Super Netball Rd 4 - Magpies v Firebirds
Sport by Emma Greenwood 22nd May 2021 5:53 PM | Updated: 6:10 PM
Collingwood shooter Shimona Nelson has turned in a career performance to help the Magpies overcome a Firebirds fightback and push into the Super Netball top four.
Nelson, a former basketballer who took up netball just four years ago, finished with 53 goals to help the Pies to a 68-65 victory over a Queensland Firebirds team rated among finals contenders this season.
The Jamaican shooter held her nerve in the rollercoaster match at the Launceston Silverdome, missing just one shot and helping her team claw back a three-goal deficit midway through the final term to seal a crucial win.
he Bow Valley Jamboree, a longstanding annual live music event, is returning to Oxbow this August. The event will take place on Aug. 7 at the beautiful Bow Valley Theatre south of Oxbow. The . . .
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Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg knows she has a lot of fresh options in front of her, but right now the focus is on her next title defense.
Cyborg will defend her 145-pound title this Friday against Leslie Smith a rematch from their first meeting at UFC 198 a little over five years ago where she stopped Smith in the first round in the headliner of Bellator 259. The event takes place Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with the main card airing on Showtime.
One of the big issues Cyborg had with fighting for the UFC is she felt like they didn’t do enough to build their women’s featherweight division. Now that she is Bellator’s champion, Cyborg is pleased with how the promotion is building the talent pool.
The Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee is eagerly waiting for future COVID-19 guidelines to be announced. At that time, ticket sales will begin, and advertising will amp up. The Mercury spoke to Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee members Lori Moncrief, who manages publicity, and Megan Andersen, who handles social media. They emphasized that the show will go on even if restrictions cap in-person attendance. The committee is looking at offering the event online for the community and beyond. Andersen spoke about the adaptations the committee is considering for this year s jamboree. With the times, we re excited to be able to livestream or something like that for people who are far away, especially if we have reduced numbers so that people who are unable to attend can still watch, she said.
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Bike helmets cut people’s chances of getting hurt in an accident almost in half. However, a lot of people don’t wear them, and most of them are children. A La Crosse man hopes his experience will inspire more people to strap on their helmets.
The thrill of mountain biking can only be described by the daredevils who ride La Crosse’s steep trails.
“The adrenaline of almost missing a tree,” said Joshua Hardy, a Richland Center, Wis., native who now lives in La Crosse. “It’s a lot of fun but it’s really dangerous.”