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	November 2009 Brodie White of Tumby Bay competed in SAPSASA Cricket. Brodie reported, "We won all of our games and then got beaten in the grand final, so we came second overall."
August 2009 Emma Foreman of Port Lincoln also travelled to Tamworth for the State Country Hockey. Emma wrote, "the experience of representing my state and playing at that high level was fantastic and one I will never forget."
	August 2009 Hayley Richards competed in State County Hockey in Tamworth. Hayley wrote, "Being the youngest on the team it was a beneficial experience for me which I have learnt more about the game at such a high level." Hayley is pictured right in a match against the Australian Defence Force.
August 2009 Samuel Bail competed in School Sport Australia Hockey Championships in Newcastle. Sam wrote, "It was a great experience to play in that level of hockey. It was really challenging and I was able to learn a lot more about hockey and develop my hockey skills".
	July 2009 Jacob Tiller (far left) competed in Motocross State Title Championships. Jacob did a terrific job by finishing overall in 7th place in the state. Jacob said, "I was very happy to have achieved this and and I am so glad to have had this experience." Zac Bradbery (left) also competed in the State Titles. Overall in the state Zac placed 3rd which is a magnificent effort. Zac said, "I did not finish one round due to injury so I am happy with my achievement."
July 2009 Jade Mullins-Holmes from Port Lincoln competed in SAPSASA Soccer. The team placed 4th overall. Well done Jade and team!
	June 2009 Chloe Meyers competed in Gymnastics Country Championships in Adelaide. "I came 1st on Vault, 3rd on Floor and 4th overall, which I was very pleased with", said Chloe. Chelsea Dunn competed in the same Championship. "The other girls I competed against get up to 20 hours of training per week whilst I only get 5 hours at the most" said Chelsea. She received two 1st's with an overall score of 4th.
June 2009 Isabelle McQuillan also competed in SAPSASA Hockey. Isabelle said she had a great time playing hockey and learnt lots of new skills.
	June 2009 Jesse Malone competed in SAPSASA Hockey. This is what Jesse had to say - "My team and I worked very well as a team and we played 11 games and there were all fun".
June 2009 Todd Hoffrichter of Ceduna competed in SAPSASA Football with the Western Eyre Peninsula team. Todd said, "It was my first time playing football in Adelaide and I had lots of fun".
	June 2009 Demi & Kodi Mundy competed in South Australian Country Championships in Adelaide. Demi competed at level 5 state stream in Women Artistic Gymnastics on 4 apparatuses - floor, vault, bars and beam. She placed 3rd overall. Kodi received a bronze medal on bars and a silver medal on beam. She was awarded a 3rd overall trophy. Congratulations to both.
May 2009 Ryder Thomas of Port Lincoln recently participated in the SAPSASA Football competition. Unfortunately they did not win, but the boys played very well and thoroughly enjoyed their stay in Adelaide. Ryder is pictured right, third from left, with his team mates.
	April 2009 Bodie Henderson of Port Lincoln has just returned from Japan representing South Australia in the 11^th International Pee Wee Ice Hockey Tournament in Hachinohe from 28 April to 4^th May. The SA team became the first Western country to be in the top four in the history of the tournament.
April 2009 Mitch Henderson of Port Lincoln recently participated in the Oceania and Asia Pacific Inline Hockey Championships in Perth. Mitch who represented Australia for the forth time was a member of the 16 U team. They won four of their five games. Mitch (pictured in green) played right wing and defence and contributed to the score board on more than one occasion.
	March 2009 Brooke Traeger of Port Lincoln competed in SAPSASA swimming. As well as having an enjoyable time, Brooke placed a 1st in 50m Freestyle, 2nd in 4x50m Relay Freestyle and 3rd in 50m Butterfly. Well done Brooke!
March 2009 Kathleen Klassman received recognition for being nominated in RAA leaders driving force category at the the Young Achiever Award. Kathleen said, "I had a fantastic night, it was very inspiring for me to see other young people pursuing their dreams and making a difference." Kathleen is pictured with fellow Port Lincoln YAC member Abby.
	March 2009 Carly Redman travelled to Adelaide with the Lower Eyre Peninsula SAPSASA Softball Team. Carly said, "we walked away with the shield for the second year in a row after beating City South in our last game to decide the winner". Pictured left is Carly going for the catch.
November 2008 Glen Dunning travelled to Alice Springs to take part in a UP2U Tennis Camp and Tournament. Glen said he received excellent tennis coaching and has noticed the improvement in his tennis skills since being home.
	October 2008 Again Cleve Area School went to Murray Bridge for the annual Pedal Prix from the 17^th-20^th of September. Overall the year 11’s bike Silver Bullet, come 93 out of 230 other bikes and 34 in our category. Some of the students found it hard staying up for 24hours but a minor breakdown helped them to stay awake and were out of the race for about an hour. The weekend was a great experience and a huge success; we would like to thank Liz Penfold and the Flinders Ports Youth Travel Grant program for helping with our travel costs.
August 2008 Joseph Ingram of Tumby Bay competed in the Balaklava Eisteddfod. Joseph did a fantastic job receiving 1st in the Junior Speech and Drama section, 2nd in Senior Piano and 3rd in Intermediate Piano. Joesph wrote, "the talent in this year's Eisteddfod was amazing, and I am honoured to be one of the prize winners.".
	July 2008 Gretel Anderson of Ceduna competed in Eyre Peninsula Pony Club Zone Eliminations. Gretel said, "This was the first time that I had ever competed with my horse & I was really pleased at how well we did. The only bad thing about the weekend was the terrible weather – we had never seen so much rain & for a horse that lives in Ceduna". Gretel will compete in South Australian Pony Club State Championships later this year.
June 2008 Storm Cotton travelled to Adelaide with SAPSASA Hockey Team. This is what Storm had to say, "I am happy to say that we won!! As you can see and we all had a great time".
	June 2008 Sid Masters of Wharminda, Jay Green of Kapinnie and Izaac Boylan of Wudinna proudly represented SA in SAPSASA State Cricket in Darwin. At the closing ceremony SA were awarded with Bronze medallions. The boys had played a vital part, not only batting and bowling but doing a great job in the field, Izaac taking 4 catches and effecting a run out, Sid with a catch and runout, Jay with a catch, and all three stopping many runs.
June 2008 Mitch Henderson (pictured right) of Port Lincoln recently travelled to Philadelphia USA as a member of the 2008 Junior Australian Touring Team for Inline Hockey. The International and Elite divisions attracted teams from all over America, Great Britain and Mexico.
	May 2008 Jake Haarsma of Cummins recently travelled to Adelaide for SAPSASA Football with the Lower Eyre Peninsula team. "We had a great week with the team of which I was captain and we played in Division 1 with 3 wins. Thank you for my Flinders Ports Youth Travel Grant which my helped with the cost of going to Adelaide to play football" The LEP team are in black and white. In the far left photo Jake is second from left.
March 2008 Tamara Barker (No.6) and some friends from Port Lincoln travelled to Adelaide recently to compete in the SA Basketball Country championships. Tamara had a great time and made new friendships and enjoyed the experience. Tamara says 'Thank you very much for your support to sport on Eyre Peninsula'
	October 2007 South Australia Lone Scouts enjoyed their annual camp. Some highlights of the trip included a visit to the Adelaide Zoo and the use of the giant flying fox at Woodhouse. They are pictured at the closing ceremony of the camp.
October 2007 Emily Dreckow attended the State Girl Guides Camp to Hindmarsh Island. The camp marked 100 years since Lord Baden Powell (Founder of the Scouting Movement) held his first camp there. Emily wrote - 'I had a wonderful time, one I will never forget.' Emily is pictured on "Back to Basics" night where she had to make her own tent and cook her own food.

	September 2007 Wudinna Area School entered 2 teams of 8 into the International Pedal Prix. The girls’ bike was called Extreme Eyre and the boys’ bike was called Granite Growla. The boys’ team completed 336 laps, which equalled 719 kilometres. Their average speed was 31.3 km/h. They crossed the finish line in 7th place for the Under 16 category and 29^th overall out of 225 bikes. The girls’ team completed 287 laps, which equalled 614 kilometres. Their average speed was 26.7 km/h. The girls came in 2^nd overall female team to attain a podium finish and 27^th in the mixed boys and girls.
	Girls' Team Pictured Left : Gemma Seal, Emily Denton, Tamsin Scholz, Akirralie North, Craig Watson, Mitchelle Trezise, Kara Wedding, Paige North and Rikeeli Klante. Boys' Team Picture Above Left: Dean Cummings, Brett Scholz, Craig Watson, Jake Bruce, Tim Skipworth, Josh Boylan, Kevin Cummings, Max Bower and Tyson Jackson.