Sport
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Third-grade Byron XI collects first win
Byron Bay’s Second XI endured their first loss of the season to Cudgen and now lie in third place on the Coastal League table. Despite a great all-round effort from Matt Irwin, who bowled 5/26 off his seven overs and backed... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, Sport -
Byron women bowlers prove their versatility
Congratulations to the Byron Bay Women’s Bowling Club Team of Kym Quinnell, Linda Child, Jeanette Beaton and Robyn Knaus who came third overall at the 2018 Ballina Women’s Bowling Club Versatile Fours.
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, Sport -
Jackson Emery wins smash-up derby
SES dealt with the aftermath of the Mullumbimby Show smash-up derby where Jackson ‘just drive as fast as you can’ Emery collected the $500 cash prize donated by Essery Auto Wreckers and Darren Jones Welding.
6 days ago | The Echo | % Byron Echo, Sport -
Top motorcross riders exhibit at Mullumbimby show
The Showtime FMX motorcross team of Brad Burch and Robbie Marshall demonstrated a series of manouvres across a 25-metre jump at the Mullumbimby Show last weekend. Brad is a freestyle rider who has toured with Nitro Circus while Robbie competes... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, Sport
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Third-grade Byron XI collects first win
Byron Bay’s Second XI endured their first loss of the season to Cudgen and now lie in third place on the Coastal League table. Despite a great all-round effort from Matt Irwin, who bowled 5/26 off his seven overs and backed... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Byron women bowlers prove their versatility
Congratulations to the Byron Bay Women’s Bowling Club Team of Kym Quinnell, Linda Child, Jeanette Beaton and Robyn Knaus who came third overall at the 2018 Ballina Women’s Bowling Club Versatile Fours.
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Jackson Emery wins smash-up derby
SES dealt with the aftermath of the Mullumbimby Show smash-up derby where Jackson ‘just drive as fast as you can’ Emery collected the $500 cash prize donated by Essery Auto Wreckers and Darren Jones Welding.
6 days ago | The Echo | 1 -
Top motorcross riders exhibit at Mullumbimby show
The Showtime FMX motorcross team of Brad Burch and Robbie Marshall demonstrated a series of manouvres across a 25-metre jump at the Mullumbimby Show last weekend. Brad is a freestyle rider who has toured with Nitro Circus while Robbie competes... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Shores United Women’s Open Day
Shores United will be registering their first-ever women’s soccer team in next year’s Football Far North Coast competition and are looking for any girls/women aged 15 and up to join. An open day will be held this Saturday November 17... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Grommets need a hand to get to national titles
The Lennox-Ballina boardriders are organising a fundraiser for local surfers Nyxie Ryan, Dembe Ryan, and Jai Glinderman, to help them get to the Australian Junior Titles in South Australia. The fundraiser is this Sunday November 18 at Club Lennox from... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Kerry and Jeff take mixed pairs at Brunswick Heads
Kerry Dexter and Jeff Winter have claimed a strong win against Sherril Pearce and Greg Aprker last Saturday to claim the mixed pairs championship at the Brunswick Heads Bowling Club. Kerry and Jeff took the lead early in the game... Read More →
6 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Backs to the wall win for Rams
The Byron Bay Rams maintained their unbeaten record and first place on the ladder but they were made to fight for it in a 2–1 win over South Lismore playing at home. It looked to be a routine performance 30... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Byron bowlers dominate district
After an impressive day of bowls playing at home the Byron Bay Women’s Bowling Club has claimed the 2018 Byron Tweed District Shield. It is the first time in over ten years that the local club has claimed the coveted... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Good win for Byron XI
Byron Bay Coastal League cricketers maintain their unbeaten record while the the third grade struggle for first win. Playing away at Seabreeze Oval against Pottsville Byron secong grade bowled out the home side for 54 in 24 overs, before taking... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Timeah leaps into Victorian ballet
Dance Dynamics Byron Bay is excited for one of their previous students, Timeah Logie, who has just been accepted into the full-time program at the Victorian State Ballet. ‘Timeah started classical ballet training at 11 years of age and was... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Local surfers let rip
Byron Bay’s Soli Bailey had a 17th-place finish at the star-studded HIC Pro held at Sunset Beach in Hawaii. He was up against a very strong 112-man field at the WSL Men’s QS 3,000 event. Bailey has improved his position... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Tennis stars shine at Mullumbimby
The Mullumbimby Tennis Club championships were played last weekend and included over 40 players taking on hot conditions. JP emerged as the open men’s singles champion after beating Amadeus O’Connor 6–2 6–4. In the... Read More →
13 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Three-time BJJ champion
Byron Bay’s Chilli Harel won gold on Saturday at the Pan Pacific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu championship in Melbourne. Chilli has won the championship for his age group three years running. Other Byron winners were head coach of The Academy Daniel... Read More →
20 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
AFL9s take flight in Byron
Twenty-eight teams from across Australia competed in the fifth running of the AFL9s Byron Bay Invitational last weekend at the Cavanbah Centre. Friday saw the Masters Max and Masters Mellow teams from South Australia, Victoria, NSW and Queensland start their... Read More →
20 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Coolangatta silver for Brunswick SLSC
The Brunswick SLSC’s 190-year-plus mixed team has collected second place after taking on Australia-wide competition at Surf Life Saving Australia’s Coolangatta Gold. The race began hard and fast, and at the end of the first stage (10km surf ski) Peter... Read More →
20 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Rams undefeated and top of the SYL
Byron Bay have opened up a three-point gap at the top of the table and kept their undefeated record intact after beating Mullumbimby 2–0 in the third round of the of the Summer Youth League last Friday. Two goals from... Read More →
20 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Lennox longboarders win all-girl contest
Local female surfers had some excellent results at the Mid North Coast Girls Surf Classic held at Rainbow Beach held earlier this month. Lennox Head’s Mel Mott won the over 55s Longboard division with Lennox Head All Girls Surfriders members... Read More →
20 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
‘Mono’ wins US title again
Byron local Mark ‘Mono’ Stewart (left) has held on to his winning title at the second annual US Open Adaptive Surfing Championship at Oceanside, California earlier this month.
27 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
900 play Rugby 7s in Byron
Over 900 players and plenty of spectators enjoyed two days of top-flight rugby as Byron Bay hosted its annual Rugby 7s festival. Teams came from across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu to compete for their share of... Read More →
27 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Rams kick off Summer Youth League with a win
The U/20s Summer Youth League has kicked off and defending champions Byron Bay have picked up their first win. The SYL has been running for ten years and Byron Bay has been the most successful club, winning four titles including... Read More →
27 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
‘Wilko’ in form as world tour heads to Hawaii
Crystal Cylinders Byron Bay’s Matt Wilkinson has put on a stellar performance to reach the quarterfinals at the MEO Rip Curl Pro in Portugal. Matt Wilkinson was defeated by Gabriel Medina in the second quarterfinal. ‘Wilko’ stuck to a different... Read More →
27 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
More medals for Margaret
Local 88-year-old Margaret Fisher has returned from the 2018 Super-Seniors World Team Championships in Croatia with a gold medal in the women’s singles consolation competition and a bronze in the women’s doubles. Margaret lives in Byron Bay; she began her... Read More →
27 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Young Trojans win rugby festival in NZ
The Lennox Head U/13 Trojans rugby team has just returned from New Zealand having achieved a rare feat in Australian rugby circles: beating the Kiwis and bringing back a winner’s trophy. The team flew to Queenstown to compete in the... Read More →
October 16, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Podium finishes for local body builders
The My Own Gym team, including Ellie Borenstein, Jade Goldberg, Gaelle Jeanneau and Josh Hutchinson, have competed in the ICN state titles over the past few weeks. Each of them earnt a spot on the podium in their respective categories... Read More →
October 16, 2018 | The Echo | 0
