Barrier Daily Truth

Flying start for junior footy

Monday, 5th March, 2012

SPECCIE: Central’s Robert Johnson (12) showed plenty of spring.

The rain may have forced Saturday’s junior football registration day indoors, but that didn’t stop the city’s future footy stars from having a ball.

Hundreds of youngsters decked out in their footy gear packed the Sanderson Stadium to sign on with their club for the 2012 season.

There were a variety of activities and games, the most popular of which was an inflatable mattress complete with goal posts and a dummy for kids to take “screamers” over.

Sign up, juniors

Friday, 2nd March, 2012

READY FOR 2012: Crows star Taylor Walker met with junior footballers Poppy Whittaker, Ripley Rowbotham, Evan Ferguson, Marcus Purcell, Khyron Blore, Eli McCann and Eva Whittaker recently. Walker said he hopes to see plenty of kids signing on to play footy in 2012.

The Broken Hill Junior Football Association (BHJFA) will be holding its registration day at the Sanderson Stadium tomorrow due to recent heavy rain.

Representatives from all four clubs will be in attendance, and registrations will be accepted from 10am. 

“This is the day we want to see the children and their parents, “ said BHJFA chairman, Scott Dunn.

Cricket rescue bid

Tuesday, 22nd November, 2011

ROLE MODEL: Former South junior Tom Derham is a prime example of what can be achieved through sport.

Radical changes are being formulated to try and rescue the future of junior cricket in Broken Hill.

With two of the city’s biggest residential areas - North and South BH - unable to field Under-16 sides this season, cricket officials believe they must act quickly to salvage the future of cricket.

“The situation is desperate and we do not want to see cricket’s lifeline - the juniors - severed indefinitely,” Barrier District Cricket League President Peter Johnston said.

“Other interests, lack of parental participation and support, junior players with part-time work commitments outside of school hours ... there are a host of reasons that have contributed to the current situation.

A cricket party

Friday, 18th November, 2011

UNIQUE: Primarch school cricketers of all ages including Year 6 student Angus Collins (12) and seven-year-old Mercedes Robertson will be at Norm Fox Oval tomorrow as part of a Gala Day for the sport.

By John Casey

BH junior cricket will enjoy a major celebration tomorrow as it prepares to chart a course that is hoped will guarantee the future of the sport in the Silver City.

For the first time ever, all primary school cricketers will play at the same venue when they converge on Norm Fox Oval from 8am - and the unification of all players aged six to 16 could become permanent next season. 

“This hasn’t been possible in the past due to the large numbers of games being played,” Primary Cricket Association President Dale Dwyer explained.

Young champs score golf title double

Monday, 31st October, 2011

THE BEST: (Clockwise from left) Evan Scott (8), Phoebe Lane (9), Kyle Jelbert (16) and Luke Hall (9).

 By Captain

 Two young golfers have claimed back-to-back wins in the Junior Golf Championships.

Phoebe Lane showed her prowess with the putter and played some very classy strokes to card just 19 over the three holes and in the process won herself promotion next year.

Luke Hall also claimed the double but had to produce his best at the end of the year to keep the field at bay.