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Pittman hurdles into hall of fame

Pittman hurdles into hall of fame

AFTER one of the most legendary and unique careers in Australian sporting history, Jana Pittman is set to officially cement her legacy alongside some of our greatest sporting heroes

Rouse Hill
Local Sports Star Awards night at Bankstown Sports Club. Winner Liam Christie 16, Kellyville Ridge. Photographed 30th October 2018.  (AAP IMAGE/Matthew Vasilescu)

Liam leaps to top prize

A triumphant trampolinist and a jack-of-all-trades have taken out the Rouse Hill Times’ top awards at the 2018 Local Sports Stars gala awards night

Rouse Hill
NSW State champion rock climber Hugo Hornshaw, 14, trains at The Edge Rock Climbing Centre at Castle Hill on Thursday October 4th. Hugo Hornshaw, from Box Hill, is the NSW State champion Youth B Male in lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. competitive rock climbing, which will be making its Olympic debut in 2020. (AAP IMAGE / Troy Snook)

In the zone of the wall

It’s set to make its Olympic debut in 2020 and its competitors swear by it. But what exactly is behind sport climbing’s global surge in popularity?

Hills Shire
Swimmer Lauren Heggie poses for photographs near her family home in Glenwood on Friday the 11th of August 2018.Lauren Heggie has become the first Hills athlete chosen to compete at a Special Olympics World Games.(AAP Image/ Justin Sanson)

Talent is pure gold

Lauren Heggie is set to make history as the first athlete from Sydney Hills Club to be selected to represent Australia at the Special Olympics World Games.

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