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Dubbo Photo News May 10-16, 2018
SPORT Matt Burton – Fundraising for Chelsea player of the NSW SG Ball Grand Final is a real team effort Send your Sport news to geoff.mann@dubbophotonews.com.au
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GEOFF MANN
MEL POCKNALL
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PERFORMANCE HORSES
DUBBO CYMS has another star in the making after Matt Burton handed in a masterclass performance on Saturday. The scheming half was at his best guiding the Penrith Panthers to a thrilling 25-14 win against Canterbury-Bankstown at Leichhardt Oval. The talented No.7 will fly to Brisbane this week as the Panthers clash with the winners of the Queensland Under-18s to see which will be named Club Champions for 2018.
By GEOFF MANN CHELSEA HENDERSON will continue a fine tradition when she rides out under the Australian Flag at Fort Worth, Texas later this year. The St John’s student is one of four riders chosen to represent our country at the World Youth Games. It has been a wonderful journey and a lot of kilometres for training and competition and “real hard work” for this remarkable young athlete. Naturally, it costs to be the best but in true Aussie fashion, friends, family and the horse “family” have thrown their considerable support behind young Chelsea. “It has been incredible. We have had a number of major fundraising events and raffles and things, but the most incredible response has come from individuals who have just donated money. I am truly blown away by it,” Chelsea smiled. Her mum and dad, Cindy and Lonny posted a note online: “Thank you to The Central Western Performance Horse Club for your generous donation to Chelsea’s fundraising! This is Chelsea’s home club which has given her the opportunity to compete and make friends with great people. “Clubs like these give young people and adults the opportunity to achieve goals such as the Youth World Games. We have seen a number of horse women from this club represent Australia over the years. It has a small, hard-working committee that do a great job! Your hard work and support is greatly appreciated.” Cindy pointed out that others like Adam and Jeni Dennis of Rocky Top Paints who have provided beautiful buckles and Adam Wiley from Re-
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Above: Chelsea Henderson (centre) with team mates and, left, her trophy haul! PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TRACEY SMALLWOOD
gional Finance who has sponsored the team uniforms. Other generous benefactors include Peter Collins of Ironhide Online, Rick and Victoria Pisaturo of Mandalong Stud, Shelley Biancon of Little Rock Ranch, and Darren and Kylie Semmler of G.J. Gardner Homes Dubbo. Chelsea continues to impress, bringing home a swag of ribbons, trophies and titles from the National PHAA Show this week. She and her sisters Mia and Lily’s list of achievements included National Champion, Reserve
Champions and numerous other placings. Chelsea also received her award for High Point Youth of NSW 2016-2017 and Top Ten Youth 2016-2017. The Australian team flies to Texas for the Youth World Games to be held in conjunction with the AJPHA Youth World Show at Fort Worth from June 25 to July 8. Each rider has a specialist role in the team’s World Games. Chelsea has been selected for Horsemanship and will ride a randomly selected horse with which she will have to form a quick bond. Her competitors from Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Team United (Italy, Slovakia, France), Canada and the United States will share the experience of competing on unknown horses. Chelsea, it will be true test of your incredible equestrian skills. We wish you all the best.
z Western Rams Chair Peter McDonald was singing the praises of two players involved in the NRL extravaganza at Carrington Park in Bathurst on Friday night. “On a night where the crowds crammed in, the caterers and ground staff turned on a magnificent spectacle and the match lived up to all the prematch hype, two poignant moment stood out. “Trent Merrin, who suffered a compound fracture of a finger just before kickoff sat on the sidelines trying to quell the pain before unlacing his boots and taking them over to a young boy sitting behind the bench. Trent told him, ‘Here, you can have these, I won’t need them tonight.’” Guess who would have the best news story at school this week! And the second came after the game when all the players stayed on the field waving for about ten minutes then one player, the legend, JT, Jona-
thon Thurston went right around the ground, slapping hands and posing for photos before raising his hands and leaving to a standing ovation. “And that’s what rugby league is all about”! z Dubbo products Isaah Yeo and Kayde Ellis were gallant in a Penrith team that fell to the wiles of Jonathon Thurston and the North Queensland Cowboys in Bathurst last Friday night. Isaah was nursing sore ribs at the end of the game while young Kayde was called up at the very last minute after State of Origin star Trent Merrin badly broke a finger in the final warmup session! z Dubbo College Year 11 students Brendan Shillingsworth, Colby Peckham and Jarrod Peachey will play the Western Area Open Boys rugby league team against North West Region tomorrow (Friday, May 11). z Dubbo CYMS came from an 18-0 deficit to run in 44 unanswered points at Parkes on Sunday. The premiers were all class after the jet-propelled start by their hosts. z Wellington had 30 points on the board inside the first 13 minutes, scorching past the dazed Rabbitohs who were still eyeing off the newly laid, lush Kennard Park turf! Wellington look like the Cowboys of the early ‘90s and 2000s this year, with their brilliant new surface, tremendous club spirit and a no-nonsense coach supported by Darren Ah See and a clearly motivated committee.
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