Wollongong’s 13 join 16s and 18s in Premier Youth League grand finals
Following Wollongong under 13 Premier Youth League soccer team’s defeat of Blacktown City in the preliminary final, the club now has three teams in the grand finals of their competitions.
Previously both Wollongong’s under 16s and 18s had qualified for the grand finals by winning their major semi finals the previous weekend.
Details of the grand final games involving Wollongong teams are as follows:
Under 13:
Preliminary Final: Wollongong 3 defeated Blacktown City 1 in extra time
Grand Final: Wollongong now meets Sydney Olympic in the grand final on Saturday 5 September at Marconi Stadium at 8.45am.
Under 16:
Preliminary Final: Blacktown City 3 defeated Sydney Olympic nil
Grand Final: Blacktown City now meets Wollongong in the grand final on Saturday September 5 at 2pm at Marconi Stadium.
Under 18:
Preliminary Final: Manly United 1 defeated Blacktown City 0
Grand Final: Blacktown City now meets Wollongong in the grand final at 3.30pm on Saturday 5 September at Marconi Stadium.
As this magazine is now going to be emailed monthly, updates on the Premier Youth League grand final games and other stories will be provided on Wollongong SportsLive. Go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=3462
More premier Youth League results and the draw can be found at http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=78
Wests Cardinals overcome Dapto Chiefs to go to grand final
Defending premier Wests Cardinals qualified for the 2009 Illawarra Baseball League first grade Grand Final with a hard fought 5-3 win over minor premier Dapto Chiefs in the major semi final played on Saturday at Hector Harvey Reserve, Dapto. With the game locked at 3-3 at the completion of nine innings an outcome was reached in the tenth innings when Cardinals ran in two runs.
The outstanding performance of the game came from Cardinals’ Jamie Simon who not only pitched all ten innings to record the win but also drove in the winning runs with his two out double that scored both runs in the final inning.
The game saw Cardinals take a 3-0 advantage in the fourth innings on Nathan Grogan’s two run hit after an RBI hit by Cam Thompson in the second. Chiefs came back with one in the fourth and were on even terms in the sixth where Cardinals made four errors allowing two unearned runs to score. Cardinals mettle was tested in the bottom of the ninth but managed to defend a bases loaded / no outs situation and shutout Chiefs from scoring.
Chiefs outhit Cardinals 11-9 and made fewer errors at 4-5. Hitting was evenly distributed throughout the batting line-ups of both teams but Craig Leighton, Jarrett Commane and Troy Green recorded two hits each for Chiefs. Commane also pitched a commendable seven innings in relief allowing four hits and two earned runs and striking out eight.
The minor semi final produced a surprise start by underdogs Northern Pirates who held a 5-2 score after two innings. A horror third innings however saw opponents Berkeley Eagles tally ten runs and gain a lead they would not surrender, Eagles running out 15-8 winners.
With the sea breeze favouring the hitters at Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow a season high five homers were despatched beyond the confines. Brad Drain set the scene for Pirates with his three run shot in the second followed soon after by Luke Rich’s two run effort in the fifth.
Eagles’ John Allender contributed two solo homers in the second and fifth innings while Kaine Abbott batted in three runs with his shot in the fourth. These two hitters and Chad Blanch recorded three hits each in Eagles total of 16.
First Grade Major Semi Final
Wests Cardinals 5 Runs (9 Hits, 5 Errors) defeated Dapto Chiefs 3 Runs (11 Hits, 4 Errors)
First Grade Minor (Elimination) Semi Final
Berkeley Eagles 15 Runs (16 Hits, 2 Errors) defeated Northern Pirates 8 Runs (8 Hits, 4 Errors)
Second Grade Major Semi Final
Dapto Chiefs17 Runs defeated Kiama Braves 8 Runs
Second Grade Minor Semi Final
Wests Cardinals 13 Runs defeated Berkeley Eagles 3 Runs
Third Grade Major Semi Final
Bulli Pirates 15 Runs defeated Wests Cardinals 8 Runs
Third Grade Minor Semi Final
Dapto Chiefs 7 Runs defeated Berkeley Eagles 5 Runs
Fourth Grade Major Semi Final
Pirates 11 Runs defeated Warriors (4) 8 Runs
Fourth Grade Minor Semi Final
Cardinals 12 Runs defeated Panthers (5) 5 Runs
Fifth Grade Major Semi Final
Panthers (4) 18 Runs defeated Warriors (5) 17 Runs
Fifth Grade Minor Semi Final
Chiefs 20 Runs defeated Braves 7 Runs
Dapto Chiefs and Berkeley Eagles will play off in the first grade Preliminary Final on Saturday September 5 at Cringila Community Park commencing at 1.30pm. Lower grade games commence at 9.00am and 11.15am.
First Grade (1.30pm For Nine Innings) - Dapto Chiefs v Berkeley Eagles
Second Grade (11.15am - 1.15pm) - Kiama Braves v Wests Cardinals
Third Grade (9.15am - 11.15am) – Wests Cardinals v Dapto Chiefs
Minor League finals are scheduled for Thomas Dalton Park on Sunday September 6 at 9.30am and 11.45am.
Fourth Grade (11.45am – 1.45pm) – Shellharbour Warriors (4) v Wests Cardinals
Fifth Grade (9.30am - 11.30am) - Shellharbour Warriors (5) v Dapto Chiefs
As this magazine is now going to be emailed monthly, updates on the Illawarra baseball series and other stories will be provided on Wollongong SportsLive. Go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=3394
Illawarra Stingrays play major semi finals at J J Kelly Park
The Illawarra Stingrays women’s soccer first grade side, being minor premiers, host the major semi final against Macarthur Rams on Sunday September 6 at J J Kelly Park beginning at 4pm. This game will be preceded by the reserve grade major semi final between minor premiers Manly United and second placed Illawarra Stingrays with this game beginning at 1.30pm.
The preliminary finals in all women’s grades will be played on Sunday September 13, while the grand finals are to be held in the Illawarra on Sunday September 20 at the Bulli FC ground.
In the final round before the semis the Stingrays played Penrith Nepean United at Cook Park St Mary’s. The first grade side had a nil all draw, the reserves won 5 nil, the under 16s and the under 14s both had draws while the 12s lost 2 nil.
As this magazine is now going to be emailed monthly, updates on the Illawarra Stingrays final series and other stories will be provided on Wollongong SportsLive. Go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=3731
For other results and the finals series draw go to: http://www.soccernsw.com.au/index.php?id=83
Roller Hawks qualify second for wheelchair semi finals
After the twelve preliminary rounds of the national wheelchair basketball the Perth Wheelcats have finished on top of the ladder with 34 points closely followed by the Wollongong Roller Hawks on 32 and then closely followed by the Wentworthville Wheelkings on 30 and the West Sydney Razorbacks on 22 points.
The final series is being played at Sydney University sports centre from Friday September 11 to Sunday September 13. The first game of the final series is between Perth and Wollongong on Friday night September 11 beginning at 8.30pm. The second semi final between the Wentworthville Wheelkings and the Razorbacks is scheduled for 11am on Saturday 12 September.
For updates on the finals draw and matches go to: http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=1&client=0-4219-0-87052-0&pool=1001
For more Roller Hawks stories go to: http://wollongong.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=1168
Calling all new junior coaches and managers - Introduction to Cricket
Cricket Australia would like to have every junior club cricket coach/manager achieve the minimum Introduction to Cricket accreditation level.
Any unaccredited coach/manager or volunteer is encouraged to at least complete the on-line course. For details go to: www.cricket.com.au/introductiontocricket
It was agreed at the recent Coaches Conference to use the Illawarra Association as a pilot program to hopefully have every junior club cricket coach/manager achieve the minimum Introduction to Cricket accreditation level.
For more details go to: www.cricket.com.au/introductiontocricket
Illawarra Junior Cricket representative trials
Illawarra Junior cricket has announced the dates and locations of representative trials. The initial open trials are as follows:
Under 12: Saturday 12 September, from 2pm at Figtree Oval
Under 13: Sunday 13 September, from 2pm at Keira Oval
Under 14: Sunday 6 September, from 2pm at Keira Oval
Under 15: Saturday 5 September, from 2.30pm at Figtree Oval
Under 16: Saturday 5 September, from 1pm at Keira Oval
For further details contact Paul Brockley on: Rep_coord@cricketillawarra.org.au
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