SWFL: South Bunbury stamp authority over Bunbury with 41-point win in WA Day weekend derby
SWFL: South Bunbury stamp authority over Bunbury with 41-point win in WA Day weekend derby
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- West Australian
IN PICTURES: Thousands flock to Great Southern for historic Albany Classic street race in city's CBD
Albany once again played host to its beloved annual street racing event over the WA Day long weekend, with more than 5000 spectators crowding into the CBD to see the Albany Classic. A total of 115 cars of all makes, eras and models lined up to race around the iconic street circuit that lapped the city centre, with their drivers hailing from all across the country. The pit lanes were set up near the Albany Town Square, and attendees of all ages stopped in to see drivers get ready to race and to have a closer look at their favourite cars after they had sped around the track. Races ran all day and the event was full of all the thrills and spills expected on a street circuit, with more than one driver meeting the concrete barricades on a corner. The Classic has been running for almost 90 years in Albany, and Albany Classic Motorsport Club president Glenn Badger said support for the event was still on the up. The event was staged with the help of hundreds of volunteers, who set the event up in the dark on Saturday night, and packed the concrete barricades down again after race day.
West Australian
a day ago
- West Australian
Albany claim under-12 and under-20 division victories at WA Netball Association Championships
Albany Netball Association sent 10 teams to the annual Fuel to Go & Play Association Championships over the June long weekend, with two teams coming home as division champions. The championships were held at Perth's Gold and Matthews netball centres over three days, with more than 300 players travelling from across the State to compete. Teams were divided into 46 divisions, which featured 13 metropolitan associations, 35 regional associations and 17 invitational teams from Singapore. Albany's under-20 team finished their weekend undefeated, taking strong wins in the first three rounds and continuing their winning form all the way through to Monday's grand final game against Eastern Hills. Both teams played hard to claim grand final glory, but Albany managed to stay on top, defeating Eastern Hills by two goals to claim the title. Albany's strong younger talent was on show with two mixed under-12 teams, two under-14 teams and two under-16 teams. The under-12 division seven team finished third on the ladder with four wins to their name over the weekend, and the division three team remained undefeated, finishing as division champions after defeating Fremantle by a massive 19 goals in the grand final. The under-16 division two team finished seventh on the ladder, taking home a round five win over Leschenault, and the division eight team ended their weekend second on the ladder after a gallant grand final loss to Bunbury. The under-14 division four team had a similarly slow start, but claimed a six-goal win over Success in round six. The division seven team fought started well with a round one win over Belmont but losing stride in round two and three. They came back to claim late wins over Manjimup and Eaton, finishing sixth on the ladder. The under-13 teams also competed in divisions four and seven, and both made it to the finals. The division seven team was taken out in the first round of finals by Bunbury and the division four team made it to the grand final game but were outplayed by Rockingham.
West Australian
a day ago
- West Australian
Local talent on display at Wavefest, Rueben Lemmes and Isi Campbell claim prestigious open titles
The Albany Boardriders Club hosted its annual Wavefest event at Muttonbird over the WA Day long weekend, with more than 60 surfers travelling from across the south coast to compete. 2023 champion Rueben Lemmes came back to reclaim glory with a win in the open men's and Denmark surf sensation Isi Campbell took out the open women's category. The event ran heats on Saturday then returned for finals on Monday, dodging unfavourable weather and swell forecasts on Sunday, and Albany Boardriders' competition director David Beeck said high-standard surfing was on display all weekend. 'There's a bit of a buzz going on around surfing down here at the moment, we saw some great action and some high quality surfing over the weekend, and there's definitely more people wanting to get involved which is always great to see,' he said. There was plenty of young talent on show in both the open categories, with Campbell taking to the waves while defending open men's champion Zen Shepherd was back out in the line-up. 'There's definitely a solid young crew coming up through the ranks, we're noticing more Albany kids in there as well as some Denmark ones, and the calibre of competition they put on over the Wavefest this year was incredible to see,' Beeck said. Lemmes clinched victory in a close fight over defending champion Shepherd, with Luke Anderson and young gun Tyce Shepherd coming in third and fourth respectively. Campbell outlasted strong challenges in the final of the open women's with Albany local Holly Minter snatching second spot, followed by Karina Hick in third and Sascha Roberts in fourth place. Jess Ngeh defended her over-30s women's title, with Hick picking up another placing for the weekend, this time second spot. Narelle Wakefield and Maeli Cherel rounded out the top four. Josh Coumans claimed victory in the over-35 men's ahead of Jeff Lee who was a close second while Rhys Jones and Andy McKinnon were third and fourth in the final. Albany surfer Darryn Oostdam won the over-45 men's final from Beeck in second place and Jason Oostdam and Adam Wheeler coming in third and fourth. The Southern Ocean Surf Reef is being constructed at Middleton Beach and Beeck said he believed the new break close to Albany's city centre was going to invite even more interest in surfing. 'I think the surf reef is going to do wonders, and it already is, because the Denmark kids have Ocean Beach to surf on right on their back door, but without Middleton all of Albany's breaks are a lot less accessible,' he said. 'I've been down at the new reef and seen plenty of kids riding their bikes down before school in the morning for a surf or after school, so I think it'll bring a whole new tribe of young groms to us and open surfing up to a lot of new people in Albany as well.'
