Sport Fix! #2

Turbos had a great win against Otago on Thursday night! There was huge support from the community with an awesome turn out for the game. Their next game is Saturday 29th August against Taranaki so lets see an even bigger crowd at the FMG stadium and don't forget to wear your best Turbos gear!

In other sporting news:

• On Sunday 23rd August there is both the Masters Athletics Winter Weight Pentathlon held at the Massey Universtity Athletics Track commencing at 9am and the Spring Score Orienting Series being held at 552 Ruahine Street Palmerston North with registration opening at 10.30am. For more information on both these events and more coming up visit the events calendar on www.sportmanawatu.org.nz

• The Premier Netball competition is coming to an end with finals this Tuesday 25th August! Fielding A1 and Tu Toa will battle it out for the top spot with Massey A1 and Olympic A1 fighting for 3rd and 4th. Head down to Arena Manawatu and support your favourite team and see some of New Zealands up and coming netball stars in action! Entry fee is $2.50. For more information with any of Palmerston Norths netball teams, competitions or events click on http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2339&pID=1

• On 6th September Western 1 netball team will play Southland in the 1st game of the Perry Foundation National Championship at Arena Manawatu! Support the local Manawatu girls Abby Hull, Jodi Beaumont, Sam Durie-Aranga, Te Paea Selby Rickit and Kylee Webb as they team up with their Taranaki counterparts to take down Southland! For more information visit www.westernnetball.org.nz

• The nominations for the 2009 Central Energy Trust Sportperson of the Year are now open. Visit www.sportmanawatu.org.nz to nominate. The nominations close at 4pm Thursday 8 October 2009.

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Keep up the good work and look out for our next Sporting Fix!