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Surfers flock to Lennox Head for Rams footballers claim second classic longboarding contest division minor premiership Crystal Cylinders
Great longboarding was on show over the weekend during the MP 20th Lennox Longboard Classic 2017 held at Lennox Head main beach in small and nicely peeling waves. Standout longboarding came from Ambre Damestoy, visiting from France, who went on to win the ladies’ division. Lennox Head’s Scott Channon followed up his success at the Byron Malibu Classic with a win in the Open nine-footers. Myles Doughman (Coorabell) showed all the traditional longboarding moves, winning both the Loggers and Noseriding awards. Three new longboards went to the winners of special competitor draws over the contest.
Results The Lennox Hotel 9ft Open: Scott Channon, Dan Croskery, Peter Wickham, Rob Rye. Inner Beauty Lennox Ladies: Ambre Damestoy, Lana Parkes, Eleanor Robertson, Lee Middleton, highest placed Over-50s Lady–Liz Petterson. Lennox Gelato & Coffee, Old Mal/Loggers: Myles Doughman, Chris Cain,
Minor premiers: the second division Rams (and supporter) are finals ready. Photo supplied Menno Koopmans
Lennox Longboard Classic Open nine-foot finalists with winner Scott Channon (second from left). Photo supplied
Lindsay Small, Tim Leete. Herron Todd White, Over-40s: Nigel Canterbury, Mike Pimm, Gary Burden, Ivan ‘Johnny’ Ripic. Lennox Surf, Stomp Wax, Over-50s: Simon Gates, Wayne Gurney, John Eddy, Mick Gett. Mobile Plumbing Services Lennox, Over-60s: Mike Pimm, Denis Carberry, Ben Hutchings, Terry Kay. Rip Curl Ballina, Over65s: Denis Lowe, Jim Baker, Neville Smith, Peter Dutton. Triple X Mystery Final: Craig Jones, Craig Leete, Grant Ryan, Peter Briggs, Damien Anderson.
Best Noseriding Award: Myles Doughman.
Kyuss in Indo Byron Bay’s Kyuss King made the top four at the 2017 Quiksilver Young Guns event held on the island of Sumatra. The event started off with video submissions from thousands of junior surfers from all over the world. Judges Mikey Wright, Ezekiel Lau and Jeremy Flores declared Samuel Pupo, brother of CT surfer Miquel Pupo the winner. But King has once again proved his surfing is world class.
Moroney and Holton collect cash after winning Mullum pairs Michael Burke
Andrew Moroney and Mark Holton have taken out the 2017 Tony Carsburg Holden Mullumbimby Bowling Club Pairs played last Saturday with $500 prizemoney at stake. The fast greens and strong winds provided challenging conditions for the threegame, seven-end event. In the tightest of finishes Andrew Moroney and Mark Holton took first place with three wins, +15 ends followed by Scott and Mark Hogan who recorded three wins, +14 ends. The prizewinners were rounded out by Terry Johnston and Michael Burke with two wins and a draw.
All results Leigh Rickert and Richie Northcott with two wins
The Byron Bay Rams second division had a comfortable 4–1 win against Tintenbar to clinch the minor premiership with one game to spare. Made up of a whole crosssection of the community,
with ages ranging from 19 through to 50, the seconds have had a great season, boasting the best defence in the league and winning 14 out of their 17 fixtures so far. Having struggled with injuries, the boys persevered this season, showing great
depth and composure. The team is now looking forward to the final series. Lennox Head have to play Goonellabah on Saturday and the Rams will play the winner of that game the following week. Good luck, Rams.
Black belts in Byron
Karate disciples including Bangalow-based teacher Jeran Boussard (far left). Photo supplied
A group of 35 dedicated adult and teenage Karateka attended the Kase Ha Shotokan Karate Do & Practical Self-Defence Seminar held in Byron Bay two weeks agao. Bangalow-based chief instructor Jean Boussard is a fourth Dan in Karate Do,
which he has been practising since his teens, and a second Dan in Taekwon Do, after four years spent in Korea. Jean said he teaches ‘efficiency, as martial arts are lethal knowledge, but above all, with an holistic approach that incorporates medita-
tion in every session and the understanding of one’s own vital energy. The body becomes stronger and flexible, the emotions calm and serene, the mind as clear as a limpid lake (the Japanese ‘Kokoro’) and one ultimately gains in spiritual elevation’.
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Pairs winners Andrew Moroney (L) and Mark Holton (R)with major sponsor Tony Carsburg. Photo supplied
+14; Darrin Blake and Sharon Thomas, two wins +13; Bernie O’Hearn and Troy Creighton, two wins +11; Errol Boyter and Mike Nicholls, two wins +10; Ashley Lumsden and Ben Leeson, two wins +9; Sean Doherty and Shane Knight, one win +12; Clint Marsh and Geoff Flick, two draws + 8; George and Adam McKenzie, one draw +
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8; Phill Brassington and Ian Weir, seven ends; and Rose Wainwright and Allan Bartlett, four ends.
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Triples In the previous week’s club triples game Mike Nicholls, Kerry Roberts and Larry Henry defeated Ian Carlin, Darrin Blake and Terry Johnston 23–10.
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