How freak accident started a Paralympic dream
This footballer had already undergone spinal surgery as a teenager so she could play the sport she loved. Then 10 years later, she was being told she “might wake up without a leg.”
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Weird, wonderful and very quirky Paralympic facts
What’s a tapper? How does someone without arms play table tennis? Why do some athletes wear metal aprons? All the answers here plus more quirky facts ahead of Tokyo Paralympics.
Move over Hugh Bowman, there’s another champ in town
She comes from the same town as Winx jockey Hugh Bowman and has met them both. Now schoolgirl Jamieson Leeson is hoping to put Dunedoo on the map for another reason.
DIY bathroom hack helping cyclist beat heat in Tokyo
Tough times call for inventive ways to train and this Sydney athlete has hit on a genius – if a little odd – hack to help him prepare for the big heat in Tokyo.
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Renegades banned for rest of season
The Rouse Hill Renegades have been expelled from the NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition for the rest of the season following a brawl.
Drive to succeed
Once Malachi Covington jumps on his bike, nothing can slow him down.
Teams net victories
Baulkham Hills netballers had a successful run at the State Age Championships earlier this month, with two out of four teams taking home wins
All the fun at Back to Brumbies
The Baulkham Hills Brumbies Junior Rugby League Football Club will put the fun in fundraiser at Castle Hill next month.
Duggan passes test
Emily Duggan has only been racing for three years, but she has already made history on the track.
Success in sights
He may only be a teenager, but Ely Smith has his dreams of playing AFL professionally firmly in sight.
Kicking in for cancer cause
Round 12 of the NSW Churches Football Association was dedicated to the Baulkham Hills-based Shirley Cuff Cancer Research Foundation.
Eagles’ new senior women’s side set to take flight
The East Coast Eagles announced the creation of its first women’s team with the help of the Greater Western Sydney Giants last week.
Young whistleblowers sign up for referee program
More than 120 juniors have been put through their paces this year in a new football referee program.
Investigation into brawl
INVESTIGATIONS are under way into an ugly brawl at a first grade rugby union match between the Rouse Hill Renegades and Blacktown Warriors on Saturday.
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