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The Central Coast Mariners’ AFC

Champions League campaign is alive following a historic 5-1 victory over Chinese side Tianjin Teda at Central Coast Stadium on Tuesday, May 2.

The win marks the fi rst time the Mariners have tasted victory in Asia’s premier club competition, despite being in their second campaign.

A double to recently re-signed striker Daniel McBreen, as well as goals to Josh Rose, Michael McGlinchey and Mustafa Amini, saw the Mariners comprehensively defeat their Chinese counterparts and set up a mouth-watering showdown with Japanese side Nagoya Grampus in their fi nal Group G match.

Central Coast fans had their hearts in their mouths after only 60 seconds when Tianjin front man Sjoerd Ars found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Mat Ryan after pouncing on a sloppy back pass.

Ars sent his shot sliding past Ryan and into the far post.

The early scare seemed to wake the Mariners, who took control of the fi rst half.

Graham Arnold’s men dominated possession and were rewarded in the 10th minute when McBreen, fresh off signing a one-year contract extension with the Mariners, opened the scoring for the home side.

The goal was created by Mariners defender Pedj Bojic, who went on an enterprising run down the right side before sending a well weighted cross into the penalty area.

Bojic’s cross found McBreen who coolly placed the ball past Tianjin goalkeeper Yang Qipeng.

Not content with just one goal, the Mariners soon doubled their lead in the 20th minute when McBreen once

again found himself on the end of a Bojic cross.

Adam Kwasnik played Bojic into the goal box.

Bojic skipped past one defender and played the ball across the face of the goal, where a waiting McBreen placed the ball into the back of the net.

Ars had a chance to peg a goal back for Tianjin after 37 minutes after capitalising on a misdirected header from veteran Mariners defender Patrick Zwaanswijk.

Ars was left jostling with Mariners skipper Alex Wilkinson in the penalty area before pushing the ball agonisingly wide of the post.

After taking control of the game early on, the Mariners went to the break ahead 2-nil up courtesy of a McBreen’s double.

Central Coast wasted little time extending their lead in the second stanza.

A clever McBreen through ball found Kwasnik who was dispossessed inside the Tianjin goal box.

The ball fell to left back Josh Rose whose fi rst time strike left went crashing into

the back of the net.Ryan was forced to make

his fi rst save of the game in the 53rd minute after Tianjin midfi elder Hui Jiakang found his way into the Mariners goal box. After side stepping past two Mariners defenders, Jiakang fi red a shot from close range, forcing a brilliant reaction save from Ryan.

The Mariners looked to put the game to bed in the 71st minute when midfi eld maestro McGlinchey sent a superb right-footed shot curling into the top corner to extend the Mariners lead to four goals.

The Mariners’ celebrations were short lived however, when Tianjin’s Liao Bochao instantly replied for the visitors.

Bochao was on the end of a well-timed ball into the Mariners penalty box and powered the ball past Ryan

into the bottom corner.The home teams’

fortunes took a further turn for the worse when Bojic was booked for a reckless challenge in the 75th minute.

The booking was Bojic’s second of the campaign and meant the pacey defender would be unavailable for the Mariners’ fi nal group match against Nagoya Grampus.

Dynamic midfi elder Amini, likely to be playing his fi nal home game for the Mariners before linking up with German powerhouse Borussia Dortmund for the 2013 season, topped off a great night for the Central Coast side with a stunning goal in the 85th minute.

Amini’s powerful fi rst time volley from just outside the box sailed into the bottom corner, forcing Qipeng to once again drag the ball out of the back of the net.

The Mariners will now head into their match against Nagoya Grampus full of confi dence, knowing a win could secure a passage into the knockout stages of Asia’s biggest club football competition.

After the match, a delighted Arnold labelled the performance of his charges as one of his teams’ best efforts in his tenure at the club.

“We’ve created history tonight for the Mariners,” Arnold said.

“I think it was one of our better performances.

“I think you can put a lot of that down to the fact that the boys are fresh.

“It was a fantastic performance and it just shows what the Australian teams can do if they’re fresh against the Asian opposition.

“It could easily have been

ten.“I always remind the

boys before they do go out to play in the AFC Champions League, they are representing the nation.”

Central Coast Mariners 5 (McBreen 10’, 20’, Rose 48’, McGlinchey 71’, Amini 85’)

Tianjin Teda 1 (Bochao 15’)

Central Coast Mariners: 1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 2. Daniel McBreen, 3. Joshua Rose, 4. Pedj Bojic (27. Trent McClenahan 79’), 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson, 11. Oliver Bozanic, 14. Michael McGlinchey, 17. Tomas Rogic (22. Mustafa Amini 69’), 18. Alex Wilkinson (C), 23. Adam Kwasnik (9. Bernie Ibini 90’)

Substitutes: 12. Troy Hearfi eld, 16. Trent Sainsbury, 19. John Sutton, 20. Justin Pasfi eld (Gk)

Yellow Cards: Bojic, McClenahan

Red Cards: NoneTianjin Teda: 3. Li

Hongyang, 4. Milan Susak, 5. Li Weifeng, 6. Lucian Goian, 10. Wang XinXin (C) (7. Li Benjian 46’), 15. Liao Bochao, 19. Nie Tao, 24. Bai Yuefeng (17. Hui Jiakang 46’), 25. Yang Qipeng (Gk), 28. Sjoerd Ars, 29. Veliche Shumulikoski (18. Zheng Yi 63’)

Substitutes: 1. Song Zhenyu (Gk), 13. Jiang Chen, 23. Lu Zheyu, 27. Ma Leilei

Yellow Cards: Li Hongyang, Susak

Red Cards: NoneReferee: Mohamed

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The beach at Ettalong Point has receded by up to seven metres in the last two years, according to information provided by Gosford Council.

Council’s natural open space coordinator Mr Larry Melican claimed last week that this information was unlikely to be useful for the long-term management of the beach.

However, he did concede that Ocean Beach was “much slower” to replenish than “open coastal beaches” because of its position and orientation.

The beach erosion information was collected as part of a study to update the Broken Bay and Open Coast Beaches Coastal Management Plans which will be amalgamated into one plan for all beaches in the Gosford local government area.

Mr Melican said: “While it is interesting to collect this information … it essentially provides a snapshot of [just part of] a much longer-term beach erosion-accretion cycle.”

While listing a range of infl uences, including swells, storms and the “southern oscillation” cycle, he avoided the mention of “climate change”, which is expected to result in more frequent and intense storms and a rise in sea level.

The State Government contributed $150,000 to the study in 2009 amid concerns about the impact of climate change on local beaches.

“Delays [in the preparation of coastal management plans] are no longer an option when storms are becoming more destructive and the CSIRO tells us sea levels will rise by up to 40cm by 2050,” the then Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Mr John Robertson said at the time.

Mr Melican told Peninsula News last week: “Sandy beaches are dynamic sedimentary systems that naturally experience phases of erosion and accretion that operate over a range of time intervals.

“All of the Central Coast beaches have been very dynamic over the past two years with a number of signifi cant erosion events observed across most beaches.

“This has been most pronounced on Wamberal and Ocean Beaches.

“Ocean Beach is exposed to a long southerly fetch and as such is subject to infrequent, but very

high energy south swells which originate in the southern ocean and can cause signifi cant erosion

as can be observed at Ettalong Point.

“Unlike the open coastal

beaches, Ocean Beach is less exposed to more frequent average swell waves from the east and

north east which deliver sediment back to the shoreline and as such the recovery of this beach from an erosion event is much slower than on the open coast.

“It should be noted that it can take several years for a beach to return to its pre-storm condition after one major storm or several smaller storms in quick succession.

“Longer erosional phases are linked to climatic cycles such as the Southern Oscillation.

“For example, erosional phases are correlated with La Nina events (as experienced over eastern Australia for the past two years), which are years when there is a higher frequency of storms along the east coast of Australia.

“Alternatively, phases of positive sediment budget, when there is a lower frequency of coastal storms, are linked to the El Nino events.

“Fluctuations in beach morphology, from erosional to accretional forms, also operate over longer time intervals because the frequency of El Nino and La Nina events fl uctuates over decadal periods.

“Long term trends in beach morphology are also related to changes in sea level, which can induce phases of erosion (rising sea level) and accretion (falling sea level),” he said.

Mr Melican said the management plans were expected to provide holistic and long-term guidance to the management of the coast line.

In the meantime, the council would continue to work towards establishing and improving dune vegetation along Ocean and Umina Beaches, he said.

He said the erosion at Ettalong Point, Ocean Beach, had been monitored closely since June 2009 with three monitoring points established within the dune system.

An initial measurement was taken from each point to the active erosion scarp and subsequent measurements were taken fortnightly for the fi rst three months and biannually thereafter.

“This monitoring provides an indication of the amount of dune being eroded across the beach,” said Mr Melican.

“To date the dune has receded up to seven metres in some locations.”

Media Statement, 13 Apr 2012 Larry Melican, Gosford Council

Photos: Mark Ellis

Erosion on Ocean Beach

Ettalong Point recedes seven metres

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The development would also include additional offi ce space, commercial space including university space, car parking and associated ancillary facilities.

In 1997, Council set a levy to raise funds for the building of the Regional Library.

This is still being collected, and the purchase of the Cadillac Club was made for a Regional Library.

The last proposal for the library on that site was rejected in 2001 due to a lack of funds.

In 2005, Council requested a comparison of the Civic Precinct (Cadillac Club) and Kibble Park.

It was determined that the footprint for a 3000m2 building in Kibble Park would be too big.

In December 2005, Council resolved that a

survey be held to determine the public’s preference for the site.

The results showed that 94.46 per cent of those who took part (3157) wanted the library to be built in Kibble Park.

While workshops and presentations had been held since that time, no further decision had been made regarding the future of the Regional Library.

During the Gosford Challenge, and now with the CCDRC, the matter had been present but not solved.

The CCDRC continued the Challenge’s desire to draw a university campus into the city centre.

In 2011, Council delayed a decision on urgent public amenity needs in Kibble Park until a decision had been made on the future of the Regional Library.

Gosford Council Agenda NM.5, 27 Mar 2012

Regional library to progress

Gosford Council has resolved to progress the development of a Regional Library in the Cadillac Club adjacent to Council’s administration building.

Avoca Beach, Copacabana, Davistown, East Gosford, Erina, Erina Heights, Forresters Beach, Fountaindale, Gosford, Green Point, Holgate, Kangy Angy, Kariong, Kincumber, Kincumber South, Koolewong, Lisarow, Macmasters Beach, Matcham, Mount Elliot, Narara, Niagara Park, North Avoca, North Gosford, Picketts Valley, Point Clare, Point Frederick, Saratoga, Springfi eld, Tascott, Terrigal, Wamberal, West Gosford, Wyoming and Yattalunga are among some the selected suburbs in the Gosford LGA.

“Under the three year rollout plan, construction of the fi bre network in these areas will begin progressively between 1 April 2012 and 30 June 2015,” said Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O’Neill.

“The NBN rollout is ramping up and is about to go into high gear and the Central Coast is poised to make the most of it,” Ms O’Neill added.

“In the next three years, 77,700 homes and businesses locally will be on the way to having access to fast, reliable broadband through the NBN’s fi bre network.

“The NBN will connect 93 per cent of homes and businesses around Australia to high-speed

fi bre broadband, capable of speeds of up to one gigabit per second.

“Seven per cent will have access to high-speed fi xed-wireless or next-generation satellite technologies providing peak speeds of 12 megabits per second.

“The NBN is about more than just faster broadband. This is about supporting businesses in Robertson and around Australia to connect to new markets and fi nd new, better ways of doing things to make their businesses more productive and more profi table,” Ms O’Neill said.

“It’s about families in Robertson getting online to access health and aged care services, it’s about people who need government services being able to access those online, and it’s about our kids getting access to world class education services, for example by being able to take a class at another school via the NBN.

“The NBN will drive a new wave of digital innovation, changing the way Australians live, do business, receive services and connect with the world.

The NBN is just the platform; the really exciting part is the new possibilities it opens up.”

Media release, 30 Mar 2012

Richard Mehrtens, Offi ce of Deborah O’Neill MP

Suburbs named

for NBN rollout

Around 77,700 homes and businesses in the Gosford Local Government Area (LGA) will have access to National

Broadband Network (NBN) fi bre services under the NBN’s fi rst three year fi bre rollout plan.

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The Central Coast Mariners’ AFC

Champions League campaign is alive following a historic 5-1 victory over Chinese side Tianjin Teda at Central Coast Stadium on Tuesday, May 2.

The win marks the fi rst time the Mariners have tasted victory in Asia’s premier club competition, despite being in their second campaign.

A double to recently re-signed striker Daniel McBreen, as well as goals to Josh Rose, Michael McGlinchey and Mustafa Amini, saw the Mariners comprehensively defeat their Chinese counterparts and set up a mouth-watering showdown with Japanese side Nagoya Grampus in their fi nal Group G match.

Central Coast fans had their hearts in their mouths after only 60 seconds when Tianjin front man Sjoerd Ars found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Mat Ryan after pouncing on a sloppy back pass.

Ars sent his shot sliding past Ryan and into the far post.

The early scare seemed to wake the Mariners, who took control of the fi rst half.

Graham Arnold’s men dominated possession and were rewarded in the 10th minute when McBreen, fresh off signing a one-year contract extension with the Mariners, opened the scoring for the home side.

The goal was created by Mariners defender Pedj Bojic, who went on an enterprising run down the right side before sending a well weighted cross into the penalty area.

Bojic’s cross found McBreen who coolly placed the ball past Tianjin goalkeeper Yang Qipeng.

Not content with just one goal, the Mariners soon doubled their lead in the 20th minute when McBreen once

again found himself on the end of a Bojic cross.

Adam Kwasnik played Bojic into the goal box.

Bojic skipped past one defender and played the ball across the face of the goal, where a waiting McBreen placed the ball into the back of the net.

Ars had a chance to peg a goal back for Tianjin after 37 minutes after capitalising on a misdirected header from veteran Mariners defender Patrick Zwaanswijk.

Ars was left jostling with Mariners skipper Alex Wilkinson in the penalty area before pushing the ball agonisingly wide of the post.

After taking control of the game early on, the Mariners went to the break ahead 2-nil up courtesy of a McBreen’s double.

Central Coast wasted little time extending their lead in the second stanza.

A clever McBreen through ball found Kwasnik who was dispossessed inside the Tianjin goal box.

The ball fell to left back Josh Rose whose fi rst time strike left went crashing into

the back of the net.Ryan was forced to make

his fi rst save of the game in the 53rd minute after Tianjin midfi elder Hui Jiakang found his way into the Mariners goal box. After side stepping past two Mariners defenders, Jiakang fi red a shot from close range, forcing a brilliant reaction save from Ryan.

The Mariners looked to put the game to bed in the 71st minute when midfi eld maestro McGlinchey sent a superb right-footed shot curling into the top corner to extend the Mariners lead to four goals.

The Mariners’ celebrations were short lived however, when Tianjin’s Liao Bochao instantly replied for the visitors.

Bochao was on the end of a well-timed ball into the Mariners penalty box and powered the ball past Ryan

into the bottom corner.The home teams’

fortunes took a further turn for the worse when Bojic was booked for a reckless challenge in the 75th minute.

The booking was Bojic’s second of the campaign and meant the pacey defender would be unavailable for the Mariners’ fi nal group match against Nagoya Grampus.

Dynamic midfi elder Amini, likely to be playing his fi nal home game for the Mariners before linking up with German powerhouse Borussia Dortmund for the 2013 season, topped off a great night for the Central Coast side with a stunning goal in the 85th minute.

Amini’s powerful fi rst time volley from just outside the box sailed into the bottom corner, forcing Qipeng to once again drag the ball out of the back of the net.

The Mariners will now head into their match against Nagoya Grampus full of confi dence, knowing a win could secure a passage into the knockout stages of Asia’s biggest club football competition.

After the match, a delighted Arnold labelled the performance of his charges as one of his teams’ best efforts in his tenure at the club.

“We’ve created history tonight for the Mariners,” Arnold said.

“I think it was one of our better performances.

“I think you can put a lot of that down to the fact that the boys are fresh.

“It was a fantastic performance and it just shows what the Australian teams can do if they’re fresh against the Asian opposition.

“It could easily have been

ten.“I always remind the

boys before they do go out to play in the AFC Champions League, they are representing the nation.”

Central Coast Mariners 5 (McBreen 10’, 20’, Rose 48’, McGlinchey 71’, Amini 85’)

Tianjin Teda 1 (Bochao 15’)

Central Coast Mariners: 1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 2. Daniel McBreen, 3. Joshua Rose, 4. Pedj Bojic (27. Trent McClenahan 79’), 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson, 11. Oliver Bozanic, 14. Michael McGlinchey, 17. Tomas Rogic (22. Mustafa Amini 69’), 18. Alex Wilkinson (C), 23. Adam Kwasnik (9. Bernie Ibini 90’)

Substitutes: 12. Troy Hearfi eld, 16. Trent Sainsbury, 19. John Sutton, 20. Justin Pasfi eld (Gk)

Yellow Cards: Bojic, McClenahan

Red Cards: NoneTianjin Teda: 3. Li

Hongyang, 4. Milan Susak, 5. Li Weifeng, 6. Lucian Goian, 10. Wang XinXin (C) (7. Li Benjian 46’), 15. Liao Bochao, 19. Nie Tao, 24. Bai Yuefeng (17. Hui Jiakang 46’), 25. Yang Qipeng (Gk), 28. Sjoerd Ars, 29. Veliche Shumulikoski (18. Zheng Yi 63’)

Substitutes: 1. Song Zhenyu (Gk), 13. Jiang Chen, 23. Lu Zheyu, 27. Ma Leilei

Yellow Cards: Li Hongyang, Susak

Red Cards: NoneReferee: Mohamed

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Bateau Bay resident Adam

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Despite a strong fi eld Feeney, seeded number two, went through the competition without dropping a set, accounting for third seed Queenslander Gavin Van Peperzeel in the fi nal 6-3, 6-4.

Many of the players, including Feeney, stayed on at Gosford to contest the Silver AMT tournament, which started straight after.

Feeney who seeded one this time, was looking to secure back to back singles titles and was due to take on another local, young gun Alex Silcox, in a highly anticipated all Central Coast semi-fi nal clash, before wet weather unfortunately called a halt to the entire event.

The newly appointed TNSW Country Starz were also out in force at Gosford.

Although not fi guring heavily at the pointy end of the singles events, Northumberland Country Starz duo Ethan Coker and Jacob Meredith came within a whisker of a Doubles fi nals berth, losing in the semi 9-8(5) to fellow Country Star Rob Howe who, with his partner David Barclay, took out the Doubles title beating number one seeds Puodziunas andVan Peperzeel in a close fi nal.

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The Gosford Race Club will trial

some new initiatives at its next two midweek meetings aimed at minimising the loss made by running industry meetings.

“It is no secret that midweek crowds are dwindling, particularly through the winter months,” stated Gosford Race Club CEO James Heddo.

“Our statistical data clearly demonstrates that we make a loss every time we open the gates at these meetings, and this is not sustainable into the future.

“We are confi dent that Racing NSW will update and amend the current funding model to recognise the Clubs who predominantly run these Industry meetings.

“At Gosford we will continue to challenge convention and look at

alternatives to ensure our viability into the future.”

For the meetings at Gosford on Thursday, May 3, and Thursday, May 24, the following will apply as a trial.

Free entry to the Racecourse, Members Stand entry fees ($10) and dress regulations will still apply, the Riverdale Bar will act as the Public Bar Area, and the Cusick Room will be closed, a limited number of race books will be made containing form for the Gosford race meeting only and just fi elds for interstate meetings.

“Traditionally, we have provided free race books for a large number of industry participants at each race meeting, despite the fact that participants can print these off themselves for free from the Racing NSW website or the Racenet website the day before the start of each meeting,” stated Heddo.

“Like all Race Clubs, we make a signifi cant loss providing these race books and whilst we will provide a limited number of race books containing form for Gosford, we will encourage participants to look at other alternatives.

“We also offer free WiFi at all meetings at Gosford Race Club, enabling on course patrons the option of downloading all of their form requirements for free whilst on course.”

The Gosford Race Club also supports shortened gaps between races, reducing the time taken to conduct an entire meeting.

“People no longer seem to have the time or desire to spend fi ve or six hours over an afternoon program of eight races, and I feel a race program with 30 minute gaps between races is a more suitable scenario at a midweek meeting,” stated Heddo.

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Gosfordby James Heddo

The Gosford Race Club has

reported that former long serving chief executive offi cer Brian Taylor has passed away after a short illness.

Brian Taylor retired from the Gosford Race Club in September 1999 after 29 years of loyal and dedicated service.

He was subsequently made a Life Member of Gosford Race Club.

Mr Taylor is survived

by his partner June and daughter Jacqueline.

Family and friends are warmly invited to attend the Funeral Service for Brian Taylor to be held Thursday, May 3, at Port Macquarie Crematorium.

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The Central Coast Mariners’

chances of progressing to the second round of the 2012 AFC Champions League were dealt a heavy blow after Graham Arnold’s men were outclassed 5-0 by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in Korea on Wednesday, April 18.

Having not lost at Tancheon Sports Complex in Asia’s premier club competition since 2004, the home side proved too swift, too skilful and too strong for a Mariners outfi t fatigued from their exertions in the Hyundai A-League preliminary fi nal played the previous Saturday.

A brace from tricky Brazilian Everton Santos combined with goals from Changhoon, Sunghwan and Vladimir Jovancic did the damage for Shin Tae-yong’s team, as they ran away with the match in the second stanza.

After the home team started, the Mariners began to get a foothold in the game, keeping possession more

consistently and creating a few half chances.

But two goals in six minutes before the interval set the platform for Seongnam to claim their fi rst win of this seasons AFC Champions League, and put themselves in the box seat with Japan’s Nagoya Grampus to advance from Group G.

In the 39th minute, Changhoon opened the scoring for the hosts.

After a neat move through midfi eld, the crafty player clinically fi red home after Serbian striker Jovancic had squared the ball from the right side.

Just four minutes later Seongnam doubled their advantage.

This time, Everton showed his prowess in the box to fi re an acrobatic volley past Mathew Ryan in the Mariners’ goal.

In a bid to freshen up his side, Arnold tinkered with his team at the break, bringing on Troy Hearfi eld for Adam Kwasnik and Trent Sainsbury for Oliver Bozanic.

The changes resulted in a shift in formation, with Michael McGlinchey

switching from right midfi eld to left in a four-fi ve-one structure.

The switches seemed to work immediately following the intermission as the yellow and navy created two chances to fi nd the back of the net.

First substitute Sainsbury smashed a shot just high of Kangjin’s goal, before a nice touch from Hearfi eld opened an opportunity for Mustafa Amini who rocketed his effort over the woodwork.

Unfortunately for Central Coast, as their legs wearied, Seongnam were ready to add gloss to the scoreline from their perspective and enhance their chances of progressing to the knockout phase of the tournament.

Captain Sunghwan rifl ed a powerful effort into the net on the angle in the 69th minute before Seongnam were awarded a penalty just three minutes later.

Keen to claim his brace, Everton stepped up to send Ryan the wrong way and make the score 4-0 in favour of the hosts.

Seongnam completed the rout seven minutes from time when Jovancic fi nally got his goal having

spurned a number of decent opportunities throughout the match.

After the game, Mariners boss Arnold acknowledged his team was outplayed by a superior opponent on the night but maintained his pride in his players.

“First of all, I’d like to congratulate Seongnam for the victory, but I want to apologise, if I may, for our performance tonight,” he said.

“But there is one very good reason behind our performance.

“We had to play on Saturday night 120 minutes in a fi nals game, plus a penalty shoot out.

“The older players were quite physically tired because of the heavy schedule and we played with four 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old.

“So yes, I am disappointed with the result, but I am very proud of the effort that my players put in after what they have been asked to do.”

Arnold added that he believed the capacity of clubs in Asia’s big leagues to sign up large squads of players, and hence rotate them through exhaustive

periods of the season aided their ambition to achieve in Asia’s top club competition.

“It’s a diffi cult task through the season of play to still only have a squad of 23 players, with three youngsters, compared to clubs in Korea and Japan that have 35 man squads,” he said.

“The difference in performances from the home game to this game was the players are fatigued and tired.

“They had no spark, no power, because they’ve had a very schedule.

“It’s not an excuse, it’s reality; reality that to perform at an international level it is very diffi cult to play 120 minutes on Saturday night, travel all day Sunday and play against a very good football team in Seongnam on Wednesday.

“Both us and Brisbane (Roar) have had to endure it and it does make it tough to be successful in both competitions,” said Arnold.Match Details

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5 (Changhoon 39’, Everton Santos 43’, 73’, Sunghwan 69’, Jovancic 83’)

Central Coast Mariners

0Seongnam Ilhwa

Chunma: 1. Kangjin (Gk), 3. Youngsun, 6. Jinpo, 8. Sungjoon (14. Bitgaram 77’), 9. Everton, 10. Jovancic, 16. Sunghwan (C), 18. Changhoon (13. Hyunho 86’), 19. Woong (12. Chul 77’), 20. Hevertinho, 35. Jongeun

Subs not used: 5. Jaekwang, 15. Pyungrae, 21. San (Gk), 33. Hyeonwoo

Yellow Cards: Sunghwan

Red cards: NoneCentral Coast Mariners:

1. Mathew Ryan (Gk), 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson, 11. Oliver Bozanic (16. Trent Sainsbury 45’), 14. Michael McGlinchey (9. Bernie Ibini 66’), 18. Alex Wilkinson (C), 19. John Sutton, 21. Sam Gallagher, 22. Mustafa Amini, 23. Adam Kwasnik (12. Troy Hearfi eld 45’), 27. Trent McClenahan

Subs not used: 2. Daniel McBreen, 4. Pedj Bojic, 17. Tomas Rogic, 20. Justin Pasfi eld

Yellows cards: Zwaanswijk

Red cards: NoneReferee: Saeid Mozaffari

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has bolstered its offensive stocks for the 2012/13 Hyundai A-League season with attacking utility Daniel McBreen extending his contract with the club for a further year.

McBreen demonstrated his capacity to adapt to a number of roles with the Mariners last term, including adjusting his game to play at the top of Graham Arnold’s midfi eld diamond at times throughout the Premiership winning campaign.

And despite recently turning 35, McBreen expressed his desire to keep playing at the highest level he could for as long as possible.

“If you look after yourself, you can play quite late into your thirties,” McBreen said.

“‘Zwaany’ (teammate Patrick Zwaanswijk) is a great example of that.

“I love the game and I want to keep playing for as long as I can at the highest

standard I can.“I had a couple of injuries

which held me back when

I was around 30 and it has taken me the last 18 months to two years to realise my

peak fi tness again,” he said.With McBreen’s young

family settled on the Central

Coast and the Mariners set to participate in the AFC Champions League

again next season, signing on the dotted line for the Yellow and Navy proved to be an easy decision for the former Falkirk and North Queensland Fury front man.

“I’ve had a really enjoyable two years here (at the Mariners),” he said.

“As Arnie (head coach Graham Arnold) keeps saying to us, the Champions League is international football.

“It’s a great experience for the younger and older players alike and everyone wants to play in it.

“It’s hard with travel, but it’s a joy to be a part of.”

Central Coast Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull welcomed McBreen’s capture for a further campaign.

“Daniel not only adds versatility to our attacking options, he is a great clubman and fantastic character to have around the dressing room,” Turnbull said.

“With Daniel, we know what we will get, and that’s 100 per cent commitment to the Central Coast Mariners cause.”

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Wyong Council held a Civic

Reception for the Central Coast Mariners on Tuesday, April 24, congratulating the Central Coast’s only national sporting team on another remarkable season in which they were crowned premiers for fi nishing fi rst after the home and away season.

Hosted by mayor Cr Bob Graham, the evening was held in the function room of Council’s Civic

Centre and attended by the entire Mariners squad and coaching staff, Federal Member for Dobell Mr Craig Thomson, State Member for Wyong Mr Darren Webber, Wyong councillors and representatives from local junior soccer clubs.

Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull thanked Wyong Council for its ongoing support.

“I thank the Council for hosting this function which is just another show of support it has shown the club since its inception,” Mr Turnbull told the gathering.

“I was recently speaking to the Chairman of the Adelaide United Club and he

said he wished his club had the same level of support shown by their local Council as what Wyong provide us.”

Mayor Cr Graham paid tribute to the Mariners success this season.

“In the seven seasons of the A League, ‘the little team that could’ have appeared in six fi nals series, won two premierships after fi nishing top of the ladder after the home and away season and appeared in three Grand Finals,” mayor Cr Graham said.

“Per capita of population, the Mariners are the most popular club in the A League.

“I’ve been living on the Central Coast for more than

30 years and the Mariners have done more to unite the Central Coast than anything else.

“They highlight the prestige of being involved in team sport and our kids will grow up knowing there is a path to be involved in sport on the world stage via the Mariners.

“These boys are the pride of the Central Coast.”

Council’s general manager Mr Michael Whittaker said the Mariners were an integral part of the Central Coast community.

“What the club has achieved in the past 12 months has been phenomenal,” Mr Whittaker

said.“Sport and participation

in sport is a vital part of any community and the Mariners have become a great symbol of our community in that regard.

“We’ve seen problems with ownership recently on the Gold Coast and Newcastle but it’s the people of the Central Coast who own the Mariners.”

Captain Alex Wilkinson said the players appreciated the support provided by Wyong Council.

“The Council has been a great supporter of the Mariners for the past seven years of the A League,” Mr Wilkinson said in his speech.

“The Centre of Excellence is going to be a great thing for the club and the community in the future and Council have been right behind that.

“We thank the Council for their recognition and in Australia, where we play grand fi nals, perhaps the fact we are premiers for being the best team over the home and away season isn’t recognised enough.”

The night concluded with Council presenting the Mariners with a gift in recognition of their season, and the Mariners presenting Council with a framed photograph as a token of their appreciation.

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Wyoming and Berkeley Vale

remain the only unbeaten teams following Round four of the Central Coast CountryNet Mens Premier League competition.

The two teams, who will meet on Sunday, May 6, at Mingara, now share the competition lead after Berkeley Vale and Killarney District both dropped points for the fi rst time this season and Wyoming scored a record win.

Budgewoi has bounced back from its 2-0 loss to Berkeley Vale in Round three with a 2-0 win over Killarney District at Frank Millington Field.

It was the northern team’s third win from four matches and established them as a serious contender for the 2012 Premier League title.

Jai Kelly gave the home team the lead in the 30th minute with his fourth goal of the season and Jamie Bartlett settled the result with a 75th-minute goal.

The result sees Budgewoi

join Killarney in equal third place.

A last minute goal to Jason Griffi ths salvaged a point for Berkeley Vale in their match against The Entrance at Pat Morley Oval.

The 1-1 draw ended a three-match losing streak by The Entrance and a three-match winning run by Berkeley Vale.

After a scoreless fi rst half, the home team took the lead through Adam Woodbine and looked set for their fi rst win before Griffi ths’ late equaliser.

Wyoming recorded what is believed to be the largest winning margin in Premier League history with a 10-0 demolition of Doyalson at Alan Davidson Park.

In a superb display of quality football, the Tigers dominated the match throughout scoring fi ve goals in each half with Daniel Edwards grabbing three in a nine-minute period on either side of the half-time break.

Daniel Surridge and Jack North each picked up doubles with Michael Payne, Marc Falzon and Graham Toope also scoring.

Doyalson has now conceded 20 goals in their last three matches while Wyoming has scored 20.

In the round’s biggest upset, East Gosford were held to a 1-1 draw by Avoca at Erina High School.

The two teams went into the match on the back of Avoca losing 5-0 in the previous round and without a point while East Gosford had won their Round three match 5-0.

Daniel McBrian gave the visitors a half-time lead before Avoca’s James Simpson equalised midway through the second term.

Umina has joined Budgewoi and Killarney District in equal third place following their 2-0 win over Kanwal at Umina Oval.

After their big loss to Wyoming in their previous match, Kanwal put in a much-improved effort holding the home team in a scoreless fi rst half before second half goals to Sam Workman-Brown and Matt Goodwin settled the match for Umina.

Wyoming and Berkeley Vale still unbeaten

by Alistair Kennedy

Two Green Point Christian

College students represented their school at the CSSA soccer trials earlier this month at Mamre Anglican School.

Jacob Villablanca and Josh Nercessian were placed into teams and played a number of games against 50-60 other skilled soccer players from Christian schools in NSW.

Jacob made it to the fi nal round of boys and only just missed out for selection in the CSSA team.

Two female students also represented their school at the CIS girls’ soccer trials and played a number

of games in front of the watchful eyes of selectors.

Both girls gave 100 per

cent but missed out making the CIS team.

Wyong Creek Public School

Year 3 and 4 students participated in a soccer gala day

in Bateau Bay on March 14.

The boys’ team and girls’ team competed against nine schools in eight games.

The boys’ team tied in their fi nal game while the girls’ team placed fi rst in their division.

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Round four of the Women’s

Premier League competition, played on Sunday, April 29, saw wins for Avoca, Gosford, Killarney, Umina, and Kanwal.

Adverse weather conditions never swayed the resolve of the Avoca girls to show they were still a team determined to climb the WPL ladder with a convincing win over The Entrance.

A seesawing game at Pat Morley oval saw Avoca emerge with a 3-2 win over The Entrance leapfrogging The Entrance from Avoca’s previous wooden spoon holders to a position where they can begin their gradual climb back.

Avoca’s defence showed grit in thwarting many attempts on goal, and was the difference in winning or losing this game.

In attack Avoca missed many opportunities to increase their overall score.

While it was the fi rst points of the season for the Avoca team, their determination showed they will be no easy prey to any team coming up against them, fi nally gelling.

League leaders, Killarney, had a training game against Wyoming with a 5-1 win and after their round three win [3-2] over second placed Gosford played out on April 22,, puts them fi rmly in control at the tiller making them perhaps the team to beat this season.

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The home win for Kanwal has seen them jump the ladder to fi fth spot after playing for two draws, a win, and a loss.

Kariong remain a challenge being just three points behind third placed Umina who managed to defeat Doyalson, at Doyalson, 4-2, keeping the young side in the race for top honours this season.

Gosford netted seven goals against a shaky Tuggerah side keeping the Dragons just three points behind league leaders Killarney but level with Umina.

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from Gumbuyah in the north to the Col Gooley expanse in the south, the Central Coast Junior League competition kicked off its 50th season with a host of keenly contested games.

G o s f o r d - K a r i o n g ’ s Carrington St ground played host to seven competition games in week one with the Storm powering to an impressive 42-0 win over Berkeley Vale in the U11 (2) division.

The heavy rain of two days previous had the adjoining storm water canal fl owing a torrent and local offi cials were forced to spend much of the afternoon fi shing wildly bobbing footballs from the rapids using much dedication to the cause, and a very big stick.

The Wyong Roos joined the Colts, Toukley and The Entrance in securing a

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While in the same division, Erina bounced back from an opening round 30-12 loss at Kincumber to eclipse the Roosters 42-6 at home.

A stunned Woy Woy found themselves trailing by 12 before they’d been afforded a single carry of the football and the elusive Eagles backs continued to soar, the tricolors running in eight tries to one by the games end.

Toukley U15(2)s prop Broedy Woolley scored a hat-trick of tries in the Hawks 36-26 win over the Storm.

It was a particularly meritorious win given they only had 11 players take to the fi eld.

The blue and gold’s followed up their bright start, putting in a strong second half showing at Erina where they turned a slender 6-4 mid game advantage into an ultimately comprehensive 28-10 victory.

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Kincumber sit atop the ladder as the only unbeaten team after the fi rst month.

Erina moved into second spot with a nail biting 18-16 win over the Tigers in wet and slippery conditions.

A freakish bomb off the cross bar resulted in a try to Eagles half Ryan Sheppard which secured the win, a victory made all the sweeter for the fact it fell on coach John Creevey’s birthday.

A thriller between Terrigal and Toukley in round three saw the Sharks come from 16-0 down to clinch a last gasp 18-16 victory over the luckless Hawks.

Exciting Terrigal fullback Josh Turner had an afternoon to remember and scored two crucial second half tries before backing up later in the afternoon on the left wing in Reserve Grade, a game in which he scored a further double.

Turner, Terrigal’s Dillon Selby and the Hawks duo of Andrew Callow and Mitch Riley were outstanding contributors to a terrifi c game of 18s rugby league.

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Luke McInnes unfurled a whale of a game for the Sharks as the undefeated sea-siders accounted for Toukley 34-0 in round three of the Rugby League Central Coast Cup.

With ball in hand, the former Wests Tiger charged with apparent impunity, his vertical status was rarely revoked and his knees were seemingly only ever muddied in the process of diving across the Hawks stripe to score.

Terrigal coach Gavin Spain nominated McInnes and veteran centre Wes Tillott as his team’s standouts and said “they were both great down that right edge, Luke has good hands and good footwork and he did make Toukley look inexperienced at times”.

The top rungs of the competition ladder house a genuine darkness as the two teams wearing all black, Ourimbah and Terrigal have managed to traverse the opening month without any hint of disappointment.

The Sharks overcame Berkeley Vale 28-14 while Ourimbah thumped the Hawks 66-2 in the latest round of matches.

In the previous week, the Magpies accounted for a youthful Entrance outfi t 24-10 at Sohier Park.

Wentworthville recruit Steve Bristow was named man of the match.

Coach Adam McEwen described his prop as being “strong in the middle of the park”, before adding that “he

really dominated the forward exchanges”.

Having made three of the past four Grand Finals, Ourimbah are the current yardstick by which all the remaining Coast teams measures themselves.

McEwen discussed whether favouritism and expectation were adding undue pressure to the Magpies 2012 campaign.

“We have a strong squad and we are learning to play together as a new group.

“We have a couple of new players from last year and aren’t as cohesive as we should be.

“The fact that we are winning is a real confi dence booster but we have a way to go.

“I don’t think we buy into any favouritism tag as we are only three games in and that sort of talk is generated by outsiders, so I don’t think that adds any expectation,” he said.

Following on from three successive defeats, Erina took to the fi eld against The Entrance looking like a team who’d had an absolute gutful of losing.

The Eagles bolted from the sheds with a steely purpose in their eyes and duly proceeded to dominate physically, while generally out enthusing their opponents, tight forwards Bryson, Vaotuua and Hall wresting total control of centre fi eld.

Fourteen-nil at the break became game over two minutes into the second stanza after centre Brodie Delaney ran off captain-coach Jamie Feeney to cross for his fi rst ever try in the Eagles jersey.

The Tigers looked jaded and, in comparison to their

big effort at Ourimbah a week previous, the Orangemen put in a somewhat pithy performance, but the prodigious natural ability of Coedi Towney was allowed to fl icker ever so fl eetingly.

The right centre scored a spectacular try off a long range Jarod Hamer kick direct from a scrum win midway through the fi nal term.

After dropping points in the opening round, both Woy Woy and Kincumber have strung together three consecutive victories.

The Roosters accounted for Northern Lakes 34-18 in their most recent outing, while the Colts impressed at home against the perennially tough Bunnies, winning 28-10.

As the season heads into week fi ve both the red and whites and the white and reds look effi ciently grooved, pushing toward high winter, a collected and unfl appable air emanating both camps.

By contrast, last year’s premiers, Berkeley Vale, are still searching for their fi rst victory of the new season and despite stronger performances in recent weeks, the Panthers remain at the tail of the fi eld.

With games against top four teams Kincumber and Ourimbah set down for the next fortnight, Berkeley Vale will need to fi nd their mojo shortly if they’re to stay in touch with the 2012 contenders.

Round fi ve sees Kincumber travel to Berkeley Vale on Saturday, May 5, before Umina host Ourimbah, Toukley v Erina, Woy Woy v Terrigal and Nothern Lakes v The Entrance all battle it out on Sunday, May 6.

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teams will contest round four on Saturday, May 5, with the match of the round between Avoca and Ourimbah at Heazlett Park.

This clash could be seen as the fi rst big test of the season for these two clubs.

They have both had good wins so far this year but because they are so far undefeated this season there is much at stake in the game.

Avoca Beach have a good all round team, they have the forward pack that can match any other team in the competition but also have the backline to cause damage to all other teams.

However it is the clash of the two forward packs that will be the most interesting factor in this match.

Ourimbah have an excellent pack and have taken all before them this year.

The forwards are headed by prop Brett Cunningham, lock Tyler Jones, fl ankers Clint Guyatt and Bradd Sheridan and No.8 Brett Marchant.

Avoca Beach has the experience in players such as Emile Thomas, Adam Winter and Luke Sheridan so the battle between the two packs will be most willing.

A very interesting tussle will be between the two Sheridan brothers, Luke (Avoca) and Bradd (Ourimbah), who are probably playing against each other for the fi rst time in their playing careers.

Avoca Beach may have the slight advantage in the backline tussle with several very experienced players but the Ourimbah backs have played with much commitment and structure this year that their defensive pattern may frustrate the home side.

This match could go either way.

Avoca Beach has the home ground advantage but Ourimbah have been the most convincing team in their two matches this season.

Another exciting match will at Kariong Oval when the home side Kariong take on the youthful Warnervale team.

Both teams lost their games last weekend in very close results so will be most keen to get quickly back into the winners circle.

Kariong were in the game all the time last week against Gosford and the same could be said for Warnervale against Terrigal last Saturday.

Kariong were strong in the forwards and that is the basis of their team play.

Warnervale will have to match them in that area and

then use their very good backline to search out gaps out wide.

Both teams would see a win as extremely important on Saturday as they need to keep in touch with the competition lead even at this early stage of the season.

This will be a hard fought clash which should go right down to the wire.

Northlakes are at home to Woy Woy at Slade Park and this match will also be close.

Woy Woy have had a tough start to the season having to play three top teams.

They will see this game as a great opportunity to get their fi rst win.

It will be diffi cult because they are away from home and they are meeting a Northlakes team who are coming off a morale boosting win last week.

Northlakes will most likely go into the clash as favourite but this match, like the two above, will be tight for the entire duration of the game.

Terrigal should be too strong for The Entrance at The Haven Oval. Terrigal have played great rugby in the last two weeks and will only get stronger as the season advances.

The Entrance need to hit back this week and attempt to make the home side work for every point.

Avoca Vs Ourimbah is match of the round

this weekby Larry Thomson

Adam Carlisle played his 350th

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“This is a remarkable achievement, and more than likely unequalled on

the Central Coast,” said Central Coast Rugby Union president Larry Thomson.

Adam commenced playing with Gosford in 1991, with the Juniors.

He played 92 games for the juniors before running out in First Grade for his 258th senior game.

Remarkably, having played juniors and seniors for the club over 21 years, Adam has made 237 appearances in First Grade, which is 68 per cent of all his games for the club, and also 92 per cent of his senior games were in the top grade.

Carlisle plays 350th game

by Larry Thomson

The Central Coast will play host to

the National Army Rugby team with selection of the team conducted over two weeks.

Soldiers from all over Australia will gather on the Central Coast for the two week camp.

Those selected will go onto play the National Navy and Air Force teams later

this month.The Army team will be

involved in trial matches against Randwick and the Central Coast Invitational team.

The Army squad boasts two brothers of Wallaby and Waratah star Drew Mitchell.

The match against the Central Coast Invitational side will be played on Sunday, May 6, at The Haven in Terrigal at 3pm,

with players from all Central Coast clubs represented.

The afternoon offers a great opportunity to watch a high level of rugby locally.

Entry is free and the afternoon promises to be a great family fun day with giveaways for the kids and fans able to meet some of the special guests including past and present Waratah and Wallaby players.

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Coast Rugby Union competition was held on Saturday, April 21.

In the match of the round, Terrigal caused an upset when they were able to defeat Premiers Gosford at Gosford Showground by 33 points to 18.

The actual result may not have been an upset to some people, but the size of the win and the authority of the Terrigal display was certainly against what many would have thought based on the previous week’s results.

Gosford led early on by six points to fi ve but this was one of the few points of the game that Gosford was to lead.

Terrigal had scored a try while Gosford kicker Tim Hill had kicked two penalty goals.

Terrigal then took the lead midway through the fi rst half and went to the half time break leading by 19 points to 12.

The game at that stage was anybody’s, but Terrigal was playing the better rugby.

The team was playing like a team and their enthusiasm and commitment were putting Gosford continually on the back foot.

Flanker Dave Crawford was having a great game and was all over the paddock.

Others to play well for Terrigal in what was a wonderful team performance were outside centre Guy Schofi eld, who scored two tries, and fi ve-eight Damien Woods who was also able to cross for two tries.

Another to play very well was forward Ryan Metcalfe, who was putting on display all his experience.

The match continued in much the same vein in the second half and Terrigal maintained their control.

They won by 14 points to six.

What was the dominant feature of this match was that Terrigal had scored fi ve tries to nil.

Gosford were only able to reply with six penalty goals.

Best for Gosford were locks Mitch Cornwell and Luke Hennig, and they were well supported by prop Steve Lauti.

Avoca Beach continued their good early season form and their winning ways

with a resounding win over Northlakes at Heazlett Park, running out winners by 42 points to 14.

Northlakes led early in the match but Avoca Beach scored at the 20 minute mark of the fi rst half to take the lead by 10 points to six.

The scores were quite close until about 10 minutes before halftime before Avoca Beach ran in three very quick tries.

At that point, they took control of the match even though Northlakes did a real effort to make a game of it in the second half.

Best for Avoca Beach were hooker Matt Hipwell, prop Luke Sheridan and lock Adam Winter.

Northlakes gave it their all and no-one was better than prop Matt Lanzini, Tyson Boyes and Che Nesbitt.

Marshall Hemopo was able to score all of Northlakes’ points but it was all to no avail as Avoca Beach as a team were able to post seven tries to record a most convincing win.

Ourimbah opened up their season with a big win over The Entrance by 43 points to 0 at Ourimbah Rugby Park.

The match was all Ourimbah, they led at halftime by 24 points to nil and continued with the same form to go on to record the big win.

Best for Ourimbah were fl anker Bradd Sheridan, prop Simon Rudd and outside back Ryan Pike.

Best for the visitors were Jarryd Grange and Adam Williams.

Warnervale recorded their second win of the season when they defeated Woy Woy by 40 points to 10 at Woongarrah Oval.

Warnervale were always in charge during the game, they led by 23 points to 10 at the halftime break and continued on their winning way.

Best for Warnervale were half back Josh Holman, who crossed for two tries, and he was well assisted by lock Pat Baker and fl anker Timmie Makaafi .

Flanker Kane Byrne, who scored a try for the visitors, was the most effective player for Woy Woy and was always in the forefront of their attack.

Another to play well for Woy Woy was prop Kevin Pike.

Terrigal upset premiers

by Larry Thomson

Round three of the Central

Coast Rugby Union competition was held on Saturday, April 28.

Terrigal recorded a close but pleasing win over Warnervale at Woongarrah Oval by 28 points to 19.

There was nothing in this game throughout, but Terrigal was able to score late in the match to confi rm the win.

The fi rst half was a hard fought and a very even encounter.

Both teams had their chances and at halftime Terrigal only led by 18 points to 14.

The game at that stage was certainly there for the taking by both teams.

Terrigal did score fi ve tries to two, and because of this, they probably deserved to run out winners.

However, it was not until the fi nal minutes of the match that Terrigal felt safe.

Ryan Metcalfe continued his good recent form and crossed for two individual tries, while lock Joe Taylor also had a strong game.

Others to play well for the visitors were fl anker Dave Crawford and centre Guy Schofi eld.

Terrigal now share the competition lead and have showed in recent weeks that they will be a force this year.

Warnervale were always in the match.

Their best players were prop Luther Dyson who was strong in the set pieces, and also in general play.

Another to play well was Jarryd Lees who scored a try and kicked three penalty goals for a personal total of 14 points.

Warnervale, despite the loss, know they are close to Top Four reckoning and will be a danger to all teams throughout the year.

Gosford returned to winning

form with a hard fought win over Kariong at Gosford Showground, winning the game by 25 points to 19.

This game could have gone either way and both teams could have won the match even into the last 10 minutes.

Gosford opened the scoring with a great try by fi ve-eight Adam Carlisle.

Carlisle, playing in his 350th club game, was outstanding for the entire game and controlled proceedings for the whole 80 minutes.

Kariong soon replied with a try to make the score fi ve all.

Gosford were then able to score the try of the match when a long break down the sideline saw a pass inside to Adam Carlisle who drew the defence before passing to centre Josh McGlynn for him to score a thrilling try.

Kariong once again quickly hit back with a converted try and took the lead in the match by 12 points to 10.

This remained the score at the halftime break.

Both teams had several good players.

Besides Carlisle, Gosford were best served by fl anker Hugo Pike, prop Steve Lauti and centre Josh McGlynn.

Kariong also had several excellent players but none were better than No.8 Afele Tongia who made many

strong runs and was a danger in attack for the entire match.

He was well supported by fullback Derrick Peachey and halfback Scott Hanley.

Gosford regained the lead at the 10th minute of the second half when Adam Carlisle crossed for his second try.

Gosford led by 15 points to 12 and despite the scores being close for the remainder of the game were not to be headed for the remainder of the match.

Gosford scored a further try and kicked a penalty goal to lead by 25 points to 12 before Kariong replied with a try.

The last few minutes were exciting as Kariong were within a converted try and were attempting to attack to get the win but Gosford were to hold on for a very meritorious win.

Gosford will take a lot from this result as they were most disappointing the week before and, to defeat a strong Kariong side was a real achievement.

Kariong went very close and know they will be in the reckoning in the Premiership race this year.

Ourimbah continued their great early season form with a convincing 40 points to nil win over Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval.

The visitors dominated from start to fi nish and, after

leading by 33 points to nil at the halftime break, the result was never in doubt.

Woy Woy made a far better effort in the second half and limited Ourimbah to one converted try but the result had already been cemented.

Best for Ourimbah was No.8 Brett Marchant who was able to cross for an astounding fi ve tries.

Others to play well were fellow loose forwards Bradd Sheridan and Clint Guyatt.

Woy Woy gave it their all, but did not get a chance in this match.

Northlakes recorded their fi rst win of the year when they defeated The Entrance by 43 points to 12 at Joseph Banks Oval.

Northlakes led by 26 points to nil at the halftime break and, like Ourimbah, basically had the match won at that stage.

The second half was far more even but the result had already been determined.

Northlakes did score seven tries to two and were deserved winners. Best for Northlakes were centre Brenton Law, who scored two tries, Paul Wilson and Tyson Boyes.

The Entrance were best served by Dean Patterson who scored two tries, and in the back Adam Williams was as consistent as ever.

Newest club, Warnervale keen to gain top four status

by Larry Thomson


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Ettalong Bowling Club’s Aron

Sherriff has been selected in the South Australia International Series men’s team to be played in Adelaide later this month.

In the aftermath of the Australian Sides Championships at Broadbeach, the national selection panel named

eight men and eight women for the six-nation event, marking them as Australia’s potential World Bowls’ representatives.

In the men’s team, world number four Aron Sherriff is joined by world number two Leif Selby, world number six Brett Wilkie, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mark Casey, reigning Australian Open pairs champion Nathan Rice, Asia Pacifi c

Championships gold medallist Mark Berghofer and experienced SA all-rounder Wayne Ruediger along with -year-old Dylan Fisher.

A competitive selection camp will take place in the second half of the year to confi rm the fi nal 10-strong World Championships’ team who will be entrusted with the nation’s shot at world glory.

Sherriff selected for Australian team

by Aidan Davis

Photo: Bowls Australia

Central Coast RSL Triples

Bowls Champions Mal Campbell, John Edwards and Richard Thornton from The Greens, The Entrance, contested the State playoffs recently and represented Zone 5 against the Champions from other NSW RSL Zones at Greenlees

Park Bowling Club in Sydney.

After winning the semi fi nal against Zone 2 they were defeated 25 to 16 by Zone 20.

The 2012 Pennant Season will commence on Wednesday, May 9, which will see three grades with 24 sides compete with one section in Grade 1, two in Grade 2 and three in grade 3.

Bateau Bay, Munmorah and Terrigal have all entered

three sides, Gwandalan, Halekulani and Wamberal entered two, Davistown RSL entered one side along with Everglades, the Greens, Woy Woy and Gosford City while Umina entered four sides.

First past the post will be the winner in Grade 1 and, in the event of a draw, a fi nal will be played.

Semi Finals and Finals will be played in Grades 2 and 3, with all fi nals played on neutral greens.

Coast RSL Triples runners-up in NSW

fi nalsby Kevin Owen

The Gosford City Major Singles

Final was held last month with a fi nal score of 31 to 17.

George Clark met Selvarajan Panchadcharam

on one of his hot days.Although George held

shots on several ends, Selva’s superb drawing capacity denied him of shots on repeated occasions.

It is Selva’s fi rst major

title, but if he continues as he has been, it will not be his last.

Selva and George also fought out the fi nal in the fours fi nal.

Selva wins Gosford Major Singles Final

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Avoca Beach Bowling Club is

actively promoting U18 bowls and, following on from last year’s successful inaugural Seaside All-Schools Lawn Bowls Classic, they again sent out invitations to high schools in Zone 15.

Five schools responded and on Monday, April 30, Terrigal High, Brisbane Water Secondary College, Gosford High, Lisarow High and Kincumber High sent a total of 20 teams to contest a program of three games of two bowl triples over 12 ends with the winning team decided on games won plus ends.

Bowls Central Coast U18s coordinator Garry MacFadyen and his team of “Bowls Buddies” were on standby at each of the 10 rinks to give advice and guidance to the eager students, some of which had limited previous bowls experience.

Lisarow High’s team of Scott Burkinshaw (skip), Sam Telfer (2nd) and Kieran Lawson (lead) took out fi rst place with three wins plus 30 ends from Kincumber High’s team skipped by Brad McIntyre with James Cooper (2nd) and Brandon Hughes (lead) who won their three games plus 28 ends.

Bowls Australia’s community development offi cer for Central Coast-Newcastle Mr Mark Whiteman was on hand to identify students with the potential to advance in bowls and to offer on-going help and tuition on a regular basis within the U18 bowls program.

At the end of the closing ceremony, the 14 students Mark selected as having potential were handed an information form to take home and discuss with their parents with a view to joining the U18 bowls program.

Lisarow HS wins Coast U18 triplesby Bob Bourke

Toukley RSL Men’s Pennant teams

have managed to improve their positions on the 2012 Pennant ladder with convincing victories.

The grade six bowlers were successful with a hard fought victory over Munmorah United on Saturday, April 21, and fi nished with a result of 5-1.

This result of 5-1 was not indicative of the game itself and was only determined by a couple of shots on the master board.

“All participants should be proud of the sportsmanship displayed because the end result could have easily been reversed,” said Toukley RSL Men’s Bowling Club publicity offi cer Barry Middleton.

Toukley RSL grade 6 managed a convincing win against Avoca 6-0 on Saturday, April 28, but even so, Toukley RSL grade 6 is not out of the woods and will require continued commitment if they wish to advance further in the 2012 Pennant Season.

Meanwhile Toukley RSL grade 7 ventured south to Ettalong no Saturday, April 21, to compete in their round 7 Pennant match.

Toukley RSL were successful on the day with a comfortable 6-0 victory.

Further to this victory, on Saturday, April 28, Toukley RSL grade 7 hosted Wyong and managed a 5-1 result.

Also on April 28, Toukley RSL grade 4 played Wyong at Wyong with a satisfying 5-1 result.

Toukley Pennant teams climb ladder

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The Post Sectional W o m e n ’ s

Pennant Playoffs were held at Halekulani on April 22, 23 and 24.

The sun was shining on Sunday when President Lesley welcomed grade four to the fi rst day of the playoffs.

Grades two and three joined grade four and were welcomed on Monday.

Unfortunately, the weather was not kind and after a rain interrupted morning match which wasn’t completed until mid afternoon a decision was made to abandon play.

This meant rescheduling the afternoon Monday matches to Tuesday morning and the Tuesday morning matches to the afternoon.

Sunny skies greeted the players on Tuesday morning where the deferred games from Monday were able to be completed successfully.

At lunch time, President Lesley welcomed Grade 1 for their fi nal.

During the afternoon the weather once again changed and players were called in from the green to allow a storm front to pass and then it was back out to complete the fi nal game of the Post Sectional playoffs.

Although the weather was not pleasant, the number of spectators who came along to cheer on their ladies was great to see.

The presentation of fl ags and formalities were held inside due to the conditions on the green and the lateness of the completion of the games.

This certainly didn’t deter from the exciting atmosphere for the winners and runners up.

This year saw a number of “fi rsts”.

Halekulani was the fi rst club in the Central Coast District history to have all their pennant sides make the playoffs and therefore be represented in all grades.

Davistown RSL won their fi rst pennant fl ag in the club’s 38 year history.

Women’s Pennant playoffs completedby Robyn Davis

Grade 1 - Winners: Halekulani - Leigh Howe, Jean Bullock, Karen Rayner, Gwenith Lach (Skip),

Corinne Topfer, Dianne McInnes, Mavis Broadley, Shirley Exley (Skip).

Runners Up:Avoca Beach - Margaret Guthrie, June Castle, Colleen Winder, Dorothy Maynard (Skip),

Janice Kenny, Ann Bates, Del Ayre, Deirdre Windshuttel (Skip).

Grade 2 - Winners: Terrigal - Lorraine Griffi ths, Beatrice Jury, Valerie Davis, Naida Caughey (Skip),

Julia Silvia, Lorraine Murphy, Dianne Fernance, Pamela Colbran (Skip).

Runners Up: Halekulani - Beryl Crozier, Jeanette Cutting, Lorraine Blair, Margaret McGuinness (Skip),

Denise East, Judith Marshall-McManus, Lynne Wilding, Jean Lauriston (Skip)

Grade 3 - Winners: Davistown RSL - Carol Moore, Ann Ross, Isabell Carr, Merilyn Dullo (Skip),

Marilyn McLoskey, Marion Love, Susan Taylor, Patricia Jenkins-Green (Skip).

Runners Up: Terrigal - Colleen McArdle, Veronique Jewell, Brie McMurray, Elaine Clarke (Skip),

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Grade 4 - Winners: Wyong (1) - Christine Clements, Marion Baker, Joyce Pirie, Carol McCleer (Skip),

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Ettalong Bowling Club’s Aron

Sherriff competed in the Super 6 series and Australian Sides Championships in Broadbeach last month.

World number four Aron Sherriff commenced the Super 6 series Blues’ campaign with a powerful performance against an undefeated Robert McMullen, from Tasmania.

The former world champion, who fell short in last year’s fi nal, broke out of the blocks early, picking up 11 shots over the fi rst four ends to establish a commanding lead before

racing to a comprehensive 21-9 victory.

“I was ecstatic with the start that I got off to,” an elated Sherriff said following his victory.

“I knew I had to start well and put a little bit of pressure on early and hope that my experience would see me through.

“This event is a great lead up to the Australian Sides Championships, we’re playing for Australian titles so it’s very important to us.”

Fellow Australian representative Mathew Pietersen and former Australia A squad member Brody Pitham recorded NSW’s second fi nal win, stamping their authority

over defending titleholders Scott Thulborn and Wayne Ruediger, from South Australia, with a 20-15 victory.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l representatives Matthew Baus, Ben Twist and Shane Garvey replicated their teammates feet, securing a whitewash for NSW in the men’s event with 19-10 win against Tasmania’s Brodie Baker, Mark Strochnetter and Adam White.

Meanwhile, Australian female bowler of the year Natasha Van Eldik and world number four Karen Murphy claimed the women’s pairs silverware with a comfortable 21-10 win against Australian U18

squad member Breeanna Dickson and former Australia A squad representative Kelli Wray, from South Australia.

“For NSW to win four gold medal matches is a great achievement for us and I think it sends a message out to everyone else before the start of the Sides,” Sherriff said.

“It gives us a lot of confi dence.”

But in the men’s Alley Shield event, Sherriff was edged out 16-17 by Scott Thulborn on the last end and was again edged out in the Australia Sides Championship by Tigers’ Tim Douce 27-15.

Sherriff in NSW whitewash at Super 6 series

by Aidan Davis

The Avoca Major Singles Final was

played on Sunday, April 15, between Phil Downs and Damien Lenkovic with a score of 31-15 to Phil.

Downs defeated Tony Shoebridge in the semi-fi nal and Brett Pritchard in the quarter-fi nal, while Damien Lenkovic defeated Terry Gains in the other semi fi nal and Dick Nowland in the other quarter-fi nal.

The game promised to be a beauty with the machine like drawing of Damien, who also made the fi nal last year, to be pitted against the experienced ex-international and awesome driving ability of Phil.

Damien was on target with long ends to start with and comfortably held his

own in the early stages.Both players were worthy

of their spot and did justice to a green that was a fraction slower than usual, which was probably due to the weather a couple of days before.

The scores were close in the early part of the game, but consistency of shot selection saw Phil edge away to a lead of 16 to 8 after an hour and a half of play.

The lead was enough to allow Phil to relax and play his shots with a super display of draw bowls while Damien played a bit of catch up.

A small but appreciative crowd was on hand to witness a very entertaining game.

Phil Downs wins Avoca Major Singles Final

by Mark Rayner

Phil Downs and Damien Lenkovic

The call of “ U m p i r e ! ,

Umpire!”, familiar to all competition bowlers, will be heard loud and clear around the Canton Beach Sports Club as six members of Toukley District Men’s Bowling Club recently completed the course that saw them accredited as Level 1 Umpires.

A simple notice on the notice board, backed up by committee support, was

all it took for David Rixom, Darren Wheatley, Barry Hill, Tony Gribbin, John Selwood and Barrie McFetters to step forward and answer the call to swell the ranks of the club’s umpires, an essential task for all competition play.

Toukley Men’s Club president Barry Hill, who is one of the new umpires, praised the professionalism in the way the course was run by the three trainers, Level 2 Umpires Tony Hegyi, secretary-treasurer of Umpires, Fred Trounce and Keith Geisler.

Six new umpires at

Toukleyby Bob Bourke


On the Water

TIDE CHART(Fort Denison)

APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISONEttalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs - Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min

In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

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SAT - 120054 - 1.710747 - 0.451355 - 1.341932 - 0.71

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THU - 100550 - 0.301152 - 1.391727 - 0.582356 - 1.83

SUN - 60204 - 0.230804 - 1.611357 - 0.332025 - 2.03

THU - 30521 - 1.611136 - 0.371800 - 1.70

MON - 140259 - 1.500934 - 0.541554 - 1.412152 - 0.74

MON - 70259 - 0.190900 - 1.561445 - 0.372115 - 2.05

FRI - 40014 - 0.420615 - 1.631222 - 0.331847 - 1.84

TUE - 150359 - 1.441021 - 0.551645 - 1.472256 - 0.70

TUE - 80355 - 0.190957 - 1.511537 - 0.432207 - 2.02

WED - 90451 - 0.231054 - 1.441630 - 0.502300 - 1.95

WED - 160453 - 1.401103 - 0.551731 - 1.542351 - 0.65

SAT - 50109 - 0.310710 - 1.631309 - 0.321935 - 1.95

WED - 20424 - 1.571049 - 0.421711 - 1.562315 - 0.54

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Coast Lodge Morning Star conducted a presentation for their donation to the Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club female boat crews on Sunday, April 22.

Ben Crockett represented the group and presented Terrigal SLSC with a boat cover and set of oars designed for females to help Terrigal attract new female boat crew members.

“Organisations such as the Freemasons on the Central Coast are extremely valuable in assisting

Terrigal SLSC in providing opportunities to develop outstanding volunteer lifesavers” said Terrigal SLSC president Mardi Love.

“We thank them for their donation to our club, which exceeds $7000, and will enable our female boat crews to improve their skills.”

Freemasons donateto Terrigal SLSC

by Mardi Love

The 12th Terrigal Cafe Ocean

Swim was held on Sunday, April 22, with over 300 participants across the three swims.

The 1km swim was won by Brad Woodward (13) from Shelley Beach in the men’s and Terrigal

SLSC’s Sarah McGowan (12) in the women’s with the young guns showcasing their talents against older opponents.

The Sheather and Merrigan Dash for Cash race was won by Terrigal SLSC’s Daniel Smith after bodysurfi ng a great wave and the female event was won by Hannah Lemke

from Swansea-Belmont SLSC, who then backed up to win the $250 in the 2km swim, making her day very profi table.

The 2km male swim was won by Kieran Casey in a very close race with Keelan Bridge and Paul Lemmon close behind.

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The Central Coast Crystals

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Ellice-Flint wins fi rst in April Malibu comp

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Hayden Wellington

Synchronised swimming team places fourth

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A free sport mentor training

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The six-hour program normally costs $75 but is being offered for free as a once-off opportunity.

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Sue and Matt Bradley of Woy

Woy will travel to the Blue Mountains to compete in the Wild Endurance Challenge on May 5 and 6.

The couple will raise money for the Wilderness Society by competing and donate proceeds from the movie night they organised on Tuesday, May 1, at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre.

Sue competed in the event a few years previously and walked the 100km challenge but said this year she wanted to do the 50km challenge at a faster pace with her husband Matt.

“We do not often get the chance to do something together as we have three young girls aged seven, fi ve and three,” said Mrs Bradley.

“We train separately but are looking forward to running this together.

“We both love to live life and take a few risks; it is what living is for.

“I love this event as it is set in the Blue Mountains, one of my favourite places and to see it this way is really inspiring.

“To complete a challenge like this is really uplifting, you truly believe in yourself that you can do anything,” she said.

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Featuring many of today’s best boxers from all over NSW and the Central Coast, the night is sure to have everyone out of their seats screaming for more.

Team Umina has been racking up some convincing wins against formidable opponents in preparation for this home tournament, all with the expectation of a big crowd and great atmosphere.

Some of the big names boxing on the show include World Title bound Satali Tevi-Fuimaono, Tim and Nikita Tszyu, sons of the Hall of Fame superstar Kostya, Central Coast juggernaut Troy O’Meley, The little superstar from The Entrance Josh English, Luke and Jordan Bunder from Umina PCYC (both NSW champs) and the ever improving Dillon Bargero from Wyong, son of fi ve time Australian Champion, Marco.

Head coach at Umina Beach PCYC Joel Keegan said “Not only do we have a great bunch of fi ghters on the card, but they are up against top opponents for

what are sure to be crackers of fi ghts.”

“We even want it known that all boxers from all associations are welcome at this show.

“I think everyone is tired of seeing multiple champions in a weight division.

“It should not be disputable who is the state Champion,” he said.

Satali Tevi-Fuimaono (two time Australian Champion) is using this fi ght as his fi nal hit out before he narrows his focus towards preparing for World Titles, in Kansas, USA in late July.

His form going in to this bout has been exceptional with convincing victories over the Victorian Champion and also stepping up to fi ght a 19 year old after struggling to gain an opponent, a huge effort for a 14 year old.

Satali has fought in every state except South Australia, and beaten boxers from every state except Tasmania, but this will be his fi rst home fi ght night.

Tim and Nikita Tszyu, sons of Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu and champions in their own rights, are two of the most promising boxers in Australia.

Tim will fi ght Troy O’Meley, the tough and talented Central Coast boy fresh from his part in World Series Boxing Tournament, where he fought many of the biggest names in boxing.

Nikita, fresh from lighting up the Australian Titles with his combination of speed and agility, takes on

Newcastle’s Taz Bensley, who comes with his own reputation for speed.

Josh English from Terrigal, who went within a whisker of joining Jai Opetaia at the London Olympics when he was cruelly beaten by a point in a hotly disputed decision, resumes hostilities against the dangerous puncher David Vo from Cabramatta.

Josh has never been in a dull fi ght, and this will be a hard to beat fi ght on the night.

Isabel Fry made her debut as Umina PCYC’s fi rst ever female fi ghter last month, and recorded a resounding fi rst round stoppage of Dee Mobbs.

Mobbs had beaten Ettalong’s Rose Kelly in her previous bout, so this was a fantastic effort and a positive sign for the power puncher.

Other locals sure to put on a big show are Jasper Scannell fi ghting Dillon Bargero, Chris Nixon and Joel Hedges on debut and Shaun Wills to continue his great form.

Ahren Ross and Shawn Bevan will be looking to keep their promising starts going and Luke and Jordan Bunder (both NSW Champions) are happy to take on all comers.

Almost all gyms on the Central Coast will be in action with a great night and big crowd expected at this licensed event.

A family area will be prepared and a police presence will be held all night.

The night is a fundraiser for PCYC and also Satali Tevi-Fuimaono as he prepares for his trip to the Ringside World Titles in Kansas, USA.

Boxing tournament at Umina PCYC

by Joel Keegan

Tim Tszyu

Jasper Scannell

Gosford Council has been

awarded funding of $47,169 under the 2011-12 Sport and Recreation Facility Grant Program.

The funding will be used by Gosford Council for the installation of fl oodlighting at Saratoga Oval.

“Good facilities allow local sporting clubs to thrive and make it easier for everyone to participate in physical activity,” said Minister for the Central Coast/Member for Terrigal Mr Hartcher.

“This important investment of NSW Government funding will help local sporting clubs to utilise Saratoga Oval outside daylight hours for training and other activities.

“I also hope the upgraded lighting encourages other sporting groups to take advantage of this facility.”

Mr Hartcher and Minister for Sport and Recreation Mr Graham Annesley were joined by Gosford mayor Cr Laurie Maher who welcomed the funding announcement.

“Local sporting teams currently using the oval are doing the best they can to conduct weeknight training.

“The installation of this fl oodlighting will provide a safe environment for children to train and alleviate

time pressures on parents and volunteers,” Cr Maher said.

“Council will be contributing $190,000 on top of the $47,169 grant from the NSW Government’s Sport and Recreation Facility Grant Program for the lighting installation.”

Council offi cers are currently undertaking the appropriate environmental assessments to ensure the project has minimal environmental impact and are also consulting with local residents to ensure the needs of the community are met.

Mr Annesley said the NSW Government remains committed to increasing participation in sport and recreation throughout the State.

“Unfortunately it is not possible to support every application received.

“I am, however, confi dent that the new lighting facilities for Saratoga Oval will encourage greater usage of this sporting facility,” Mr Annesley said.

“Participation in sport and physical activity is one of the essential elements of a healthy lifestyle and the NSW Government is committed to investing in our communities to encourage this very important objective.”

Saratoga Oval to receive

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The Central Coast O60s Cricket

Club has recently returned from a successful visit to Quirindi in the Central West.

Perhaps the Cyclones should be known as the Drought Busters, as Quirindi’s dry spell ended on the day the game took place.

Central Coast were the winners passing Quirindi’s 9/73 while only losing two wickets.

Best fi gures for the Cyclones came from Greg

Griggs (ex Gosford Cricket Club) 29 runs and Gordon Ives (Umina) 18, both retired.

Wickets were shared between Ron Durrant (Narara) 2/5, Gordon Ives 2/7 and new player Gary Castles (The Entrance) 2/12.

Practice continues at Fagan’s Park, Point Clare, on the fi rst and third Thursdays at 1pm during the winter months.

Any player, past or present, approaching 60 years of age, or having reached there, is welcome to come and join the group.

Cyclones winby Graham Abbott


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Hazy Demon and Mini Mayhem most valuable players

by Val BridgePhotos: ValsPix

Awesome would be one word to

describe the Central Coast Roller Girls’ Black and White All Stars’ bout held on Saturday, April 21, at the Central Coast Youth Club at Niagra Park. Despite a cold evening, attendance was at capacity anticipating what turned out to be a hard dual between black and white.

Both teams skated out to rapturous applause and by the time the fi rst jam started, the place was absolutely buzzing.

It went up a few notches as the white team tried to defend from the front by forming a wall.

There were a lot of heavy hits, with the black team’s West Side Gory absorbing a lot of heavy hits on her way to getting lead jammer.

The white team’s captain, Ali-tude got completely smashed while her team mate, AllureNKill was sent to the penalty box.

The Black team struck the fi rst blow as they scored an 8-0 jam.

The white team got lead jammer through Dobie Wan Kenobi but she was overtaken by her opposing jammer Ratbag who ended up outscoring her 4-1 as Dobie eventually called it off.

The black team continued to turn the screw as Teeny Flirtini got lead jammer by going straight through the middle of the pack with Hazy Demon in close pursuit, but she soon got sent to the penalty box for track cutting.

Psyclone Tracey smashed Teeny with a great last line of defence hit as the white team built a wall at the front of the pack to stop Teeny from scoring more points but they eventually found themselves out of play.

Teeny called off the jam

just as Hazy Demon was making her way back onto the track as she picked up a 12-0 jam.

The black team went with a no pack start as their jammer Mini Mayhem tore up the middle to get lead jammer to take advantage of the power jam.

Mini Mayhem was doing well to avoid getting hit by Vixenation as Cherry smashed Matron of Pain out of the way to allow Mini Mayhem to get though and score a 10-0 jam.

Teeny Flirtini took on Alit-tude in the jammer battle.

The black team’s Lola Ebola launched herself at Ali-tude to try and take her down but Ali-tude kept herself up, however, she took a sharp turn around the bend and did her best Forrest Gump impersonation and kept going and almost landed in the black team’s bench.

The white team continued with its tactic of having a wall at the front of the pack as both jammers went the opposite way in their quest to get lead jammer.

West Side Gory went on the outside but Hazy Demon beat her by going on the inside.

The black team’s BloodRed Penny put Hazy Demon on the fl oor with a great hit who called off the jam and picked up a 8-4 jam as she waved to the crowd while she skated past.

The black team’s captain KiKi Chaos tried to restore some order by getting lead jammer and, after some great footwork, she managed to get through again before calling it off as the black team increased their lead to 41-14.

The pack went with a slower start before Matron of Pain and MelTeaser were on their way.

Cherry was skating backwards and organising her side like a conductor but that didn’t stop Matron from powering through on the inside as MelTeaser was

struggling to get through the pack.

There was a massive collision as Matron, Lola and Cherry Chaser all fell which resulted in both Matron and Cherry Chaser being sent to the penalty box but there was a loud cheer from the crowd when it was revealed that Matron had scored an 11-0 jam to cut the defi cit to 41-27.

After a series of on-going battles, the white team went to the half tiome break with a lead 78-71.

The white team started off the second half with their jammer and a blocker in the bin while the black team had a blocker in the bin.

Hazy Demon came back on the track and managed to get lead jammer as some great defence by her blockers kept stopping Ratbag from getting through.

There was an almighty hit which saw the entire black team go down along with Hazy Demon who was

then sent to the penalty box which allowed Ratbag free to pick up some points and she scored a 9-2 jam which tied the scores 80-80.

Teeny Flirtini showed off her great jamming skills as she knocked down Cyndi Slaughter to get lead jammer.

Unfortunately she called off the jam too late as Hazy Demon picked up some last second points as the black team held on for a one point lead.

AllureNKill was imposing herself on Mini Mayhem as she started hitting her from the start of the jammer whistle but it didn’t work as AllureNKill found herself caught in the pack as Mini got lead jammer and picked up six points.

The pack went for a slow start as the white team went with their tried and trusted wall at the front of the pack but West Side Gory managed to go straight through them but it was by illegal means as

she was sent to the penalty box.

Her team mate Ratbag soon joined her when she managed to trip herself up and then got done for a low block.

Apple Ya’Hair was holding back Cherry which allowed Ali-tude to get through and score a nine point jam as the lead changed hands again to give the white team a 93-90 lead.

Lola was caught by Hazy Demon while Teeny Flirtini was bouncing off blockers like she was in a pinball machine as both jammers fell down while coming around the bend but Teeny found herself sent to the penalty box.

The black team formed a wall at the front of the pack to try and stop Hazy Demon from getting through with Cherry behind them in the sweeper role as she took out Hazy Demon then MelTeaser got a hit in on her too.

Ratbag got lead jammer as her team mate Teeny Flirtini tried to help break up the white teams wall at the front of the pack for Ratbag to get through and it ended up being extremely successful as Ratbag scored a grand slam to tie the scores 99-99.

The black teams Hell’a Trix LeStrange was doing a great job cleaning up at the back and stopping AllureNKill which allowed West Side Gory to get lead jammer.

She took advantage of two white team skaters falling and got past them as she picked up four points and called off the jam.

The black team further increased their slender lead when Mini Mayhem picked up three points as Matron found herself stuck behind Ratbag which resulted in the white team calling a timeout.

MelTeaser went to lay a hit on Dobie then ended up doing a transition move and stacked it but then her jammer stacked it over her but Dobie ended up calling

off the jam for a nil scoring jam.

The jams were getting shorter in length as both sides tried to pick any points they could and then call it off before the opposition jammer could score any points.

The bout was due another high scoring jam and it came for the white team in the form of Dobie.

Cherry and her jammer were both sent to the penalty box and Dobie kept getting past the black team’s blockers one by one.

By the end of it she clocked up a massive 18-0 jam to give the white team a 123-112 lead.

Both sides formed a wall, the black team at the front and the white team at the back as both jammers Razooka Bazooka and Teeny Flirtini were stuck behind the opposing walls.

Teeny Flirtini got through fi rst and picked up three points for her side to cut the defi cit to 126-115 with three minutes left on the clock.

West Side Gory was close to getting through fi rst and getting lead jammer but got pushed back at the last second as AllureNKill squeezed through the pack fi rst.

There were falls galore with the black team’s jammer and blocker sent to the box and were joined by a white teams blocker as AllureNKill picked up seven points.

With 1:18 left on the clock Matron made the most of her power jam and all the gaps left in the pack.

It didn’t even matter that some of her team mates were falling over themselves as she helped seal up a win for the white team with a nine point jam to bring the fi nal score to 142-118 in what was a highly entertaining, edge of your seat bout.

MVP’s were awarded to Hazy Demon for the white team and Mini Mayhem for the black team.

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