Sharks take 4 from 5 in Premier Youth League
The Sutherland Shire Sharks under 13 and under 14 teams continued their winning form into round 2 of Soccer’s Premier Youth League last weekend. Traveling away to play Penrith Nepean United the 13s had a solid 5-1 win while the 14s also had a good 4-1 win.
The 15s and 16s both scored their first wins. Both teams held their opponents scoreless with the 15s overcoming Penrith 2 nil and the 16s having a 1 nil result. Unfortunately Penrith Nepean United 18s stopped the Sharks from getting a clean sweep with their 1 nil victory.
The Sharks teams next play Manly United at home at Seymour Shaw Park on Saturday March 8 from 9am.
Sydney Flames to play WNBL Grand Final down the road
Interested in top women’s basketball? On Saturday take the short trip down to Wollongong to see the Sydney University Flames play their WNBL grand final against Adelaide. Last weekend Adelaide defeated Dandenong 74-64 in a hard fought preliminary final to join Sydney in the grand final.
Sydney’s team includes the WNBL’s leading point scorer, Natalie Porter. Following on from her outstanding season last year, Porter amassed a league high 566 points through 23 regular season games to average a league best and career high 24.6 points per game.
Photo: Flames Natalie Porter flies high in a recent encounter (www.photoexcellence.com.au )
She scored 10 or more points in all 23 games, 20 points or more in 12 games, 30 points or more in three games and twice netted a career high 41 points. Her two 41-point hauls puts her in second and third places behind Belinda Snell (54) for most points by a Sydney Uni player in a single WNBL game.
Porter also tallied 109 assists at 4.7 per game (2nd in the league) and 171 rebounds at 7.6 per game (10th in the league). She shot at an impressive 43.1% (209-from-485) from the field. She was also named Nivea Player of the Week in Rounds 3, 11 and 12.
Tip-off for the grand final is at 4pm on Saturday March 8 at Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Ticketing details can be found on www.ticketek.com.au
Other stories and photos on the WNBL and Sydney Flames can be found on www.parramatta.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2585
Great photos of Sydney Kings win to make grand final series
The Sydney Kings have advanced to the HUMMER NBL Grand Final Series in emphatic fashion with a 109-77 victory over the Perth Wildcats in game three of the three game semi-final series at the Sydney Entertainment Centre last Saturday night.
SportsLive contributors Noel Rowsell and Marion McNeill (www.photoexcellence.com.au) took some great action shots of the game.
Photo: Russell Hinder is caught in traffic in the key
For the story and more photos go to www.parramatta.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=2784
Calling female cricketers to the Emerging Breakers
Bronwyn Atkins NSW High Performance Coordinator is calling for nominations from promising female cricketers for NSW’s Emerging Breakers squad for 2008-09.
Applications close on Monday 10 March so to find out more contact Bronwyn on Tel: 9339 0904 / Fax: 9360 6877 / Mobile: 0425 224 780
Cricket Humour
Yet another Australian witticism with this time porky Sri Lankan batsman Arjuna Ranatunga the victim.
Shane Warne, trying to tempt the batsman out of his crease mused what it took to get the plump character to get out of his crease and drive. Wicketkeeper Ian Healy piped up. "Put a Mars Bar on a good length. That should do it."
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