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L.Sampson G.Porter 17 d R.Poynting R.Chapman 16 L.Hardy P.Hume 26 d B.Hardy S.Keen 19 G.Drew 16 d S.Hume E.Thorman 8 H.Young 9 d S.Hume 7 G.Drew 14 d E.Thorman P.Hume 10 N.Poynting R.Chapman 14 d L.Sampson G.Porter 11

A.Du Preez M.Russell 10 d P.Bolte G.Drew 10 D.Scott R.Chapman 24 d G.Kerr G.Porter 7 N.Poynting B.Wellings 12 d R.Poynting 8 N.Barnes J.Hannigan 15 d C.Edlund J.Doust 14 P. Scott 16 d N.Watts 11 C.Edlund H.Young 7 d A.Du Preez N.Poynting 7 N.Watts 14 d R.Allen R.Chapman 14 D.Jones 11 d B.Wellings 6 N.Barnes D.Scott 12 d J.Doust P.Scott 8 M.Russell J.Hannigan 8 d R.Poynting P.Bolte 6

P.Scott J.Huxley 4 d B.Wellings M. 4 F.Frederiksen J.OSullivan 10 d H.Young B.Liebmann 1 G.Frederiksen J.Campbell 4 d D.Casey J.Saunders 3 C.Edlund J.Dorward 4 d M.Russell S.Scott 3 d E.Astley C.Lane 3 J. D G.Porter 5 d M.Rennie R.Poynting 4 J.OSullivan E.Astley 3 d J.Saunders M.Maloney 3 F.Frederiksen C.Lane 2 d D.Casey B.Wellings 1 B.Liebmann S.Scott 5 d J.Huxley J.Campbell 3 H.Young M.Russell 5 d P.Scott G.Frederiksen 3 G.Patch R.Chapman 7 d J.Hamilton G.Porter 2 D.Scott J.Copeland 6 d N.Barnes P.Bolte 4

J.Hannigan 30 J.Bate 29 M.Rennie 27 C.Edlund 25 F.Frederiksen 25 L.Whiteman 23 G.McDonahugh 23 F.Duncan 22 J.Taylor 22 S.Scott 21 J.Saunders 20 B.Taylor 19 J.Huxley 19 L.Wesely 17. Winner J.Hannigan. Runner up J.Bate. Hoop to hoop M.Rennie 1 All new players very welcome Phone : 0439240251 Cherrystreetcroquet@yahoo.com Ray Chapman David Scott

Ray Chapman NSW Ricochet singles champion receives the Margaret Rose Thompson Shield from Richard Hughes NSW proud day for Ray.

contested the February Monthly Medal, winner N Cupitt, vets winner J Nilsson, 2nd B McDonald, 3rd J Watt, free game P Muldoon, chicken/ball winners K Osborne, R Mackay, J Sauer, T Beemster, G Tait, E Reddell,M Perkins, W Swindle, T Woods, G Gibson, J Perkins, T Duff. Nearest pins 3rd/12th T Woods, 6th/15th K Osborne, putting comp G Tait. This Thursday will be an 18 hole single stableford commencing with a shot gun start at 8.00am. AS USUAL TILL THEN GOOD GOLFING Max

Congratulations to local, Mike Gidding for his result in the CNSW AC 3 and under event held at Tempe this week. Mike was runner up to Peter Landrebe, who is the current High Performance Manager for the Australian Croquet Association. Mike defeated 3 current and former NSW AC State Team Members to lost 22 to 26, so a very tight, tense game.

Players can now register, via the Croquet NSW website, for the 2022 NSW GC Division 2 Doubles & Singles events in July 2021. This event is jointly hosted by Ballina Croquet and Cherry St Croquet Club in July 2022. The tournament is held at Ballina, Byron Bay and Lismore. Div 2 handicap range is 5-8, but Div 3 players (handicaps 9 and above) can also compete. This is a real honour for the Northern Rivers and follows on from the highly successful State event run in Ballina last year. David Scott is the tournament manager. Ballina Croquet recently purchased high performance international standard Quadway Hoops. The hoops are being shared with Ballina Cherry Street Croquet. The hoops are used in all major tournaments so give our local players a real advantage when practising for competitions. They will be used in the State tournament in Ballina later in the year.

Ladies Social Day - 09-0222 - Lucky Rink - Winners - S. Maxwell, V. Hart, M. Gibson, T. Cselka defeated M. Adams, M. Carey, K. Townsend, P. Weller. Congratulations to all the Northern Rivers Bowlers who competed in the Region 1 Pennant Playoffs held at Kingscliff Bowling Club on 7th & 8th February.

Wednesday February 9 - S Darrah R Goebel d M Lavelle J Coston + 18, G Knapp R O’Rerilly R McKenna d P Anderson J Watts D Warren + 4, W Farrell R Crawford J King d M Boys R McKenna K Hayes + 3, R O’Reilly R Felton B Hyde d J Arnold T Burgess N Parker + 2. Saturday February 12 - G Knapp T Burgess D Zelcer d P Anderson G Lavelle S Hall + 6, J Dorsman T Holder R Rogers d B Ryan J Watts R McKenna + 1, W Farrell G King D Petherbridge d D Williams K Hayes P Doyle + 1. Championships - B grade singles J Roughsledge d M Lavelle 31 to 27, G Lavelle d D Condon 31 to 12. A grade singles D Warren d B Ellis 31 to 30, T Winkler d B Hyde 31 to 29. Fours N Parker G Miller S Colley J Coston d K Walters P Bywater L Condon D Condon 24 to 11.

Results, Saturday, February 12, 2022. RSA 4 Cylinders. Heat 1: Taylor Lofthouse 1, Ryan Green 2, Dave Putsey 3. Heat 2: Ryan Green 1, Taylor Lofthouse 2, Dave Putsey 3. Heat 3: Wally Rudder 1, Troy Roger 2, Ryan Green 3. Feature: Ryan Green 1, Troy Roger 2, Dave Putsey 3. Microsprints (Australian Title). Heat 1: Mitchell Isaacs 1, Andrew Baker 2, Brendan Hogan 3. Heat 2: Errol Havas 1, Cody Geddes 2, Mitchell Isaacs 3. Heat 3: Mitchell Isaacs 1, Brendan Hogan 2, Cody Geddes 3. Feature: Mitchell Isaacs 1, Andrew Baker 2, Brendan Hogan 3. RSA Street Stockers. Heat 1: Adam Grill 1, Toby Hunter 2, Gavin Wade 3. Heat 2: Greg Dickinson 1, Brock Arstrong 2, Brenden Hayes 3. Heat 3: Robert Grill 1, Adrian Williams 2, Connor Reeves 3. Heat 4: Brenden Hayes 1, Greg Dickinson 2, Andrew Butcher 3. Heat 5: Greg Dickinson 1, Andrew Butcher 2, Luke Gray 3. Heat 6: Adrian Williams 1, Brock Armstrong 2, Nathan McGregor 3. Feature: Greg Dickinson 1, Brenden Hayes 2, Brock Armstrong 3. RSA Junior Sedans. Heat 1; Jeremy Wade 1; Brody Putsey 2, Hayden Fleming 3, Heat 2: Jeremy Wade 1; Ryan Green 2, Hayden Fleming 3, Heat 3: Jeremy Wade 1, Greg Dickinson 2, Jackson Bailey 3. Feature: Brock Stubbs 1, Jackson Bailey 2, Khye McDonald 3. Late Models. Heat 1: Aaron Van Zeeland 1, Chris Corbett 2, Steve Van Zeeland 3. Heat 2: Aaron Van Zeeland 1, Steve Van Zeeland 2, Chris Corbett 3. Heat 3: Carter Armstrong 1, Steve Van Zeeland 2, Aaron Van Zeeland 3. Feature: Chris Corbett 1, Steve Van Zeeland 2, Chris Carlish 3. SSA Productions Sedans. Heat 1: Demi Clarke 1, Nathan Gordon 2, Lindsay Clapman 3. Heat 2: Jordan Biviano 1; Josh Boyd 2, Demi Clarke 3. Heat 3: Max Clarke 1, Nathan Gordon 2, Jordan Biviano. Feature: Daniel Bridge 1, Nathan Gordon 2, Jordan Biviano.

Chris Corbett

Mitch Isaacs

Hessions Auto Parts Grafton Speedway blasted back into action on Saturday night, and it saw Sydney’s Mitch Isaacs score the Australian Microsprints Title win and local Chris Corbett take out a surprise feature-race win in the Late Models.

In the Microsprints, the action was thick and fast in their 2021-22 season Australian Title, but in the end, it was Isaacs who claimed a record seventh Australian Title victory. Isaacs fought hard throughout the 25-lap Australian Title decider with youngster Cody Geddes, where Isaacs, who had started from pole position, set the pace up until he lost the lead to fellow front row starter Geddes on lap 17. As the laps wore down, Isaacs attempted to wrestle the lead back from Geddes, which ended in disaster on lap 23, when the pair collided, and Geddes consequently crashed heavily into the wall. A dejected Geddes emerged from the crash uninjured but the same couldn’t be said about his NSW # 76 car. For the restart, Isaacs restarted back at went on to control the pace in the remaining laps and managed to defeat Andrew Baker and Brendan Hogan in second and third place respectively.

Normally seen behind the wheel of his V8 Dirt his Late Model debut on Saturday night, and it was a memorable occasion for him, after he scored the featurerace win. Driving in the Tullboro Race Store team car, Corbett took over the lead in the middle stages and from there was never headed. At the fall of the defeated Steve Van Zeeland in second and Chris Carlish in third.

The support classes resulted in the featurerace wins going the way of Greg Dickenson (RSA Street Stockers) ahead of Brendan Hayes and Brock Armstrong, Daniel Bridge (SSA Production Sedans) who defeated Nathan Gordon and Jordan Biviano, Ryan Green (RSA Four Cylinder Sedans) was too strong for Troy Rogers and Dave Putsey who ran second and third, Will Butler (Modlites) emerged the feature-race winner by downing Joshua Herne and Trent McLean, and second-generation racer Brock Stubbs (RSA Junior Sedans) scored his maiden featurerace win by outpacing Jackson Bailey and Kyhe McDonald.

A late addition to the night’s action, the V8 some spirited racing action, which included the likes of locals Andrew and Taylah Firth, Brayd Stephenson and Brent Hall.

Concluding the night was the team’s Demolition Derby, and this smash and bash competition resulted in the # 13 car, which was driven by RSA Street Stocker regular Greg Dickenson, being judged as the overall winner by the entertained and healthy crowd.

The next race meeting set for Grafton Speedway is going to be held on the Saturday night of March 12, and the race program will see the V8 Dirt (NSW Title) headline the action, while the support classes include the RSA Street Stockers, SSA Production Sedans, RSA Four Cylinders and RSA Junior Sedans. Grafton Speedway would like to thank Hessions Auto Parts for their support throughout the 2021-22 season. Based in Grafton, along with their nearby Coffs Harbour location, Hessions Auto Parts stock a wide range of parts and accessories at competitive prices. Hessions Auto Parts, contact them on 0266 423 085 (Grafton) and 0256 456 361 (Coffs Harbour) or visit their website at www. hessionsautoparts.com. au.

For more information, contact Grafton Speedway promoter Mick Corbett on 0427 310 009. You can also visit their website at www.graftonspeedway. com.au or LIKE them on Facebook by searching Grafton Speedway.

Story by Daniel Cohen Photos by Daniel Cohen/DC Sports Photography

The Indigenous 3 Nations Rugby League tournament continued last weekend with the Yaegl Yamboora Roos travelling to Githabul country to face the Muli Warriors. All 3 matches kept the enthusiastic crowd entertained at Kyogle’s Football Ground at the family friendly event. The Men’s match siren, with the Roos coming from behind to snatch quarter. A Muli penalty goal attempt tie the game fell short, giving the visitors the win.

U17: Yamboora 40 d Muli 20 Women’s Muli 22 d Yamboora 18 Men: Yamboora 22 d Muli 20

The opening day of the Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle Grand Final got off to their individual heats. Lennox-Ballina and the seeding positions peaked and throughout Lookout and Lennox for a great overall Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle has Hyundai Australian

Pictured: Nyxie Ryan Photographer: Ethan Smith/SA

Lennox-Ballina Boardriders team Photographer: Ethan Smith/SA

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Souths skipper Dylan Cleaver hammers a ball over point. His innings of 87 was the highest score of the round and set up his team’s win over Brothers.