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State titles to Rhianna, Ethan CASEY LITTLE ATHLETICS Over the weekend of 28 and 29 January, Little Athletics Victoria held their State Multi Event in Bendigo where athletes competed for State Multi Titles. Depending on their age, athletes competed in five to seven separate athletic disciplines sprints, middle distance, sprint hurdles, throws (discus, shot put or javelin) and jumps (long jump or high jump) in challenging 37 C degrees conditions. The athletes score points based on the times/distances they achieve in these events and these points are collated to calculate an overall score over the number of disciplines they compete in. Fifteen athletes represented the Casey Little Athletics centre over the two days of competition. The Under 13 athletes Rhianna Clemow and Ethan Harris both took out the State titles for their age groups in the pentathlon event. Under 9 Boys - Alex Terry 12th, Hassan Abdelrahim 25th (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, 60m hurdles). Under 10 girls - Soha Abdelrahim 28th (competed in five
disciplines - 100m, 800m, shot put, long jump, 60m hurdles). Under 10 boys - Hudson McKay 16th (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, 60m hurdles). Under 11 Girls - Elena Harris 16th, Jennifer Audy 17th (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, shot put, long jump, 60m hurdles). Under 11 Boys - Wadah (Bob) Abdelrahim 9th, Jackson Garner 23rd, Moyhad Abdelrahim 33rd (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, 60m hurdles). Under 13 girls - Rhianna Clemow 1st (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, shot put, long jump, 80m hurdles). Under 13 boys - Ethan Harris 1st, Andrew Bull 21st, Daniel Bull 31st (competed in five disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, 80m hurdles). Under 14 Boys - Callum Venables 12th (competed in six disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, high jump, 90m hurdles). Under 15 boys - Thanuja G 9th (competed in seven disciplines - 100m, 800m, discus, long jump, high jump, 100m hurdles, javelin).
Rhianna Clemow.
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Ethan Harris.
PLAYERS WANTED Girls 6-16 & Boys 6-16 Registration Day: 12th February, 2017 10:00am to 3:00pm Casey Panthers Soccer Club is a community based club that provides an opportunity for all children to play the “World Game”. Located at Prospect Hill Reserve, Kurrajong Road, Narre Warren Come along and register your children with this young and progressive Club.
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Contact the Club at: caseypanthers@hotmail.com Or call: 0473 594 154
QUIZ NUMBER 1543 1. WHAT is the nickname of Australia’s national netball team? 2. IN which sport are the most medals awarded at the Olympic Games? 3. WHICH Australian boxer won the Commonwealth junior Welterweight boxing title in 1973? 4. WHICH country scored its first Test cricket win against Australia in 17 years in 2016? 5. WHO is the only horse to have won the Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane Cups in the same year? 6. WHICH veteran golfer won the 1986 US Open title? 7. WHO succeeded Don Bradman as Australian Test cricket captain? 8. Dorothy Chambers and Evonne Cawley hold a special distinction in Wimbledon tennis history. What is it? 9. WITH which glove does a southpaw boxer lead? 10. IN what year did Carlton and Collingwood attract a AFL record crowd to the grand final? 11. WHICH Australian sculler won gold medals at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics? 12. WHAT horse won the 2016 Melbourne Cup? 13. WHICH English cricketer led Tasmania to its famous 1979 Gillette Cup victory? 14. WHAT is the second sporting love of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus? 15. AN Australian became the first snooker player to score 1000 century breaks in 1970. Who was he? 16. IN which event did Glynis Nunn win gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? 17. WHERE did Australia score its epic win over Uruguay in 2005 to qualify for the soccer World Cup? 18. WHAT number is considered to be highly unlucky by Australian cricketers? 19. WHICH event did Darren Clark win to take out a gold medal on the track at the 1990 Commonwealth Games? 20. WHICH Australian tennis player beat Martina Navratilova four times and Chris EvertLloyd three times?
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