Hills Hornets bag two junior titles
The Hills Hornets won two division one Sydney Basketball Championships at Sunday's Metropolitan Junior League grand finals at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Cambridge Park.
The 16 years men 1 defeated the Sutherland Sharks in the grand final, 65-48.
The Hornets led 30-22 at half time before lifting their defence to shut the Sharks out of the game.
Coach Richard Howard credited the boys on their hard work over the past few weeks.
``The boys should be proud of the work they put in and how they played.
We proved today that you can win a championship by playing defence,'' Richard said.
The 14 men 1 made easy work of the Penrith Panthers, with Hills' Aaron Raban named the match's Most Valuable Player.
The 14 men 2 White lost a nail biter to the Parramatta Wildcats, 55-50.
The Hornets relied on their fast break play and dribble penetration to stay in a game with multiple lead changes.
The 12 men 1 won three sudden death games to earn their place in the grand final but were unable to overcome the Bankstown Bruins who won 56-48.
The 14 men 2 Green defeated Camden Valley to win the Division Four title, while the 14 women 2 Green and 12 women 2 both finished as runners-up.
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Dravet Syndrom Fundraiser at Dugarels Aug. 4
The first annual Dravet Syndrom Fundraiser, Cornhole for a Cure, will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m. at Dugarel’s in Hastings. There will be a beer bash, bean bag tournament, food, raffle and toy drive. Registration for the bean bag tournament begins at noon and is $40 per team. Money raised will go to dravet.org, the foremost global patient advocate organization for giving support to families, saving the lives of children and promoting and funding medical research to find effective treatments and cures for Dravet syndrome and Dravet Spectrum Disorders. The event is being put on by Alex and Patty Dohman and Brian and Deb Loesch of Hastings and Brian and Amanda Meyers of Elma, Iowa.
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Man jailed for beer can attack on mum
A SON who attacked his mother with a bag of empty beer cans is today behind bars.
Christopher Hillock lashed out at his mum when she refused to give him a cigarette and told him not to spend all of his money on booze.
The 25-year-old bruised her eye after picking up a plastic bag full of rubbish – including the empty cans – and hitting her in the face with it.
Then when she tried to get away, Hillock followed her and pushed her over.
Hillock, of Valley View, Jarrow, pleaded guilty to assault at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court earlier this month, but the case was adjourned for the probation service to prepare a pre-sentence report about him.
When he returned to court, magistrates decided they had no other option other than to send him to prison.
He was jailed for eight weeks for the attack on his mother and was also sentenced to a four-month jail term (to run concurrently) for attacking his girlfriend.
Paul Doney, prosecuting, told magistrates that Hillock had been living with his mother. He said: “She gave him one cigarette, but then he asked for another.
“She said no and told him not to spend all of his money on drink.
“At that point, he picked up a plastic bag, which contained empty cans and rubbish, and hit her in the face.”
Christopher Brown, defending, said: “He realises that what he did was wrong and is sorry and upset about it.
“He didn’t deliberately hit her in the face, but he swung the bag in her general direction and it hit her.
“It was reckless. When she moved away, he tried to take her by the arm and apologise. That is when she fell.
“He was behaving in a very child-like way.”
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