News Archive

Scoreboard is a wrap-up of the efforts of Sydney University athletes and teams through the past week, compiled by Graham Croker. Stories on some of the performances also appear in the News section.

Jonathon Cooper, the No.1 men’s seed, and Pamela Boyanov, the No.5 women’s seed, won the men’s and women’s 2012 Sydney University Open Tennis titles at the Manning lawn courts last week.

Sydney University’s First Grade women’s hockey team created history last week by becoming the club’s first team to win a Sydney Women’s Hockey League Metro I grand final.

Sydney University opener Scott Henry was 22 not out and looking ominous at stumps at Waverley Oval on Saturday after the first day of the 2012-13 Sydney Grade cricket competition.

The Southern Design Sydney Uni Flames have put the finishing touches on their preparations for the beginning of the 2012/13 WNBL season after a weekend spent in Melbourne competing in the inaugural WNBL Pre Season Tournament.

The Sydney Uni women’s honours volleyball side have brushed aside a committed UTS United to claim their third State Volleyball League gold medal in the last six years following an undefeated 2012 season.

Friday night September 14 saw 130 Southern Design Sydney Uni Flames supporters gather at The Grandstand Restaurant, situated on the grounds of the University of Sydney, for the 2012 Flames Olympians dinner.

Sydney University Athletics Club (SUAC) representative James Nipperess has led his team to a third place finish at the Athletics Victoria’s (AV) Tan Relays, running a personal best time of 11.03 over 3.8km.

It was their 63^rd consecutive NSW Gridiron Football League victory, and one of their most convincing yet, as the Sydney Uni Lion’s American Football team belted competition new boys the Newcastle Cobras 81-0 on Saturday.

Men’s and women’s crews from the boat clubs at Sydney University and Melbourne University are tailoring their training for the annual Australian Boat Race, to be held on Sydney Harbour on Sunday, November 4.