The Byron Shire Echo – Issue 34.39 – March 4, 2020 by Echo Publications

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DĶưĕ ƐĕëŔƆ Ɛş ĈşŕƐĕƆƐ ſşōōĕſ ĎĕſćƷ ƱĕĕŊĕŕĎ The 2020 Northern Rivers Revolt roller derby tournament will again be held in Byron Bay at the Cavanbah Centre over March 14–15. The tournament is in its second year and is a partnership between the Tweed Valley Rollers and the Northern Rivers Roller Derby. The two clubs will play at the tournament as a combined team – the River Valley Rollers. The Sydney Snipers, the reigning champs, are

returning to defend their title. They will battle against the Killer Bees (Sun State Roller Derby), the Demons (Victorian Roller Derby League), the Nasty Nancies (Brisbane City Rollers) and the Bamshees (Inner West Roller Derby League). It will be a big weekend of roller derby with games starting on the hour from 9am on both Saturday and Sunday.

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A skirmish at the Cavanbah Centre during the 2019 Northern Rivers Revolt. Photo Natalie Barovsky

ëŕīëōşƱ ĈſĶĈŊĕƐĕſƆ ƱĶŕ ƐĲſĕĕ īſëĎĕƆ Bangalow cricketers had a good Saturday, picking up wins in three senior games. In third-grade, Bangalow cemented its position at the top of the table with a win over the Alstonville Meandads after restricting the visitors to 106 off 40 overs. Bangalow reached the total in the 39th over with the loss of six wickets. Bangalow’s fourth-grade sides also had wins. The Royals travelled to Lennox Head and restricted the home side to 134 all out, with J Erickson the pick of

the bowlers, with 4/20 off six overs. D Bensley chimed in with 2/3 off 2.1 overs. The Royals only needed 29 overs to reel in the score with the loss of two wickets. W Nash top scored for Bangalow with 52. The Classics beat the Ballina Bears, who they sent in to bat at Saunders Oval. The Bears were out for 82 after M Coles collected 4/16 and A McPhail earned 3/17. In reply, B McPhail top scored with 52 n.o as the total was chased down inside 21 overs.

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Avoca Beach was the venue for the Vissla Central Coast Pro and Sisstrevolution Central Coast Pro, both WSL QS 3000 events that featured most of our local pro surfers. Byron Bay’s Sasha Baker progressed through her round-two heat but missed out by just 0.04 points in round three. Lennox Head’s Mikey McDonagh and Byron Bay’s Kyuss King were eliminated in round four, while Matt Wilkinson progressed through with a last minute ride at his former local beach. But in the next round Wilkinson’s run came to an end as he was eliminated

along with Lennox Head’s Stu Kennedy. Soli Bailey progressed through to the last 32 surfers. He was knocked out in that round for an equal 25th place finish. While the results were pretty poor for our local contingent, all is not lost as this event was merely a warm-up with the big points coming up at the events in Newcastle (QS 5000), and the first of the new Challenger Series at Manly that offers 10,000 points. Wilkinson, King, McDonagh and Baker are high enough on the ratings ladder to qualify for the Newcastle event, but didn’t make the cut for the bigger Manly competition.

Soli Bailey in action at Avoca Beach on his way to a top-30 finish. Photo: Ethan Smith/SNSW Kennedy and Bailey are competing in both. Byron Bay’s Owen Wright is choosing to miss

Newcastle and start his competitive year at the Sydney Surf Pro at Manly as the number-one seed.

ëƆŊĕƐćëōō ƐĶżƆ şǔ ƱĶƐĲ ë īĶſōȜƆ ëĈëĎĕŔƷ Matthew Ogle The Waratah Northern Junior League season is ready to tip off in two weeks, and the Byron Beez are buzzing with excitement. The Byron Bay Basketball Association (BBBA) will be fielding more teams than it has before, putting six junior teams (girls and boys)from U/14s up to U/18s on the courts. Over the past four years BBBA NJL teams have had many successes, including the same girls squad winning their division three years in a row, from 2016-2018. Boys teams also claimed the championships in 2016 and 2017. Showing a great level of commitment to the sport,

and with the help of dedicated coaches and parents, some players have won NSW Country selections in the past, including Isis Crawford, Laila Campbell, Harry Blair, and most recently Harley Kent, and many hope to pursue their chosen sport at a professional level. The Byron Beez U/18 girl’s team are all bottom-age players this season, and have included players from other towns owing to lack of numbers at NJL trials.

ŊĶōōƆ ĈōĶŕĶĈ Keeping girls in sport is a priority for BBBA, and with this in mind, it is holding a Beez Academy Basketball Clinic at the Cavanbah Centre for girls of all levels, this weekend,

The Byron Beez with coach Matt Ogle: 2018 U/16 division Northern Junior League champions. Photo supplied Sunday 8 March, from 9.30am–12.30pm. The clinic will be conducted by the girls’

representative coaches and all participants are asked to bring a ball if they can. Cost will be $5.

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