Category: Central Coast Sport
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MARLINS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK FROM VIKINGS LOSS
In baseball, the Central Coast Marlins are hoping their pitching rotation will get them over the line, when they meet Canterbury on Saturday. The team is looking to make up for last night’s 1 run loss to the Vikings.
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CENTRAL COAST’S DANIEL SAIFITI A TRUE BLUE
To the State of Origin and Central Coast Junior Daniel Saifiti has taken home the “True Blue Award”, awarded to a blues player that best displays the team’s core values. Saifiti tallied up 140 metres from 15 runs last night in Queensland. Central Coast Rooster Hannah Southwell was named the Women’s Origin player of the year.…
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MOGUL SKIER MATT GRAHAM JETS OFF FOR WORLD CUP
Winter Olympic silver medallist Matt Graham will fly out to Finland tomorrow for the next World Cup season. The Central Coast local says he’s feeling confident he can improve on his fifth placed finish last season.
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WOMEN’S HOCKEY | GOSFORD TALENT RECOGNISED DESPITE GRAND FINAL LOSS
In women’s hockey, Gosford’s coach says he has a renewed appreciation for his side’s talents, after they suffered a 1-nil defeat in Saturday’s grand final. It wasn’t until the dying seconds of the game that Oxfords got the win.
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LAUREN SMITH FACES OLD SIDE IN SYDNEY DERBY
Meanwhile, the Central Coast’s Lauren Smith has been on a roll since switching to the Sydney Thunder during the off-season. The young bowler will be put to the test tomorrow night when she faces her former side.
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COACH FULL OF PRAISE FOR SMITH
Sydney Thunder coach Trevor Griffin says the Central Coast’s Lauren Smith has been tremendous since switching from cross-town rivals the Sixers this year. The Thunder host the bottom of the table Renegades tomorrow, followed by the highly anticipated local derby on Wednesday night.
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FINLAND FIRST UP FOR MOGUL MATT
Winter Olympics silver medallist Matt Graham will celebrate an early Christmas with his family in Lisarow this week. The 26 year-old leaves Australia on Thursday and will be overseas indefinitely throughout the World Cup Series. First stop on the circuit is Finland, followed by Sweden and Canada. Graham finished last season in fifth place and…
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SMITH A HOT FAVOURITE FOR SURF SERIES
Entries are open for Round One of the Central Coast Board and Ski Series, to be held at Shelly Beach at the end of the month. Terrigal’s Hayden Smith is being tipped as one of the hot favourites.
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SHELLY BEACH BOLSTER TAPLIN TEAM
Shelly Beach has pulled off an enormous coup, with Luke Eltham switching from Terrigal for the upcoming season. The 28 year-old is one of the best ski paddlers in the State, specialising in long distance races. They’ve also snared Keelan Bridge…who’s mixed it with some of Australia’s best in the pool. The pair will boost…
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CENTRAL COAST TRIATHLON CLUB RETURNS
The conditions were perfect at Summerland Point this morning – as competitors took to the water for the first Central Coast Triathlon of the series. Charlie Brooks and Jan White were the first to cross the finish line.