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The City Of Ryde sports newsletter is available at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/sportsnews.
West City Crusaders Futsal Club Trials
West City Crusaders Futsal Club is pleased to announce trial dates for representative teams to participate in The 2010/11 Football NSW McDonalds Futsal Super League.
Trials will be held at the Penrith Valley Regional
Sports Centre, Herbert street, Cambridge Park.
Friday 16th July 2010
U/12 Girls 6.00pm – 7.30pm Court 1
U/14 Girls 6.00pm – 7.30pm Court 2
U/16 Girls 7.30pm – 9.00pm Court 1
Open Ladies 7.30pm – 9.00pm Court 2
Sunday 18th July 2010
U/12 Boys 4.00pm – 5.30pm Court 1
U/14 Boys 4.00pm – 5.30pm Court 2
U/16 Boys 5.30pm – 7.00pm Court 1
Youth Men's 5.30pm – 7-00pm Court 2
Open Men's 7-00pm 8-30pm Court 1
All players are to arrive a minimum of 30 minutes prior to trials start time,
All players must wear appropriate training gear,
For further information please contact:
Warren Ladd 0421 910 413
Dragan Milicevic 0438 383 831
David Logozzo 0414 608 700,
Gladesville Ravens Sports Club 50th Anniversary 1960 -2010
Gladesville Ravens Sports Club celebrates 50 Years in 2010 and will mark the occasion with a huge Golf Day (Friday 30th July) and Anniversary Party (Saturday 31st July) at Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club.
The celebrations will be a chance for members old and new to get together, catch up with old friends, share many stories about "the good old days", and celebrate all that the club has been and still is to thousands of players and supporters over the last half century.
The Ravens is a "Sports" Club, including golf, tennis, basketball, netball, cricket, tee-ball and baseball, BUT at its core and from its foundations soccer (now football) has been central for boys & men and, since 1982, for women and girls.
The club has always had a focus on the local community, emphasising participation by boys and girls, while providing at the same time opportunities for senior players to play at the higher levels of the game. The club's top men's teams have succeeded in the "Sydney Inter-Urban Competition" in the 1960's, the NSW State League of the Soccer Federation of the 70's and 80's and the Premier League divisions of Gladesville Hornsby Association in the 90s through until now.
Raven's female players were foundation members in the formation of the hugely successful Gladesville-Hornsby Women's Association (now North West Sydney Women's) in 1982. The club has grown into one of Australia's largest Women's Soccer Clubs with more than 30 teams. Having entered the NSW Women's State League in 1988 it still plays in the Women's Super League of Football NSW and is the longest surviving club in the top levels of women's competition under FNSW.
Ravens player depth and on-field success as a sports club continue to be the main drivers of the club's longevity. In both men's and women's soccer, the club has countless players who have started at the club as the youngest junior players and have either remained with the club or returned to support and play alongside their kids and even their grand kids. Many players have gone on to represent at the highest levels of state and country, and have still returned to lace up the boots in men's and women's Over 35's.
Current President John (Jock) Cunningham is typical of so many "Ravens". Having started at the club as a 10-year-old in 1961, Jock has played, coached and administered at the club with several stints as President, including this year which he describes as a "cameo return" for the privilege of leading the 50 Year Celebration Committee.
Recently while helping prepare for this year's celebrations, Jock said "This is a great honour to be involved over a long period of time with a club that has provided sporting activities in the local community, formed many long term friendships and memories that we will never forget" .
Ravens still play out of their (almost spiritual) home at Peel Park in Gladesville, which, as well, contains the Club archives. The Anniversary Committee has unearthed many treasurers of the past including graphic photos of the working bees in the early 1960s showing the club dads (we were just a little sexist back then) literally constructing the oval by hand from gullies full of blackberry bushes. How times have changed ! More of the collected memorabilia will be on display at the 50th Anniversary Celebration night at Ryde- Parramatta Golf Club on 31 July.
All former Ravens and anyone involved with the club at any time over the 50 years are invited to join us for the celebrations …. Go to www.gladesvilleravens.com.au for more details.
SKATE SURVEY
City of Ryde Council is seeking everyone's views on skate parks and places for young people to hang out in the City of Ryde. Gladesville Skate Park has just opened and Council is looking at ways to possibly create more places like this for the community.
Your ideas and views are important for Council to make the following decisions:
- Should we have more skate facilities?
- What type of facilities should we have?
- Where should the skate facilities be located?
Please take a few moments to read this information and then tell Council what you think through the online survey. This survey should take less than 2 minutes to complete.
This information will be used by Council to decide if skate parks will be located in the City and if so, what types of skate parks to consider.
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/skateparksurvey
COMMUNITY NEWS
Interested in finding out what is happening in sports in our local area?
The City Of Ryde sports newsletter is available at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/sportsnews
WOMEN'S RAVENS WEARING PINK SOCKS
On 30 May 2010 some of the Ravens Women teams are supporting the Royal Women’s Hospital Breast Centre Fundraiser by wearing pink socks.
Come and support the teams, raffle tickets are available to purchase and a function at Putney Bowling Club that evening starting at 6pm.
The teams are playing at the following locations:
13's playing at 9am at Bremner Park
14's playing at 11.45 at Peel Park
17's playing at 1.15pm and Peel Park
035's playing at 3pm at Monash.
For more information download the flyer here.
RAVENS ANNOUNCE NEW SPONSORS
Bayview Hotel
The Ravens are proud to announce that the Bayview Hotel is now the Major Sponsor of the Ravens. This means that Ravens players will have access to special discounts at the Bayview as well as receiving a Bayview/Ravens card that will track expenditure throughout the year resulting in a team payment based on patronage.
Tennis Ranch
All Ravens receive 10% off purchases at the Tennis Ranch.
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
2010 marks the Golden Anniversary of the Gladesville Ravens Sports club, and to celebrate we are holding a celebratory Golf Day on Friday 30th July.
You find more information about this special event by clicking here.
Ravens women crowned Champion of Champions
GLADESVILLE Ravens Over 30s womens soccer team are the toast of the district after lifting the Coca Cola/Football NSW sponsored Champion of Champions trophy at ANZ Stadium last Saturday.
Pictured are jubilant Ravens’ team members Michelle Heffernen and Jo-anne Plug (co captains), Christine Rudge, Faith Lee, Annie Edwards, Megan Disch, Sharon Baker, Alison Primmer, Gillian Green, Margaret Bass, Suzanne Hardaker, Rebecca Scott, Kim Seaman, Paula Walton, Kellie Duncan, Alison Kerry with coach Sepp Disch after their crushing 5-0 victory over Harbord in the championship decider.
It was a maiden State title for this skilful Ravens side that also clinched the North West Sydney Over 35s premiership in 2009.
During the Champion of Champions series, the all conquering Ravens defeated teams from Bankstown, Sutherland, Granville, Eastern Suburbs, Shoalhaven, Blacktown and Canterbury before eliminating Kuring- gai 1-0 in a quarter final.
The girls then produced a stunning display to whip Southern Districts 9-2 in a semi final and capped a memorable season by trouncing the Seasiders in the final.
Former NSW midfielder Margaret Bass turned in a sharp performance for the Ravens - nabbing goals in both halves to give the Gladesville based club the edge.
Other scorers were wing back Alison Primmer, midfielder Kim Seaman and striker Kellie Duncan.
It was a mighty achievement for coach Disch - the former Newcastle KB United striker - and his squad who displayed an exciting brand of soccer throughout the tournament.
Paul Wade Girls Football Camp
The camp ran for 3 days and was a huge success with the girls. They experienced first hand their own "World Cup" and have come away with some key technical & tactical skills. Paul was very enthused with the girls passion and will be back next year.
