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Newsletter 3

18 December 2014 www.wollongongcityslsc.com.au/juniors email: wollongongcityjuniors@hotmail.com

There’s less than 8 weeks till the Centenary Gala Ball -

the response has been overwhelming! Tables and

tickets need to be finalised by Sunday 21 December,

with all payments made by Wednesday 7 January

2015. Attendance confirmation and payments are being

taken at Sunday’s Christmas Handicap or can be made

by contacting centenaryball2015@gmail.com. Direct

deposit details are available on request. Don’t let your

family or friends miss this night of nights to celebrate

the Mighty Maroon and Whites’ Centenary.

Christmas Greetings to our Penguin Families! It’s hard to believe that the year has almost come to a

close and the surf club season is more than half

complete. We’ve had such a great season with the

weather, and many weekends where the kids have been

able to test their skills out in the ocean.

The final club meet for 2014 will be our Christmas Fun

Day on Sunday 21 December, with activities

commencing late at 2:00pm, a very special visitor at

2:30pm. Then follows the 59th Christmas Handicap

Swim and social dinner involving both the Juniors and

Seniors. Our nippers in the U12s and over who are

competition proficient and parents may enter the

handicap swim – registrations will be taken at 3:15pm,

with the swim to start at approximately 3:45pm. The

presentation, dinner and drinks will then take place from

5:30pm. Dinner will be chickos at $5 per person. A table

will be set up for Centenary Ball Ticket and

Centenary/Club Apparel Sales. All club members

welcome!

Congratulations to the winners of the $25 apparel

vouchers for best dressed at the Hawaiian party held on

Saturday 6 December: Kasey Reh (U10), Amarli Allen

(U8), Boyden Reh (U8s), Gus Morris (U12s), and runner

up prize of $20 to Bethany Cross (U8s).

Upcoming Events

Please note changes in the

calendar – it now includes the

Illawarra Junior Carnival on

Saturday 21 Feb.

Sun 21 Dec 2pm late start Christmas Fun Day

Duty: ALL

3:30pm Annual Club Handicap

Swim

5:30pm presentation

6pm Dinner ($5 ea) / Drinks

Snrs & Jnrs

SUMMER BREAK

22 Dec 2014 to 11 Jan 2015

Sun 18 Jan 9am Nippers

Duty: U10

Sun 25 Jan 9am Pointscore

Duty: U9

Mon 26 Jan Australia Day

Aquathon – City teams to

compete

www.aquathon.com.au/kids-

aquafun

Sat 31 Jan 7:45am Illawarra

Branch Championships at North

Wollongong Beach

Sun 1 Feb 9am Pointscore

Duty: U8

Sun 8 Feb 9am Pointscore

Duty: U14

CENTENARY WEEKEND

Fri 13 Feb, 5pm

Casual Reunion Night

Drinks/BBQ/Memorabilia

Sat 14 Feb 2015

Centenary Gala Ball

5:30pm Wollongong

Entertainment Centre

Sun 15 Feb, 10pm

Nippers Centenary Celebrations

/ Beach/Water Activities

Sat 21 Feb 7:45am SLSI

Junior Carnival at Thirroul

Sun 22 Feb 9am Pointscore

Duty: U13

Sun 1 Mar 9am Pointscore

Duty: U14

Fri 6 Mar to Sun 8 Mar

State Age Championships at

Ocean Beach/Umina

Sun 8 Mar – no nippers

Sat 14 Mar 2pm Twilight

Nippers - Last Day Fun Day /

AGM / Presentation & Dinner

Shannon Eckstein Nipper Clinic Legendary Ironman Shannon Eckstein came to Wollongong City Beach last week (pictured below with a few of

the kids) to pass on some expert advice to the local surf club kids from around the Illawarra. It was a great day

where the children had the opportunity to ask Shannon about everything he knows about competing, staying fit

and healthy. The surf came to City Beach too, with heaps of big waves for all the kids to try out their newly

learnt skills. Thanks to the Bulli Surf Club crew for their assistance and the Wollongong City parents who came

down to assist – it was a very successful day for the club and the kids, with great positive feedback from the

participants. The next clinic is being held at Bulli on Saturday 7 February – don’t miss out!

STACEY JOLLY COMPETITION - POINTSCORE

Age Group City North

U9 Boys 212 83

U9 Girls 174 120

U10 Boys 233 41

U10 Girls 212 60

U11 Boys 217 30

U11 Girls 152 117

U12 Boys 178 68

U12 Girls 147 123

U13 Boys 170 87

U13 Girls 145 108

U14 Boys 212 29

U14 Girls 160 45

TOTAL SCORES 2212 911

Age Group Photos We are in the process of finalising age group photos. They

include the names of the children, their age manager and

assistant. The cost of the 6” x 8” photo will be $5 and is a

great Centenary memento and gift idea. Parents will be able

to view the photos throughout December, place orders and

make payment for collection from Linda at the Clubhouse

in the new year.

The annual Stacey Jolly Competition was held between Wollongong City and North Wollongong

Junior Surf clubs on Sunday 30 November. The naming of the trophy is to recognise 18 year old

Stacey’s tragic passing before her time and the contribution of the Jolly family to Wollongong

City SLSC. Close to 300 children from both clubs competed in a number of events, including

the swim, board, flags, sprint, wade, ironman and relays. The event, now in its 26th year, has always been a friendly competition that the children

enjoy. Top 10 placings were dominated by City across the 9 age groups, given City were high in numbers at least 2 to 1! This year's competition

was again a successful event, where the tradition of friendly rivalry and interclub comraderie proved to be the winners on the day!

Shannon Eckstein Nipper Clinic Note down in your diaries the next Shannon Eckstein

clinic – being held at Bulli Beach on Saturday 7 February

2015. Based on the feedback we received from the first

clinic, this is something not to be missed.

More information on Shannon's clinics can be viewed at

http://www.shannoneckstein.net/

The Jolly Family, Kate, Michelle, Bronte

& Tim

The Sydney Water Premiership Series

concluded on Saturday 30 November with some outstanding results by our competitors, the top 6 competitors taking home a Sydney Water prize. Natalia Karakousis of the U13s

and Matisse Sailor both placed equal 3rd in the beach events, whilst twin brother Jordan Karakousis and Tobias Delaney of the 10s finished 5th overall. James Healey of the U11s and Charlotte Bett of the U13s were just out of the prizes placing 7th and 8th respectively in the beach events. Special mention to Lachlan Eastley of the U8s who consistently finished in the finals of the U8s sprints, assisted the U9s to place in the beach relay, and was a top 10 finisher in the wade as well – a great career ahead for this young competitor! The final event of the series was the All Age Beach Relay, and our team came in 2nd by a nose – a great team effort. Our U13s beach relay team of Natalia & Jordon Karakousis, Matisse Sailor and Charlotte Bett also placed 2nd. The final standings for Wollongong City kids on the leaderboard:

Beach Events

Name Age Total Place

Natalia Karakousis U13 45 3rd

Matisse Sailor U12 34 4th

Jordan Karakousis U13 35 5th

Tobias Delaney U10 27 5th

James Healey U11 20 7th

Charlotte Bett U13 20 8th

Kade Reed U9 9 14th

Jason Vugrek U14 3 17th

Miles Gorgijovski U9 2 21st

Surf Events

Name Age Total Place

James Healey U11 7 14th

Jason Vugrek U14 3 18th

Miles Gorgijovski U9 2 13th

Alistair Gorgijovski U11 2 20th

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SLSI Interbranch Representatives

Congratulations to Matisse Sailor of the U12s and Jason Vugrek

of the U14s on your

results at the NSW Inter-

branch Championships

held at Swansea/ Cath-

erine Hill Bay on 11/12

December. Matisse placed

in the final of the sprint

and flags, whilst Jason

made a top 10 finish in the

ironman, and 6th in the

board rescue with team-

mate Dylan Gillett.

With big seas, the event

moved to a more protect-

ed beach, but both said

they enjoyed the weekend

away with the team.

Wollonong City’s All Age Beach Relay – 2nd (by a photo finish)!

Back: Jason Vugrek (14), James Healey (11), Matisse Sailor (12), Natalia Karakousis (13),

Front: Kaitlyn Morris (10), Lachlan Eastley (8), Kade Reed (9)

Our youngest competitors, Tyler Oliver & Lachlan Eastley

Miles Gorgijovski, Kade Reed, Jed Reed, Jason Vugrek, Gus Morris, James Healey

Kaitlyn Morris U10s and Jordan Karakousis, 1st U13s Male Sprint

Alistair Gorgijovski – 8th U11s board final.

EDUCATING OUR KIDS - THE FUTURE LIFESAVERS OF TOMORROW

During this week, 35+ kids commenced their 3 day Intensive SRC and Bronze Medallion training,

including a number of our U13s and U14s. A massive thanks to Larry Jennett, Wollongong City's Chief

Instructor (and life member) - he does a great job with them all, and puts in a lot of hours! Oh, and he can

ride a board too – judging by the front page of the Illawarra Mercury on 9 December.

Congratulations to the kids! See you all

on the beach in uniform real soon!

Carnivals Carnivals are open to all Wollongong

City kids aged U8s and over. You can

still register to enter the Illawarra Branch

carnival that takes place on Saturday 31

January 2015 at North Gong. If you are

thinking of joining the team, please

register and pay the $20 entry fee in

Apparel - you will need to have

completed the competition proficiency.

SLS Illawarra has announced a second

Illawarra Junior carnival to take place on

Saturday 21 February 2015 at Thirroul

Beach. Entry for this carnival is $10.

This is another great carnival for first

timers, as the competitors are from the

local region. It’s also a great opportunity

for our State team members to get

practice for the NSW Championships

being held on 6-8 March. Any member

who paid the $70 for carnivals at

registration have automatic entry to this

carnival. Please confirm your attendance

on the Entry List on the notice board.

Board Training Board training will resume on Friday 16

January (4:15pm for 4:30pm in the

water).

A reminder that members may utilise the

club facilities throughout the Christmas

holiday period – generally the clubhouse

is open. Use of the equipment is at the

responsibility of parents, children must

be supervised at all times, and boards

hosed down and returned to the

clubhouse racks after use.

Late Start Christmas Funday Reminder – Sunday 21 December, late start for

Christmas Funday, activities commencing from

2:00pm, with a very special visitor at 2:30pm. Stay

for the Annual Christmas Handicap swim at 3:45pm,

with a smorgasbord dinner and drinks afterwards.

All are invited and welcome to partake in the

handicap swim (U12s+ and proficient), whether as

competitor or spectator, and then the function

afterwards with the seniors. For catering

purposes, please let age managers know if you

are staying for the Christmas dinner. Cost for the

Chickos dinner is $5 each.

Nippers will then take a break, returning Sunday 18

January 2015. Please stay safe in and out of the

water during the summer break.

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