebrates Sydney FC Youth League Title
Sydney FC has taken out the inaugural National Youth League title by defeating Adelaide 2 nil in the grand final last Saturday. Former Sutherland Sharks star, Brendan Gan, had returned to the Youth League in the last few weeks after completing commitments with the senior side.
No doubt the victory will go some way to removing the disappointments of the senior side this season. Gan and some of his fellow youth league team mates had been promoted to the senior side late in the season to try to resurrect the first grade campaign but the top side fell short of the semis.
For a full report and photos of the match go to: http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26705
Best Action Photos Nominations for NBL Basketball
While there is uncertainty about next season for the new NBL it is almost time to celebrate outstanding performances and contributions to the almost complete current season. Sportslive's Basketball Correspondent, Noel Rowsell, has provided three nominations for the Best Basketball Action Photograph (BAP) Award for season 2008-2009.
Photos from Noel Rowsell: Sydney Spirit's Clint Reed, Graeme Dann and Liam Rush
Noel Rowsell’s colleague Marion McNeill has also provided three nominations for the BAP award.
Photos from Marion McNeill: Clint Reed – Steven Weigh, David Gruber and Liam Rush
Past Stories and photos from Noel Rowsell and Marion McNeill including Sutherland basketball teams can be found on SportsLive at http://theshire.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2131 Other action photos from the NBL, WNBL, WABL, SL, WNWBL and NWBL including the Sutherland Sharks teams can also be viewed at www.photoexcellence.com.au
Fun and competition at Sydney Water Aquathlon at Wanda
Wanda surf club is hosting the Sydney Water Aquathlon from March 6 – 8. Events include:
• 2.5km and 5 km fun runs
• Aquathlon
• Kids’, Enticer and Olympic Triathlons
For details and to enter any of the events go to:
http://www.challengeseries.org.au/Sydney/Aquathlon/Location/Messages.aspx
Cronulla’s Shark Island Swim Challenge entries now open online
Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is to again present the annual Shark Island Swim Challenge - one of the premier events on the Ocean Swim calendar.
The 2009 Swim is scheduled for 15th March 2009
For further details contact the Cronulla SLSC office on (02) 9523 5300. For results of last year’s event and to obtain swim details, results and make online entries for this year’s event, visit the event website www.sharkislandswim.com.au.
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