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The Seahorses Dramatic Win over Villa (24/5/14), by the Shadow
The Seahorses had a much needed one- nil win over local rivals Alstonville last Saturday on the ruddy soils of Crawford Park. Both teams were fired up for a win, Ballina needing to move up the table (away from the relegation zone) and Alstonville were keen to get the three points in order to secure…
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Seahorses Season Sinks as Rover Run Riot (10/5/14), by the Shadow
The Ballina premiers travelled to Lismore last Saturday with high hopes of securing some important competition points. However their hopes were shattered with a 9 -2 drubbing at the hands of a ruthless Rovers outfit. Rovers were coming off an embarrassing and highly unexpected 8 nil defeat at the hands of Byron the previous Saturday,…
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Home games cancelled Fri & Sat, Biggest Morning Tea still on
Saunders Oval is Closed for Friday night and Saturday games this weekend. The fields will be checked Saturday afternoon to confirm Sunday games. . Toni Caesar will be hosting a Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for the Cancer Council Saturday May 17 from 10am onwards at the Clubhouse. Gold coin donation to join in. . .…
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Coaches & Volunteers Registration
In conjunction with registrations available on-line this year – ALL club coaches and team managers and as many club volunteers as possible are required to register with MyFootballClub (MFC). Please register on-line as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so: My Football Club site
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Ballina Seahorses unable to trample the Thistles (3/5/14), by the Shadow
Last Saturday heralded the fourth round of the men’s premier division soccer competition. The Ballina Seahorses were defeated 3-1 in a close encounter of the ‘thistly’ kind at Saunders Oval. The extreme wet weather at the end of last week resulted in a sodden pitch which impeded both team’s efforts to play at their best.…
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Junior Development Day – Sunday 27 April 2014
The Junior Development Day has been rescheduled for SUNDAY 27 APRIL from 3-5pm. Chris Laylan (Premier Men’s Coach) will hold the Coaches Induction on the same day from 1pm. That is for all junior coaches from Grade 6 through to Grade 11. This is also a reminder that there are players that are still unpaid…
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Ballina’s Select 12 Junior Development Squad
Training to commence Wednesday April 30th 4.30pm. A big thank-you to all who trialled, a lot of hard decisions had to be made to select the final 12. 12’s- Zebedee Surman – Zac Meldrum 13’s- Johnny Gibson -Shayd Turner-Watson 14’s- James Swain -Dylan Haydon -Tex Wilson G14’s- Belle Powick G15’s- Brooke Marshall…
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Hot ‘Hat Trick’ in the Heat (5/4/14), by the Shadow
Justin Stockham scored a sizzling hat trick in the blistering heat at last Saturday’s premier division soccer match at Saunders Oval. Stockham’s efforts helped secure an important 5 – 3 win for the Seahorses against Goonellabah and both strikers shared honours with Matt Jeffery grabbing a brace to complement Stockham’s ‘hot hatty’. The conditions were…
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Junior Development Day
This Sunday 5th April there will be a Junior Development day led by Ballina’s Premier Division Men. This is for all of Ballina’s Junior players 6-15yrs. Skill stations will be setup and the kids will rotate through them coached by the Senior Premier players. The Junior players will gain some valuable Football skills and connect…
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Sharks Snack on Seahorses for Afternoon Tea (30/3/14), by the Shadow
The Ballina boys faced their first game back in the premier ranks last Sunday against local rivals Lennox Head at Shark Park, Skennars Head. Based on the pre-season Anzac Cup form Ballina went into the game favouring their chances, however they suffered a disappointing 4-2 loss in front of a large (and at times) parochial…
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