Scoreboard

Water Polo

Men's and Women's National Leagues

Men: Sydney University Lions 6 (Alastair Visch 2, James Young, Scott Nicholson, Jeremy Davie, Lachlan Hollis goals) d University of Western Australia Torpedoes 5 (Kistamas Zsolt, Brad Mercer, Sasha Kovalenko, Joseph Balczer, Tom Jasper) at UWA Pool.

Sydney University 7 d Balmain Tigers 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.

Women: Sydney University Lions 16 (Alicia Brightwell 5, Gabby Wickman 3, Keesja Gofers 3, Casey Bowry 2, Alex Boyd, Melissa Hammond, Samara Davie goals) d UWA Torpedoes 5 (Matil Connor 2, Georgina Kovacs, Maggie Earl, Cathryn Earl, Jenna Sanders) at UWA Pool.

Balmain 10 d Sydney University 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.

Cricket

Sydney Grade competition - Round 14

First Grade: Parramatta 8(dec)-245 (Adam Turrell 65, Brenton Cherry 45, Luke Forbes 37, Michael Wood 28; Tom Keirath 3-76, Ian Moran 2-59) d Sydney University 226 (Tom Keirath 50, Josh Toyer 34 not out, Liam Robertson 30, Will Hay 26; Anthony Marr 3-59, Michael Wood 2-41, Daniel Jackson 2-45, Ben Martin 2-59) and 1-41 (Mark Faraday 23 not out) on the first innings at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.

Second Grade: Sydney University 7(dec)-351 (Michael Culkoff 130 not out, Adam Theobald 92, Tim Ley 69 not out; James Parkinson 5-59, Luke Dempsey 2-50) d Parramatta 113 Michael Culkoff 7-25, Tim Ley 2-38) and 6-230 (Nicholas Bertus 89, Matt Windred 87; Shashi Keshar 2-45) on the first innings at Old Kings Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Third Grade: Sydney University 226 (Jack Hammond 56, Suda Sivapalin 52, Matthew Gregory 38, Ken Huckle 26; Steve Karam 3-33, Peter Freney 3-57, James Pike 2-49) d Parramatta 195 (Luke Trudgett 52, Steve Karam 40, Ben Abbott 31, Tim Fragogianis 26 not out; Alasdair Grant 3-28, Dave Jessup 2-19, Brendon Smith 2-23) on the first innings at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Fourth Grade: Parramatta 187 (Mark Ward 53, Scott Copperfield 32 not out, Ankur Patel 31; Kerrod McPherson 5-23, Josh Lawrence 2-30) d Sydney University 132 (Kerrod McPherson 33 not out, Josh Lawrence 23; Shane Cassell 4-32, Scott Copperfield 2-16, Jonathan Brayshaw 2-29) on the first innings at Merrylands Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Parramatta. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.

Fifth Grade: 7(dec)-285 (Jim Kazaglis 73, Benjamin Peacock 53 not out, Aaron Khongwar 36, Angus Glynne 34 not out) v Parramatta 48 (Virosh Poolasangandrum 4-2, Angus Glynne 3-11,Jim Kazaglis 2-10) and 7-204 (Jahangir Jadoon 97, Luke McNaught 60; James Rodgers 3-19) on the first innings at St Paul's College Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.

Poidevin-Gray Shield - Semi-final

Penrith 1-191 (Jarryd Blake 91 not out, Tim Cummins 72 not out) d Sydney University 9-188 Ben Larkin 89 not out, Chris Jones 41; Max McNamara 5-21) at Howell Oval. Penrith to meet St George in final.

Elizabeth Kell

profilepic_kell Eton, England: the stage was set for the biggest upset of the 2006 World Rowing Championships, as trans-Tasman rivals edged bow ball for bow ball down the pristine course. As Liz Kell pulled her blade through the water for the final, painful time and heard the finishing siren she knew that she and Brooke Pratley had rowed out of their skin.

Kell and Pratley had pulled off the impossible; they had won gold in the women's double skull and edged out the reigning Olympic and World Champions, New Zealand's Ever-Swindell sisters.

What made this victory so breathtaking was that just months before Eton Kell had torn a quadricep muscle and in the days leading up to the event was suffering from a crippling viral infection. The World Championships represented Kell's first international race in over 24 months.

It was this tenacious desire that saw Kell and Pratley share the honours at the 2006 Australian Rower of the Year Awards.

Hard work and dedication don't just apply to Kell's rowing. More recently she has been pursuing a Bachelor of Education (PDHPE) from the University of Sydney.

This year Kell enters her first year as an elite Sports Scholarship holder with Sydney University Sport, where she is a fantastic asset to a boat club already brimming with champions.

Although Kell has tasted rowing glory, she knows that there is a long road ahead and that she cannot rest on her laurels. She recently struggled with injury in the lead up to the 2007 Australian Championships, where, unlike their miracle comeback at Eton, Kell and Pratley were beaten by a Queensland and Tasmanian duo.

The set-back will only serve to strengthen Kell's resolve as she shakes off her injury and strokes full steam ahead toward the Beijing Olympic Games.

Kell recovered from lumbar disc degeneration and surgery in 2007 to race in Beijing. Returning from adversity is familiar to Kell, however, as she was recovering from a viral infection when she and fellow Sydney University athlete Brooke Pratley won the double scull in the World Championships in 2006. She moved on from the double scull to become a member of the women's eight with coxswain at Beijing, which qualified through repechage to make the Olympic final, finishing sixth.

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